Next up in our positional rankings series ahead of the 2023 NFL draft is a very talented tight end group that has some truly intriguing prospects, especially atop the list.
As usual, before we get started, I want to go over my grading process once again for first-time readers who don’t have any idea of how my grading system works.
These explanations can get repetitive once you’ve read it a few times, so feel free to skip all this and keep scrolling to jump right into the rankings if you please.
Now that I’ve covered all that, let’s provide some background information for new readers.
Over the last couple of months, I have studied and graded over 150 players in total. In order to do a proper evaluation, I watch a minimum of three games for each prospect before coming up with my opinions/grades.
However, more often than not, I watched at least five or six contests for each prospect before doing an evaluation. Unfortunately, there were some cases in which I had trouble getting certain all-22 tapes, so I had to work with what I had.
Long story short: I essentially evaluated each individual game that I watched, and then I averaged those grades into one final film grade worth a total of 20 points.
Example: blue-chip prospects (90 percent or higher) received anywhere from 18-20 points in all likelihood.
Game tape is the only criterion that is worth 20 points on my grading scale, while other areas, such as analytics, athletic score, ceiling/floor, etc., are worth a maximum of 10 points.
We are on the verge of wrapping up my offensive rankings, but before we shift to the defensive side, we still have to go over my top 10 tight ends, which will be updated on the morning of the draft (April 27).
To check out the rest of my positional rankings that have been released so far, scroll to the bottom of this article. I’ve also linked to my scouting reports.
Now, the tight end rankings.