Evan Engram

Evan Engram

29-Year-Old Tight EndTE
Jacksonville Jaguars
2023 Fantasy Outlook
After excelling on a one-year deal last season, Engram will return to Jacksonville on a three-year, $42 million contract. The Giants' 2017 first-round pick mostly struggled through five seasons in New York, including 17 drops his final two years. Jacksonville has been a better fit, as Engram cut his drop total to five last year while setting career highs in catches (73) and receiving yards (766). With a 4.42 wheels in a 6-foot-3, 240-pound frame, Engram is a TE/WR hybrid who fits comfortably in a Jaguars offense predicated on spread formations and speed. While Engram tied for fourth among tight ends with 98 targets in 2022, he fell outside the top 20 at the position with only nine red-zone targets, and he has yet to top four touchdowns since scoring six on a career-high 115 targets as a rookie in 2017. Engram now figures to be the third or fourth option in Jacksonville's passing game, competing for targets with WRs Christian Kirk, Calvin Ridley and Zay Jones. Read Past Outlooks
RANKS
$Signed a three-year, $41.25 million contract with the Jaguars in July of 2023.
Draws 13 targets
TEJacksonville Jaguars
January 7, 2024
Engram recorded 10 receptions on 13 targets for 79 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 28-20 loss to the Titans.
ANALYSIS
Engram led the team in targets and receptions, marking the third time he's been targeted at least 10 times in his last five games. He didn't post a particularly impressive yardage total with the opportunity, though he did manage his fourth touchdown of the season on a 14-yard catch early in the final quarter. Engram ends the season with an impressive 114 receptions and is penciled into a key role with the Jaguars again in 2024.
Read More News
NFL Stats
Loading NFL Stats...
Fantasy/Red Zone Stats
See red zone opportunities inside the 20, 10 and 5-yard lines along with the percentage of time they converted the opportunity into a touchdown.
Loading Fantasy/Red Zone Stats...
Advanced NFL Stats
How do Evan Engram's 2023 advanced stats compare to other tight ends?
This section compares his advanced stats with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average. The longer the bar, the better it is for the player.
  • Air Yards Per Game
    The number of air yards he is averaging per game. Air yards measure how far the ball was thrown downfield for both complete and incomplete passes. Air yards are recorded as a negative value when the pass is targeted behind the line of scrimmage. All air yards data is from Sports Info Solutions and does not include throwaways as targeted passes.
  • Air Yards Per Snap
    The number of air yards he is averaging per offensive snap.
  • % Team Air Yards
    The percentage of the team's total air yards he accounts for.
  • % Team Targets
    The percentage of the team's total targets he accounts for.
  • Avg Depth of Target
    Also known as aDOT, this stat measures the average distance down field he is being targeted at.
  • Catch Rate
    The number of catches made divided by the number of times he was targeted by the quarterback.
  • Drop Rate
    The number of passes he dropped divided by the number of times he was targeted by the quarterback.
  • Avg Yds After Catch
    The number of yards he gains after the catch on his receptions.
  • % Targeted On Route
    Targets divided by total routes run. Also known as TPRR.
  • Avg Yds Per Route Run
    Receiving yards divided by total routes run. Also known as YPRR.
Air Yards Per Game
39.9
 
Air Yards Per Snap
0.78
 
% Team Air Yards
14.3%
 
% Team Targets
23.6%
 
Avg Depth of Target
4.7 Yds
 
Catch Rate
79.7%
 
Drop Rate
3.5%
 
Avg Yds After Catch
4.8
 
% Targeted On Route
23.6%
 
Avg Yds Per Route Run
1.59
 
Loading Advanced NFL Stats...
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2023 NFL Game Log
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
Standard
PPR
Half PPR
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Loading Game Log...
2022 NFL Game Log
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
Standard
PPR
Half PPR
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Loading Game Log...
2021 NFL Game Log
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
Standard
PPR
Half PPR
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Loading Game Log...
2020 NFL Game Log
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
Standard
PPR
Half PPR
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Loading Game Log...
2019 NFL Game Log
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
Standard
PPR
Half PPR
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Loading Game Log...
2018 NFL Game Log
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
Standard
PPR
Half PPR
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Loading Game Log...
2017 NFL Game Log
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
Standard
PPR
Half PPR
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Loading Game Log...
Snap Distribution / Depth Chart
Snap Counts
Snap %
Jacksonville JaguarsJaguars 2023 TE Snap Distribution See more data like this | See last season's snap counts
#% of Team Snaps

