...yes, I know what you're thinking, what about Amaro, Ebron and Seferian-Jenkins well unless one of them falls to the second round the team would have to either trade back in to the first round or trade down an acquire extra picks possibly taking one of the three aforementioned tight ends in the middle to bottom half of the first round. Now with Tim Wright having had a decent season as a receiving option at tight end the team might not feel like the value is there for one of the big three. So here are three possible prospects that could potentially peak the Bucs interest on the third day of the draft.Miami TE Clive WalfordUtah TE Jake MurphyUMass TE Rob BlanchflowerAll three are more traditional tight ends in the sense that they all work off the line and have shown to be skilled in-line blockers but also have the ability to catch the football and can be split out wide adding versatility .
Any of these three would be an instant upgrade and a nice compliment to Wright in double TE formations.
Yucc, I like FSU.s TE or, if he comes out, Notre Dame's Troy Niklas. Niklas is 6'6" and 270 lbs. he is very athletic as he is a.former LBer. He has only been a TE for two years but is already a pretty good blocker and is improving rapidly. I saw him at the beginning of the year and at the end and he had improved greatly as a blocker. They don't throw to him a lot but he has excellent hands and is already very dangerous,in the red zone. He would be that more traditional TE blocking and catching passes, especially in two TE sets with Wright as the receiving TE. He is currently rated as a 2nd round pick.
bucjoe - O'Leary is a solid prospect...however I do not think his comes out this year...with Winston under center for FSU next season O'Leary could continue to develop and be in consideration as a first rounder in 2015. The TE I really like that could be in the 2015 draft is Devin Funchess, of Michigan as a true freshman in 2012 he tallied 15 receptions for 234 yards and five touchdowns. This past season he amassed 49 receptions for 748 yards and six touchdowns.
