Denver goes to San Francisco this week with Engram 27th among tight ends in PFN's Week 4 rankings, and the fit question has the same answer it had last season. He scored in the opener, which may have caught your eye, then caught one of three targets on 38 routes while lining up without a real purpose in this offense. Denver is deep at receiver and has three running backs it can use in the right spots, so there is no need for a functional pass-catching tight end here. Move on.
Engram was a hot-button player last season in much the way that Jaylen Waddle was this season: how does he fit into the Sean Payton scheme?
We learned fast last season that "not at all" was the answer, and there's no reason to change tune this season.
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He scored in the opener, and given our expectations of the Broncos, it's possible that this caught your eye. Maybe you sold yourself on Year 2 of this system, an unknown target hierarchy with a new WR in town, yadda yadda yadda.
He's caught one of three targets on 38 routes since and, based on where he lines up and his route diet, pretty clearly is functioning without a real purpose as a part of this offense.
Denver is deep at receiver and has three running backs that, when put in a specific situation, I believe can succeed. There's no need for a functional pass-catching tight end in this offense, no matter what Jimmy Graham did for Payton's Saints 100 years ago.
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Move on.
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22) Oronde Gadsden II
23) Hunter Henry
24) T.J. Hockenson
25) Mike Gesicki
26) Greg Dulcich
27) Evan Engram
28) Zach Ertz
29) Cade Otton
30) AJ Barner
31) Gunnar Helm
32) Cole Kmet
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