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Rookie tight ends

First-year tight ends catching lots of passes

It’s looking like a good year for rookie tight ends. A pair in the NFC North are catching plenty of balls, and now Dalton Kincaid could really take off.

Sam LaPorta of the Lions has set the pace. Only three tight ends so far have caught more passes. And Luke Musgrave in that same division has also been steadily involved. Musgrave got knocked out of a game with a concussion, but’s caught 6, 6 and 4 passes in his last three other games.

Now Dalton Kincaid might be ready to blossom. He caught a career-high 8 passes on Sunday, and the Bills might start looking for him more consistently, with Dawson Knox shelved by a wrist injury. Kincaid has caught all but 2 of the 27 passes thrown his way.

Kincaid is the player I will be watching closest on Thursday night.

CATCHES BY TIGHT ENDS
PlayerTgtNoYardsAvgTD
Travis Kelce, K.C.594852510.94
T.J. Hockenson, Min.59473908.32
Evan Engram, Jac.51413468.40
Sam LaPorta, Det.493537710.83
Darren Waller, NYG493538010.91
Dallas Goedert, Phil.413132410.52
Jonnu Smith, Atl.352830911.01
Mark Andrews, Balt.402835712.85
Zach Ertz, Ari.43271876.91
Kyle Pitts, Atl.422529811.91
Dalton Kincaid, Buff.27251937.70
Cole Kmet, Chi.32252409.63
David Njoku, Cle.31242169.00
George Kittle, S.F.322329412.83
Logan Thomas, Was.322323610.32
Luke Musgrave, G.B.28221898.60
Jake Ferguson, Dall.29211909.01
Dalton Schultz, Hou.342121510.23
Tyler Higbee, LAR352124111.50
Hunter Henry, N.E.312021010.52
Tyler Conklin, NYJ272022711.40
Gerald Everett, LAC23191497.82
Cade Otton, T.B.23181478.21
Mike Gesicki, N.E.22171498.81
Chigoziem Okonkwo, Ten.26171227.20
Kylen Granson, Ind.261617010.61
Trey McBride, Ari.211517011.30
Dawson Knox, Buff.28151026.81
Hayden Hurst, Car.22141168.31
Noah Gray, K.C.181315511.91

—Ian Allan

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