Ranking the AFC North tight ends heading into the 2020 season
By Tommy Jaggi
1. Cleveland Browns
In the last few years, this honor clearly would have gone to the Baltimore Ravens, but it’s hard to make a legitimate case against the Browns not having the best tight ends in the division right now.
David Njoku flashes a lot of promise as a former first-round pick back in 2017. As a 22-year old in his second season in the league, he earned 56 catches for 639 yards and 4 touchdowns. Unfortunately, injuries have hampered him early in his NFL career and he played just 4 games last season.
Because of his struggled to stay on the field, Cleveland went out and signed Pro Bowl tight end Austin Hooper this offseason. Hooper is coming off a fantastic year with the Falcons where he earned 75 catches for 787 yards and 6 touchdowns. Hooper has now seen back to back Pro Bowl appearances in 2018 and 2019. With Njoku and rookie Harrison Bryant behind him, Cleveland has the most well-rounded tight end group in the division.