The New England Patriots might have a great idea of what they have in Dalton Keene and Devin Asiasi based on practice reps, but the two rookie tight ends have shown next to nothing as receivers in actual games.
Keene has one catch on one target for 8 yards in three games. Asiasi doesn’t have a catch on one target in six games. The two players were the Patriots’ only active tight ends in the Patriots’ Week 14 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. They put up zero production.
Veteran tight end Ryan Izzo, who’s on injured reserve, has just 13 catches on 20 targets for 192 yards (50 of which came on a short Hail Mary attempt) in 12 games.