{"id":849281,"date":"2026-04-02T13:19:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T13:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/849281\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T13:19:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T13:19:13","slug":"qb-turned-te-visits-team-ahead-of-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/849281\/","title":{"rendered":"QB-turned-TE visits team ahead of NFL draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>April 2, 2026, 6:30 a.m. MT<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The next Taysom Hill?<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The <a href=\"\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Denver Broncos<\/a> are bringing in Wyoming tight end Evan Svoboda for a pre-draft visit this week, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mikeklis9news\/status\/2038624990590099601\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">KUSA-TV&#8217;s Mike Klis<\/a>. Because he is considered a &#8220;local&#8221; prospect, Svoboda will not count toward the team&#8217;s 30-player limit for pre-draft visits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Svoboda (6-5, 248 pounds) spent one season as a backup quarterback at a community college in Utah before transferring to Wyoming ahead of the 2022 season. He stepped in as an injury replacement in the Utes&#8217; 2023 bowl game and went on to start at quarterback in 2024. In his lone season as a starting QB, Svoboda completed 49.1% of his passes for 1,318 yards with five touchdowns against eight interceptions in 2024. He also rushed for five touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Svoboda converted to tight end ahead of the 2025 season, totaling 11 receptions for 92 yards and one score last fall. He&#8217;s an extremely athletic prospect with a 9.87 Relative Athletic Score (RAS), second-best among <a href=\"http:\/\/broncoswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/jaguars\/2026\/03\/29\/2026-nfl-draft-top-5-tight-ends-athletic-testing-pre-draft-process-jaguars\/89375998007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">TEs in this year&#8217;s class<\/a>. Despite that athleticism, Svoboda seems to be considered a late-round or undrafted free agent prospect, perhaps in part due to his limited experience at the position.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Broncos <a href=\"http:\/\/broncoswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/broncos\/2026\/03\/17\/broncos-updated-draft-picks-jaylen-waddle-trade\/89194186007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">hold seven picks<\/a> in this year&#8217;s NFL draft, including three selections in the seventh round. 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