Will Oregon's Kenyon Sadiq build on NFL draft momentum for TEs? - ESPN

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS QUARTERBACK Daniel Jones dropped back and threw a deep pass across his body into Atlanta Falcons territory. Rookie tight end Tyler Warren was the target, but he had four defenders nearby, including former second-team All-Pro A.J. Terrell.

Warren tracked the ball over his right shoulder and hauled it in for a 23-yard gain in overtime. Five plays later, Jonathan Taylor scored the game-winning touchdown with Warren as the lead blocker.

Watching from his seats in the end zone, Colts general manager Chris Ballard turned to director of administration Cal Handelman and said: «That's Dave Casper,» referring to the Super Bowl champion and four-time first-team All-Pro with the Oakland Raiders in the 1970s and '80s.

«He looked like Dave Casper catching the ball,» Ballard said. «And it was beautiful.»

Casper is one of 10 tight ends enshrined in Canton. Ten games into his career, Warren was drawing Hall of Fame comparisons and affirming the Colts' decision to draft him with the No. 14 pick.

Warren was drafted shortly after the Chicago Bears picked Colston Loveland at No. 9, marking only the second time multiple tight ends were selected that high in the same draft. And both delivered. Loveland led the NFC North champs with 713 receiving yards, while Warren was second on the Colts with 817. Will their success portend more tight ends being taken early this year?

Oregon's Kenyon Sadiq is set to go in Round 1 this April, and ESPN NFL draft analyst Matt Miller has him landing with the Baltimore Ravens at No. 14 in his latest mock draft. While he's the only tight end expected to go in the first round this year, the class is deep at the position. And Sadiq would be the 12th tight end taken in the first round over a 10-year