The ideal number is over 90% of snaps though in the modern NFL that is both rare and difficult. This one seems pretty obvious but the truly elite tight ends in the top three or so are guys that don’t come off the field. Over the last five years, 97.5% of teams have had two or fewer players get 100+ targets.Every top five tight end during that same span has gotten at least 100 targets except for two who both had 95+ targets and 10 TDs ( Jimmy Graham and Mark Andrews ).Every top five fantasy tight end for five straight seasons has been either the number one or number two target getter on his team.If this interests you, the full data sets with specific examples can be found in this article under The Target Conundrum. With that in mind, here are some quick facts on top five tight ends and targets. It blows my mind when people say “I’ll just wait at tight end” then they draft two or three guys, all of which are buried on their teams target totem pole and none of which have a shot at being a top half TE1. So, no matter whether you draft your guy early or wait and draft a couple, you are doing so because you believe you can identify at least one guy who will be an above average starter. That means that, essentially, you’ve got 5-6 tight ends that are above average starters and then 5-6 that are below average starters. ![]() Most fantasy leagues are 10-12 team leagues where you start one tight end. This is the very first thing I list for a reason – it’s far and away the most important.
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