Top-Five 2023 Tight Ends

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The role of a tight end is an inherently hybrid one that typically requires the player to be a receiving target in the passing game and an additional blocker in the rushing game.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">It is not uncommon for a tight end to be better at blocking or receiving, but there are those who manage to dominate at both. Excelling at both seems to come with ease for the players listed below, making it no surprise that they are the state’s top-ranked tight ends in the 2023 class.</span> &nbsp; <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>[player_tooltip player_id="43842" first="Andrew" last="Metzger"] | Regis Jesuit | 6’5”, 235lbs</b></span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Metzger is the number one-ranked TE for good reason. He is an excellent route runner with great hands and towering size. His power and strength make him a difficult ball carrier to bring to the ground. He is a dominant blocker who moves his opponents out of the way using his strength, wide base, and quick feet. Metzger has garnered interest from a few big-name Division I programs and received offers from Nevada and Miami of Ohio.</span> [embed]https://twitter.com/AndrewMetzger87/status/1465105116755726336?s=20&t=bhttLmX2i2oXgx5sX5b7zw[/embed] &nbsp; <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>[player_tooltip player_id="22770" first="Ty" last="Pell"] | Cherry Creek | 6’4”, 215lbs</b></span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Pell is an extremely talented TE who makes for an ideal option in the passing game because of his height and speed. He is a fast and physical player who is just as willing to seal the edge as a blocker as he is to slip up the seam and reel in a deep ball. Pell, the second-ranked TE, has gotten quite a bit of love from D-I programs, receiving offers from Arizona State and Northern Colorado.</span> [embed]https://twitter.com/pell_tyler/status/1486852160285552640?s=20&t=bhttLmX2i2oXgx5sX5b7zw[/embed] &nbsp; <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>[player_tooltip player_id="62246" first="Jesiah" last="Stevens-Silva"] | Fountain-Fort Carson | 6’3”, 210lbs</b></span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Stevens-Silva, the third-ranked TE, is a phenomenal athlete with a versatile set of skills. He is a speedy player with superb abilities to gain yards after the catch by powering through tackles and out-running defenders. His ability to win as a blocker comes from his strength, power, and determination to keep his feet moving. Stevens-Silva has been turning heads in the recruiting world and garnering quite a bit of attention from college programs, but he has yet to receive an official offer.</span> [embed]https://twitter.com/SilvaJesiah/status/1477048852775460864?s=20&t=bhttLmX2i2oXgx5sX5b7zw[/embed] &nbsp; <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>[player_tooltip player_id="150162" first="Jadon" last="Williams"] | Lutheran | 6’2”, 225lbs</b></span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Williams is a receiving TE who can stretch the field with his long strides. He does a great job at tracking the ball in the air and making contested catches. He is a physical player who initiates contact, especially when the ball is in his hands. Williams, the fourth-ranked TE, has not received an official offer so far, but he has been receiving looks from the majority of the D-I programs in the state.</span> [embed]https://twitter.com/JWill_2023/status/1476990323888898060?s=20&t=bhttLmX2i2oXgx5sX5b7zw[/embed] &nbsp; <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>[player_tooltip player_id="22765" first="DeAndre" last="Horn"] | Rock Canyon | 6’4”, 215lbs</b></span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Horn is the fifth-ranked TE who is a little more of an under-the-radar type of player than most of the others on this list, but expect that to change very soon. He is a powerful runner with great speed who can line up tight or out wide. His explosiveness off of the line and phenomenal ability to go up and make high-pointed catches in traffic is borderline elite. He is the type of player that coaches find ways to get the ball in his hands to let him make plays. Horn’s recruiting is in its earliest stages, but it will come as no surprise when the offers start to roll in.</span> [embed]https://twitter.com/deandrehorn9/status/1461067546187214851?s=20&t=bhttLmX2i2oXgx5sX5b7zw[/embed]