Outlook: If you look back to 2023, Murray and McBride played eight games together. In that time, the tight end collected 53 receptions, 538 yards, and 2 TDs; that's a 113-1,143-4 pace. Last year, that duo took the field 16 times. The final numbers: 111 catches, 1,146 yards, and a pair of touchdowns. That was good enough for fourth in the NFL in receptions and 11th in receiving yardage. He finished second in both categories among tight ends to Las Vegas' rookie Brock Bowers.

While it's difficult to complain too vociferously about a two-year stretch in which McBride has caught 192 passes for 1,971 yards there is one clear eyesore on his resume. Despite checking in at 6-foot-4, 246 pounds, McBride has scored just five times among those 192 receptions. His two receiving TDs last year tied him for 116th in the NFL. After McBride, New Orleans' Alvin Kamara had the most catches with only two touchdowns -- he had 68, which was 43 fewer than McBride.

Yes, the lack of productivity in the red zone is frustrating. Targets are opportunities, however, and McBride was eighth in the NFL in that department. Entering his fourth season and still just 25 years old, he offers more value and upside than anyone at the position not named Bowers.

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Outlook: Kraft was a nice surprise last season, busting out for 50 receptions, 707 yards, and seven scores. He was a legit big play threat from a position that the Packers have struggled to fill recently, as Kraft was 2nd among all tight ends with a 14.1 yards-per-catch average. With the renewed health of Jordan Love, and another defense stretching threat in Matthew Golden, Craft should have plenty of room to work, and is a strong bet to repeat his top-10 positional finish from a year ago.

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Outlook: The fact Hockenson was able to come back at all last season and make significant contribution is an amazing accomplishment. After a late 2023 ACL tear, Hockenson returned in Week 9 looking healthy and spry. His first big game came in Week 12 where he went over 100 yards. He only found the endzone once (during the playoffs), but he remained healthy the rest of the season, and enters 2025 once again near the top of the tight end rankings. While the position has seen an infusion of young talent recently, Hockenson was a top-three option before his injury, and will return to being the 2nd most targeted option on the team even with a young quarterback. Due to position, he's a little more insulated from any McCarthy growing pains, and slots easily as a top-10 tight end option.

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Outlook: I'm not sure where to begin with Kyle Pitts. Selected fourth overall in 2021, has his lack of productivity been due to scheme, injuries, or is he simply not as good as his draft capital suggests? Perhaps it's a combination of all three. One thing's for sure: he's finally ranked where he should be: as a TE2. What a slow, steady decline for a once-promising player many called a unicorn upon his arrival to the league. It started great -- a 1,000-yard season as a rookie. Since then, it's been anything but. He's already entering his fifth season, and it will be hard to shake his perception of a slightly above-average player that fantasy owners should not rely on. It's as simple as that. Take him in the double-digit rounds and hope for the best.

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