There was a running joke during Kevin Sumlin’s tenure with Texas A&M football and his refusal to use the tight end position, despite not only recruiting it every year, but also claiming each year at SEC Media days the plan was to use the tight end more. It never happened.
When Jimbo Fisher was hired it was obvious to anyone who watched his career at Florida State the position would be utilized. Digging deeper, it wouldn’t have been a stretch to say the tight end would be a focal point in the passing game.
Fisher used formations with a tight end and double tight end sets about as much as any other head coach in the country.