To put into perspective how important tight end may be to the Arizona Wildcats offense this season, consider this: Kevin Sumlin is serving as position coach, the first time since becoming a head coach he’s done so.
The last time Sumlin focused on tight ends was from 2003-05 with Oklahoma, and it’s been almost as long since he’s had a TE on his roster that could be considered a go-to offensive player. That would be in 2008, his first season at Houston, when Mark Hafner had 86 catches for 907 yards and 11 touchdowns.