A move TE in Green Bay who is, in this file, a near-copy of the other tight end going in this band — same job, near-identical projection, one pick later.
The role
He is split out and used as a receiver rather than kept in to block, which is the difference between a startable tight end and an undraftable one. A target is a throw in his direction, counted whether or not he catches it (see Fantasy football glossary); most NFL tight ends get almost none. His value is not that he is a good receiver in the abstract — it is that the position collapses fast behind the top few names, so a real receiving role is scarce supply.
The number
The promoted file lists 159.4 projected points, 57 catches, and 10-team proxy ADP 110.1. These are return-dependent projections, not clearance evidence.
The risk
The August 2 status plane supersedes a simple health reading: ACL-return participation and list status are not yet verified. His promoted risk flag is high for that reason. Treat availability as conditional; do not assert PUP placement or a Week 1 activation without a current official transaction. ADP 110.1 is a return-dependent market input, not clearance evidence.
The context
He is 25.8 on the opener, taken 78th overall by Green Bay in 2023 — third-round capital, modest enough that by Draft capital dominance he had to win the job rather than be handed it. Read his availability carefully. He played 14 games in 2023, all 17 in 2024, then 8 in 2025, 39 of a possible 51. But the injury report never listed him Out once in three years, and all twelve missed games fall outside it, so those absences were not medical as the report records them; he was Questionable twice, a back and a knee. In 2025 he played 86 percent of Green Bay's snaps (plays; see Fantasy football glossary) and caught 32 of 44 targets, 9.6 percent of the throws. He is on a rookie deal at $1.4 million a year, free agent in 2027.
Historical observed context: age, games, injury-report weeks, draft slot, 2025 usage, and contract terms from Data/player_context.csv, retrieved 2026-07-25. It does not verify the ACL-return timeline.
Open questions
August 2 candidate snapshot
The gated 10-team candidate file still carries 159.4 projected points, 57 catches, and Fantasy Football Calculator 10-team PPR proxy ADP 110.1. Those numbers are a return-timeline-dependent projection, not clearance evidence.
- If the two tight ends in this band are functionally the same asset, is the right move to take neither and buy the position four rounds later?
- A 57-catch estimate is near the archetype boundary, and the availability gate can erase it entirely.