Graham and Thomas played just one year of college football after helping lead their schools into the NCAA basketball tournament, Graham at Miami and Thomas at Portland State. Yet they've quickly joined the list of elite tight ends with the likes of Jason Witten, Rob Gronkowski and Tony Gonzalez,Curry 1 Low White For Sale, another former college basketball player.
From March Madness to NFL stardom, they are the vanguards of this towering tight end trend that's a big headache for defenses in today's pass-heavy game.