Arizona’s Rob Gronkowski is not one of the top eight tight ends in the country.
What!
The John Mackey Award Committee, which honors the nation’s top tight end nationally, has not put Gronkowski among the eight semi-finalists.
Obviously the committee is not doing its complete homework. The players chosen are very qualified, but the production Gronkowski has had, considering he missed the first three games of the season with mono, is deserving of stronger consideration.
Here are the stat comparisons of Gronkowski and the field selected. Stats don’t tell the whole story of what the Wildcat sophomore can do.
Player School Rec. Yds TDs
Rob Gronkowski UA 34 500 8
Chase Coffman Missouri 73 819 7
Mark Hafner Houston 73 782 11
Dennis Pitta BYU 76 992 6
D.J. Williams Arkansas 48 613 2
Branden Ledbetter W. Michigan 44 458 6
Jermaine Gresham Oklahoma 36 553 9
Brandon Pettigrew Oklahoma State 35 383 0
Jared Cook South Carolina 34 548 2
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John Moredich covers the University of Arizona football and baseball team. He has been the Wildcat football beat reporter since, ironically, September 11, 2001.
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