Los Angeles Chargers tight end Gerald Everett is coming off the best season of his career. He remains the clear TE1 in one of the most dynamic offenses in football. Should fantasy football managers draft Everett at his ADP this season?
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Gerald Everett’s Fantasy Outlook for the 2023 NFL Season
2022 was the best season of Everett’s career. After bouncing around from the Rams to the Seahawks to the Chargers, he finally seems to have found a team that utilizes him properly. This allowed him to put together a season where he averaged 9.3 PPR fantasy points per game, finishing as the TE11.
Now, 9.3 ppg is nothing to write home about. You can stream 9-10 ppg. But while his ceiling is capped by the presence of Keenan Allen, Mike Williams, Quentin Johnston, and Austin Ekeler, there’s certainly reason to believe Everett can be better this season.
Last season, the Chargers had a 63% neutral game script pass rate. This year, they upgraded to Kellen Moore at offensive coordinator and drafted a wide receiver in the first round. They project to be one of the most pass-heavy teams in the NFL. I project Justin Herbert to lead the NFL in pass attempts.
Everett is unlikely to do much better than the 14% target share he saw last season, but that is of a gigantic pie. Herbert may very well throw close to 700 passes. Volume alone should be enough to keep Everett inside the top 12.
Is Everett a Good Fantasy Pick?
My strategy when it comes to drafting tight ends in fantasy football is simple. If I don’t get Travis Kelce, I am punting the position. That means I’m purposely trying to draft one as late as possible.
Everett’s ADP is TE20, No. 178 overall. While I anticipate somoene will take him in most standard-sized 12-team leagues, his ADP suggests that, more often than not, he’s going undrafted. That’s wild to me for a starting tight end on an offense as explosive as the Chargers.
I have Everett ranked as my TE14, which is well above consensus. In the PFN Consensus Rankings, he’s at TE17, also above his ADP.
You don’t need to go out of your way to draft Everett, nor should you build your draft plan around him. But if you wait on tight end, Everett is a fantastic fallback option in the double-digit rounds.