{"id":108,"date":"2023-05-01T13:34:43","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T17:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/pfr-blog\/?p=108"},"modified":"2025-12-15T13:32:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T17:32:42","slug":"14-best-tight-ends-in-the-nfl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/pfr-blog\/2023\/05\/14-best-tight-ends-in-the-nfl\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Tight Ends in the NFL (2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Who are the best tight ends in the NFL? Today we take a look at the best tight ends of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/2022\/\">2022<\/a>. Although receptions and touchdowns are key stats in considering NFL tight end rankings, it\u2019s important to remember that tight ends also block. Some tight ends are great blockers and highly valuable to their teams, even if they don\u2019t post gaudy numbers. NFL tight ends can also be valuable third-down targets for quarterbacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemscope=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/req\/20230307\/images\/headshots\/KelcTr00_2023.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Travis Kelce\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/K\/KelcTr00.htm\">Travis Kelce<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n    Travis Michael Kelce\n    \n  <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t<strong>Position<\/strong>: TE\n\t\t\t<strong>Throws:<\/strong>\n\t\tRight\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n<p><span>6-5<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>256lb<\/span>&nbsp;(196cm,&nbsp;116kg) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Team<\/strong>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/kan\/2023.htm\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p>\n  <strong>Born:<\/strong> \n    <span\" id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1989-10-05\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=10&amp;day=5\">October 5<\/a>,&nbsp;1989\n    \n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Westlake,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.cgi?country=USA&amp;state=OH\">OH<\/a><\/span>\n  \n<\/span\"> <span><nobr>(Age:&nbsp;33-336d)<\/nobr><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>College<\/strong>: \n  \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/cincinnati\/\">Cincinnati<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/travis-kelce-1.html?__hstc=223721476.4551ddfffd6c1abefb6c86e1eb6f2b87.1631022111749.1693939395823.1694012060067.298&amp;__hssc=223721476.2.1694012060067&amp;__hsfp=1014341945\">College Stats<\/a>)\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/approximate_value.htm\">Weighted Career AV (100-95-&#8230;)<\/a>:<\/strong> 82 (380th overall since 1960)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>High School<\/strong>: \n  \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/high_schools.cgi?id=93b94c99\">Cleveland Heights<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/high_schools.cgi?hs_state=OH\">OH<\/a>)\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Draft<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/kan\/2013_draft.htm\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> in the 3rd round (63rd overall) of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/2013\/draft.htm\">2013 NFL Draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  <p><strong>Pronunciation<\/strong>: \\<a title=\"Click for all players' pronunciations\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/friv\/pronunciation-guide.htm\">KELL-see<\/a>\\<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n  <p><strong>Instagram:<\/strong>\n    <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/killatrav\">killatrav<\/a><\/p>\n    \n\n\n<p><strong>Relatives<\/strong>: Brother&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/K\/KelcJa00.htm\">Jason&nbsp;Kelce<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"all_star\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/probowl\/\">8x Pro Bowl<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/awards\/\">4x All-Pro<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/super-bowl\/\">2x SB Champ<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/awards\/\">HOF All-2010s Team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder pfr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/uniform.cgi?team=kan&amp;number=87\" class=\"poptip default\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,50,50\" class=\"square\"> <rect x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"51\" height=\"51\" stroke=\"#ffd700\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#ffd700\"><\/rect> <rect x=\"6\" y=\"6\" width=\"39\" height=\"39\" stroke=\"#ff0000\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#ff0000\"><\/rect> <text x=\"11\" y=\"34\" fill=\"#fff\">87<\/text> <\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong>2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p>17<\/p>\n<p>144<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AV<\/strong><\/span><p>12<\/p>\n<p>100<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Rec<\/strong><\/span><p>110<\/p>\n<p>814<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Yds<\/strong><\/span><p>1338<\/p>\n<p>10344<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p2\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Y\/R<\/strong><\/span><p>12.2<\/p>\n<p>12.7<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>TD<\/strong><\/span><p>12<\/p>\n<p>69<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p2\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FantPt<\/strong><\/span><p>206.3<\/p>\n<p>1456.0<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Travis Kelce is a consummate tight end. Kelce led all NFL tight ends in receiving touchdowns in 2022 with 12. He also topped the tight end rankings in several other categories. He was the only tight end to catch over 100 passes and gain over 1,000 yards receiving. Kelce\u2019s catches often kept drives alive. Using PFR&#8217;s Stathead, we can find that Kelce caught 22 third-down passes for a first down, the fourth most of any player in the league. In total, he caught 78 passes for first downs on the season, meaning over 70 percent of his receptions went for a first down. Travis Kelce also broke 13 tackles and stood at the top of the NFL tight end rankings for receiving yards after the catch (YAC) with 648. Those 648 yards were more yards than most tight ends had for total yardage on the season. In addition to being the most accomplished receiving tight end in the NFL, Kelce also proved himself as a tremendous blocker. As a result, Travis Kelce was named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/2022\/allpro.htm\">First-Team All-Pro at tight end in 2022<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemscope=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/req\/20230307\/images\/headshots\/KittGe00_2022.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of George Kittle\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/K\/KittGe00.htm\">George Kittle<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n    George Kittle\n    \n  <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t<strong>Position<\/strong>: TE\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n<p><span>6-4<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>250lb<\/span>&nbsp;(193cm,&nbsp;113kg) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Team<\/strong>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/sfo\/2023.htm\">San Francisco 49ers<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p>\n  <strong>Born:<\/strong> \n    <span\" id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1993-10-09\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=10&amp;day=9\">October 9<\/a>,&nbsp;1993\n    \n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Madison,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.cgi?country=USA&amp;state=WI\">WI<\/a><\/span>\n  \n<\/span\"> <span><nobr>(Age:&nbsp;29-204d)<\/nobr><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>College<\/strong>: \n  \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/iowa\/\">Iowa<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/george-kittle-1.html\">College Stats<\/a>)\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/approximate_value.htm\">Weighted Career AV (100-95-&#8230;)<\/a>:<\/strong> 42 (2356th overall since 1960)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>High School<\/strong>: \n  \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/high_schools.cgi?id=93b97b43\">Norman<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/high_schools.cgi?hs_state=OK\">OK<\/a>)\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Draft<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/sfo\/2017_draft.htm\">San Francisco 49ers<\/a> in the 5th round (146th overall) of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/2017\/draft.htm\">2017 NFL Draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n  <p><strong>Instagram:<\/strong>\n    <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/gkittle46\">gkittle46<\/a><\/p>\n    \n\n\n<p><strong>Relatives<\/strong>: Cousin&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/K\/KrieHe00.htm\">Henry&nbsp;Krieger-Coble<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"all_star\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/probowl\/\">4x Pro Bowl<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/awards\/\">1x All-Pro<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/awards\/\">2018 PFWA MIP<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder pfr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/uniform.cgi?team=sfo&amp;number=85\" class=\"poptip default\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,50,50\" class=\"square\"> <rect x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"51\" height=\"51\" stroke=\"#cdbe70\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#cdbe70\"><\/rect> <rect x=\"6\" y=\"6\" width=\"39\" height=\"39\" stroke=\"#8b0000\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#8b0000\"><\/rect> <text x=\"11\" y=\"34\" fill=\"#fff\">85<\/text> <\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong>2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p>15<\/p>\n<p>82<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AV<\/strong><\/span><p>8<\/p>\n<p>46<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Rec<\/strong><\/span><p>60<\/p>\n<p>395<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Yds<\/strong><\/span><p>765<\/p>\n<p>5254<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p2\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Y\/R<\/strong><\/span><p>12.8<\/p>\n<p>13.3<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>TD<\/strong><\/span><p>11<\/p>\n<p>31<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p2\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FantPt<\/strong><\/span><p>140.5<\/p>\n<p>716.3<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although Kittle missed the first two games of 2022, he was still one of the best TEs in football. George Kittle scored a touchdown on almost 20% of his receptions in 2022. His 11 receiving touchdowns were second only to Travis Kelce for NFL tight ends. His 12.8 yards per reception was higher than even Kelce\u2019s. Kittle was named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/2022\/allpro.htm\">Second-Team All-Pro in 2022<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemscope=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/req\/20230307\/images\/headshots\/GoedDa00_2022.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Dallas Goedert\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/G\/GoedDa00.htm\">Dallas Goedert<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n    Dallas Christopher Goedert\n    \n  <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t<strong>Position<\/strong>: TE\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n<p><span>6-5<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>256lb<\/span>&nbsp;(196cm,&nbsp;116kg) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Team<\/strong>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/phi\/2023.htm\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p>\n  <strong>Born:<\/strong> \n    <span\" id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1995-01-03\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=1&amp;day=3\">January 3<\/a>,&nbsp;1995\n    \n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Britton,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.cgi?country=USA&amp;state=SD\">SD<\/a><\/span>\n  \n<\/span\"> <span><nobr>(Age:&nbsp;28-118d)<\/nobr><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>College<\/strong>: \n  \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/sodakotast\/\">South Dakota St.<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/approximate_value.htm\">Weighted Career AV (100-95-&#8230;)<\/a>:<\/strong> 25 (4534th overall since 1960)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>High School<\/strong>: \n  \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/high_schools.cgi?id=4d6e82ec\">Britton-Hecla<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/high_schools.cgi?hs_state=SD\">SD<\/a>)\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Draft<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/phi\/2018_draft.htm\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> in the 2nd round (49th overall) of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/2018\/draft.htm\">2018 NFL Draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  <p><strong>Pronunciation<\/strong>: \\<a title=\"Click for all players' pronunciations\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/friv\/pronunciation-guide.htm\">GOD-ert<\/a>\\<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n<p><\/p>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder pfr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/uniform.cgi?team=phi&amp;number=88\" class=\"poptip default\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,50,50\" class=\"square\"> <rect x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"51\" height=\"51\" stroke=\"#000000\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#000000\"><\/rect> <rect x=\"6\" y=\"6\" width=\"39\" height=\"39\" stroke=\"#006400\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#006400\"><\/rect> <text x=\"11\" y=\"34\" fill=\"#fff\">88<\/text> <\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong>2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p>12<\/p>\n<p>69<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AV<\/strong><\/span><p>7<\/p>\n<p>27<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Rec<\/strong><\/span><p>55<\/p>\n<p>248<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Yds<\/strong><\/span><p>702<\/p>\n<p>2997<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p2\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Y\/R<\/strong><\/span><p>12.8<\/p>\n<p>12.1<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>TD<\/strong><\/span><p>3<\/p>\n<p>19<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p2\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FantPt<\/strong><\/span><p>86.2<\/p>\n<p>409.7<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dallas Goedert provided a highly dependable target for Philadelphia Eagles quarterbacks in 2022. His 1.4 drop percentage was the lowest of all NFL tight ends with more than 30 receptions. Goedert tied with Kittle in yards per reception with 12.8, which was the highest for tight ends with more than 40 catches. He may not be the one who has the most touchdowns for NFL tight ends, but he is among the best NFL tight ends. In 2022, Goedert was the only one of the NFL\u2019s starting tight ends to average over 10 yards per target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemscope=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/req\/20230307\/images\/headshots\/HockTJ00_2022_fix.