The Best Free Agent TEs in 2023
With the NFL offseason quickly approaching, it is time to dive into available free agents, focusing on top TE free agents.
Finding the best free-agent tight ends
With the NFL offseason quickly approaching, it is time to dive into available free agents. Today, we turn our attention to the TEs, where Dwain identifies the top options using historical data profiles for top-12 performers.
Top-12 Fantasy TE Data Profiles (2011 to 2022):
| Tier 1 – Mid-Range TE1 Profiles | Dalton Schultz | Schultz 2022 Data Profile (min 250 routes including playoffs through championship): | Evan Engram | Engram 2022 Data Profile (min 250 routes including playoffs through championship): | Calvin Ridley | Christian Kirk | Zay Jones | Tier 2 – Borderline TE1 Profiles | Mike Gesicki | Gesicki 2022 Data Profile (min 250 routes including playoffs through championship): | Austin Hooper | Hooper 2022 Data Profile (min 250 routes including playoffs through championship): | David Njoku | Tier 3 – Upside TE2 Profiles | Foster Moreau | Darren Waller | Moreau 2022 Data Profile (min 250 routes including playoffs through championship): | Tier 4 – TE2 Profiles | Robert Tonyan | Tonyan 2022 Data Profile (min 250 routes including playoffs through championship): | Hayden Hurst | Hurst 2022 Data Profile (min 250 routes including playoffs through championship): | Irv Smith Jr. | T.J. Hockenson | Jordan Akins | Akins 2022 Data Profile (min 250 routes including playoffs through championship): |
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| 47% (28) | 16% (20) | 9% (25) | 74.3 (10) | 1.63 (7) | 7.8 (17) |
The veteran tight end has flashed upside in the YAC department by averaging over seven yards in three of five years. Moreau is more likely to earn a full-time role in a traditional offense where the tight end must block to play in heavy sets, but Akins could offer high-end TE2 upside in a pass-heavy attack.
Glossary:
ADOT = Average depth of target
Targets = Percentage of team targets
TPRR = Targets per route run
YPRR = Yards per route run
YAC = Average Yards after the catch
FPTS = Fantasy points per game
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