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Sophomore tight ends

Herndon, Andrews looking to follow up on first-year success

I’m interested in a pair of second-year tight ends. This is a position where players tend to get a lot better in the second and third years. But both are tied to young quarterbacks.

Chris Herndon for one. In the second half of last season, he ranked 9th among tight ends in catches and yards. He’ll be working with Sam Darnold. On the down side, Adam Gase is running New York’s offense now, and he never made much use of tight ends in Miami.

Also Mark Andrews. Including the playoffs, he caught 16 passes for 338 yards and a touchdown in his final eight games last year, with receptions of 74 and 68 yards. If Lamar Jackson can progress some as a passer, Andrews could have a breakout year.

Since 2000, only 24 tight ends (in 19 seasons) have finished with more than 100 fantasy points (using PPR scoring). Herndon and Andrews are in that group (and Dallas Goedert and Ian Thomas aren’t far behind).

ROOKIE TIGHT ENDS WITH TOP-25 NUMBERS
YearPlayerNoYdsTDPPRRk
2002Jeremy Shockey, NYGNYG748942175.43
2017Evan Engram, NYGNYG647226173.65
2010Rob Gronkowski, N.E.N.E.4254610156.611
2008John Carlson, Sea.Sea.556275147.77
2013Timothy Wright, T.B.T.B.545715141.113
2010Aaron Hernandez, N.E.N.E.455636137.314
2016Hunter Henry, S.D.S.D.364788131.818
2010Jermaine Gresham, Cin.Cin.524714125.116
2011Jake Ballard, NYGNYG386044122.420
2005Heath Miller, Pitt.Pitt.394596120.914
2010Tony Moeaki, K.C.K.C.475563120.617
2008Dustin Keller, NYJNYJ485353119.514
2012Dwayne Allen, Ind.Ind.455213115.125
2018Chris Herndon, NYJNYJ395024113.216
2013Jordan Reed, Was.Was.454993112.922
2002Randy McMichael, Mia.Mia.394854111.510
2018Mark Andrews, Balt.Balt.345523107.217
2013Zach Ertz, Phil.Phil.364694106.923
2017George Kittle, S.F.S.F.435152106.519
2015Will Tye, NYGNYG424643106.425
2007Zach Miller, Oak.Oak.444443106.416
2017O.J. Howard, T.B.T.B.264326105.220
2004Chris Cooley, Was.Was.373146104.412
2013Mychal Rivera, Oak.Oak.384074102.724
2006Owen Daniels, Hou.Hou.34352599.214
2001Eric Johnson, S.F.S.F.40362396.215
2017David Njoku, Cle.Cle.32386494.724
2007Greg Olsen, Chi.Chi.39391292.122
2018Dallas Goedert, Phil.Phil.33334490.420
2005Alex Smith, T.B.T.B.41367289.719
2002Doug Jolley, Oak.Oak.32409284.918
2014Jace Amaro, NYJNYJ38345284.524
2018Ian Thomas, Car.Car.36333281.324
2009Brandon Pettigrew, Det.Det.30346276.625
2005Bo Scaife, Ten.Ten.37273276.322
2000Bubba Franks, G.B.G.B.34363176.319
2001Alge Crumpler, Atl.Atl.25330376.021
2003Jason Witten, Dall.Dall.35347175.720
2003Antonio Gates, S.D.S.D.24389274.921
2000Aaron Shea, Clev.Clev.30302272.223
2002Jerramy Stevens, Sea.Sea.26252369.224
2003Dallas Clark, Ind.Ind.29340169.024

—Ian Allan

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