MOBILE, Ala. — For the Senior Bowl media day on Tuesday, there were a handful of podiums set up for the bigger-named prospects, most of them typically from the blue-blood schools, to handle the extra media attention.
But when a podium is set up for a tight end … from Dayton, no less … it’s quickly evident that there’s something different at work.
Tight ends aren’t typically stars coming from college. And Dayton is the coldest of football hotbeds, as least as far as the league is concerned — after all, this is a school that hasn’t produced an NFL draft pick since 1977.