The Detroit Lions have not had the best of luck with tight ends. They drafted two first-round tight ends in the last decade and neither of them ended up working out. To make matters worse, every free agent they’ve signed at the position has either had injury issues or been a disappointment. It’s a sad sign that the best tight end they’ve had in the Matthew Stafford era was actually a receiver in Anquan Boldin.
The team isn’t likely to address the position early in the 2019 draft despite the weakness of their unit and pending free agencies of most of the group, but we’re going to look at some of the more notable prospects anyway so you can keep an eye on them through the draft process.