Michael Trigg
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Baylor tight end Michael Trigg.
That the Denver Broncos have reached the heights they have in the last 2 seasons without a key component of head coach Sean Payton’s offense — a decent tight end — is the biggest motivation the Broncos probably need to go out and find that dude.
With free agency a bust for the Broncos in terms of finding a tight end in 2025 after signing Evan Engram to a 2-year, $23 million contract, the better path in 2026 might be using a Day 2 draft pick on a tight end.
Bleacher Report’s latest 3-round mock draft — and 1st post-combine mock draft — has the Broncos taking 6-foot-4, 240-pound Baylor tight end Michael Trigg in the 2nd round (No. 62 overall).
“Michael Trigg is a matchup problem for defenses,” Bleacher Report’s Daniel Harms wrote. “The hybrid target already displays the nuance and route detail to immediately contribute in an NFL offense … The tight end prospect blossomed into a premium weapon during his final season on campus.”
The Broncos spent a 2025 draft pick on a tight end, taking Utah’s Caleb Lohner in the 7th round, although the 6-foot-7, 250-pound former college basketball star spent the entire season on the practice squad.
One interesting fact about Trigg: If you ever spent time in a nightclub anywhere in the world in the late 2000s, you probably spent some time dancing to songs by his uncle, platinum-selling rapper Plies — real name Algernod Lanier Washington — who played wide receiver for Miami of Ohio from 1995 to 1997.
Possible Red Flag: Played for 3 Different Colleges
Trigg, a Tampa native, played for 3 different colleges — 1 season at USC, 2 seasons at Ole Miss, and his final 2 college seasons at Baylor, where he was a 2-time All-Big 12 pick in 2024 and 2025.
Trigg came into his own at Baylor with 30 receptions for 395 yards and 3 touchdowns in 11 games, then had a breakout season in 2025 with 50 receptions for 694 yards and 6 touchdowns in 11 games.
At the NFL scouting combine, Trigg set tongues wagging when he set the combine record for measured wingspan.
“Trigg’s official wingspan surpassed that of Pittsburgh Steelers TE Darnell Washington‘s 83 3/4 mark in 2023, whose rare length had previously been considered the gold standard at the position at the combine,” Steelers Now’s Ben Meggitt wrote. “Washington, known for his massive catch radius and blocking frame coming out of college, had set the bar for tight end measurements in recent years. Triggs raising it even higher has immediately caught the attention of scouts and analysts.”
NFL Draft Guru Compares Trigg to Veteran TE
NFL draft analyst Lance Zierlein compared Trigg to longtime veteran NFL tight end Gerald Everett, who had 292 receptions for 2,869 yards and 20 total touchdowns in 8 seasons for 4 different teams.
“Long, rangy tight end offering rare arm length, good speed and some alignment versatility,” Zierlein wrote. “Trigg moves like a big wideout with surprising hip sink, foot quickness and fluid transitions to run after the catch. He wins vertically against linebackers and overwhelms defensive backs with size, high-point talent and massive hands that fuel highlight-reel catches. He’s still developing as a route-runner and struggles to finish catches through heavy contact. His frame and pad level limit his in-line blocking, but he can wall off or stalk-block from the slot. Trigg’s field-stretching potential and air space dominance in the red zone should lead to production as a pro.”