Tight end might be the most fascinating position in football when you consider the multiplicity of the men expected to handle the hybrid role.
It’s a function that requires them to do everything from serving as pass protectors against outside rushers, to performing lead-blocking duties on running plays along with lining up as pure receivers both outside the formation and in the slot.
The trend over the past 15 years has been the scour the country for big and extraordinary athletes that may have been superior basketball players at the high school or college levels and turning them into tight ends.