Washington Football Team: A wish list of free agent tight ends

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Los Angeles Rams TE Gerald Everett. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports /

Best free-agent TEs for the Washington Football Team

Thomas’ emergence gives Washington the luxury of ignoring the top tight end prospect on the market this off-season. Tennessee’s Jonnu Smith is a classic “potential” player who will get paid a lot of money.

Smith may be worth it. He has talent coming out of his ears. But he has never produced at a consistently high level and he could end up being a disappointment. Washington should stay away.

There are several intriguing restricted free agents currently on the market. Indianapolis’ Mo Alie-Cox has outstanding physical gifts and is coming off his best season in 2020. In Green Bay, Robert Tonyan seemed to score touchdowns by the bushel every week. Both are potential stars, but their RFA status makes them more difficult to pursue, and neither is a sure thing.

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There are two second-tier tight ends entering free agency this off-season who I would target. Both provide better downfield capability than Logan Thomas. Neither would supplant him as the top tight end, but either could be very effective lining up with him in two-tight end sets. Washington fans got a look at both in 2020.

The Rams’ Gerald Everett has been a supporting player in Los Angeles’ potent receiving corps for his entire career. In 2020, he was the second option at tight end behind Tyler Higbee. But the Washington Football Team saw how dangerous he could be even in a limited role when he caught four balls for 90 yards against them in Week 5.

Arizona’s Dan Arnold didn’t look as impressive in his Week 2 match-up with Washington, but he has developed into one of the more dangerous downfield threats at tight end in the league. The tall, lanky receiver (6-foot-6, 220 pounds) has deceptive speed and excellent leaping ability.

Pairing Arnold with Thomas would give whoever is under center next season two very big targets – one who can make the tough, contested catches over the middle and in the flat, and the other who could run down the seams and become a deep target. Arnold would be my first choice as a moderately-priced addition, followed rather closely by Everett.

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