New York Giants Offseason: Reviewing the Tight End Position

Who’s In, Who’s Out?

In: Evan Engram, Rhett Ellison, Jerell Adams

Out: N/A

This trio should stick around. They could very well be the three tight ends on the New York Giants final roster.

Engram is a great young talent with the potential to be one of the best tight ends in the league if he limits his drops. He could also improve his blocking but Jimmy Graham has proven that isn’t entirely necessary. Engram is a matchup nightmare. He’s too big for defensive backs to cover and too fast for linebackers to keep up with. Engram will play a key role in Big Blue’s offense in 2018.

Ellison did his job as a blocking tight end and Manning seemed to take a liking to him down the stretch. Eli has always gotten the most out of his tight ends. Coach Shurmur is also familiar with Ellison from their time in Minnesota. Prior to taking over as Vikings offensive coordinator, Shurmur was their tight ends coach in 2016.

Adams, although he didn’t contribute a ton in 2017, will be back to compete in training camp. He’s entering year three of his rookie contract and will get every opportunity to win a roster spot.

Engram will likely be listed as a tight end in 2018, but I can’t help but wonder if the Giants will use him almost exclusively as a wide receiver, considering his blocking struggles.

I don’t know if it counts as a shakeup, but I could see New York using Engram to solve their big-bodied wide receiver problem and adding another tight end to fill out this group.