Washington Redskins 2020 NFL Draft all-rookie team

NEW ORLEANS, LA - JANUARY 13: Quarterback Joe Burrow #9 of the LSU Tigers on a pass play during the College Football Playoff National Championship game against the Clemson Tigers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 13, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. LSU defeated Clemson 42 to 25. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images) /

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MOBILE, AL – JANUARY 25: Tight End Adam Trautman #84 from Dayton of the North Team during the 2020 Resse’s Senior Bowl at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on January 25, 2020 in Mobile, Alabama. The North Team defeated the South Team 34 to 17. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images) /

TE – Adam Trautman, Cole Kmet, Brycen Hopkins

I’m sure you’ve heard this many times by now, but the 2020 NFL Draft tight end class is indeed weak. There’s no clear-cut No. 1 option. Chase Claypool, were he to switch to tight end, would have the uncontested top athletic profile, but stylistically, making the switch is more complex than that.

For now, we’re not considering Claypool as a tight end, and instead going with the usual candidates. Adam Trautman is my TE1 for the moment, given his size, agility, and toughness on the field. He’s followed closely by Cole Kmet and Brycen Hopkins; Kmet is an explosive straight-line athlete who has the size and burst to find a role, while Hopkins is a more effective receiving threat with his smoothness and his feel for zones.

None of the tight ends in the 2020 NFL Draft are sure to hit, but if you were to pick three of them to put on an all-rookie team, you’d at least have two of these choices.

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