This post will serve as the initial list of Tight End prospects that I will be watching for the 2020 NFL Draft. Initially none jump out as a must-have, first-round talent. However, that doesn’t mean 1-2 won’t get there.
The players listed below are posted in no particular order. They are broken down by class. As posted in the DFD State of the Union, I will only initially be watching 300 total prospects in the fall. These are the 18 TEs I am watching during the 2019 season. There are 13 seniors and 5 juniors.
SENIORS
| Jared Pinkney | Vanderbilt | Sr | 6’4 | 250 |
| Thaddeus Moss | LSU | Sr | 6’3 | 247 |
| Austin Cantrell | Arkansas | Sr | 6’3 | 269 |
| Noah Togiai | Oregon State | Sr | 6’4 | 244 |
| Brycen Hopkins | Purdue | Sr | 6’5 | 240 |
| Mitchell Wilcox | South Florida | Sr | 6’4 | 236 |
| Daniel Imatorbhebhe | Southern Cal | Sr | 6’3 | 235 |
| Tyrone Wheatley | Stony Brook | Sr | 6’6 | 276 |
| Jake Breeland | Oregon | Sr | 6’5 | 248 |
| Jared Rice | Fresno State | Sr | 6’4 | 230 |
| Kyle Penniston | Wisconsin | Sr | 6’3 | 243 |
| Nigel Kilby | Southern Illinois | Sr | 6’7 | 250 |
| Joey Magnifico | Memphis | Sr | 6’3 | 235 |
JUNIORS
| Albert Okwuegbunam | Missouri | Jr | 6’5 | 255 |
| Colby Parkinson | Stanford | Jr | 6’6 | 240 |
| Grant Calcaterra | Oklahoma | Jr | 6’4 | 221 |
| Chase Allen | Iowa State | Jr | 6’6 | 240 |
| Matt Bushman | BYU | Jr | 6’4 | 245 |
If another tight end jumps out to me in the lead up to the 2019 season (or during), I will replace one on this list. I have an initial production score for each player on this list. As I watch the tape, on each this summer (or fall), the initial rankings will come together.
Throughout the next few weeks, I will be posting each position’s initial rankings.
Initial prospect rankings: QB, RB, WR
