Bengals offensive coordinator Jay Gruden hasn't shied away from how he feels about rookie tight end Tyler Eifert, who has made a big impression during spring workouts since getting drafted in Round 1 in April.
"I just learned there's really nothing that he can't do," Gruden told the Cincinnati Enquirer about Eifert. "He's smart and he can block and can line up all the routes. He can line up outside in the slot and at tight end, and I think he's going to be a major, major player around here for a lot of years."
In three seasons with Notre Dame, Eifert had 11 touchdowns on 140 catches for 1,840 yards (13.1 avg.). Eifert stands at 6-foot-5 and 250 pounds, a size that should be appealing to Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton on seam routes.