The Denver Broncos spoke with LSU tight end Stephen Sullivan after a Senior Bowl practice on Jan. 21, according to Charlie Campbell of WalterFootball.com. Campbell considers Sullivan to be the 11th-best tight end in this year’s class.
Sullivan (6-5, 242 pounds) spent time at both tight end and wide receiver with the Tigers. During his three years at LSU, Sullivan caught 46 passes for 712 yards and four touchdowns.
Denver selected tight end Noah Fant in the first round of last year’s draft and will likely add at least one more tight end this offseason. Jake Butt has struggled to stay healthy and Jeff Heuerman hasn’t quite lived up to his third-round draft status in recent seasons.
Campbell predicts that Sullivan will be selected sometime between the fourth and sixth rounds of April’s draft. Denver is projected to have four selections in that part of the draft — Sullivan might be among the mid-round candidates the team is considering.
