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Mar 27, 2022

The New York Giants will likely be adding a tight end in the 2022 NFL draft and have been meeting with a slew of possible draftees this spring. - The latest tight end the Giants are showing interest in in Washington’s Cade Otten, who has quietly risen up the mock draft boards as a ‘pro ready’ prospect. - - #Washington TE Cade Otton has met with a plethora of teams either formally at the combine, virtually via Zoom, and has top-30 visit coming up. List includes #Titans, #Cardinals, #Buccaneers, #Giants(2x), #Bills, #Raiders, #Cowboys and #Seahawks. - Otton is an exciting TE prospect. - — Justin M (@JustinM_NFL) March 23, 2022 - - - Otten fits the physical prototype at the position at 6-feet-5 and 247 pounds. His senior season was interrupted by games missed to COVID-19 and a foot injury, but his tape shows that he could be a complete tight end at the pro level despite his tamped-down statistics. - “Otton is an instinctive route-runner with agile feet in tight quarters and a great feel for changing speeds inside the route,” writes NFL.com draft analyst Lance Zierlein. - “He has sudden, reliable hands, and is skilled and athletic enough to shine against man or zone coverages. As with all UW tight ends, Otton was expected to block for the run game and did so with adequate technique. He will need to bolster his play strength and aggression levels to better execute his blocking itinerary at the next level. He’s an ascending combination tight end with starting talent. He should become a more productive pro than college player as a likely Day 2 selection.” - The Giants have picks 36, 67 and 81 on Day 2 of the draft. It’s possible Otten falls to the fourth round, but don’t count on it. This is a solid year for tight ends but the ones that can both block and make plays in the passing game will go quickly and Otten is considered in that group. - Follow the Giants Wire Podcast: - Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts - - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Giants Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Giants Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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