Fooch always has a dozen different plans to cover free agents and I'm sure we'll revisit this topic dozens of times, but for now I want to talk about the San Francisco 49ers and the tight end position. The 49ers have a bunch of young tight ends and Garrett Celek after parting ways with Vernon Davis this past season and I tend to think the team will try and find an option on the free agent market as opposed to in the 2016 NFL Draft.

Blake Bell and Busta Anderson are both entering their second year in the NFL and both are still very raw. Drafting a tight end, especially early on in the draft, really wouldn't make sense. Determining where the ceiling is for both Bell and Anderson is tough, but I don't think either Vance McDonald or Celek provide much of a veteran presence ahead of them.

McDonald showed flashes of strong play as the regular season neared its end but his drops have been so egregious since the 49ers drafted him that I honestly don't expect him to pan out. I'm not saying it's guaranteed they will release him this offseason but I'm just not sure what his future is with the 49ers.

Celek is an interesting player, and we had a post about the type of contract he's likely to receive when he hits the open market next month. I imagine Celek would like to remain with the 49ers, but he also hasn't really shown the potential to be a No. 1 tight end, especially in an offense that relies on one.

Enter free agency. Below, I've listed all of the free agent tight ends, absent restricted and exclusive rights free agents.

Antonio Gates, San Diego Chargers

Marcedes Lewis, Jacksonville Jaguars

Jermaine Gresham, Arizona Cardinals

Vernon Davis, Denver Broncos

Craig Stevens, Tennessee Titans

Logan Paulsen, Washington

Benjamin Watson, New Orleans Saints

Dwayne Allen, Indianapolis Colts

Coby Fleener, Indianapolis Colts

Rhett Ellison, Minnesota Vikings

Clay Harbor, Jacksonville Jaguars

Michael Hoomanawanui, New Orleans Saints

Ladarius Green, San Diego Chargers

Garrett Celek, San Francisco 49ers

James Hanna, Dallas Cowboys

Daniel Fells, New York Giants

Zach Miller, Chicago Bears

Dorin Dickerson, Tennessee Titans

Kellen Davis, New York Jets

Josh Hill, New Orleans Saints

John Phillips, San Diego Chargers

Tony Moeaki, Atlanta Falcons

Allen Reisner, Baltimore Ravens

Robert Housler, Chicago Bears

Anthony McCoy, Seattle Seahawks

Richard Gordon, Baltimore Ravens

Chase Coffman, Seattle Seahawks

Bear Pascoe, Detroit Lions

Alex Smith, Washington

The two names that are interesting to me are Dwayne Allen and Coby Fleener, both of the Indianapolis Colts. Both tight ends have shown flashes of high level play, though Fleener might be a safer bet at this point. Allen started out looking better than Fleener, but last season the latter caught 54 passes for 491 yards three touchdowns. Allen had just 109 yards and a touchdown.

Given what the Colts have been looking for out of the position, it's safe to say that they are disappointed with the selections of Allen and Fleener. But both are young and both could succeed in the right offense and given the 49ers' cap space, I'd want either of them.

Another interesting player is Ladarius Green, though I'm not certain he'll ever break out. Whatever the case, those are the names I think could be good to pick up -- what say the rest of you?