The tight end position is always a tough one to scout because their duties as a blocker and receiver can make it like scouting two positions in one.
For Iowa tight end Sam LaPorta, it’s more like scouting four or five positions in one player. While the 6-foot-3, 245-pounder will be drafted as a “tight end”, he did a lot of everything for Iowa’s offense. He blocked and pass protected, played in-line and split out wide, created traffic for his teammates and was a primary receiving option.
The 2023 tight end class might just be the best one in recent memory, and three or four tight ends could wind up with first round consideration.