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Outside of Travis Kelce, Zach Ertz, and George Kittle there are no other safe tight ends.
Sure there are plenty of guys with talent like OJ Howard and Hunter Henry but there’s still plenty of risk.
Over the past few years the smarter route would have been to look for folks playing against the likes of Denver, Oakland, Washington, or the Giants. So here are some trends from 2018 to consider or avoid in 2019.
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2018’s Worst Defenses v. TEs |
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Receptions / Game |
Receiving Yards / Game |
Touchdowns / Game |
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1 |
Colts |
6.62 |
1 |
Colts |
77.1 |
1 |
Bengals |
0.6875 |
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2 |
Browns |
6.25 |
2 |
Rams |
67.2 |
2 |
Chiefs |
0.625 |
|
3 |
Texans |
5.62 |
3 |
Chiefs |
66.7 |
3 |
Raiders |
0.562 |
|
4 |
Bengals |
5.5 |
4 |
Buccaneers |
66.3 |
4 |
Dolphins |
0.562 |
|
5 |
Chiefs |
5.43 |
5 |
Raiders |
66.3 |
5 |
Texans |
0.5 |
|
6 |
Cowboys |
5.37 |
6 |
Bengals |
65.5 |
6 |
Panthers |
0.5 |
|
7 |
Buccaneers |
5.25 |
7 |
Broncos |
64.7 |
7 |
Patriots |
0.5 |
|
8 |
Ravens |
5.18 |
8 |
Texans |
63.3 |
8 |
Jaguars |
0.5 |
|
9 |
Giants |
5.06 |
9 |
Browns |
63 |
9 |
Lions |
0.437 |
|
10 |
Rams |
5 |
10 |
Ravens |
60.3 |
10 |
Dal / Pit / Cle |
0.437 |
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2018’s Best Defenses v. TEs |
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Receptions / Game |
Receiving Yards / Game |
Touchdowns / Game |
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1 |
Jets |
2.93 |
1 |
Bils |
32 |
1 |
Eagles |
0.125 |
|
2 |
Bills |
3.06 |
2 |
Jets |
34.2 |
2 |
Titans |
0.125 |
|
3 |
Saints |
3.4 |
3 |
Cardinals |
37.4 |
3 |
Cardinals |
0.187 |
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4 |
49ers |
3.68 |
4 |
Saints |
39.1 |
4 |
Vikings |
0.187 |
|
5 |
Seahawks |
3.68 |
5 |
49ers |
40 |
5 |
Bills |
0.25 |
|
6 |
Cardinals |
3.75 |
6 |
Bears |
40.1 |
6 |
Packers |
0.25 |
|
7 |
Jaguars |
4 |
7 |
Jaguars |
41.8 |
7 |
Redskins |
0.25 |
|
8 |
Lions |
4 |
8 |
Titans |
43.3 |
8 |
10 Tied at |
0.312 |
|
9 |
Vikings |
4 |
9 |
Seahawks |
43.6 |
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10 |
Packers |
4.06 |
10 |
Eagles |
43.6 |
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