Evan Engram

Evan Engram

30-Year-Old Tight EndTE
Jacksonville Jaguars
Questionable
Injury Hamstring
Est. Return 10/6/2024
Thu Practice: Limited
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Engram led all tight ends in both targets (143) and catches (114) last year, which helped him to a career high for receiving yards (963) in addition to those two aforementioned categories. The 6-foot-3, 240-pound tight end is one of the fastest players at his position and excels at getting open on short routes, but he's never been much of a downfield or red-zone threat like many of the league's larger tight ends. He hasn't scored more than four touchdowns in a season since he had six as a rookie in 2017, and his 10 red-zone targets last year were tied for 14th among tight ends. On a more positive note, the butter fingers that plagued Engram in New York haven’t followed him to Jacksonville, where he's dropped only eight of 241 targets through two years (though he fumbled three times last season). The Jaguars made big changes to their receiving corps in the offseason, but it's hard to say how that affects Engram, if at all, with Gabe Davis and rookie Brian Thomas replacing Calvin Ridley and Zay Jones. A healthier year from WR Christian Kirk might have more impact on Engram's volume given that both compete for short targets, whereas Davis and Thomas figure to run a lot of deep routes. Engram probably won't score many touchdowns or match last year's volume, but he's still a good bet to rank among the TE leaders in catches and targets, making him a solid starter for PPR formats. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a three-year, $41.25 million contract with the Jaguars in July of 2023.
Churns out limited practice
TEJacksonville Jaguars
Hamstring
October 3, 2024
Engram (hamstring) was a limited practice participant Thursday.
ANALYSIS
Engram hasn't played since Week 1, but with two straight limited practices to begin Week 5 prep, he's putting himself in a position to put an end to his three-game absence Sunday versus the Colts. In order to avoid being listed as questionable heading into the weekend, however, Engram will likely need to upgrade to full participation in Friday's practice.
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How do Evan Engram's 2024 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
30.0
 
Air Yards Per Snap
0.86
 
% Team Air Yards
2.5%
 
% Team Targets
3.3%
 
Avg Depth of Target
7.5 Yds
 
Catch Rate
25.0%
 
Drop Rate
25.0%
 
Avg Yds After Catch
1.0
 
% Targeted On Route
21.1%
 
Avg Yds Per Route Run
0.26
 
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Snap %
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#% of Team Snaps

14663%
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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
19 routes   4 targets
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% Routes Run
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54%
5 routes   1 target
42%
20 routes   5 targets
22%
69 routes   14 targets
47%
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91.4
 
Cornerbacks
76.6
 
Safeties
122.7
 
Linebackers
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How do Evan Engram's measurables compare to other tight ends?
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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
 
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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.
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
Returns to limited practice
TEJacksonville Jaguars
Hamstring
October 2, 2024
Engram (hamstring) was a limited participant at practice Wednesday, Demetrius Harvey of The Florida Times-Union reports.
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Ruled out this week
TEJacksonville Jaguars
Hamstring
September 27, 2024
Engram (hamstring) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Texans.
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Unlikely to play against Houston
TEJacksonville Jaguars
Hamstring
September 27, 2024
Speaking with the media Friday, coach Doug Pederson said Engram (hamstring) is doubtful to play Sunday against the Texans, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
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Misses another practice
TEJacksonville Jaguars
Hamstring
September 26, 2024
Engram (hamstring) remained sidelined at practice Thursday.
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Misses practice Wednesday
TEJacksonville Jaguars
Hamstring
September 25, 2024
Engram (hamstring) didn't practice Wednesday.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Ninth-best TE in 2024 per Fowler
TEJacksonville Jaguars
July 13, 2024
In his yearly survey of NFL executives, coaches and scouts, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com has Engram ranked ninth among tight ends going into 2024.
ANALYSIS
Engram led all tight ends in the 2023 regular season with 114 receptions on 143 targets, and his 963 receiving yards ranked third among the position behind Travis Kelce and George Kittle. Engram was the second-leading receiver for Jacksonville last season, and with leading pass catcher Calvin Ridley departing for Tennessee in the offseason, the eighth-year tight end out of Ole Miss will be asked to take on a larger role in the offense and provide a safety valve for quarterback Trevor Lawrence.
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