87078%
39836%
29727%
81%
Loading Weekly Snap Counts...
How often does Evan Engram run a route when on the field for a pass play?
This data will let you see how Evan Engram and the other tight ends for the Jaguars are being used. Some tight ends may have a lot of snaps, but they're not that useful for fantasy purposes because they're not actually running routes. This data will help you see when this is the case.
Evan Engram
606 routes   143 targets
← More Blocking
% Routes Run
More Receiving →
70%
89 routes   15 targets
22%
3 routes   0 targets
38%
65 routes   9 targets
22%
Receiving Alignment Breakdown
See where Evan Engram lined up on the field and how he performed at each spot.
Detailed
Grouped
Side
Loading Alignment Breakdown...
Loading Alignment Breakdown...
Loading Alignment Breakdown...
Loading Team Alignment Breakdown...
2023 Evan Engram Split Stats
Loading NFL Split Stats...
Measurables Review View College Player Page
How do Evan Engram's measurables compare to other tight ends?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
6' 3"
 
Weight
240 lbs
 
40-Yard Dash
4.42 sec
 
Shuttle Time
4.23 sec
 
Cone Drill
6.92 sec
 
Vertical Jump
36.0 in
 
Broad Jump
125 in
 
Bench Press
19 reps
 
Hand Length
10.00 in
 
Arm Length
33.50 in
 
Recent RotoWire Articles Featuring Evan Engram See More
NFL Free Agency: Wide Receiver Wednesday
5 days ago
Jerry Donabedian breaks down the fantasy winners and losers from Tennessee signing WR Calvin Ridley and the Chargers releasing WR Mike Williams.
Best Ball Strategy: Middle-Round Values & Stacks for 2024 NFL Best Ball
30 days ago
Cardinals teammates Kyler Murray and James Conner are two of Jerry Donabedian's favorite 2024 picks based on early ADP.
Target Breakdown: 2023 TE Season Review & 2024 PPR Rankings
39 days ago
Sam LaPorta rewrote the script for rookie tight ends, paving the way for Georgia's Brock Bowers to generate a ton of fantasy hype heading into 2024.
Box Score Breakdown: Snaps, Routes and Air Yards from the Wild Card Round
62 days ago
Aaron Jones worked in timeshares for most of the season but is now dominating Green Bay's backfield touches with everything on the line.
Box Score Breakdown: Snaps, Routes, Air Yards & Personnel from Week 18
70 days ago
Incentives and milestones had a big impact on Week 18 fantasy scoring and helped drive a throwback week for some of the league's older running backs.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
Engram had a promising rookie season after the Giants took him in the first round of the 2017 Draft when he had 115 targets in 15 games. But he never saw that type of workload again, only once thereafter topping 100 targets, and his catches (64), receiving yards (722) and touchdowns (six) from his debut year still stand as his career highs. He hasn’t scored more than three touchdowns in any season since, and totaled a career-low 408 yards in 2021. The Giants decided to let Engram walk in the offseason, tiring of his penchant for drops (a league-high 35 in five years, including 17 in the last two). The Jaguars then signed him to a one-year, $9 million deal with $8.25 million guaranteed in March. Perhaps a change of scenery will help Engram, who still has standout physical gifts, namely 4.42 speed. The Jacksonville offense should be better than last year’s version with new coach Doug Pederson and a likely second-year improvement from QB Trevor Lawrence, but Engram could lose snaps to blocker Chris Manhertz and fellow pass-catching TE Dan Arnold, who averaged 3.5 catches for 40.5 yards in eight games for the Jaguars last year.
Engram's fifth season with the Giants could be his last, as he'll play 2021 under the fifth-year option on his rookie contract. A first-round pick with 4.42 speed, Engram still hasn't matched his rookie-year totals of 722 yards and six TDs (from 115 targets, admittedly). At 6-3, 240, he's never been much of a blocker, and there's no question he was an all-around liability last season, dropping 11 passes (most among TEs) and producing only 6.0 YPT. Engram finished fourth among TEs in targets but 16th in fantasy points, perhaps limited by QB Daniels Jones' shortcomings in addition to his own. While Engram still figures to be the top receiving TE, he'll likely see fewer snaps and targets with Kyle Rudolph's arrival. That might be a blessing in disguise for Engram's career, but it limits his fantasy upside, even if his play improves. There's also the matter of a preseason ankle injury putting Engram in danger of missing Week 1, though it isn't expected to lead to a long-term absence.
