Philadelphia Eagles: Checking in on the tight end depth chart
By David Esser
The rest of the group
With Goedert, Rodgers, and Stoll likely taking up the Philadelphia Eagles three main roster jobs, the rest of the tight ends are currently on the outside looking in. This list includes the likes of Caleb Wilson, Tyree Jackson, Hakeem Butler, and Jason Croom.
Jackson is a former quarterback and Butler a former wide receiver, and both Wilson and Croom are former practice squad players.
While any one of these guys could light the world on fire during training camp, impressing the coaching staff enough to secure a spot on the 53-man roster prior to Week 1, the odds of such happening feel pretty low. The addition of Stoll post-draft and the recent signing of Rodgers have me fairly confident that the team knows who their three tight ends are, and that’s not even to mention Zach Ertz potentially hanging around past training camp.
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It’s not the best of tight end rooms by any stretch of the imagination, which further enforces my theory that Nick Sirianni is going to look to incorporate more wide receivers into his base offense, as opposed to more tight ends. Three and four wideout sets could be a mainstay, with Goedert receiving a majority of any tight end specific targets.