Previously an afterthought, tight ends seem to be en vogue among the league’s best teams. Almost all of the true contenders seem to have tight ends who are matchup problems for opposing defenses. The Kansas City Chiefs have Travis Kelce, the San Francisco 49ers have George Kittle, the Philadelphia Eagles are starting Dallas Goedert, and Rob Gronkowski has Super Bowl victories for both the New England Patriots and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
NFC East teams seem to understand this. In addition to the Eagles with a top-five TE in Goedert, New York went out and got Darren Waller to pair with 2022 rookie, Daniel Bellinger.