Factoid
Rookie tight ends came up big last year.
Since the NFL went to a 16-game season 30 years ago, 78 tight ends have been selected with first- or second-round draft picks. As you can see in the chart below, John Carlson and Dustin Keller are among only five tight ends from that group who’ve caught 48-plus passes in their first season.
Notice that the previous year’s draft, which included Zach Miller and Greg Olsen, wasn’t too shabby either. Those guys also rank in the top dozen on this list.
ROOKIE TIGHT ENDS WITH THE MOST RECEPTIONS, 1978-2008
List includes only players selected in the first and second rounds of the draft. No Year
81 1988 Keith Jackson
74 2002 Jeremy Shockey
55 2008 John Carlson
54 1998 Cameron Cleeland
48 2008 Dustin Keller
46 1980 Junior Miller
44 2007 Zach Miller
44 1993 Tony McGee
42 1995 Ken Dilger
41 1997 Freddie Jones
41 1979 Dan Ross
39 2007 Greg Olsen
39 2005 Heath Miller
38 1978 Ozzie Newsome
37 1998 Stephen Alexander
36 1983 Tony Hunter
34 2000 Bubba Franks
34 1996 Rickey Dudley
34 1990 Eric Green
33 1997 Tony Gonzalez
33 2004 Ben Troupe
32 2002 Doug Jolley
—Ian Allan
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