Factoid
Tight ends keep get busier and busier. More teams are using more of them (we’re seeing more sets with double tight ends), and they’re using them more as pass catchers.
I’ve got a couple of charts up on the Facebook page right now (FantasyIndex.com). They show that over the last 10 years, receiving production for wide receivers has been pretty constant. But receiving production for tight ends in the same span has increased by about 50 percent.
Maybe it’s time for us to think about starting two tight ends in fantasy leagues, rather than just one. There are enough of them out there now.
TIGHT ENDS -- TOUCHDOWNS PER TEAM
Year TD
1991 3.29
1992 3.29
1993 3.89
1994 4.18
1995 3.50
1996 3.70
1997 4.50
1998 4.47
1999 4.42
2000 4.26
2001 4.94
2002 4.28
2003 4.13
2004 5.91
2005 4.78
2006 4.81
2007 5.91
2008 4.34
2009 6.06
2010 6.09
2011 6.19
TIGHT ENDS -- RECEPTIONS PER TEAM
Year Yards
1991 41
1992 43
1993 50
1994 51
1995 57
1996 50
1997 52
1998 50
1999 49
2000 52
2001 49
2002 54
2003 54
2004 59
2005 61
2006 59
2007 65
2008 65
2009 71
2010 71
2011 73
—Ian Allan
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Posted by ERIC SCOLNICK | May. 08 at 10:39 AM
The problem with starting 2 TEs is there are not 36 starting TE in the league. I get 36 because a standard league is 12 teams and each team will need a back-up TE for the two bye weeks and the injury replacement. I recommend one starting TE and one flex TE/WR. This will mean a need for about 24 TE in a standard 12 team league.
Posted by IAN ALLAN | May. 08 at 03:09 PM
Good point, Eric. Tight ends definitely are on the rise. Some kind of blend with wide receivers could be the best fit.
Posted by ADAM HOLTZ | May. 10 at 12:01 PM
My 12-team league allows for 1-2 RB, 1-3 WR, and 1-2 TE, but a total of 5 from the three positions. So it's like the "blend" idea that Ian suggested.