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Kyle Pitts entering the NFL at 20 years old. Looking through the history books, all of the greatest TEs ever hit 800/5 in a season. First, we will look at the 1st round picks over the past 20 years and then the greatest TE ever. Did they ever hit it ?
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The age and reception count when these 1st round TE reached or eclipsed 800/5 in a season.
2001
Todd Heap- 22 yo 68 rec
2002
Jeremy Shockey 25 yo 65 rec
2003
Dallas Clark 29 yo 77 rec
2004
K. Winslow Jr 24 yo 82 rec
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2001
Todd Heap- 22 yo 68 rec
2002
Jeremy Shockey 25 yo 65 rec
2003
Dallas Clark 29 yo 77 rec
2004
K. Winslow Jr 24 yo 82 rec
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The age and reception count when these 1st round TE reached or eclipsed 800/5 in a season.
2005
Heath Miller
2006
Vernon Davis 25 yo 78 rec
Mercedes Lewis
2007
Greg Olsen 27 yo 69 rec (nice)
2008
Dustin Keller 27 yo 65 rec
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2005
Heath Miller
2006
Vernon Davis 25 yo 78 rec
Mercedes Lewis
2007
Greg Olsen 27 yo 69 rec (nice)
2008
Dustin Keller 27 yo 65 rec
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The age and reception count when these 1st round TE reached or eclipsed 800/5 in a season.
2009
B. Pettigrew
2013
Tyler Eifert
2014
Eric Ebron
2017
E. Engram
OJ Howard
D. Njoku
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2009
B. Pettigrew
2013
Tyler Eifert
2014
Eric Ebron
2017
E. Engram
OJ Howard
D. Njoku
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The age and reception count when these 1st round TE reached or eclipsed 800/5 in a season.
2018
H. Hurst
2019
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Now let’s look at the greatest TE of All-Time
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2018
H. Hurst
2019
Fant
Hockenson
Now let’s look at the greatest TE of All-Time
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Age / rec count when these TE reached or eclipsed 800/5 in a season.
Gronk -22 yo. 90 rec
Gonzo-23 yo 76 rec
Winslow SR.-23 yo 89 rec
Gates-24 yo 81 rec
Sharpe-25 yo 81 rec
Kelce-25 yo 67 rec
Mackey-24 yo 40 rec
Newsome-25 yo 69 rec (nice)
Graham-25 yo 99 rec
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Gronk -22 yo. 90 rec
Gonzo-23 yo 76 rec
Winslow SR.-23 yo 89 rec
Gates-24 yo 81 rec
Sharpe-25 yo 81 rec
Kelce-25 yo 67 rec
Mackey-24 yo 40 rec
Newsome-25 yo 69 rec (nice)
Graham-25 yo 99 rec
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Now let’s look at how a TEs age impacted #FantasyFootball
Going as far back as 1990. I’ll list the youngest TE in top 10 by year and rank that season
1990
Eric Green 23 ranked 6
1991
Green 24 ranked 4
1992
S. Sharpe 24 ranked 5
1993
Johnny Mitchell 22 ranked 4
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Going as far back as 1990. I’ll list the youngest TE in top 10 by year and rank that season
1990
Eric Green 23 ranked 6
1991
Green 24 ranked 4
1992
S. Sharpe 24 ranked 5
1993
Johnny Mitchell 22 ranked 4
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1994
Johnny Mitchell 23 ranked 5
1995
Tony McGee 24 ranked 5
1996
Jamie Asher 24 ranked 7
1997
Rickey Dudley 25 ranked 3
1998
Tony Gonzalez 22 ranked 10
1999
Tony Gonzalez 23 ranked 2
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Johnny Mitchell 23 ranked 5
1995
Tony McGee 24 ranked 5
1996
Jamie Asher 24 ranked 7
1997
Rickey Dudley 25 ranked 3
1998
Tony Gonzalez 22 ranked 10
1999
Tony Gonzalez 23 ranked 2
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2000
Tony Gonzalez 24 ranked 1
2001
Bubba Franks 23 ranked 6
2002
Todd Heap 22 ranked 1
Shockey 22 ranked 3
2003
Todd Heap 23 ranked 3
2004
Jason Witten 22 ranked 3
2005
Chris Cooley 23 ranked 5
2006
Winslow Jr 23 ranked 6
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Tony Gonzalez 24 ranked 1
2001
Bubba Franks 23 ranked 6
2002
Todd Heap 22 ranked 1
Shockey 22 ranked 3
2003
Todd Heap 23 ranked 3
2004
Jason Witten 22 ranked 3
2005
Chris Cooley 23 ranked 5
2006
Winslow Jr 23 ranked 6
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2007
Winslow 24 ranked 4
2008
Zach Miller 23 ranked 10
2009
Brent Celek 24 ranked 4
2010
Rob Gronkowski 21 ranked 5
2011
Gronk 22 ranked 1
Hernandez 22 ranked 3
2012
Gronk 23 ranked 2
Kyle Rudolph 23 ranked 10
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Winslow 24 ranked 4
2008
Zach Miller 23 ranked 10
2009
Brent Celek 24 ranked 4
2010
Rob Gronkowski 21 ranked 5
2011
Gronk 22 ranked 1
Hernandez 22 ranked 3
2012
Gronk 23 ranked 2
Kyle Rudolph 23 ranked 10
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2013
Charles Clay 24 ranked 7
2014
Gronk 25 ranked 1
2015
Richard Rodgers 23 ranked 9
2016
Cameron Brate 25 ranked 6
2017
Evan Engram 23 ranked 5
2018
David Njoku 22 ranked 8
2019
Andrews 24 ranked 2
Goedert 24 ranked 10
2020
Hockenson 23 ranked 5
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Charles Clay 24 ranked 7
2014
Gronk 25 ranked 1
2015
Richard Rodgers 23 ranked 9
2016
Cameron Brate 25 ranked 6
2017
Evan Engram 23 ranked 5
2018
David Njoku 22 ranked 8
2019
Andrews 24 ranked 2
Goedert 24 ranked 10
2020
Hockenson 23 ranked 5
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Kyle Pitts will end his rookie season at age 21. Below are the ages of TE that hit top a top 10 FF season in the past 30 years
Age
20-0
21-1 (Gronk turned 21 before the SZN)
22-7
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Age
20-0
21-1 (Gronk turned 21 before the SZN)
22-7
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Pitts would be the first TE in past 30 yrs to reach a top 10 TE ranking if he does jt as a 20 yo rookie.
Pitts would be only the 2nd TE in 20 years to hit the top 10 if he does it by year 2
Pitts would join 7 others in the past 30 yrs if he hits a top 10 ranking by year 3(age 22)
Pitts would be only the 2nd TE in 20 years to hit the top 10 if he does it by year 2
Pitts would join 7 others in the past 30 yrs if he hits a top 10 ranking by year 3(age 22)
Kyle Pitts is either going to smash every thing we’ve ever known over the previous 30 years or history shows us that it’s not even a lock for him to even reach a top 10 TE season before his 3rd NFL year.
