The San Francisco 49ers coaching staff is on hand for the 2017 NFL Combine, and tight ends coach Jon Embree got a little TV time. NFL Network analyst Maurice Jones-Drew sat down with Embree during some positional drills to discuss tight ends.
This is viewed as a particularly deep class, led by Alabama’s O.J. Howard. David Njoku (Miami, FL) got praise during his workout. Some other names that will pop up early are Evan Engram and Gerald Everett, and we’ll also hear about Jake Butt and Michael Roberts, among others.