The Patriots spent two third-round picks on tight ends last April. The more accomplished of the two was Devin Asiasi from UCLA. After doing little to staff the position the past few years, this flurry of activity seemed to bode well.
Asiasi finished the season with the same number of catches and touchdowns as Cam Newton. Two and one. He edged Newton in receiving yards, 39 to 35.
The Patriots 2020 offensive ineptitude can be illustrated in many ways but the bleak production at tight end is really a treasure trove of bad stats.
The Patriots got 18 receptions from their three tight ends, Ryan Izzo (13 for 199), Dalton Keene (3 for 16) and Asiasi.