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Tight Ends dont get much recognition, but who are some that stick out around the state?

I think Mandan's Mark Zinke is one of the best around. As a junior this year he had 3 touchdowns in the big homecoming game against Fargo North. I can see him going somewhere after high school.

toeman20 wrote:I think Mandan's Mark Zinke is one of the best around. As a junior this year he had 3 touchdowns in the big homecoming game against Fargo North. I can see him going somewhere after high school.

Agreed

toeman20 wrote:I think Mandan's Mark Zinke is one of the best around. As a junior this year he had 3 touchdowns in the big homecoming game against Fargo North. I can see him going somewhere after high school.

how big is he? size and weight? any speed?

no there are by far way better tight ends for example bruce govig who doesnt play tight end often but i guarentee he is probably better

When Govig is at tight end- best in the state- he's a dude

nd_football_69 wrote:no there are by far way better tight ends for example bruce govig who doesnt play tight end often but i guarentee he is probably better

Mark Zinke is ahead of Bruce Govig in the top 10 receiving list, and hes only a junior.

like i previously said he rarely plays tight end, if he wasnt a full back im positive he would double zinke's yardage plus bruce's team can make the playoffs

nd_football_69 wrote:like i previously said he rarely plays tight end, if he wasnt a full back im positive he would double zinke's yardage plus bruce's team can make the playoffs

he still gets the ball more than zinke does. he has more catches but zinke has more yards

toeman20 wrote:I think Mandan's Mark Zinke is one of the best around. As a junior this year he had 3 touchdowns in the big homecoming game against Fargo North. I can see him going somewhere after high school.

wow 3 touchdowns against fargo north congrats Mark Zinke is amazing

do you really think all of his passes have come when he was lined up at tight end? he gets most of his passes in the flats when he is lined up in full back

nd_football_69 wrote:do you really think all of his passes have come when he was lined up at tight end? he gets most of his passes in the flats when he is lined up in full back

well thats my point... were talking about tight ends not full backs.
im not putting govig down, the kid is a dude! i just think Zinke is a better tight end

the fact of the matter is that govig would probably be the better tight end but he rarely lines up at tight end so therefor his actual position is full back so he shouldn't be regarded as a tight end... its like jim kleinsasser used to be for the vikings... he sometimes lined up in the backfeild as a full back but is position was always tight end

squeak63 wrote:the fact of the matter is that govig would probably be the better tight end but he rarely lines up at tight end so therefor his actual position is full back so he shouldn't be regarded as a tight end... its like jim kleinsasser used to be for the vikings... he sometimes lined up in the backfeild as a full back but is position was always tight end

yeah i agree with this, he would probably be better but he is a full back

basically bruce govig is jim kleinsasser except bigger, faster, and stronger

I would have to say Alex Nelson from minot is a pretty good tight end, fast and tall and good on blocks, the only reason you probably havent heard of him is because Minot only passes the ball about 5 times a game