Max Klare

Klare can operate as a dump-and-run option for a passing attack. He isn't a missed tackles forced maven, but he can power through weak wraps and create off-angle attempts. Klare can throttle down and sink his hips with comebacks and curls. I don't know if he has the upside to become the number two option in an NFL passing attack, but he could easily function as a solid number three or stellar fourth. Klare has fluid movement skills with good change of direction and the raw speed to threaten down the seam when he's asked to do so. He flashes solid body control with targets outside of his frame and can win the catch point battle with a 57.9% contested catch rate in college. Klare's best work is against zone coverage. He was utilized heavily as an underneath receiving option with 57.8% of his routes being hitches, flats, or crossers. 69.1% of his targets game within nine yards of the line of scrimmage or behind it. He struggles with physicality in his routes. Physical defenders who can run with him can present a problem. He lacks the extra juice or route nuance to shake free from physical coverage. Klare is a competent blocker. He was utilized as a puller by Ohio State, which wasn't amazing in many spots, but he has the functional play strength to do so. He doesn't play with consistent pad level with blocking, though. Defenders can get the best of him at times and upend him. Dynasty Outlook: Klare was drafted by the Rams in the second round of the NFL Draft. He's the clear TE4 for them this year behind Tyler Higbee, Colby Parkinson, and Terrence Ferguson. The path to relevance gets easier next year with Higbee and Parkinson hitting free agency, but he will still have to contend with Ferguson for the starting job. Ferguson had the better production profile in college and is more athletic. If I'm betting on one of the two of them, it's Ferguson. That doesn't mean that Klare isn't worth drafting in the late second/early third round of rookie drafts. I easily could be wrong, and Klare beats out Ferguson for the job in 2027.