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of T.J. Hockenson\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HockTJ00.htm\">T.J. Hockenson<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n    T.J. Hockenson\n    \n  <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t<strong>Position<\/strong>: TE\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n<p><span>6-5<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>248lb<\/span>&nbsp;(196cm,&nbsp;112kg) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Team<\/strong>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/min\/2023.htm\">Minnesota Vikings<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p>\n  <strong>Born:<\/strong> \n    <span\" id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1997-07-03\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=7&amp;day=3\">July 3<\/a>,&nbsp;1997\n    \n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Chariton,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.cgi?country=USA&amp;state=IA\">IA<\/a><\/span>\n  \n<\/span\"> <span><nobr>(Age:&nbsp;25-302d)<\/nobr><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>College<\/strong>: \n  \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/iowa\/\">Iowa<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/tj-hockenson-1.html\">College Stats<\/a>)\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/approximate_value.htm\">Weighted Career AV (100-95-&#8230;)<\/a>:<\/strong> 21 (5285th overall since 1960)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>High School<\/strong>: \n  \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/high_schools.cgi?id=35c36a8d\">Chariton<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/high_schools.cgi?hs_state=IA\">IA<\/a>)\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Draft<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/det\/2019_draft.htm\">Detroit Lions<\/a> in the 1st round (8th overall) of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/2019\/draft.htm\">2019 NFL Draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n<p><\/p>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"all_star\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/probowl\/\">2x Pro Bowl<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder pfr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/uniform.cgi?team=det&amp;number=88\" class=\"poptip\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,50,50\" class=\"square\"> <rect x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"51\" height=\"51\" stroke=\"#c0c0c0\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#c0c0c0\"><\/rect> <rect x=\"6\" y=\"6\" width=\"39\" height=\"39\" stroke=\"#009acd\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#009acd\"><\/rect> <text x=\"11\" y=\"34\" fill=\"#fff\">88<\/text> <\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/uniform.cgi?team=min&amp;number=87\" class=\"poptip default\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,50,50\" class=\"square\"> <rect x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"51\" height=\"51\" stroke=\"#ffd700\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#ffd700\"><\/rect> <rect x=\"6\" y=\"6\" width=\"39\" height=\"39\" stroke=\"#800080\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#800080\"><\/rect> <text x=\"11\" y=\"34\" fill=\"#fff\">87<\/text> <\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+1<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong>2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p>17<\/p>\n<p>57<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AV<\/strong><\/span><p>8<\/p>\n<p>22<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Rec<\/strong><\/span><p>86<\/p>\n<p>246<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Yds<\/strong><\/span><p>914<\/p>\n<p>2587<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p2\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Y\/R<\/strong><\/span><p>10.6<\/p>\n<p>10.5<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>TD<\/strong><\/span><p>6<\/p>\n<p>18<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p2\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FantPt<\/strong><\/span><p>129.4<\/p>\n<p>370.7<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">T.J. Hockenson played for two teams in 2022, the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings. The Lions traded him before the 2022 NFL trade deadline. Hockenson racked up over 900 yards receiving over the course of the season. That total was the second-most receiving yards for NFL tight ends. Hockenson also reeled in six touchdowns. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/2019\/draft.htm\">former first-round draft pick<\/a> from Iowa ranked high in tackles broken and YAC among tight ends as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemscope=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/req\/20230307\/images\/headshots\/KnoxDa00_2022.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Dawson Knox\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/K\/KnoxDa00.htm\">Dawson Knox<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n    Dawson Alan Knox\n    \n  <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t<strong>Position<\/strong>: TE\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n<p><span>6-4<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>254lb<\/span>&nbsp;(193cm,&nbsp;115kg) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Team<\/strong>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/buf\/2023.htm\">Buffalo Bills<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p>\n  <strong>Born:<\/strong> \n    <span\" id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1996-11-14\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=11&amp;day=14\">November 14<\/a>,&nbsp;1996\n    \n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Brentwood,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.cgi?country=USA&amp;state=TN\">TN<\/a><\/span>\n  \n<\/span\"> <span><nobr>(Age:&nbsp;26-168d)<\/nobr><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>College<\/strong>: \n  \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/mississippi\/\">Mississippi<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/dawson-knox-1.html\">College Stats<\/a>)\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/approximate_value.htm\">Weighted Career AV (100-95-&#8230;)<\/a>:<\/strong> 16 (6428th overall since 1960)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>High School<\/strong>: \n  \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/high_schools.cgi?id=93b862d1\">Brentwood Academy<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/high_schools.cgi?hs_state=TN\">TN<\/a>)\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Draft<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/buf\/2019_draft.htm\">Buffalo Bills<\/a> in the 3rd round (96th overall) of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/2019\/draft.htm\">2019 NFL Draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n<p><\/p>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"all_star\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/probowl\/\">1x Pro Bowl<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder pfr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/uniform.cgi?team=buf&amp;number=88\" class=\"poptip default\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,50,50\" class=\"square\"> <rect x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"51\" height=\"51\" stroke=\"#ff0000\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#ff0000\"><\/rect> <rect x=\"6\" y=\"6\" width=\"39\" height=\"39\" stroke=\"#000080\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#000080\"><\/rect> <text x=\"11\" y=\"34\" fill=\"#fff\">88<\/text> <\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong>2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p>15<\/p>\n<p>57<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AV<\/strong><\/span><p>5<\/p>\n<p>17<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Rec<\/strong><\/span><p>48<\/p>\n<p>149<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Yds<\/strong><\/span><p>517<\/p>\n<p>1780<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p2\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Y\/R<\/strong><\/span><p>10.8<\/p>\n<p>11.9<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>TD<\/strong><\/span><p>6<\/p>\n<p>20<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p2\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FantPt<\/strong><\/span><p>87.7<\/p>\n<p>297.3<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dawson Knox is recognized as one of the top NFL tight ends. In 2022, he caught 48 passes for 517 yards and scored six touchdowns. Such numbers helped Knox gain his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/2022\/probowl.htm\">first Pro Bowl selection<\/a>. Knox\u2019s catch percentage was 73.8, well above average in NFL tight end rankings. Over half of Knox\u2019s catches resulted in a first down. The 2022 NFL season was the second straight in which Knox did not fumble.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemscope=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/req\/20230307\/images\/headshots\/AndrMa00_2022.