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Penn State Football: 2023 NFL Mock Draft Nittany Lions Edition

By Morgan Chapman

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - MARCH 04: Brenton Strange of Penn State participates in a drill during the NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on March 04, 2023 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - MARCH 04: Brenton Strange of Penn State participates in a drill during the NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on March 04, 2023 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /
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PISCATAWAY, NJ – NOVEMBER 19: Tight end Brenton Strange #86 of the Penn State Nittany Lions in action during a game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at SHI Stadium on November 19, 2022 in Piscataway, New Jersey. Penn State defeated Rutgers 55-10. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
PISCATAWAY, NJ – NOVEMBER 19: Tight end Brenton Strange #86 of the Penn State Nittany Lions in action during a game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at SHI Stadium on November 19, 2022 in Piscataway, New Jersey. Penn State defeated Rutgers 55-10. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) /

As we enter the third round of the 2023 Nittany Lion mock draft, I see a former member of the Penn State football tight end room aka the Aces taken. With the 94th pick in the 3rd round, I have the Philadelphia Eagles selecting TE Brenton Strange.

Dallas Goedert is incredible, he’s quickly become one of Jalen Hurt’s favorite targets; however, when Goedert missed time due to injury it was obvious that Hurts didn’t have that same chemistry with the other tight ends in the room. Jack Stoll, Grant Calcaterra, and Tyree Jackson are solid options, but they don’t really wow you.

Brenton Strange has the potential to be a really good tight end and a sleeper in this draft. There are a ton of stars that will go early in the NFL draft, some will even hear their name called tonight, but Strange will have a great NFL career if he continues to improve each year as he did with the Penn State football team.

The biggest strength of Strange’s game is he doesn’t need to come off the field. He can block and run any route required, he is a versatile weapon that could add value to the Eagles’ offense.

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