2024 NFL Draft TE rankings: Georgia's Brock Bowers reigns supreme, Ja'Tavion Sanders coming for the crown 

As the tight end position becomes more important in the NFL, the number of prospects selected in the draft at the position continues to skyrocket. Nine tight ends were selected over the initial two rounds of the 2023 NFL Draft, the largest number in the history of the event.

Looking towards next year, the position does not hold the same depth, yet the talent at the top is significantly better.

UAB Georgia Football

Brock Bowers is a pass catcher who is well-hyped in the scouting community and a player the NFL has been looking forward to the past three years. The Georgia product plays the tight end position like a 230-plus pound receiver, making receptions down the field or coming away with the ball in the middle of a crowd. He’s also not a bad blocker. Bowers projects as a top-10 prospect on my board.

Ja'Tavion Sanders of Texas is slightly bigger than Bowers and just as athletic, though he’s not as polished as the higher-rated tight end. He’s a consistent playmaker who needs to develop his game, but he comes with big-time potential for the next level.

Syracuse Purdue Football

The son of a former NFL receiver, Oronde Gadsden II moved from receiver to tight end in 2022 and dominated the action. He was a dynamic pass catcher for the Orangemen and a big-play threat at the position. I say “was” as Gadsen suffered a Lisfranc injury two games into the 2023 season and was lost for the year. He’s more of a big possession receiver than a true tight end, and in my opinion, Gadsen would be best served returning to SU in 2024 rather than entering the draft.

Florida State receiver Johnny Wilson is someone I project to tight end at the next level. Wilson is a big-bodied college wideout who measures 6-foot-6 and 236 pounds. He also possesses the speed and quickness of someone that large, which is more like a tight end than what you want from a Sunday receiver. The transition to a new position may take a bit of time, yet Wilson has the ability to initially line up in the slot or off the line of scrimmage in the NFL.

Erick All was highly rated by scouts last season when he suited up for Michigan, but he suffered a back injury and was limited to just three games. He followed former Wolverines quarterback Cade McNamara to Iowa and has played well in the early going. All is a solid athlete who reportedly runs the 40 in 4.65 seconds at 255 pounds and catches the ball extremely well. Predraft medical examinations on his back are critical.

Often overlooked, Corey Dyches is a dynamic playmaker at the tight end position and a could well end up a top-60 selection. At this point, I grade Dyches higher than former Maryland tight end Chigoziem Okonkwo, a fourth-round pick in 2021 who is presently starting for the Tennessee Titans. Dyches is incredibly athletic and, like Okonkwo, undersized, and he’s more of a move tight end than a traditional player at the position.

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2024 NFL Draft TE prospects ranked

2024 NFL Draft TE Rankings
Grade	Rnd	Full Name	School	Yr
4.25	1st	Brock Bowers	Georgia	3Jr
4.07	1st	Ja'Tavion Sanders	Texas	3Jr
3.88M	2nd	Oronde Gadsden II	Syracuse	3Jr
3.78	3rd	Johnny Wilson	Florida State	4Sr
3.74	3rd	Erick All	Iowa	6Sr
3.62	3rd	Corey Dyches	Maryland	4Jr
3.52M	4th	Luke Lachey	Iowa	5Sr
3.49	4-5	Ben Sinnott	Kansas State	4Sr
3.48	5th	Cade Stover	Ohio State	5Sr
3.47	5th	Caden Prieskorn	Mississippi	5Sr
3.44	5th	Theo Johnson	Penn State	4Sr
3.43	5th	Jalin Conyers	Arizona State	5Sr
3.39	6th	Brevyn Spann-Ford	Minnesota	6Sr
3.38	6th	Isaac Rex	BYU	5Sr
3.37	6th	Terrance Ferguson	Oregon	3Jr
3.36	6th	Jaheim Bell	Florida State	4Sr
3.35	6th	Jake Briningstool	Clemson	3Jr
3.35	6th	McCallan Castles	Tennessee	6Sr
3.34	6th	Austin Stogner	Oklahoma	6Sr
3.33	6th	Drake Dabney	Baylor	4Sr
3.32	6th	Brady Hunt	Ball State	4Jr
3.31	6th	Zach Heins	South Dakota State	5Sr
3.30	6-7	Jared Wiley	TCU	6Sr
3.29	7th	Tyler Warren	Penn State	4Sr
3.28	7th	Benjamin Yurosek	Stanford	4Sr
3.27	FA	Marshel Martin	Sacramento State	4Sr
3.25	FA	Tip Reiman	Illinois	4Sr
3.25	FA	Brant Kuithe	Utah	6Sr
3.24	FA	Garrett Miller	Purdue	5Sr
3.23	FA	Messiah Swinson	Arizona State	5Sr
3.22	FA	Bryson Nesbit	North Carolina	3Jr
3.20	FA	Jake Overman	Oregon State	4Jr
3.18	FA	Arik Gilbert	Nebraska	4Jr
3.17	FA	John Copenhaver	North Carolina	4Jr
3.16	FA	Tanner McLachlan	Arizona	6Sr
3.15	FA	Joshua Simon	South Carolina	5Sr
3.13	FA	Mark Redman	San Diego State	4Sr
3.12	FA	Jack Westover	Washington	6Sr
3.10	FA	A.J. Barner	Michigan	5Sr
3.09	FA	Trey Knox	South Carolina	5Sr
3.05	FA	George Takacs	Boston College	6Sr
3.04	FA	Neal Johnson	Louisiana	6Sr
3.03	FA	Devin Culp	Washington	6Sr
3.02	FA	Colin O'Brien	Wyoming	4Jr
3.00	FA	Thomas Yassmin	Utah	6Sr
2.96	FA	Kamari Morales	North Carolina	5Sr
2.95	FA	Riley Smith	Boise State	6Sr
2.92	FA	Dallin Holker	Colorado State	4Sr
2.91	FA	Keaton Upshaw	Georgia Southern	6Sr
2.88	FA	Caleb Rillos	Air Force	4Sr
2.85	FA	Nick Kallerup	Minnesota	5Sr
2.85	FA	Oscar Cardenas	UTSA	5Sr
2.82	FA	Kassidy Woods	Northern Colorado	5Sr
2.80	FA	Treyton Welch	Wyoming	5Sr
2.80	FA	Ethan Hall	Tulsa	4Jr
2.80	FA	Taylor Thompson	James Madison	4Jr
2.75	FA	Baylor Cupp	Texas Tech	5Sr
2.75	FA	Trent Pennix	North Carolina State	6Sr
2.74	FA	Brenden Bates	Kentucky	5Sr
2.72	FA	Nick Gallo	Virginia Tech	5Sr
2.65	FA	De'Shawn Hanika	Iowa State	5Sr
2.65	FA	Luke Deal	Auburn	5Sr