The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have selected Purdue TE Payne Durham with the No. 171 pick.
Durham was a notable blocker at Purdue and was a decent red zone threat, scoring eight touchdowns on 560 yards. He mostly operated as a Y-tight end and occasionally out of the slot, and he found good value at Purdue run-blocking on the line.
He’ll join a tight end room with receiving TE Cade Otton and blocking TE Ko Kieft, and it will be interesting to see where he falls in 2023.
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