COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - The Broncos have added a tight end to their roster with their final pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. With the 241st pick in the draft, Denver selected Utah tight end Caleb Lohner.
But what’s interesting about The 6-foot-7, 250-pound is that he just began playing football in 2024 and only caught four passes — which all went for touchdowns — and a two-point conversion. In his first career game, he caught a 20-yard touchdown pass.
Caleb Lohner played five years of College basketball for BYU, Baylor, and Utah. Sean Payton has an history with drafting former basketball players turned tight ends with Jimmy Graham in New Orleans.
The Broncos had their rookie minicamp this week, and on Saturday the Broncos head coach had high praise for the rookie.
“There are two or three clips where I’m like, ‘Play it again. Play it again.’ Then when you watch him, and you watch him move, and even in our first two days here. People bring up Jimmy. Now Jimmy was a third-round pick. I get it, but there were some similarities in that. He only played a year, 80-something snaps. I think he had 18 catches. So yes, we have to coach and develop. In other words, if it was already present when you watch him, and you guys see him, and shake his hand and stand next to him, like, ‘Holy cow.’ There are traits there that excite me,” said Payton.
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