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Mark Andrews\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/A\/AndrMa00.htm\">Mark Andrews<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n    Mark Andrews\n    \n  <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t<strong>Position<\/strong>: TE\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n<p><span>6-5<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>256lb<\/span>&nbsp;(196cm,&nbsp;116kg) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Team<\/strong>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/rav\/2023.htm\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p>\n  <strong>Born:<\/strong> \n    <span\" id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1995-09-06\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=9&amp;day=6\">September 6<\/a>,&nbsp;1995\n    \n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Scottsdale,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.cgi?country=USA&amp;state=AZ\">AZ<\/a><\/span>\n  \n<\/span\"> <span><nobr>(Age:&nbsp;27-237d)<\/nobr><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>College<\/strong>: \n  \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/oklahoma\/\">Oklahoma<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/mark-andrews-1.html\">College Stats<\/a>)\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/approximate_value.htm\">Weighted Career AV (100-95-&#8230;)<\/a>:<\/strong> 39 (2656th overall since 1960)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>High School<\/strong>: \n  \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/high_schools.cgi?id=93befa92\">Desert Mountain<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/high_schools.cgi?hs_state=AZ\">AZ<\/a>)\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Draft<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/rav\/2018_draft.htm\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a> in the 3rd round (86th overall) of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/2018\/draft.htm\">2018 NFL Draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n  <p><strong>Instagram:<\/strong>\n    <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/mandrews_81\">mandrews_81<\/a><\/p>\n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"all_star\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/probowl\/\">3x Pro Bowl<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/awards\/\">1x All-Pro<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder pfr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/uniform.cgi?team=rav&amp;number=89\" class=\"poptip default\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,50,50\" class=\"square\"> <rect x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"51\" height=\"51\" stroke=\"#800080\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#800080\"><\/rect> <rect x=\"6\" y=\"6\" width=\"39\" height=\"39\" stroke=\"#000000\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#000000\"><\/rect> <text x=\"11\" y=\"34\" fill=\"#fff\">89<\/text> <\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong>2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p>15<\/p>\n<p>77<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AV<\/strong><\/span><p>8<\/p>\n<p>42<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Rec<\/strong><\/span><p>73<\/p>\n<p>336<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Yds<\/strong><\/span><p>847<\/p>\n<p>4313<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p2\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Y\/R<\/strong><\/span><p>11.6<\/p>\n<p>12.8<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>TD<\/strong><\/span><p>5<\/p>\n<p>34<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p2\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FantPt<\/strong><\/span><p>117.5<\/p>\n<p>640.1<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pro Football Reference gave Mark Andrews an 8 AV rating for the 2022 NFL season, which tied him for second among tight ends. Despite missing two games, Andrews had a banner season, securing 73 catches for 847 yards. That placed him third among tight ends in both categories, making him one of the top NFL tight ends. Andrews made the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/2022\/probowl.htm\">Pro Bowl<\/a> for the second consecutive year in 2022. A consistent performer, Mark Andrews has made the Pro Bowl in three of the past four seasons. His 48 first downs ranked second best for NFL tight ends in 2022, and his average depth of target (ADOT) of 9.7 yards ranked first in NFL tight end rankings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemscope=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/req\/20230307\/images\/headshots\/FreiPa00_2021.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Pat Freiermuth\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/F\/FreiPa00.htm\">Pat Freiermuth<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n    Patrick John Freiermuth\n    \n  <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t<strong>Position<\/strong>: TE\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n<p><span>6-5<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>258lb<\/span>&nbsp;(196cm,&nbsp;117kg) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Team<\/strong>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/pit\/2023.htm\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p>\n  <strong>Born:<\/strong> \n    <span\" id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1998-10-25\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=10&amp;day=25\">October 25<\/a>,&nbsp;1998\n    \n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Newburyport,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.cgi?country=USA&amp;state=MA\">MA<\/a><\/span>\n  \n<\/span\"> <span><nobr>(Age:&nbsp;24-188d)<\/nobr><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>College<\/strong>: \n  \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/pennst\/\">Penn St.<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/pat-freiermuth-1.html\">College Stats<\/a>)\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/approximate_value.htm\">Weighted Career AV (100-95-&#8230;)<\/a>:<\/strong> 10 (8226th overall since 1960)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>High School<\/strong>: \n  \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/high_schools.cgi?id=739208df\">Brooks School<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/high_schools.cgi?hs_state=MA\">MA<\/a>)\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Draft<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/pit\/2021_draft.htm\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> in the 2nd round (55th overall) of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/2021\/draft.htm\">2021 NFL Draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n<p><\/p>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder pfr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/uniform.cgi?team=pit&amp;number=88\" class=\"poptip default\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,50,50\" class=\"square\"> <rect x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"51\" height=\"51\" stroke=\"#ffd700\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#ffd700\"><\/rect> <rect x=\"6\" y=\"6\" width=\"39\" height=\"39\" stroke=\"#000000\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#000000\"><\/rect> <text x=\"11\" y=\"34\" fill=\"#fff\">88<\/text> <\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong>2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p>16<\/p>\n<p>32<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AV<\/strong><\/span><p>6<\/p>\n<p>10<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Rec<\/strong><\/span><p>63<\/p>\n<p>123<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Yds<\/strong><\/span><p>732<\/p>\n<p>1229<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p2\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Y\/R<\/strong><\/span><p>11.6<\/p>\n<p>10.0<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>TD<\/strong><\/span><p>2<\/p>\n<p>9<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p2\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FantPt<\/strong><\/span><p>85.2<\/p>\n<p>176.9<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pat Freiermuth proved quite a bit in his second NFL season in 2022. The Penn State product caught 63 passes, 37 of which went for first downs. He finished in the top 10 for NFL tight ends in yards after catch (YAC), and his ADOT of 8.3 placed him in the top three in that category. Friermuth\u2019s six broken tackles put him in the top five of NFL TEs for that stat.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemscope=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/req\/20230307\/images\/headshots\/EngrEv00_2022.