It isn’t considered a very strong tight end class, meaning it might be a struggle for even 10 of them to be drafted, but we review the strengths, weaknesses, stats and measurables of the top 10 prospects.
VIKINGS TIGHT ENDS – Kyle Rudolph, Rhett Ellison, MyCole Pruitt, Brian Leonhardt. TEAM NEED – One of the challenges Norv Turner gave Rudolph a year ago was to improve his blocking so he could be a three-down tight end, a challenge Rudolph embraced. With Ellison returning as a strong blocker, Pruitt entering his second year as a downfield threat and the free agent signing of Leonhardt, the Vikings.