2017 NFL Mock Draft: Prior Trades Come Up Big

57. Trading away Martellus Bennett was the right thing to do from a locker room perspective. He was just too much of a headache and wasn’t becoming worth the return in production. Nonetheless his exist leaves a considerable hole at the tight end position. Zach Miller is not a long-term option in any sense and the team has zero depth behind him. It’s unlikely they’ll solve it in 2016, so odds say plans are in place for a move in 2017. <p>No doubt they might throw a miniature celebration if they were able to land O.J. Howard. Everybody in the world saw what the Alabama tight end was capable of when he dismantled Clemson in the national championship for over 200 yards. He’s big, athletic and fast enough to gash defenses down the seam. Another of those basketball types with soft hands. Put him on the same field with Alshon Jeffery and Kevin White? Defenses won’t be getting much sleep the night before games.</p>. TE. Alabama. O.J. Howard . 16. player