Over the past three drafts, there have been at least three tight ends drafted in the top 50 each year. Not only will the 2020 draft class snap that streak, but there also might not be one tight end drafted in the top 50 in April.



If the tight ends get shut out of the top 50 picks, it would mark only the second time that has happened over the past 25 years.



Despite not being a top-heavy year for the position, tight end has several intriguing options with starting potential on Days 2 and 3 of draft weekend. Entering the combine, this is how I would rank the top 10:



1. Adam Trautman, Dayton (6-foot-5, 251 pounds, 4.76 40-yard dash)



Williamsburg, Mich. (Elk Rapids), redshirt senior. Age: 23.22 (calculated to nearest 100th on draft day)



A four-year starter at Dayton, Trautman was the “Y” tight end in the Flyers’ shotgun spread offense, lining up primarily detached and out wide. He leaves Dayton as the program’s all-time...