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I think TEs in general are just tough to project. Could be all the reason to avoid one in the first honestly.

Brugler has him as TE1 and going to the Ravens in the first. Apparently Sadiq's football IQ is pretty high (interviewed very well). Also he was an WR and CB in high school. This is why I always thought his route running was solid. I'm sure it needs some polishing but for a TE it's pretty good. nfl.com Built like a bodyguard with a compact, well-defined frame. Capable of running a robust route tree. Gets in and out of breaks with good snap and separation. Vandalizes defensive seams with impunity against man coverage. Survives collisions with catches thanks to his hand strength. Shows off agility and acceleration after the catch. Fits up run blocks with proper positioning and base width. Grips and presses forward with moving feet to stay connected. -Again I don't know if we should take him but if he goes to the right team he could become a scary weapon at the next level. I just like him as a prospect.

The run heavy team proves my point. It's all about opportunities in which both players had limited college opportunities due to their offenses they were in. Both had 50ish catches that final year with similar numbers. Both McCarthy and Moore had/have issues with the deep ball in college. The point of Sadiq also being a good blocker is Oregon using him for that role as well. Not just a jumbo WR which limited his receptions as well as the Oregon offense focusing on spreading the ball. He is a solid prospect, probably not one we need to draft but still a good one. We also are not locked in on the players were brought in. Having a later pick kind of throws that out the window to a degree. We visited these players at pro days, individual workouts, combine etc as well.

I feel like he checks most of these boxes. Definitely has a robust route tree, great blocker, and is explosive after the catch. I do think his drops were up this year and I haven't checked his or the other players peripheral stats. He isn't my first choice, but I can see his appeal as a prospect. I just don't know how good we are at developing TEs. JT never got better like I thought he would. We might be better off signing a vet like Joker or Jonu IMO.

Kittle, McBride (actually had one great year), Kraft, Loveland, Kelce, LaPorta would all have to be exceptions which is now making the high production guys more of the exception. Look at Warren's stats before that final year he was featured in his offense. A fraction of the yards and 2 TDs over 3 years. That is my case and point. They featured this talented TE his senior year and his stats were amazing. TE's college receiving stats are tough to translate in the NFL.

So Loveland wasn't worth the pick? His final season was on par with Sadiq's. Sadiq is actually the better blocker between the two as well. Warren has twice a many receptions for twice as many yards and the same TDs as Sadiq. He was used more and force fed the ball in PSU's offense. @LinvilleGorge explained Sadiq's situation pretty well.

Who is the best TE this draft?

TE in general is a tough position to evaluation on "production." So much depends on system, usage, QB etc... You have Bowers and Warren (for one year) that really tipped the scale on receiving stats. Kittle's college stats weren't crazy, neither were Kelce's, McBride had one great year at Colorado St with 3 meh years. Tucker Kraft didn't light it up at a small school either. Sadiq is clearly an explosive receiving threat who can block well. It's on the staff of whoever drafts him to develop him and use him right.

Vikings could use him as well. Plus I've heard a couple people saying throw positional value out the window.

I don't think he will be there at 19, but I'd love it if he was.

It's kind of nice to be at a spot where we have capable starters at each position. Sure we can upgrade several of those NB, FS, ILB, WR3, DE, C etc... but I'm with you here. I have preferences but as long as their don't reach too much I'm probably good with the pick.

Honestly he played both but was at his best as a strong safety. That was when they had traditional roles like FS and SS. I think Grant was out FS for a chuck of Minter's career here.

I'm not sure 19 is too high for Rodriguez anymore. He looks to be moving up boards, but it could be smokescreens.

They tried to sabotage him with that old video clip about him not watching film.

I think Rodriguez works there. He is a little undersized for 3-4 honestly and TT ran a 4-2-5 which is really what we ran the most last year and will be running this year. Technically in our 3-4 Wharton wasn’t a starter but when healthy he had plenty of minutes due to us using 4 DL fronts a lot. Lloyd and Rodriguez would be solid starters with Wallace as the depth or coming out when we actually are in a 4-3. 4-2-5 is what you are really wanting your roster built for. We are almost certainly drafting a ILB this draft whether we change or not also.