Scout Ranks Top 10 TEs: Which Will Cowboys Draft?

Originally posted on FanNation Cowboy Maven
By Mike Fisher | Last updated 4/9/23

One of the reasons the Dallas Cowboys are considering using a premium pick on a tight end in this year's NFL Draft? The "class'' of the class at the tight end, which is regarded as one of the deepest ones ever.

Indeed, there may be as many as 10 prospects who will give their new team cause for celebration when their names are announced in late April. And ESPN media scout Matt Miller has offered up a ranking of those 10, many of whom are clearly on the Dallas radar.

Miller has named Michael Mayer his top tight end for 2023, having slotted the 6-4, 250-pound Notre Same pass-catcher ahead of Utah's Dalton Kincaid, Georgia's Darnell Washington and Oregon State's Luke Musgrave.

Miller's full tight end top 10 is below.

The Cowboys have gotten to know most of these guys as they search for, as a source tells CowboysSI.com, "their version of Travis Kelce.''

In terms of style of play, Mayer - the all-time leader for receptions by a tight end in Notre Dame history as he hauled in 180 catches for 2,099 yards and 18 touchdowns in 36 games for the Fighting Irish - may be more of a "Gronk.'' Some of these guys can be compared to Cowboys ex Jason Witten. Others, like Washington (a Dallas 30 Visit invitee) has freakish traits that make comps difficult.

And if Dallas gets its way? Even with the roster presence of young Jake Ferguson and Peyton Hendershot, one of these 10 prospects is going to be a Cowboy.

COWBOYS FISH REPORT … now a podcast! Join us inside The Star, ANY TIME!

This article first appeared on FanNation Cowboy Maven and was syndicated with permission.

More must-reads: