In 2006, the San Francisco 49ers selected Vernon Davis with the sixth overall pick and the Jacksonville Jaguars took Marcedes Lewis with the 28th choice. That is the last time two tight ends were selected in the first round.
Alabama’s O.J. Howard and Miami’s David Njoku will break that streak this year with both expected to hear their names in the first 32 picks.
But the most intriguing player in the draft won’t hear his name until Day 2. Adam Shaheen played at Ashland, a Division II program in northeast Ohio.
But Shaheen, at 6 foot 7, 278 pounds, is the biggest tight end prospect in the draft.