Patraw's Rankings 2022 NFL Draft: Tight Ends

Zack Patraw brings you his top rankings for the tight ends in the 2022 NFL Draft.
Patraw's Rankings 2022 NFL Draft: Tight Ends
Patraw's Rankings 2022 NFL Draft: Tight Ends /

With the NFL Draft just 13 days away, it's time to finalize the rankings and make some tough decisions on where to rank these prospects. We are moving to the tight-end position, where I give you my top 10 tight ends and the round I would feel comfortable drafting them.

While the tight end position isn't loaded at the top, a few prospects can make an impact early in their career. There aren't many teams in dire need of a tight end, and there aren't any Travis Kelce's or George Kittle's in this draft, but there are teams that could use a guy like Trey McBride or Jelani Woods. While we likely won't see a tight end go in the first round, you could start seeing them fly off the board on Day 2.

If you want a solid all-around tight end, McBride has the potential to be an every-down player. If you want an athletic receiving tight end, Woods or Greg Dulcich are great options. But if you want to wait later in the draft and select a very good, underrated tight end, Jeremy Ruckert out of Ohio State has proven himself as a decent receiver and a very good blocker.

You're not going to find a tight end that will put up points for your fantasy football teams, but you are going to find some solid NFL tight ends; guys who can be trusted to block in the running game and that can be counted on as a security blanket. It's all about what your team needs.

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1. Trey McBride, Colorado State

Age: 22.4 | HT: 6035 | WT: 246 | Round Grade: 2

2. Jelani Woods, Virginia

Age: 23.5 | HT: 6071 | WT: 253 | Round Grade: 3

3. Greg Dulcich, UCLA

Age: NA | HT: 6040 | WT: 243 | Round Grade: 3

4. Jeremy Ruckert, Ohio State

Age: 21.8 | HT: 6054 | WT: 252 | Round Grade: 4

5. Cade Otton, Washington

Age: 23.0 | HT: 6050 | WT: 247 | Round Grade: 4

6. Isaiah Likely, Coastal Carolina

Age: NA | HT: 6044 | WT: 245 | Round Grade: 5

7. Jake Ferguson, Wisconsin

Age: 23.2 | HT: 6047 | WT: 250 | Round Grade: 5

8. Daniel Bellinger, San Diego State

Age: 21.6 | HT: 6047 | WT: 253 | Round Grade: 6

9. Charlie Kolar, Iowa State

Age: 23.2 | HT: 6064 | WT: 252 | Round Grade: 6

10. Cole Turner, Nevada

Age: NA | HT: 6064 | WT: 249 | Round Grade: 6


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ZACK PATRAW

The President of The NFL Draft Bible on Sports Illustrated. Zack has a passion for covering NFL Draft prospects and evaluating talent. He also loves designing websites. His career in writing started with covering content for FFD260, mainly fantasy football. He has covered the Vikings for The Last Word on Sports and The Viking Age. Zack started the website The Dynasty Draft Room where his career started in designing websites, editing content, running the entire website, and covering NFL Draft prospects. Zack was introduced to Ric Serritella, the CEO for The NFL Draft Bible and The Dynasty Draft Room partnered up to become one team.  Zack resides in Minnesota with his beautiful wife and three kids. Trey loves playing football and going hunting. Ella loves getting dressed up and loves animals. Meelah loves hanging out with Dad while he works and listening/singing to music.