Final Rookie Report Card: Tight Ends
Wrapping up the Rookie Report Card series for the 2024 season, we have finally gotten to tight ends. I already handed out my final grades for quarterbacks, running backs, and wide receivers - although we had such a big receiver class, I had to cover it as a two-parter, with half the class in part one and half the class in part two.
Before we get into the grades, I want you to take a quick look at the changing ADP of the 2024 rookie tight end class in the image below. It's a bowl of spaghetti. (I left out Brock Bowers; his ADP was between 10 and 59, so he was far and away "different" from the rest of the pack).
I loved this image as an illustration of how fickle dynasty owners are, especially regarding rookies and tight end rookies in particular. Erick All was TE2 in October of 2024! Ben Sinnott is having an off-season resurgence after falling off of a cliff back in August. Ja'Tavion Sanders' ADP is somehow looking at its second-lowest point over the last calendar year. There are plenty of fun little nuggets in there if you look around a bit, and I thought you might enjoy it, so I included it here; now, let's get to the grades.
Brock Bowers, TE LV
2024 stats: 112 receptions on 153 targets for 1,194 yards and five touchdowns with five carries for 13 yards
Bowers was a complete and total stud right of the gate. He finished as TE1 overall as a rookie, a rare feat, despite rookie Sam LaPorta finishing as TE1 last year too. There isn't much to add here; it's a fantastic rookie season to kick off what looks to be the start of an equally amazing career.
Ben Sinnott, TE WAS
