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NFL draft: Tight ends, fullbacks
• By Jim Thomas
http://www.stltoday.com/sports/foot...cle_c837978d-6019-5cc3-9b25-df407da01d8c.html
Cream of the Crop/Tight Ends
Maxx Williams Minnesota 6-4 249
Lacks top-end speed for position, but does a lot of things well.
Clive Walford Miami 6-4 251
Mackey Award finalist in 2014 with 44 catches for 676 yards, seven touchdowns.
Jeff Heuerman Ohio State 6-5 254
Production slowed by nagging injuries and revolving door at quarterback.
Tyler Kroft Rutgers 6-5 246
Good receiving skills despite having only so-so statistics; high-effort blocker.
MyCole Pruitt So. Illinois 6-2 251
Led all FBS tight ends in catches (81), yards (861) and touchdowns (13) last season.
Fullbacks
of Note
Jalston Fowler, Alabama
Mike Burton, Rutgers
Joey Iosefa, Hawaii
Jimmay Mundine, Kansas
Local Line
MyCole Pruitt, who played ball at Kirkwood High, then SIUC, projects as fourth- or fifth-round pick.
Fun Fact
Williams’ father, Brian, (1989) and one of his grandfathers, Robert, (1959) were NFL draft picks.
Rams Needs
Basically none. Re-signing Lance Kendricks in free agency means the Rams should have their top three tight ends back in Kendricks, Jared Cook, and Cory Harkey. Throw in Alex Bayer and Justice Cunningham, and it’s their top five from the end of last season. Harkey doubles up at fullback.
Rating the Field
Only 10 tight ends were drafted a year ago, and this appears to be a thin class with none expected to go in the first round. Fullback continues to be an endangered species in the NFL, with maybe a handful drafted in the middle to late rounds.
• By Jim Thomas
http://www.stltoday.com/sports/foot...cle_c837978d-6019-5cc3-9b25-df407da01d8c.html
Cream of the Crop/Tight Ends
Maxx Williams Minnesota 6-4 249
Lacks top-end speed for position, but does a lot of things well.
Clive Walford Miami 6-4 251
Mackey Award finalist in 2014 with 44 catches for 676 yards, seven touchdowns.
Jeff Heuerman Ohio State 6-5 254
Production slowed by nagging injuries and revolving door at quarterback.
Tyler Kroft Rutgers 6-5 246
Good receiving skills despite having only so-so statistics; high-effort blocker.
MyCole Pruitt So. Illinois 6-2 251
Led all FBS tight ends in catches (81), yards (861) and touchdowns (13) last season.
Fullbacks
of Note
Jalston Fowler, Alabama
Mike Burton, Rutgers
Joey Iosefa, Hawaii
Jimmay Mundine, Kansas
Local Line
MyCole Pruitt, who played ball at Kirkwood High, then SIUC, projects as fourth- or fifth-round pick.
Fun Fact
Williams’ father, Brian, (1989) and one of his grandfathers, Robert, (1959) were NFL draft picks.
Rams Needs
Basically none. Re-signing Lance Kendricks in free agency means the Rams should have their top three tight ends back in Kendricks, Jared Cook, and Cory Harkey. Throw in Alex Bayer and Justice Cunningham, and it’s their top five from the end of last season. Harkey doubles up at fullback.
Rating the Field
Only 10 tight ends were drafted a year ago, and this appears to be a thin class with none expected to go in the first round. Fullback continues to be an endangered species in the NFL, with maybe a handful drafted in the middle to late rounds.