It’s well documented how loaded Oklahoma’s offense will be in 2019. However, there’s one offensive position that contains a potentially lethal duo. One is a first team All-Big 12 selection, and the other was regarded as the top high school prospect at his position. For Grant Calcaterra and Austin Stogner, this could be the season they form one of the most dangerous tight end combinations in the country.

To find a blueprint of what the two could become, you don’t have to look much further than what the Iowa Hawkeyes had last year. Noah Fant and T.J. Hockenson teamed up to dominate the Big Ten Conference. Eventually, they both became first-round picks in the 2019 NFL Draft. They accomplished this not only because of their individual talents, but with their complementary styles of play. Fant, the more new-school of the two, was a flexible and versatile player that had excellent athleticism. Hockenson, the more traditional version of a tight end, was an outstanding blocker with great hands and impressive physicality. Knowing the strengths of each player, the Hawkeye coaching staff was able to formulate a system that utilized them both in an effective fashion. While Calcaterra and Stogner likely won’t be sharing the field much, they’ll still feed off the other’s abilities.

Calcaterra projects as the Noah Fant of the two. At 6’4” and 221 pounds, he’s quite comparable to Fant’s 6’4” 249-pound frame. Calcaterra, like Fant, is an excellent athlete and can be moved all over the field. The one thing that probably separates the two is Calcaterra’s blocking ability. His willingness and ability to block is an added boost, and serves as quite the advantage for the Sooners down the field. Stogner, on the other hand, is quite similar to Hockenson. Stogner’s 6’6” and 237-pound frame is similar to the big-bodied Hockenson at 6’5” and 251 pounds. Stogner, like Hockenson, is a capable blocker and a serious threat in the passing game. They’re both known for their bursts at the line of scrimmage and their crisp route running. Stogner does have a bit more versatility than Hockenson, which is only going to help the young freshman. Some people even thought that Stogner should be considered more of a wide receiver than a tight end prospect. Either way, they’ll both spend most of their time in the slot. Lincoln Riley likes to position his tight ends in that area, especially with the utilization of an H-back. With Calcaterra and Stogner sharing one position, it does make one thing clear: Opposing defenses won’t be getting a break.

With these two talented players rotating in the slot, a mismatch nightmare is guaranteed to be on the field. They’re both too big for safeties or nickels, and they’re both too athletic for linebackers. Once a defense starts to feel as if they’ve figured one of them out, the other could come off the bench and change things completely. Calcaterra might come in, separate with his athleticism, then make a spectacular catch that devastates the defense. After that, Stogner could come in, throw his frame around and gain chunk yardage with sharply ran routes. Either way, the defense is getting worn down by not one, but two different tight ends. That’s a luxury that few offenses can claim, but it’s exactly what the Sooners could have at their disposal.

Unfortunately, these two may be together for just one year. Calcaterra will be draft eligible at the end of the season and projects as an early-round selection. He’ll likely capitalize on this opportunity, ending the brief time these two will share a position. In that short span of time, they’ll help each other individually. Calcaterra will mentor Stogner, and Stogner will push Calcaterra. Together, however, they’ll terrify opposing defenses and form a truly special duo.