Having a great tight end can be a huge positive in the NFL. The tight ends in the final four of the last NFL postseason were Travis Kelce, George Kittle, Mark Andrews and Sam LaPorta. It's not coincidence that many of the league's elite teams have an elite option at tight end.
The problem is there aren't enough top-tier tight ends to go around.
This year's free agency class shows the problem. There isn't one standout tight end among the group. The thin class got thinner when the Houston Texans signed Dalton Schultz to a three-year, $36 million extension.