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NFL Draft 2019: Top 32 prospects – Post-Senior Bowl edition

By Conor Dorney

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - NOVEMBER 17: Rashan Gary #3 of the Michigan Wolverines looks on while playing the Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Stadium on November 17, 2018 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan won the game 31-20. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - NOVEMBER 17: Rashan Gary #3 of the Michigan Wolverines looks on while playing the Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Stadium on November 17, 2018 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan won the game 31-20. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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CHAMPAIGN, IL – NOVEMBER 17: Iowa Hawkeyes tight end T.J. Hockenson (38) scores in the second quarter during a Big Ten Conference football game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Illinois Fighting Illini on November 17, 2018, at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL. (Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
CHAMPAIGN, IL – NOVEMBER 17: Iowa Hawkeyes tight end T.J. Hockenson (38) scores in the second quarter during a Big Ten Conference football game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Illinois Fighting Illini on November 17, 2018, at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL. (Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

It was a weird year for tight ends in the NFL in 2018.

Rob Gronkowski appeared to be a shell of his former self and despite excellent years from Travis Kelce, Zach Ertz and George Kittle, it seemed the position was extremely volatile for most teams on a week-to-week basis.

There’s no doubt that a dynamic tight end can change the entire look of an offense and this year, Iowa’s T.J. Hockenson could very well be that player.

Hockenson and fellow Hawkeye Noah Fant (another intriguing tight end prospect) split duty over the last two seasons but there’s no doubt that Hockenson is the most well-rounded prospect of the pair.

His ideal size (6-foot-5, 250 pounds) and ability to stretch the field vertically, as well his tenacity as a blocker, make him the type of prospect who could be primed for an excellent rookie season in the right offense.

Versatility is the name of the game in the NFL these days and Hockenson is exactly that type of do-it-all player who could become an immediate offensive weapon.

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