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Ranking 2022 NFL Draft Tight End Class

By Parker Hurley

Mar 3, 2022; Indianapolis, IN, USA; SMU tight end Grant Calcaterra (TE04) goes through drills during the 2022 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 3, 2022; Indianapolis, IN, USA; SMU tight end Grant Calcaterra (TE04) goes through drills during the 2022 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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10. John FitzPatrick, Georgia

NFL Comparison for John FitzPatrick: Marcedes Lewis 

John FitzPatrick compares favorably to Marcedes Lewis now, not the first-round pick from UCLA. Now, Lewis is a trusted number two because he is one of the best blockers in the NFL, but you hardly hear from him in the stat sheet. That is where FitzPatrick will live.

9. Cole Turner, Nevada

NFL Comparison for Cole Turner: Ricky Seals-Jones

Cole Turner is a hybrid between tight end and wide receiver. He is tall, and long and can stretch the field from the slot. Still, it is hard to say that you can trust him lining up in-line and being an asset as a blocker.

Ricky Seals-Jones was a wide receiver in college who moved into being a full-time slot tight end in the NFL.

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Ricky Seals-Jones has established his role and while he is not an impact blocker, he is a depth tight end who often is targeted in the red zone, and in opportunities where he can find space to run over the middle of the field.

8. Jake Ferguson, Wisconsin

NFL Comparison Jake Ferguson for John Carlson

Jake Ferguson does not quite have the athleticism to where you trust him to run away from defenders or make moves that create separation in the open field. Still, Ferguson has a higher floor in the NFL than some names below him on the list because he is one of the more trusted blockers in the draft class.

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Ferguson can get on the field immediately as a blocker and while his ceiling is low, his floor is higher than most.

7. Daniel Bellinger, San Diego State

NFL Comparison For Daniel Bellinger: Foster Moreau

Overall, Bellinger is one of the better blockers in the draft class. His combination of athleticism, and the fact that he was hardly used in the passing game at San Diego State could speak to the possible receiving upside in the NFL.

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Still, Bellinger profiles very well to Foster Moreau, who has had moments but is at his best as the in-line blocker that allows Darren Waller to split out into the slot without issue. This is still a valued role in the NFL, but that should be his expectation.

6. Jeremy Ruckert

NFL Comparison for Austin Hooper

Jeremy Ruckert did not have the receiving production at Ohio State, but a lot of that can be explained away by the elite WR talent around him. Either way, he has questionable upside in that area, and an injury has NFL scouts questioning his athletic upside. These factors have a safe player lower than some will.

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