Given all of their injury issues at tight end last year, the Detroit Lions found out how important it is to have extra depth at the position just in case. In 2014, that meant promoting Jordan Thompson from the practice squad and signing Kellen Davis. This year, perhaps Casey Pierce will emerge as their backup plan after being signed as an undrafted free agent.
Measurables
Height: 6-foot-3 | Weight: 244 pounds
Stats
2011: 3 catches, 25 yards
2012: 1 catch, 10 yards
2013: 33 catches, 364 yards, 5 TD
2014: 60 catches, 641 yards, 6 TD
Random fact
Pierce played in the 2015 Senior Bowl and was teammates with Laken Tomlinson, Ameer Abdullah and Quandre Diggs, who were all selected by the Lions during the draft.