The season has enough sample size to draw conclusions about NFL offenses and player utilization. However, the fantasy season is barreling towards the business section of the calendar, where at least 2-3 teams in a league are looking toward 2025 already. Here are the key NFL and fantasy observations at the tight end position:
One exercise and threshold test to identify underrated and overrated tight ends is comparing players to the historical average markers for baseline usage and efficiency. Here is what this level of tight end in fantasy averages since 2010:
Top 3 Tight Ends
- 33 routes per game.
- 2.07 yards per route run.
- 24% targets per route run.
Top 10 Tight Ends
- 30 routes per game.
- 1.68 yards per route run.
- 21% targets per route run.
Route Qualifiers
- Trey McBride, 38.3.
- Kyle Pitts Sr., 33.7.
- Cade Otton, 33.2.
- Juwan Johnson, 32.3.
- Travis Kelce 32.1.
- David Njoku, 31.8.
- T.J. Hockenson 31.0.
- Jake Ferguson 30.0.
- Theo Johnson 30.0.
- Mason Taylor 30.0.
Efficiency Qualifiers
- Dalton Kincaid 2.59.
- Tyler Warren 2.25.
- Daniel Bellinger 2.25.
- Oronde Gadsden 2.20.
- Sam LaPorta 2.12.
- Tucker Kraft 2.04.
- Terrance Ferguson 2.00.
- Brock Bowers 1.94.
- Pat Freiermuth 1.83.
- AJ Barner 1.81.
Target Qualifiers
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