Bucky Hodges' draft prospects

So after reading that Todd McShay (ESPN) dropped Bucky Hodges to the #8 TE in his newest rankings I went to the interwebs to look at other opinions/predictions for the draft and post my first forum topic. I figure this should be especially interesting now as we're just over a month out and we've seen how most of the bigger free agency signings have shaken out.

Note: all of these sources were written within the past 7-10 days so they should be current enough for discussion purposes.

• CBS Sports has him as the #6 TE and #74 overall. He's behind Howard, Njoku, Engram, Shaheen, and Everett.
• Awesome read on him from Mile High Report where the Broncos writers would like to see him in the 2nd/3rd round. "He is a mismatch nightmare and chess piece since he can lineup outside, in the slot, inline and in the backfield as well."
• The Falcoholic also has a solid synopsis on him and how he could be a contributor for the Falcons. The sum up the article with: "Hodges needs some work, but even as a raw prospect at this point, he has enough of a skill set right now to be a contributor to the Falcons offense in 2017. The potential is obvious for Hodges. When the dust settles, Hodges has Pro Bowl potential."
• Yet another SB Nation blog article, this one from Acme Packing Co describes the Packers fans' interest in Hodges. They just released Jared Cook and signed Martellus Bennett though, so this might not be the fit for him afterall. I liked the back story they included on how he transitioned from QB to TE though and how his past QB experience and time reading defensive coverages in high school really added to his ability to get open and understand what his QB is looking for. I had never heard this story from him before either:
  

  Hodges went on to play tight end on the scout team all season, and got some good feedback from NFL scouts who came to watch older players on Virginia Tech's roster. "We had a lot of pro prospects on (defense) at the time," Hodges said on Friday. "I was making good plays on them and (the scouts) gave me some good feedback that it was a good position change."

• NFL.com's Chad Reuter has Hodges as the 7th TE off the board to Atlanta in the 3rd Round.
• Draft Wire for USA Today has Bucky going as the 5th TE, after the big 3 and Adam Shaheen (Ashland). But it's late in the 3rd at 88 overall to the Raiders. Am I the only one that reads "the Raiders" in Chris Berman's voice?
• Da Windy City sees him as a 2nd rounder to eventually replace the often injured Zach Miller. They do point out the negative on him, which we are well aware of: "Hodges shows the necessary power to make an impact as a run blocker at the next level, but he does do it consistently. I don't know if Hodges gets bored blocking or what it is, but he simply does not give consistent effort as a run blocker. That simply must change at the next level."
• Andy Bitter had some info on NFL team's which are showing interest in him as well:
  

  Bucky Hodges said coaches for Bengals & Jets worked him out in blocking drills today. Has meetings set up with the Browns & Saints. #Hokies— Andy Bitter (@AndyBitterVT) March 15, 2017

  - The Browns are drafting at 1, 12, 33, 52, and 65. So if they are interested they have 4 draft picks in the 1st and 2nd round, which would be good for Bucky's pocket but not sure how many will be happy to see him go to Cleveland.
  - The Saints are drafting at 11, 32, 42, 76, and 103. Most here would rather see him go to New Orleans I would imagine. Well they have 3 draft picks in the first 2 rounds to make that happen, with 2 more in the 3rd.
  - So Hokie fans might want to watch for those first 2 picks in the 2nd round for a bit of anticipation and hopefully excitement.

I think it's safe to assume that the first 3 TEs to be drafted in April will be: O.J. Howard (Ala), David Njoku (Mia), and Evan Egram (Miss). Some of the predictions even have all 3 going in the 1st Round. After that it seems to look like there's a mix of several TEs and it will be dependent upon each individual team's analysis as well as what type/style of TE they're looking for. It looks like he should be in that #4-#8 mix (essentially the 2nd Tier) with Shaheen (Ashland), Everett (S Ala), Butt (Mich), and Leggett (Clem).

If they're looking for just an ok blocker who's a big play maker that can run a good route and make some big plays downfield, especially when there's a mismatch from the defensive side of the ball, then I'm assuming that Bucky Hodges will be on their short list and around TE #4-6. Either way I don't see how he goes any later than the 3rd round, but hopefully someone sees him as a solid fit for their team and grabs (reaches for?) him in the 2nd.

What are your thoughts on where Bucky Hodges ends up?