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Evan Engram\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/E\/EngrEv00.htm\">Evan Engram<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n    Evan Michael Engram\n    \n  <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t<strong>Position<\/strong>: TE\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n<p><span>6-3<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>240lb<\/span>&nbsp;(190cm,&nbsp;108kg) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Team<\/strong>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/jax\/2023.htm\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p>\n  <strong>Born:<\/strong> \n    <span\" id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1994-09-02\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=9&amp;day=2\">September 2<\/a>,&nbsp;1994\n    \n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Powder Springs,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.cgi?country=USA&amp;state=GA\">GA<\/a><\/span>\n  \n<\/span\"> <span><nobr>(Age:&nbsp;28-241d)<\/nobr><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>College<\/strong>: \n  \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/mississippi\/\">Mississippi<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/evan-engram-1.html\">College Stats<\/a>)\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/approximate_value.htm\">Weighted Career AV (100-95-&#8230;)<\/a>:<\/strong> 26 (4383rd overall since 1960)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>High School<\/strong>: \n  \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/high_schools.cgi?id=9241fd7c\">Hillgrove<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/high_schools.cgi?hs_state=GA\">GA<\/a>)\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Draft<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/nyg\/2017_draft.htm\">New York Giants<\/a> in the 1st round (23rd overall) of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/2017\/draft.htm\">2017 NFL Draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n<p><\/p>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"all_star\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/probowl\/\">1x Pro Bowl<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder pfr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/uniform.cgi?team=nyg&amp;number=88\" class=\"poptip\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,50,50\" class=\"square\"> <rect x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"51\" height=\"51\" stroke=\"#ff0000\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#ff0000\"><\/rect> <rect x=\"6\" y=\"6\" width=\"39\" height=\"39\" stroke=\"#00008b\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#00008b\"><\/rect> <text x=\"11\" y=\"34\" fill=\"#fff\">88<\/text> <\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/uniform.cgi?team=jax&amp;number=17\" class=\"poptip default\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,50,50\" class=\"square\"> <rect x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"51\" height=\"51\" stroke=\"#000000\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#000000\"><\/rect> <rect x=\"6\" y=\"6\" width=\"39\" height=\"39\" stroke=\"#008080\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#008080\"><\/rect> <text x=\"11\" y=\"34\" fill=\"#fff\">17<\/text> <\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+1<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong>2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p>17<\/p>\n<p>82<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AV<\/strong><\/span><p>7<\/p>\n<p>29<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Rec<\/strong><\/span><p>73<\/p>\n<p>335<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Yds<\/strong><\/span><p>766<\/p>\n<p>3594<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p2\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Y\/R<\/strong><\/span><p>10.5<\/p>\n<p>10.7<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>TD<\/strong><\/span><p>4<\/p>\n<p>20<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p2\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FantPt<\/strong><\/span><p>103.9<\/p>\n<p>494.7<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The former New York Giants tight end enjoyed a productive season in 2022, his first with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Evan Engram\u2019s 73 receptions tied him with Mark Andrews for third most by NFL tight ends. Engram shined after the catch as well, cranking out 465 YAC, second best in the NFL tight end rankings. He set a personal career high for receptions but didn\u2019t fumble a single time. His 766 reception yards during the 2022 NFL season also were a personal best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemscope=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/req\/20230307\/images\/headshots\/KmetCo00_2022.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Cole Kmet\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/K\/KmetCo00.htm\">Cole Kmet<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n    Cole Kmet\n    \n  <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t<strong>Position<\/strong>: TE\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n<p><span>6-6<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>260lb<\/span>&nbsp;(198cm,&nbsp;117kg) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Team<\/strong>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/chi\/2023.htm\">Chicago Bears<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p>\n  <strong>Born:<\/strong> \n    <span\" id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1999-03-10\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=3&amp;day=10\">March 10<\/a>,&nbsp;1999\n    \n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Lake Barrington,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.cgi?country=USA&amp;state=IL\">IL<\/a><\/span>\n  \n<\/span\"> <span><nobr>(Age:&nbsp;24-052d)<\/nobr><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>College<\/strong>: \n  \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/notredame\/\">Notre Dame<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/cole-kmet-1.html\">College Stats<\/a>)\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/approximate_value.htm\">Weighted Career AV (100-95-&#8230;)<\/a>:<\/strong> 14 (6931st overall since 1960)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>High School<\/strong>: \n  \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/high_schools.cgi?id=93b90b6b\">St. Viator<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/high_schools.cgi?hs_state=IL\">IL<\/a>)\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Draft<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/chi\/2020_draft.htm\">Chicago Bears<\/a> in the 2nd round (43rd overall) of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/2020\/draft.htm\">2020 NFL Draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n<p><\/p>\n\n    \n\n\n<p><strong>Relatives<\/strong>: Uncle&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/Z\/ZgonJe20.htm\">Jeff&nbsp;Zgonina<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder pfr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/uniform.cgi?team=chi&amp;number=85\" class=\"poptip default\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,50,50\" class=\"square\"> <rect x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"51\" height=\"51\" stroke=\"#ff4500\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#ff4500\"><\/rect> <rect x=\"6\" y=\"6\" width=\"39\" height=\"39\" stroke=\"#000080\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#000080\"><\/rect> <text x=\"11\" y=\"34\" fill=\"#fff\">85<\/text> <\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong>2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p>17<\/p>\n<p>50<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AV<\/strong><\/span><p>7<\/p>\n<p>14<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Rec<\/strong><\/span><p>50<\/p>\n<p>138<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Yds<\/strong><\/span><p>544<\/p>\n<p>1399<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p2\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Y\/R<\/strong><\/span><p>10.9<\/p>\n<p>10.1<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>TD<\/strong><\/span><p>7<\/p>\n<p>9<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p2\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FantPt<\/strong><\/span><p>97.3<\/p>\n<p>192.5<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cole Kmet caught seven touchdown passes in 2022. That was third best for NFL tight ends. It was the highest total on his team, the Chicago Bears, and he caught over 35 percent of the Bears touchdown passes. