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Eckert: TE Stat Study 2.0: Air Yards/Comp, Yards After Catch, Run Blocking Metrics 2016 – 2020

Today I am continuing my “Tight End Study Series”, here is a link to the first study that I would recommend for full context of this study:

TE Study 1.0

Today I wanted to dive a little deeper and get a broader view than a single season. I also wanted to answer some questions: How were the Tight Ends used on their catches? For example, in the last five years, which players made most of their catches down the field? Also, which players created the most yards after the catch? I also wanted to add run blocking to give more value to well-rounded Tight Ends as opposed to FLEX Tight Ends (typically limited blockers/more of a receiver role).