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Zach Ertz: Everything you need to know about the Eagles' 2013 second-round draft pick

    by Matt Mullin
    Published 

Full name: Zachary Adam Ertz

Born: Nov. 10, 1990

Height/weight: 6-5/249

Position: Tight end

Twitter: @ZERTZ_86

Drafted: 2nd round, 35th overall

College: Stanford

Degree: management science and engineering

High school: Monte Vista, Danville, Calif.

Time in 40: 4.76

At Stanford: Was tied for the lead in FBS with 69 receptions as a tight end in 2012 . . . His 898 yards was tops for a tight end in FBS . . . He was a consensus All-American and an All-Pac-12 first team selection in 2012.

What the scouts say: Large, soft hands, nice job catching outside his frame . . . recognized pocket pressure and knows how to make himself open . . . Excellent speed and balance . . . Compared by some to Cowboys' Jason Witten.

Notable: His father. Douglas, played at Lehigh from 1981-84 . . . His junior season quarterback was Andrew Luck.