Breaking down the Washington Football Team’s position battles: Tight End

With about a week of padded practices in the books, it’s easier to break down the Washington Football Team’s key position battles. That includes the one at tight end.

A couple of years back, the Washington Football Team had one of the strongest-looking tight end rooms in the NFL. Led by Jordan Reed, the group was deep and full of well-rounded options and rock-solid role players. Among them were Reed, Vernon Davis, Niles Paul, and Logan Paulsen.

But as the players on the team got older, injuries became an issue. After the release of Reed during the 2020 offseason and Davis’ retirement, none of the players in that group are around anymore. As a result, Washington’s tight end room is going through a makeover and is wide open for the upcoming season.

Many anticipated that Washington would look to upgrade the tight end spot during the offseason. Instead, they opted to add a lot of competition at the spot to see if they can identify any potential contributors for this season and beyond.

The team was always going to have holes due to the sheer amount of positions they needed to upgrade. Nonetheless, the lack of a top-tier option makes this position one of the ones to watch as cut day looms.

With that said, here’s an in-depth look at Washington’s tight end room, including the current favorite to start and a surprise top challenger at the position.