I'll also add- I'm not sure it does much good to bring guys like Kelce, Gates, or Gronk into this particular conversation. In that one sentence you are listing 3 of the top 4 pass-catching TEs of ALL TIME (at least IMO- those 3 + Tony G). I mean, of course it would be nice to get a HALL OF FAME tight end in rounds 2-3+.
Here's the funny thing though- not a single TE drafted in the first round in the last 24 years has come even close to those players: https://thefalconswire.usatoday.com/gallery/nfl-draft-falcons-tight-end-kyle-pitts-hayden-hurst-atlanta/ .
So yeah, hard pass for me on any tight end at 6, in the top 15, or maybe even all the way through round 1.
Here's the funny thing though- not a single TE drafted in the first round in the last 24 years has come even close to those players: https://thefalconswire.usatoday.com/gallery/nfl-draft-falcons-tight-end-kyle-pitts-hayden-hurst-atlanta/ .
So yeah, hard pass for me on any tight end at 6, in the top 15, or maybe even all the way through round 1.