It doesn't make sense that this kid was the 42nd pick in the draft.
I think quite a few teams made mistakes in the late 1st/early 2nd.
Lots of teams needed a top TE. However, the reality is that other positions seem to be valued higher and very few TEs are picked in the 1st round.
Eg, Gronk was drafted in 2nd Round.
- Jordan Reed went in the 3rd Round.
- Travis Kelce went in the 3rd Round.
- Zach Ertz went in the 2nd Round.
- Jimmy Graham went in the 3rd Round.
Conclusion - 1st Round Tight Ends are the exception, not the norm.
A few weeks before the Draft, because of the pure economics of supply and demand and our acute need of a top TE, I suggested here on FH the possibility of trading back to get one of the few top TEs in the Draft in the 1st round and it set off a few grenades and maybe some yellow rain.
Hey, for once we may have got a great value TE for the future in Gesicki, (but I confess that I was initially optimistic when we drafted Egnew).