Day 2 of on-field drills at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis ended with tight ends demonstrating their athletic gifts inside Lucas Oil Stadium. No, this isn’t a loaded tight end group like we had a year ago, a few prospects elevated their stock with strong performances.
Here are some of the winners and losers from Friday’s on-field drills in Indianapolis, starting with a look at the measurements of the prospects in CBS Sports’ top 100 consensus rankings.
Brock Bowers, Georgia
N/A
N/A
N/A
Ja’Tavion Sanders, Texas
4.69
N/A
N/A
Ben Sinnott, Kansas State
4.68
40″
10-foot-6
Cade Stover, Ohio State
4.65
34.5″
9-foot-8
Grading the top-rated TEs
Brock Bowers, Georgia: N/A
Bowers opted against working out at the combine, and with seemingly such a “lead” on the rest of the tight ends in this class, that decision makes plenty of sense. He measured in just over 6-foot-3 and 243 pounds with quality length — nearly 33″ inches. No major changes here.
Ja’Tavion Sanders, Texas: B
While I don’t think Sanders is a total burner at the tight end spot, barely running under 4.70 seconds surprised me a bit, especially for someone who was a monster high school recruit and did hit plenty of long plays in college. I would’ve liked to see some jumps from him, too, but he decided to wait until his pro day. He does have big hands, over 10 inches. That’s a plus.
Ben Sinnott, Kansas State: A
A 4.68-second 40-yard dash for the nearly 6-foot-4 and 250-pound Sinnott was rock solid, and his jumps were eye-opening. It’s rare we see tight ends hit 40 inches in the vertical, and the 10-foot-6 broad will be close to the 94th percentile at the position since 1999 at the combine. Sinnott is in the discussion to be the second or third tight end off the board now, if he wasn’t already before the combine.
Cade Stover, Ohio State: B
While his jumps didn’t compare to Sinnott’s and a few other tight ends, Stover ran a respectable 40-yard dash in the group…
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