Tight End Prospecting: Beware of Fools Gold

Phil Watkins
March 9, 2017

All that glimmers is not gold.

This is my mantra when I sit down each year around this time to weigh the appeal of various tight ends affected by free agency. Why is such a trivial task so important you ask? Because exploiting an undervalued position like TE can lead to an incremental advantage in real and fantasy football.

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Phil Watkins

Skeptical statistician, yet christian, husband, and father only by the grace of God. Proud member of the 12th Man. Student of the tight-end. Lover of the Game.

Tight End Prospecting: 2017 Draft Class

Phil Watkins April 3, 2017

Perhaps the biggest story of the NFL combine was the athleticism of the 2017 tight end draft class. The median dash time was 4.64 seconds for the field of 15 participants, and six of these 15 prospects leaped 35 inches or higher. With this kind of athleticism and the college production to match, at least one lesser-known TE is likely to be a great bargain in your dynasty formats…. Membership Required You must...