Jerell Adams is flying under the radar but not for former New York Giants linebacker and current analysts Carl Banks.

While appearing on the Big Blue Chat podcast, Banks named the second-year tight end his sleeper pick for 2017.

"There's the obvious guys like B.J. Goodson and Paul Perkins who people have paid a lot of attention to, but I'm going to tell you my sleeper who's going to surprise a lot of people," Banks said to Pat Traina and Ed Valentine on the Big Blue Chat. "It's going to be Adams."

It took time for Adams to learn the Giants' offensive scheme as a rookie, but he looked like a completely different player during 2017 spring practices. Adams now knows the scheme and knows where to be, and it's showing up on the field. During OTAs and minicamp, Adams essentially split first-team snaps at tight end with Evan Engram (Matt LaCosse worked in on a few reps).

"It's been noticeable from everyone that he is running around and moving with more confidence, understands what his role is from play to play, and if you watched him in some of these practices, he seems so much more sure of himself," Banks said. "His natural abilities -- the things Jerry Reese and staff saw in him when they drafted him -- is starting to show up. He's moving around really good out there."

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Adams ran a 4.64 40-yard dash at nearly 250 pounds during the 2016 NFL Combine -- the fastest time of all tight ends in the 2016 class. His upside is that of a two-way tight end who can both block well and make plays in the passing game -- both down the seam and in the red zone.

If Adams realizes his potential, as Banks predicts, the Giants will likely look to feature a heavy dosage of two tight end personnel packages featuring Adams, Engram, and free agent acquisition Rhett Ellison.