Will Mallory found himself around Hurricanes tight ends long before first competing as one at Miami.
There were visits to the tight ends room of the New Orleans Saints, meet-and-greet opportunities with the school’s heralded tight ends and loads of film watching on their extended successes in the NFL.
“Growing up, my dad coached for the Saints,” Mallory said. “Shockey was there and I remember always wearing his jerseys. He was someone I always looked up to. And a couple years later, Graham was there. And then, Olsen has always been a guy I looked up to, on and off the field.