David

Grinnage

Grinnage caught Blake Bortles’ first pass of the game, but that was his only involvement in the first half. That changed after the break. The tight end caught two quick passes including a third-down conversion to help spark a touchdown drive in the third quarter, and Bortles just missed him in the end zone for what should have been a score on that series. With James O’Shaughnessy’s health in question, Grinnage could keep the starting job after the bye week.

A third-year UDFA, Grinnage has never appeared in a regular season game. He was held catch-less in the preseason.

Grinnage (6'5/248) was a surprise early entrant into the draft after a ho-hum college career, managing 67 catches for 798 yards (11.9 YPR) and nine touchdowns across three seasons. Grinnage is put together with long arms (34 1/2") and big hands (10 1/8"), but he was exposed as a sub-par athlete at the Combine, running 4.90 with a 29 1/2-inch vertical and 8-foot-10 broad jump. Grinnage lacks point-of-attack ability to become an NFL blocking tight end and movement skills to become a legitimate receiving weapon. He’s a long shot.