Top Ten All Time Ram TIGHT ENDS

[Roman Snow]

We complete the offensive line with the position of Tight End in this post. I believe these rankings may cause quite a bit of disagreement, depending on what you value at the position.

Is Tight End primarily a blocker? A pass catcher? And now a days, an h-back role? Some of the gentlemen on this list are here because they excelled in one or more of these areas.

One of them should be higher up the list but he drops key passes all the time and falls off balance like a little girl when he gets hit!!:rant: But again, I digress.

Please continue to let me know where you have disagreements about my lists. I enjoy the lessons and memory corrections about my team. :icare:And feel free to provide your own "more exellenter" list. Love you guys!:grouphug:...ok. Awkward. On to the list.

TOP TEN RAM TIGHT ENDS OF ALL TIME

1. Billy Truax '64-'70 shout out to old timers!
2. Pete Holohan '88-'90 might seem a little high to some, but he was clutch and a productive SOB for Everett. My favorite.
3. Ernie Conwell '96-'02 injuries cut short some of his years but he was a beast. Another favorite.
4. Bob Klein '69-76 classic case of not huge numbers but productive in clutch and a blocker.
5. Troy Drayton '93-'96 not good years for the team but he was talented. We let him bolt to Miami.
6. Damone Johnson '86-'92 Jim Everett used his tight ends.
7. Lance Kendricks '11-'15 underrated he works hard. They re-upped him for a reason.
8. Roland Williams '98-'00 left for the Raiders but was key GSOT tight end for Warner while here.
9. Jared Cook '13-'15 his production says he should be at #3-4 but he "drops" to #9.
10. Terry Nelson '73-'80 another key grunt that made some key TDs on some great teams.

Honorable mention: Jeff Robinson, Pat Curran, Charlie Young, Pat Carter and...those long names guys.

Next installment: RUNNING BACK:cheers: oh boy!

 

[rdlkgliders]

Holohan #1 for me off the top of my head

 

[OldSchool]

This might be the worst position for good players in Rams history. Every other position we can have some truly great players. Not so much for TE.

 

[Loyal]

Billy Truax..havn't thought about him in a while...lol

 

[ohiorams]

I admit, I cant name a single Ram Tight end lol

 

[Roman Snow]

To the point. Not one TE Pro Bowler. Ever.

 

[RobertWinn]

Our TEs suck, but please no Jared Cook...

 

[ramfan46]

I remember when I thought it was all good when Randy McMichael sp? was signed. He seemed to be productive in Miami and he came to STL and was terrible. I feel like TE and MLB has eluded the Rams historically for whatever reason.

 

[dieterbrock]

Good god. If Kendricks and Cook are on a top 10 best list it shows how bad that position has been.
Akin to seeing Rich Coady and Craig Dahl on a top 10 DB list

 

[Legatron4]

Any stud tightends coming out this year? Maybe Gronks brother?

 

[551staaa]

I remember scoring fantasy football points with Damone Johnson back in the 80s. Holohan was a gamer. Terry Nelson had some of the greatest helmet hair of all time.

 

[CGI_Ram]

Assuming Cook is released, I'd like to give Kendricks a good look as the primary receiving TE.

Kendricks had 42 catches for >500yds the year before Cook arrived.

 

[CGI_Ram]

Troy Drayton was a good player, but never reached the potential of being the 39th player selected in his class.

Put me in the group who liked Conwell. Something about these big bruisers that are fun to root for.

 

[den-the-coach]

David Hill very unsung tight end great blocker that paved the way for Eric Dickerson on many long runs...Lawrence Taylor stated that Hill was the blocking tight end he faced!

 

[Ram65]

Billy Truax

Old target of Roman Gabriel. Had decent numbers for that era. IIRC had some good hands. Gab went to him one time too many throwing 3 passes in a row during one of those Viking Championship Games. The last one was picked off and really hurt the Rams that day.

http://www.nfl.com/player/billytruax/2527628/profile

 

[DaveFan'51]

Truax was pretty good, But Conwell will always be my personal favorite!! Truax #2!!

 

[DaveFan'51]

#1 - Conwell:

 

[Roman Snow]

In light of our inability to recall any decent tight ends in our history, I thought I'd bump this post.

At this rate, Higbee might be top ten by next year.

 

[tempests]

Conwell might've been the top TE in the NFC for a year or two.

I imagine if you did a top ten TE list for most other teams, theirs wouldn't look that good either. This wasn't always a glamour position.

 

[ReddingRam]

Holohan, Drayton and Conwell are are my favorites. Truax was before I remember watching games well enough to even know what a TE was LOL