Contested targets: tight ends ranked

The share of his targets charted as contested: a defender is on him at the catch point. It says how he is used, not whether he wins.

Why the box score misses it: Not in the box score.

Best so far: Tyler Higbee (LAR), 42%. A typical tight end is 13%. Players need at least 12 targets to qualify, so nobody is ranked on a handful of plays.

Grades updated Rechecked every few hours on game days

34 of 34 tight ends

Contested leaders among tight ends
Player
1
Tyler HigbeeTE · LARElite
42%19–
2
Greg DulcichTE · MIAElite
42%12–
3
AJ BarnerTE · SEAElite
29%14–
4
Colston LovelandTE · CHIElite
28%18–
5
Brock BowersTE · LVWell above typical
25%24–
6
Trey McBrideTE · ARIWell above typical
24%45–
7
Jake FergusonTE · DALWell above typical
24%21–
8
Darren WallerTE · CARWell above typical
21%19–
9
Mike GesickiTE · CINWell above typical
20%15–
10
Brenton StrangeTE · JAXAbove typical
18%17–
11
Noah FantTE · NOAbove typical
17%12–
12
Sam LaPortaTE · DETAbove typical
16%31–
13
Dalton KincaidTE · BUFAbove typical
16%19–
14
Gunnar HelmTE · TENAbove typical
15%13–
14
Juwan JohnsonTE · NOAbove typical
15%26–
16
Hunter HenryTE · NETypical
13%15–
16
Oronde Gadsden IITE · LACTypical
13%15–
18
Isaiah LikelyTE · NYGTypical
12%34–
19
Cade OttonTE · TBTypical
11%27–
19
Dalton SchultzTE · HOUTypical
11%27–
19
Tyler WarrenTE · INDTypical
11%27–
22
George KittleTE · SFBelow typical
9%22–
23
Mark AndrewsTE · BALBelow typical
8%24–
23
Terrance FergusonTE · LARBelow typical
8%12–
25
Darnell WashingtonTE · PITBelow typical
8%13–
25
T.J. HockensonTE · MINBelow typical
8%26–
27
Kenyon SadiqTE · NYJWell below typical
6%18–
28
Travis KelceTE · KCWell below typical
5%22–
29
Harold Fannin Jr.TE · CLEWell below typical
4%23–
30
Michael MayerTE · LVWell below typical
4%24–
30
Tucker KraftTE · GBWell below typical
4%24–
32
Evan EngramTE · DENAmong the weakest
0%13–
32
Pat FreiermuthTE · PITAmong the weakest
0%19–
32
Tommy TrembleTE · CARAmong the weakest
0%15–
How to read this table
  • The number on the left is the league rank among tight ends, even when the list is filtered to one team.
  • “Against the league” draws each player on the same strip: the ends are the 10th-best and 90th-best player, the shaded stretch is the middle half, and the tick is the median. Right is always better.
  • “Lately” is the change in grade between a player's last 2 games and the games before them. The tag says whether the change is bigger than what a few plays could cause.
  • Tick “Show the box score” to put the traditional totals next to the advanced number and sort by either.

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