Factoid
Jermaine Gresham is generally considered the most talented tight end in this year's rookie class. He was the only one selected with a first-round pick. The Bengals don't have much else at the position, so it won't be surprising if Gresham is an immediate starter.
Still, fantasy owners shouldn't jump to select Gresham in their drafts. Tight ends, even first-rounders, seldom do much as rookies.
Over the last 20 years, there have been 24 tight ends selected with first round picks. Only three of those players put up even 400 receiving yards in their initial seasons, and only three caught more than 3 TDs.
The numbers, sorted by receiving yards, for those 24 first-round tight ends are presented below.
Year Pk Rec Yds TD Player
2002 14 74 894 2 Jeremy Shockey
2008 30 48 535 3 Dustin Keller
2005 30 39 459 6 Heath Miller
2007 31 39 391 2 Greg Olsen
1990 21 34 387 7 Eric Green
1996 9 34 386 4 Rickey Dudley
1997 13 33 368 2 Tony Gonzalez
2000 14 34 363 1 Bubba Franks
2009 20 30 346 2 Brandon Pettigrew
2003 24 29 340 1 Dallas Clark
2006 6 20 265 3 Vernon Davis
2002 28 26 252 3 Jerramy Stevens
1995 9 26 252 2 Kyle Brady
1995 27 26 238 3 Mark Bruener
1992 15 16 210 1 Johnny Mitchell
2001 31 16 206 1 Todd Heap
1993 20 16 180 2 Irv Smith
2002 21 15 150 1 Daniel Graham
2000 27 16 144 2 Anthony Becht
2006 28 13 126 1 Marcedes Lewis
1997 22 18 122 2 David LaFleur
2004 6 5 50 0 Kellen Winslow
1992 14 4 31 0 Derek Brown
2004 32 2 16 0 Benjamin Watson
--Andy Richardson
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