Lack of depth at tight end could be a problem for BYU Cougars

PROVO — Wanted: Big, tall, beefy, soft-handed, agile playmakers who can catch, block and fill in a tradition-rich position for BYU football. The skinny, faint of heart, and often injured beware; it’s a battle out there.

Another Dennis Pitta or Jonny Harline would do just fine.

Freshman All-American tight end Matt Bushman needs running mates. He has all the tools to make himself a significant target in the Cougar offense this fall. He is quick, athletic, has very good skills as a receiver, and after putting on significant layers of muscle, he’ll be a better blocker in the offense Jeff Grimes wants to run.

But it will be all the better with more tight ends to share the load, fit into…