The 2019 draft class was abundant with talented tight ends, and the NFC North took notice. The top prospect, Iowa tight end T. J. Hockenson, went to Detroit with the eighth pick, while Alabama’s Irv Smith Jr. became a Viking in the second round. Naturally, they will not be invited to my birthday party now. The Green Bay Packers weren’t going to sit idle as their rivals bolstered their ranks and drafted Texas A&M’s Jace Sternberger with the 75th pick.
Despite not receiving the pre-draft fanfare the Iowa tight ends and Smith generated, Sternberger is no consolation prize.