How Hunter Henry Will Make an Instant Impact as 2016 NFL Draft’s Top TE

April 9, 2016   ·   Sean Tomlinson   ·   Jump to comments

Use your imagination for a moment, and let’s pretend that getting a job in the NFL is just like searching for any employment.
There’s a step before you even send off your resume and sign the cover letter. You need to read the job description and make sure you’re a fit for the position so that no one’s time is wasted, including your own.
You want to be a tight end. A decade or so ago, the job outline would have been maybe two sentences, telling you to block, block some more and periodically catch a short-to-intermediate pass. Only the most premier players at the position were counted on to do much more than that.
Now? The times, they’ve changed.
Blocking is still essential, especially for power-running offenses that need tight ends to seal the edge. But the modern tight end also needs to be versatile and effective from the slot, in line and sometimes even when split out wide.
He has to have the size and muscle required to win conte...

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