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Texas Longhorns of The Decade: Tight Ends

The TE position has not been a strength of the Longhorns throughout the 2010s. The best TE for Texas this decade has been Andrew Beck.

The tight end position has not been a strength of the Longhorns throughout the decade, only producing one NFL talent in Geoff Swaim. While Swaim has had a solid career, his numbers as a Longhorn are less than impressive. The best tight end to play for the Longhorns in the past few years has been Andrew Beck.

Switching to the position after playing linebacker in high school, Beck became a fan favorite for the Longhorns. Also lining up as a full back, he was an excellent blocker for both quarterback Sam Ehlinger and running backs.

As a pass-catcher, his best season came in his senior year in 2018. After missing 2017 with an injury and redshirting, he was able to haul in 28 passes for 281 yards and two touchdowns. He had at least one catch in all 14 games, with his career-high of four catches coming against Kansas State.

Here is the tight end of the decade, Andrew Beck:

Years played: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018

Receiving stats: 39 receptions, 435 receiving yards, 11.2 yards per reception, four touchdowns

Best game: vs Oklahoma State in 2018. Three receptions, 51 yards, 17 yards per reception, one touchdown

STILLWATER, OK – OCTOBER 27: Tight end Andrew Beck #47 of the Texas Longhorns pulls in a catch for a touchdown against the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the fourth quarter on October 27, 2018 at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Oklahoma State won 38-35. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)

Best moment: Go ahead touchdown vs Oklahoma State in 2016

Accomplishments: First-team All-Big 12 (2018)

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Broncos make 2 roster moves

The Broncos have promoted a linebacker to the 53-man roster and cut a tight end.

The Broncos won’t activate quarterback Drew Lock from injured reserve to the 53-man roster this week. Brandon Allen will start his third-straight game and Brett Rypien will serve as the backup once again.

Denver did make two roster moves unrelated to Lock.

The Broncos promoted undrafted rookie linebacker Ahmad Gooden from the 10-man practice squad to the active roster. To make room for Gooden, the team cut tight end/fullback Orson Charles.

Gooden (6-2, 245 pounds) signed with the team as a college free agent out of Samford University following April’s NFL draft. He totaled 273 tackles and 22 sacks during his 46 games with the Bulldogs. Gooden wears jersey No. 94.

Charles (6-3, 257 pounds) signed with Denver on Tuesday after the team placed fullback Andy Janovich on injured reserve. Andrew Beck is expected to fill in at fullback so Charles getting a cut presumably means tight end Jeff Heuerman will be healthy enough to play this week.

The Broncos’ only other tight ends are Noah Fant and Troy Fumagalli.

Denver’s front office told Charles to “stay in town,” according to KUSA-TV’s Mike Klis. That might be a sign that Charles will be brought back.

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Broncos RB Phillip Lindsay ready to work with a fill-in fullback

With Andy Janovich on injured reserve, Andrew Beck will serve as a fill-in fullback, leading the way for Phillip Lindsay.

The Broncos have lost starting fullback Andy Janovich to a season-ending elbow injury, which is bad news for running back Phillip Lindsay. Janovich excelled at opening up holes for Lindsay and Denver’s other running backs.

“First off, it does suck to have Jano not going to play,” Lindsay said of the fullback’s injury Wednesday. “He’s been putting his heart and soul into this. To have an injury like that happen, it sucks for anybody, but he’s taking it well. For me, it hurts for me because that’s my dude.

“We have a connection and he’s made a lot of holes for me in the two years we’ve played together so far. At the end of the day, we have a couple other great fullbacks and we’re going to continue to roll. That’s how it goes.”

Andrew Beck will fill in for Janovich in the final six games of the season.

“Beck, he’s smart and he’s capable of it,” Lindsay said. “He understands the playbook now. When he first got here, he was just coming in. Now he understands it. I think having people understand the playbook is going to be a lot easier for us to make things happen still.”

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Broncos make 2 roster moves

To fill Andy Janovich’s spot on the 53-man roster, the Broncos are bringing back tight end/fullback Orson Charles.

The Denver Broncos plan to place fullback Andy Janovich (elbow) on injured reserve, ending his season. To fill Janovich’s spot on the 53-man roster, Denver plans to bring back a familiar face.

The Broncos will sign tight end/fullback Orson Charles, according to The Denver Post’s Ryan O’Halloran. Charles (6-3, 257 pounds) had a brief stint in Denver this summer but failed to make the team’s 53-man roster.

The 28-year-old Charles entered the league as a fourth-round pick out of Georgia with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2012. He went on to spend time with the New Orleans Saints, Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs and Cleveland Browns from 2012-2018.

Charles has caught 14 passes for 185 yards in his career. He is a similar player to Andrew Beck, who filled in for an injured Janovich at the beginning of the season. It remains to be seen which one of Charles or Beck will serve as the team’s fullback in the next six games. One of them will likely be used primarily as a tight end.

Charles was selected by the DC Defenders in the sixth round of the XFL draft for the 2020 season. If Charles is not re-signed by the Broncos at the end of the year, the Defenders will likely still own his XFL rights.

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Former Longhorn Malik Jefferson waived by Cleveland Browns

Former Texas Longhorns linebacker Malik Jefferson was waived by the Cleveland Browns on Tuesday

On Tuesday, former Texas Longhorns linebacker Malik Jefferson was waived by the Cleveland Browns.

Jefferson is in just his second year as a pro. He was drafted in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals.

With the Browns in 2019, Jefferson only made an appearance in one game, and that game came in week one against the Titans. In that game, Jefferson recorded just one tackle.

Hopefully, we see Malik find a new home soon. After all, he was a third-round pick last year for a reason.

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WATCH: Quandre Diggs gets first interception with Seahawks

Watch as Seattle Seahawks defensive back Quandre Diggs gets his first interception with his new team

A few weeks ago, former Texas Longhorn defensive back Quandre Diggs was traded from the Detroit Lions to the Seattle Seahawks. Last night, Diggs saw his first action with Seattle in a clash between the San Francisco 49ers.

The 49ers went into this Monday Night Football matchup as the only remaining undefeated team in the NFL. The Seahawks were able to stun the 49ers in San Francisco, winning in overtime by a score of 27-24.

About midway through the 3rd quarter, Diggs was able to intercept 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo with the score being 10-7 in favor of San Francisco. This interception led to a Seahawks touchdown, giving them the lead.

On the night, Diggs was able to tally two tackles, one of which was solo, a pass defense, and this interception.

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