The Case Against Drafting Tight Ends Early

 Every year, players get wrapped up in getting one of the best tight ends on the board. Elite tight ends are far and few. it always starts with someone drafting an elite tight end in the second round, and then the chase starts, everyone starts thinking, oh I need to draft my tight end right now or else I will be stuck drafting someone not very good. This is not the right way to think about this. 

The logic sounds smart, lock in a consistent TE that will perform every week; however, every year there is really only 1-2 TE that actually perform consistently. The others all get around the same every week. Of course, Travis Kelce in his prime was a cheat code, putting up 20+ almost every game, but that is the rare exception. Outside of the outlier, tight ends usually offer the same value, no matter where you draft them.

In most seasons, the gap between the TE3 and the TE12 is just a couple of points, which proves that you can hold off drafting one until later rounds. If you spend your second or third pick on a TE you are missing out on an elite RB or WR. The potential advantage you are chasing quickly turns into a disappointment. 

The other issue, TE are almost always inconsistent, for example, this year, Hunter Henry put up 30 points with 2 touchdowns in week 2, the last 2 weeks, he has scored less than 10, but he is still technically ranked the third best tight end. I also got him off the waivers, proving again that you don't need to reach. 

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