Instant Fantasy Analysis - TE Adam Shaheen, Bears

[The Football Guru 212]

If Chicago gets its wish, Mitchell Trubisky just got his long-term security blanket. In an age in which it seems like most tight end prospects are "rocked-up" receivers, Shaheen is a throwback at 6-6 and 278 pounds. Despite his near-offensive lineman size, he is a former accomplished high-school basketball player who actually possesses a bit of fluidity as a route-runner and has more than speed (4.79) than anyone his size should expect to have. Surprisingly, he didn't dominate defenders as a run-blocker at the Division II level, but the Bears probably care less about that - it is something one would hope a NFL coach could correct in relatively short order - and more about giving Trubisky a player who compares favorably to Jason Witten. The jump from Division II to the NFL pretty much rules out any shot he'll make an immediate contribution, but he should emerge as a red zone weapon fairly early in his career.