Dallas Cowboys Draft: 10 Tight End Prospects and Their Fit

Foster Moreau, LSU

What’s Good: Blocking, Athleticism, Hand Usage

What Ain’t Good: Receiving production, route running

Foster Moreau carries some similarities to Dalton Schultz. Both tight ends come from run dominant offenses where their athleticism and catching ability was not needed or generally minimized. For this reason, Moreau could be more valuable to a team than one would generally expect.

T.J. Hockensen has been praised by many analysts for his blocking. Moreau should be given the same praise. In the SEC where he faces some premier defensive talent, he is able to handle anyone who attacks him. He presents great lower body strength and his hand placement is better than many offensive linemen available in this draft.

However, Moreau is more than your average blocking tight end.  He can also catch some passes. While his targets and receptions are limited by the offensive scheme, he has consistently caught 20 or more passes the last two seasons.

To put his receiving output into context, he caught 24 of Danny Etling’s 165 completions in 2017 and 22 of Joe Burrow’s 219 passes in 2018. He generally accounts for 10-13% of the total passing output. This is a solid percentage when considering his relatively low receiving totals. (Schultz around the same amount)

As a receiver, there are some minor concerns. As a route runner, he’s a bit of a novice. He doesn’t attack zones well and when he runs, he looks like he runs the route without a purpose. He doesn’t use his burst to accelerate off the line and he doesn’t actively to separate from his defender.

These are definitely prone to changing once in the NFL, but these would limit how quickly Moreau can become a main fixture for an offense. I expect Moreau to have success at the NFL level, but he might need to take some time for development sake.

I’m surprised the Cowboys have not showed much recorded interest in Moreau for he has a very similar skill set to Dalton Schultz. Understandably the Cowboys might be looking for a more polished receiving threat, however, the tight ends they’ve brought in for national visits wouldn’t suggest that leaving me in confusion as to what skill set they desire.

Moreau would be a great fit for any team and especially the Cowboys.