tight end
noun
: an offensive football end who lines up close to the tackle and can act as a lineman or receiver
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Being an athletic tight end is very helpful in your upside case and overall translatability to the NFL.
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Steve Bradshaw, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
The Mackey Award winner (top tight end) had 104 receptions for 1,233 yards and eight TDs, ran for 218 yards and four TDs on 26 carries, and completed three of his six passes for 35 yards and another TD.
—Eddie Brown, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
He was expected to be the team’s next top pass-catching tight end after Will Mallory departed in the 2023 draft class.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
There were tight ends who went for $650,000 this cycle.
—Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
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Steve Bradshaw, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
The Mackey Award winner (top tight end) had 104 receptions for 1,233 yards and eight TDs, ran for 218 yards and four TDs on 26 carries, and completed three of his six passes for 35 yards and another TD.
—Eddie Brown, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
He was expected to be the team’s next top pass-catching tight end after Will Mallory departed in the 2023 draft class.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
There were tight ends who went for $650,000 this cycle.
—Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Tight end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tight%20end. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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