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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

4 Reader Comments:

David Kennedy

Steamburg, NY
2023-10-26T16:41:11Z
This figures I dropped him everywhere last week. I think Shakir should be a bigger part of the offense to. He always looks good to me when he is on the field making catches. Allen just said he needs to spread it around more instead of peppering Diggs.

Ian Allan

Seattle, WA
2023-10-26T17:09:03Z
I was wondering about Shakir. He's been stuck in that three-man afterthought rotation. He caught 4 passes at New England. Before the Bills drafted Kincaid, I was thinking Shakir might be a 2023 sleeper. He hasn't been able to separate thus far from Harty and Sherfield. Despite the 4 catches, the snap counts indicate he didn't play much more than those guys at Foxboro. One of those guys that you watch but who isn't quite good enough to put on a roster.

James Crawford

Decatur, GA
2023-10-26T17:44:33Z
Actually thinking about dropping Shakir from the taxi squad of my dynasty league team. He's starting to look like a roster clogger. We have a midseason taxi rotation this week. Is he worth keeping around one more season or should I drop him for someone like TB's Jarrett or CIN's Andrei Iosivas?

David Kennedy

Steamburg, NY
2023-10-27T02:36:03Z
I guess I was right as usual. LOL
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