1.13 Carolina Convicts - TE Tyler Eifert

In the real world: Converted from WR, Eifert considering going pro last year before deciding to stay at Notre Dame. He was the top tight end taken, as expected, but I was initially stunned that the Cincinnati Bengals took him, as they already have Jermaine Gresham at tight end. But maybe I shouldn't have been stunned. Gresham struggled with drops (10 last season) and run blocking, so Cincinnati must see Eifert as an upgrade at TE.

In the TUFF world: After their first playoff appearance in nine years, the Cons are in prime position to address one of their biggest remaining weaknesses: tight end. Going into the draft, all they had at the position were raw and unproven Jordan Cameron and free agent pickup Logan Paulsen; the latter only had value when Fred Davis suffered a season-ending injury last year. There was a chance that Eifert could fall this far, similar to how Gresham fell to 1.15 in 2010, and Brandon Pettigrew fell to 1.16 in 2009.