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/chi\/2022.htm\">He also led the Bears in receptions and receiving yards<\/a>. An established performer in just his second NFL season, Kmet earned an AV of 7, good enough to tie for fourth in that category among tight ends.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemscope=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/req\/20230307\/images\/headshots\/GesiMi00_2022.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Mike Gesicki\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/G\/GesiMi00.htm\">Mike Gesicki<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n    Michael Williams Gesicki\n    \n  <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t<strong>Position<\/strong>: TE\n\t\t\t<strong>Throws:<\/strong>\n\t\tRight\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n<p><span>6-6<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>247lb<\/span>&nbsp;(198cm,&nbsp;112kg) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Team<\/strong>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/nwe\/2023.htm\">New England Patriots<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p>\n  <strong>Born:<\/strong> \n    <span\" id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1995-10-03\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=10&amp;day=3\">October 3<\/a>,&nbsp;1995\n    \n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Lakewood,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.cgi?country=USA&amp;state=NJ\">NJ<\/a><\/span>\n  \n<\/span\"> <span><nobr>(Age:&nbsp;27-210d)<\/nobr><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>College<\/strong>: \n  \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/pennst\/\">Penn St.<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/mike-gesicki-1.html\">College Stats<\/a>)\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/approximate_value.htm\">Weighted Career AV (100-95-&#8230;)<\/a>:<\/strong> 19 (5700th overall since 1960)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>High School<\/strong>: \n  \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/high_schools.cgi?id=93bcc982\">Southern Regional<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/high_schools.cgi?hs_state=NJ\">NJ<\/a>)\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Draft<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/mia\/2018_draft.htm\">Miami Dolphins<\/a> in the 2nd round (42nd overall) of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/2018\/draft.htm\">2018 NFL Draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  <p><strong>Pronunciation<\/strong>: \\<a title=\"Click for all players' pronunciations\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/friv\/pronunciation-guide.htm\">guh-SICK-ee<\/a>\\<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n<p><\/p>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder pfr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/uniform.cgi?team=mia&amp;number=86\" class=\"poptip\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,50,50\" class=\"square\"> <rect x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"51\" height=\"51\" stroke=\"#ffa500\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#ffa500\"><\/rect> <rect x=\"6\" y=\"6\" width=\"39\" height=\"39\" stroke=\"#00ced1\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#00ced1\"><\/rect> <text x=\"11\" y=\"34\" fill=\"#fff\">86<\/text> <\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/uniform.cgi?team=mia&amp;number=88\" class=\"poptip default\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,50,50\" class=\"square\"> <rect x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"51\" height=\"51\" stroke=\"#ffa500\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#ffa500\"><\/rect> <rect x=\"6\" y=\"6\" width=\"39\" height=\"39\" stroke=\"#00ced1\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#00ced1\"><\/rect> <text x=\"11\" y=\"34\" fill=\"#fff\">88<\/text> <\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+1<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong>2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p>17<\/p>\n<p>81<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AV<\/strong><\/span><p>3<\/p>\n<p>21<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Rec<\/strong><\/span><p>32<\/p>\n<p>231<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Yds<\/strong><\/span><p>362<\/p>\n<p>2617<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p2\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Y\/R<\/strong><\/span><p>11.3<\/p>\n<p>11.3<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>TD<\/strong><\/span><p>5<\/p>\n<p>18<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p2\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FantPt<\/strong><\/span><p>66.2<\/p>\n<p>367.7<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gesicki\u2019s five touchdown receptions in 2022 placed him among the best TEs in NFL football. He had an ADOT of 9.4, placing him high in that category as well. Gesicki isn\u2019t a superstar tight end and has yet to make a Pro Bowl roster, but his ability to find the end zone lands him on this list of the NFL\u2019s best tight ends.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemscope=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/req\/20230307\/images\/headshots\/NjokDa00_2022.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of David Njoku\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/N\/NjokDa00.htm\">David Njoku<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n  \n  \n\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n    David Njoku\n    &nbsp;(<span>Chief<\/span>)\n  <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t<strong>Position<\/strong>: TE\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n<p><span>6-4<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>246lb<\/span>&nbsp;(193cm,&nbsp;111kg) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Team<\/strong>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/cle\/2023.htm\">Cleveland Browns<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p>\n  <strong>Born:<\/strong> \n    <span\" id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1996-07-10\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=7&amp;day=10\">July 10<\/a>,&nbsp;1996\n    \n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Cedar Grove,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.cgi?country=USA&amp;state=NJ\">NJ<\/a><\/span>\n  \n<\/span\"> <span><nobr>(Age:&nbsp;26-295d)<\/nobr><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>College<\/strong>: \n  \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/miami(fl)\/\">Miami (FL)<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/david-njoku-1.html\">College Stats<\/a>)\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/approximate_value.htm\">Weighted Career AV (100-95-&#8230;)<\/a>:<\/strong> 18 (5929th overall since 1960)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>High School<\/strong>: \n  \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/high_schools.cgi?id=be0613c8\">Cedar Grove<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/high_schools.cgi?hs_state=NJ\">NJ<\/a>)\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Draft<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/cle\/2017_draft.htm\">Cleveland Browns<\/a> in the 1st round (29th overall) of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/2017\/draft.htm\">2017 NFL Draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  <p><strong>Pronunciation<\/strong>: \\<a title=\"Click for all players' pronunciations\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/friv\/pronunciation-guide.htm\">n-JOE-koo<\/a>\\<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n<p><\/p>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder pfr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/uniform.cgi?team=cle&amp;number=85\" class=\"poptip default\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,50,50\" class=\"square\"> <rect x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"51\" height=\"51\" stroke=\"#ff4500\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#ff4500\"><\/rect> <rect x=\"6\" y=\"6\" width=\"39\" height=\"39\" stroke=\"#8b4513\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#8b4513\"><\/rect> <text x=\"11\" y=\"34\" fill=\"#fff\">85<\/text> <\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong>2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p>14<\/p>\n<p>79<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AV<\/strong><\/span><p>6<\/p>\n<p>19<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Rec<\/strong><\/span><p>58<\/p>\n<p>206<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Yds<\/strong><\/span><p>628<\/p>\n<p>2382<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p2\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Y\/R<\/strong><\/span><p>10.8<\/p>\n<p>11.6<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>TD<\/strong><\/span><p>4<\/p>\n<p>19<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p2\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FantPt<\/strong><\/span><p>84.0<\/p>\n<p>349.6<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">David Njoku was one of the best tight ends of 2022, and his stats proved it. He placed in the top 10 of NFL tight ends in many categories, including receptions, reception yards, first downs, lowest drop percentage, and AV. Njoku posted those numbers despite being inactive for three games. He also added four touchdown receptions to his resume for the season. His 58 catches in 2022 were a career high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemscope=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/req\/20230307\/images\/headshots\/AkinJo00_2022.