RSS FeedTight Ends Drafted in 2012 Had Little Impact, Except in Indianapolis
By Chris Malumphy
Twelve tight ends were drafted in 2012. Only two of them caught more than eight passes, and both played for the Indianapolis Colts: Coby Fleener, a second round pick from Stanford, caught 26 passes and two touchdowns from his college teammate Andrew Luck while Dwayne Allen, a third round choice was on the receiving end of 34 passes for touchdowns. No other tight end drafted in 2012 scored and only the Bengals' Orson Charles gained was able to gain 100 yards.
| Tight Ends Drafted in 2012 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Round | Pick | Player | College | Team | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD |
| Coby Fleener | Colts | 2 | 2 | 34 | Stanford | Colts | 26 | 281 | 10.8 | 2 |
| Dwayne Allen | Colts | 3 | 1 | 64 | Clemson | Colts | 45 | 521 | 11.6 | 3 |
| Michael Egnew | Dolphins | 3 | 15 | 78 | Missouri | |||||
| Ladarius Green | Chargers | 4 | 15 | 110 | Louisiana-Lafayette | Chargers | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 |
| Evan Rodriguez | Bears | 4 | 16 | 111 | Temple | Bears | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 |
| Orson Charles | Bengals | 4 | 21 | 116 | Georgia | Bengals | 8 | 101 | 12.6 | 0 |
| Adrien Robinson | Giants | 4 | 32 | 127 | Cincinnati | |||||
| Taylor Thompson | Titans | 5 | 10 | 145 | Southern Methodist | Titans | 6 | 46 | 7.7 | 0 |
| James Hanna | Cowboys | 6 | 16 | 186 | Oklahoma | Cowboys | 8 | 86 | 10.8 | 0 |
| Drake Dunsmore | Buccaneers | 7 | 26 | 233 | Northwestern | |||||
| David Paulson | Steelers | 7 | 33 | 240 | Oregon | Steelers | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 0 |
| Brad Smelley | Browns | 7 | 40 | 247 | Alabama | Browns | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