Engram perpetually appears on the verge of a breakout, only to be set back by a slump or injury as soon as he gains our trust. It happened again last September when he piled up 277 yards and two touchdowns the first three weeks, before slumping through October and then suffering a major foot injury in November. Engram didn't play after Week 9, undergoing surgery in December to repair a Lisfranc ligament in his left foot. He should have time to recover before Week 1, but his offseason will revolve around rehab work after he spent the winter in a walking boot. Once he gets back on the field, Engram may find that a new coaching staff is more proactive putting his 4.42 speed to good use. Engram's 6.0 average depth of target last season placed 26th among qualified TEs, and that was actually a step up from his 5.0 aDOT the year before. Engram made it work, at least to an extent, with impressive YAC averages of 8.8 (2018) and 5.9 (2019), but it's hard to reach high-end TE1 territory when 80 percent of your targets come within 10 yards of the line of scrimmage. The good news is that Pat Shurmur, Mike Shula and Eli Manning are gone, replaced by Joe Judge, Jason Garrett and Daniel Jones. The bad news is that we don't quite know if Jones is good, nor do we know if he'll prefer Engram to Sterling Shepard, Darius Slayton, Golden Tate and Saquon Barkley.
Arbitrary endpoints aren't always reliable when it comes to player evaluation, but Engram's strong finish in 2018 was encouraging. He returned from a hamstring injury to play the final four games, topping 75 yards in each start. The touchdown count was fairly low - one in that sequence, just three on the year - but there weren't many survivors on the sinking Giants ship. You have to squint a bit to see Engram's growth last year, but it's there on the stat page. He bumped his YPC forward, raised his catch rate by nearly 15 percentage points and had a 43 percent bump in his yards per target. The shape of the roster presents pros and cons for Engram in Year 3. Odell Beckham Jr. is gone, which presents a major chunk of available targets even after the signing of Golden Tate, who may be suspended for all of September. The quarterback position could be a mess, featuring the last days of Eli Manning versus the uncharted waters of Daniel Jones. But given the brief moments of brilliance Engram showed the last two years, we're willing to take an open mind to his likely mid-round ADP.
We've long been programmed to ignore rookie tight ends for fantasy purposes. The position is too dynamic, too tricky, too complicated, and often it's tied to a lot of blocking and grunt work. Engram tore up that conventional wisdom, producing the seventh-best fantasy season in history by a rookie tight end. And most of those beating Engram did it before fantasy football was even a thing - only Rob Gronkowski (2010) outscored Engram since 1990. What the Giants stumbled onto with Engram, intentionally or not, is a matchup nightmare who's really just a jumbo-sized receiver at 6-3, 240, with 4.42 speed. Engram still struggles as a blocker and it might never become a strength of his game. If you want to dock Engram's potential because of Eli Manning's age and foibles, that's perfectly reasonable. And the Giants have a lot of competition in the passing game, needing to find targets for Odell Beckham Jr., Sterling Shepard and rookie running back Saquon Barkley. But there's a legitimate chance Engram is a generational talent, and it's also possible new coach Pat Shurmur - who will also call the plays - is a miracle worker on offense. Consider what Shurmur did with Nick Foles in 2013, or with Case Keenum last year. If you're not afraid to spend a primary pick on a tight end, Engram is someone you need to evaluate and consider.
Make no mistake, Engram's pass catching at Mississippi (not his blocking) pushed him into the first round of the NFL draft, with a 4.42 40 time boosting his cause. The Rebels deployed Engram at a number of positions -- tight end, H-back, slot receiver, outside receiver -- and his most common pre-draft comparison was Jordan Reed, an exciting player to be linked with. Even if Engram can get up to speed quickly -- and given all the hats the Giants would like him to wear, that seems like wishful thinking -- he'll have to deal with some Meadowlands gridlock. Odell Beckham Jr. is the key to the team's offense, Brandon Marshall was imported to fill a critical role and Sterling Shepard was useful as a rookie. The Giants wouldn't have selected Engram if they didn't see exciting down-the-road upside, but it's hard to envision a lot coming from him in Year 1.
More Fantasy News
Paces pass catchers in win
TEJacksonville Jaguars
December 31, 2023
Engram secured all six targets for 60 yards in the Jaguars' 26-0 win over the Panthers on Sunday.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Generates 14 targets in loss
TEJacksonville Jaguars
December 24, 2023
Engram corralled 10 of 14 targets for 95 yards in Sunday's 30-12 loss to Tampa Bay.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Reverts to modest production
TEJacksonville Jaguars
December 17, 2023
Engram had four receptions on six targets for 28 yards in Sunday's 23-7 loss to the Ravens.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Two more scores
TEJacksonville Jaguars
December 10, 2023
Engram recorded 11 receptions on 12 targets for 95 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 31-27 loss to the Browns.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Scores first TD of 2023
TEJacksonville Jaguars
December 4, 2023
Engram caught all nine of his targets for 82 yards and a touchdown in Monday's 34-31 overtime loss to the Bengals.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.