One of the best friends to an inexperienced quarterback can be a big-bodied tight end to present a safe target. The Buffalo Bills have three inexperienced quarterbacks on their roster, making the tight end position of extreme importance to the passing game even before you look at the question marks at running back and wide receiver.
Bills’ quarterbacks targeted the tight ends 99 times in 2015, 103 times in 2016, and 115 times in 2017. Charles Clay accounted for 238 of those 317 targets, and he has been in the top-three in targets among all Buffalo pass-catchers since signing with the Bills.