When it comes to the Detroit Lions, there is no question about it that T.J. Hockenson is TE1 and Darren Fells is TE2.
But who will emerge as TE3 to begin the 2021 season?
Dan Campbell recently spoke about the training camp battle for the TE3 spot and he was extremely honest when breaking down the contenders.
Those contenders are Alize Mack, Brock Wright, and Charlie Taumoepeau.
“You need a guy who’s smart enough and versatile enough to handle both duties, both jobs if something happens to one of your guys,” Campbell said.
“Mack’s doing some good stuff. I already told Mack this morning. I’m like, ‘You’re growing as a tight end. You’ve got to help us on special teams.’ And he is. He’s growing, but I’m like ‘Astronomically, you have to improve. This thing has got to come in a hurry.’ And he knows that. He’s been working at it.
“But (he) brings kind of a skill set to that position that’s unique. He can separate a little bit. That’s encouraging.”
“Wright’s just kind of, he’s a young buck. He’s learning, he’s growing, but he’s smart and he’s like a sponge. He’s taking it all in. Look, he’s putting in the work.”
“Charlie, who’s maybe the farthest away, yet he’s the rawest, too. He really hasn’t played, he’s young, but man, he’s a pretty good athlete. He’s a pretty good athlete. He’s crafty and he’s tough. I’ll be honest with you, we didn’t quite know about that. Is this kid going to be tough enough to do some of those things that we’re going to ask our tight ends to do? And when he’s been out there, it’s been encouraging. He’ll mix it up. He just needs reps and reps and reps.”
Nation, who do you think will emerge as the Lions TE3?
