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2017 NFL Draft: Year of the Tight End

There is one position on offense that is often overlooked in the NFL, and that is tight end. It also happens to be the position in this year's draft that is the most loaded it's been in years. There hasn't even been a first round pick at the position since 2014 but it looks like this year will be changing that.

The Oakland Raiders are like many teams in the NFL, they need to find a quality starter for the position. They used a 3rd round pick in 2015 on TE Clive Walford who has shown immense potential with his big body and athleticism but he just hasn't developed into the player the Raiders hoped he'd be as of yet.