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ArticlePatriots scouting report: Tanner Arkin is the prototypical blocking tight end
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Arkin catching only 45 passes during his college career did not happen by accident. He simply lacks the foot speed and agility to function as anything but a rudimentary part of a passing game.
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Limited receiving production and athleticism restrict Arkin to blocking role only.

Limited receiving upside; caught only 45 passes during college career and lacks the foot speed and agility to function as anything but a rudimentary part of a passing game. In 2025 at Illinois, went catch-less in five of 13 games and posted only 13 catches for 114 yards and 2 TDs on 17 targets (76.5% catch rate). Expectations as a pass game contributor should be tempered; he will be employed in a limited fashion as a receiver with the Patriots.

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