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The Philadelphia Eagles have two of the top-10 tight ends in the NFL and yet as a unit, there seems to be some disrespect looming.
Pro Football Focus recently completed a ranking of the tight end groups for all 32 NFL teams and despite having Zach Ertz and Dallas Goedert on the roster, the Eagles landed at No. 3 on the list behind the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs.
3. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
The Eagles have one of the best tight end duos in the league in Zach Ertz and Dallas Goedert, and they helped keep the offense afloat throughout all the injuries suffered by the team’s wide receivers a year ago.Ertz is a difficult cover for any linebacker or safety, and he was open on 73.1% of his targets against single coverage last season, the best rate in the league among tight ends. He’s one of the most effective receiving tight ends in the entire NFL, grading above 75.0 as a receiver in all but one of his seven years in the league.
Goedert, on the other hand, was a first-round-caliber prospect in 2018 but was drafted in the second round, at 49th overall. He had a strong rookie season and followed it up with an 82.7 overall grade last year that ranked 10th in the league. Goedert has a good combination of downfield speed and ball skills, and he can also block, as his 78.9 run-blocking grade ranked second in the league in 2019. We may see Goedert steal more of Ertz’s production as he heads into Year 3.
The Eagles have two legitimate top-15-caliber tight ends, giving them one of the best pairs in the league.
The ranking is confusing seeing as how the Chiefs backup tight end will either be Deon Yelder or Ricky Seals-Jones. Yelder has four career receptions, while Seals-Jones has averaged 12.9 yards per reception during his career, yet hasn’t gotten the consistent snaps to sway any ranking.
For the 49ers, yes they have Kittle, but Ross Dwelley is the backup behind Kittle, and he graded at only 57.0 overall last season.
The ranking is essentially placing the value and production of Kittle and Kelce alone over the combined value of both Ertz and Goedert together.
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