Most underrated NFL players at each position

#4 Tight End – Dallas Goedert

I think the tight end position is one of the toughest to evaluate because you always have to consider the role they play for an offense in terms of being an in-line blocker, a big slot receiver or even help out in protection. With that being said, it is even hard for an official non-starter at that spot to gain the recognition they deserve.

Philly’s Dallas Goedert is constantly overlooked because he is seen as backup tight end because of Zach Ertz, when the Eagles actually run more 12 personnel than almost anybody in the league, especially with all their injuries amongst the receiving corp. At 64 percent on the year, Goedert is playing pretty much starter snaps. I already loved him coming out of South Dakota State, where he already stood out against FCS competition thanks to his size, athleticism and hands, but when I look at him now, I think almost half the league would like to have him over their current options.

Right now he is PFF’s highest-grade blocker at the tight end position, while also leading everybody with an average of almost eight yards after the catch. Overall he has caught 54 balls for 542 yards and five touchdowns for an Eagles offense, which puts him behind only Ertz in all that categories and way ahead of any of their receivers, who have been available to them recently. We also saw what he can do as the top option in last week’s game against the Cowboys, when Ertz was fighting through a rib injury and Goedert for nine catches, resulting in 91 yards and a touchdown.

Honorable mentions: Austin Hooper, Nick Boyle, and Jack Doyle