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Jordan Akins\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/A\/AkinJo00.htm\">Jordan Akins<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n    Jordan Akins\n    \n  <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t<strong>Position<\/strong>: TE\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n<p><span>6-4<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>243lb<\/span>&nbsp;(193cm,&nbsp;110kg) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Team<\/strong>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/cle\/2023.htm\">Cleveland Browns<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p>\n  <strong>Born:<\/strong> \n    <span\" id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1992-04-19\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=4&amp;day=19\">April 19<\/a>,&nbsp;1992\n    \n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Locust Grove,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.cgi?country=USA&amp;state=GA\">GA<\/a><\/span>\n  \n<\/span\"> <span><nobr>(Age:&nbsp;31-012d)<\/nobr><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>College<\/strong>: \n  \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/centralflorida\/\">Central Florida<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/jordan-akins-1.html\">College Stats<\/a>)\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/approximate_value.htm\">Weighted Career AV (100-95-&#8230;)<\/a>:<\/strong> 14 (6931st overall since 1960)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>High School<\/strong>: \n  \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/high_schools.cgi?id=4d6e67da\">Strong Rock Christian<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/high_schools.cgi?hs_state=GA\">GA<\/a>), \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/high_schools.cgi?id=75a0ffb1\">Union Grove<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/high_schools.cgi?hs_state=GA\">GA<\/a>)\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Draft<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/htx\/2018_draft.htm\">Houston Texans<\/a> in the 3rd round (98th overall) of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/2018\/draft.htm\">2018 NFL Draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n<p><\/p>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder pfr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/uniform.cgi?team=htx&amp;number=88\" class=\"poptip\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,50,50\" class=\"square\"> <rect x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"51\" height=\"51\" stroke=\"#ff0000\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#ff0000\"><\/rect> <rect x=\"6\" y=\"6\" width=\"39\" height=\"39\" stroke=\"#000080\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#000080\"><\/rect> <text x=\"11\" y=\"34\" fill=\"#fff\">88<\/text> <\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/uniform.cgi?team=nyg&amp;number=88\" class=\"poptip default\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,50,50\" class=\"square\"> <rect x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"51\" height=\"51\" stroke=\"#ff0000\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#ff0000\"><\/rect> <rect x=\"6\" y=\"6\" width=\"39\" height=\"39\" stroke=\"#00008b\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#00008b\"><\/rect> <text x=\"11\" y=\"34\" fill=\"#fff\">88<\/text> <\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+1<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong>2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p>15<\/p>\n<p>73<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AV<\/strong><\/span><p>4<\/p>\n<p>15<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Rec<\/strong><\/span><p>37<\/p>\n<p>151<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Yds<\/strong><\/span><p>495<\/p>\n<p>1755<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p2\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Y\/R<\/strong><\/span><p>13.4<\/p>\n<p>11.6<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>TD<\/strong><\/span><p>5<\/p>\n<p>8<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p2\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FantPt<\/strong><\/span><p>79.5<\/p>\n<p>220.2<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jordan Akins\u2019 13.4 yards per reception ranked first in tight end rankings for the 2022 NFL season, for tight ends with a minimum of 35 catches on the year. Akins also scored five touchdowns. Akins totaled 495 yards on the season, but his average yards per target sparkled at over 9 YPT.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemscope=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/req\/20230307\/images\/headshots\/HigbTy00_2022.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Tyler Higbee\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HigbTy00.htm\">Tyler Higbee<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n    Tyler Higbee\n    \n  <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t<strong>Position<\/strong>: TE\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n<p><span>6-6<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>255lb<\/span>&nbsp;(198cm,&nbsp;115kg) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Team<\/strong>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/ram\/2023.htm\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p>\n  <strong>Born:<\/strong> \n    <span\" id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1993-01-01\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=1&amp;day=1\">January 1<\/a>,&nbsp;1993\n    \n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Atlanta,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.cgi?country=USA&amp;state=GA\">GA<\/a><\/span>\n  \n<\/span\"> <span><nobr>(Age:&nbsp;30-120d)<\/nobr><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>College<\/strong>: \n  \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/westkentucky\/\">Western Kentucky<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/tyler-higbee-1.html\">College Stats<\/a>)\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/approximate_value.htm\">Weighted Career AV (100-95-&#8230;)<\/a>:<\/strong> 25 (4534th overall since 1960)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>High School<\/strong>: \n  \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/high_schools.cgi?id=2d970928\">East Lake<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/high_schools.cgi?hs_state=FL\">FL<\/a>)\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Draft<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/ram\/2016_draft.htm\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a> in the 4th round (110th overall) of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/2016\/draft.htm\">2016 NFL Draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  <p><strong>Twitter:<\/strong>\n    <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ty_Higs19\">@Ty_Higs19<\/a>\n  \n\n<\/p>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/super-bowl\/\">1x SB Champ<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder pfr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/uniform.cgi?team=ram&amp;number=89\" class=\"poptip\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,50,50\" class=\"square\"> <rect