1. Hunter Henry
Experience: Junior School: Arkansas
Height/Weight: 6-5/250 pounds Projected Round: 1st-2nd
Career Stats: 116 receptions; 1,661 receptions; 9 touchdowns
Hunter Henry enters the NFL draft as the unanimous top tight end in his class. He excels in both the run game and pass game and has very few weaknesses. The biggest problem with Henry is deciding where to draft him.
Henry could be chosen in the first round, but also could fall to the second round. There is very little chance the Broncos would be able to get him in the second round, so if they wanted him, they would need to grab him in the first or trade up in the second.
No tight end in the country is as well rounded as Henry. He is a great run blocker and just as good of a pass catcher. Henry had 51 catches his senior season with 0 drops, which is incredible. He is hard to defend because of his size and speed; he is too big for a defensive back and too fast for a linebacker.
The past few years, there has been a significant movement in the NFL towards pass-catching tight ends. However, most of these tight ends struggle in the run game. Henry would enter the NFL as an above average run blocker and could eventually be considered a top run-blocking tight end in the game.
Henry would be able to start for the Broncos day one and give them a great all-around tight end. Kubiak loves his tight ends, so an early round pick on a tight end would not be a shock to see, and the potential of landing a top tight end may be too intriguing for him to pass up.
