The Chargers have been blessed with tight ends for the better part of the past two decades. The lengthy and legendary career of Antonio Gates gave way to the Hunter Henry years which all spanned about 17 years from 2003 to 2020 when the latter signed with the Patriots in free agency.
Since then, the Chargers have had two seasons with as many new starting tight ends with Jared Cook in 2021 and then Gerald Everett this past season. Cook was “fine” but had too many focus drops. Everett, on the other hand, was actually pretty useful in a number of games where his YAC ability helped keep many a Chargers drive alive.