x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"51\" height=\"51\" stroke=\"#cdbe70\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#cdbe70\"><\/rect> <rect x=\"6\" y=\"6\" width=\"39\" height=\"39\" stroke=\"#000080\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#000080\"><\/rect> <text x=\"11\" y=\"34\" fill=\"#fff\">89<\/text> <\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/uniform.cgi?team=ram&amp;number=89\" class=\"poptip\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,50,50\" class=\"square\"> <rect x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"51\" height=\"51\" stroke=\"#000080\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#000080\"><\/rect> <rect x=\"6\" y=\"6\" width=\"39\" height=\"39\" stroke=\"#ffffff\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#ffffff\"><\/rect> <text x=\"11\" y=\"34\" fill=\"#000080\">89<\/text> <\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/uniform.cgi?team=ram&amp;number=89\" class=\"poptip default\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,50,50\" class=\"square\"> <rect x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"51\" height=\"51\" stroke=\"#ffd700\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#ffd700\"><\/rect> <rect x=\"6\" y=\"6\" width=\"39\" height=\"39\" stroke=\"#0000ff\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#0000ff\"><\/rect> <text x=\"11\" y=\"34\" fill=\"#fff\">89<\/text> <\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+2<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong>2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p>17<\/p>\n<p>110<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AV<\/strong><\/span><p>6<\/p>\n<p>28<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Rec<\/strong><\/span><p>72<\/p>\n<p>306<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Yds<\/strong><\/span><p>620<\/p>\n<p>3107<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p2\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Y\/R<\/strong><\/span><p>8.6<\/p>\n<p>10.2<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>TD<\/strong><\/span><p>3<\/p>\n<p>20<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p2\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FantPt<\/strong><\/span><p>80.0<\/p>\n<p>432.8<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tyler Higbee was one of the NFL\u2019s top tight ends in receptions for the 2022 season. He hauled in 72 catches, one of only five NFL tight ends to grab more than 70 passes on the year. His 620 yards placed him in the top 10 of NFL tight ends for that statistic. Higbee\u2019s 32 first downs also landed him in the top 10 in that important metric as well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemscope=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/req\/20230307\/images\/headshots\/SchuDa00_2022.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Dalton Schultz\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/SchuDa00.htm\">Dalton Schultz<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n    Dalton Chase Schultz\n    \n  <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t<strong>Position<\/strong>: TE\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n<p><span>6-5<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>244lb<\/span>&nbsp;(196cm,&nbsp;110kg) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Team<\/strong>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/htx\/2023.htm\">Houston Texans<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p>\n  <strong>Born:<\/strong> \n    <span\" id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1996-07-11\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.cgi?month=7&amp;day=11\">July 11<\/a>,&nbsp;1996\n    \n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Sandy,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.cgi?country=USA&amp;state=UT\">UT<\/a><\/span>\n  \n<\/span\"> <span><nobr>(Age:&nbsp;26-294d)<\/nobr><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>College<\/strong>: \n  \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/stanford\/\">Stanford<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/dalton-schultz-1.html\">College Stats<\/a>)\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/approximate_value.htm\">Weighted Career AV (100-95-&#8230;)<\/a>:<\/strong> 18 (5929th overall since 1960)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>High School<\/strong>: \n  \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/high_schools.cgi?id=93bb4ec4\">Bingham<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/schools\/high_schools.cgi?hs_state=UT\">UT<\/a>)\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Draft<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/dal\/2018_draft.htm\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a> in the 4th round (137th overall) of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/2018\/draft.htm\">2018 NFL Draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n<p><\/p>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder pfr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/uniform.cgi?team=dal&amp;number=86\" class=\"poptip default\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,50,50\" class=\"square\"> <rect x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"51\" height=\"51\" stroke=\"#c0c0c0\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#c0c0c0\"><\/rect> <rect x=\"6\" y=\"6\" width=\"39\" height=\"39\" stroke=\"#000080\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#000080\"><\/rect> <text x=\"11\" y=\"34\" fill=\"#fff\">86<\/text> <\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong>2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p>15<\/p>\n<p>75<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AV<\/strong><\/span><p>6<\/p>\n<p>19<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Rec<\/strong><\/span><p>57<\/p>\n<p>211<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Yds<\/strong><\/span><p>577<\/p>\n<p>2122<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p2\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>Y\/R<\/strong><\/span><p>10.1<\/p>\n<p>10.1<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>TD<\/strong><\/span><p>5<\/p>\n<p>17<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"p2\">\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FantPt<\/strong><\/span><p>85.7<\/p>\n<p>312.2<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schultz placed in the top 10 of NFL tight ends in multiple categories in 2022, despite not playing in the last two games of the season. He gained 577 yards receiving for the Dallas Cowboys, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/dal\/2022.htm\">second highest on a team ranked third in the NFL in total offense<\/a>. He also scored five touchdowns, and his 57 receptions narrowly missed the top 10 for tight ends by a single catch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1682962188380\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Who were the best tight ends in the NFL during the 2022 season?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">A few of the best NFL tight ends right now include Travis Kelce, George Kittle, T.J. Hockenson, and Dallas Goedert.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1682962205893\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Who were the top 10 NFL tight ends during the 2022 season?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Although it is impossible to comprehensively rank NFL tight ends solely on statistics, 10 of the best NFL TEs include Travis Kelce, George Kittle, T.J. Hockenson, Dallas Goedert, Dawson Knox, Mark Andrews, Evan Engram, Cole Kmet, Peter Freiermuth, and David Njoku. All were among stat leaders for TEs in 2022.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1682962225594\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>Who was the best NFL tight end during the 2022 season?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Travis Kelce was named First-Team All-Pro in 2022. He also topped PFR\u2019s AV tight end rankings. Additionally, Kelce had the most touchdowns by tight ends and the most receptions and receiving yards by a tight end in 2022. Overall, one might say he is likely the best tight end in the NFL.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Join our Sports Reference Community<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<h3><strong><em>Of Statheads:<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stathead.com\/sport\/football\">Subscribe to Stathead<\/a>, the most powerful research tools in sports, and find any player, team, season, game, and any play. 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