Fantasy football: Where to draft Green Bay Packers TE Robert Tonyan
As the Green Bay Packers have to figure out how to make up for the loss of production from not only WR Davante Adams, but WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling and WR Equanimeous St. Brown, it's a new world in Green Bay. Granted, those last two are not massive losses, but they were wide receivers in a relatively small room. Now QB Aaron Rodgers has far fewer familiar time-tested targets to go to. One he still has is tight end Robert Tonyan.
Below, we look at Robert Tonyan's 2022 fantasy football average draft position (ADP) and where you should draft him.
After bursting on the fantasy scene for tight end-needy fantasy owners when he caught 52 passes for 586 yards and a backbreaking 11 touchdowns in 2020, Tonyan disappeared as fast as he got on everyone's radar with an injury-shortened 2021. He's a red zone target for Rodgers that needs to stay on the field to rekindle the immediate confidence required to pull the trigger on a high-velocity pass in a tight window to close a drive.
Robert Tonyan's ADP: 162.57
(ADP data courtesy of MyFantasyLeague.com; last updated at time of this publishing - ADPs continually change as more drafts occur)
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Coming off a non-productive season after being overvalued in 2021, the pendulum has swung very hard in the other direction for Big Shot Bob. His 23rd positional ranking lends itself to not being drafted at all and he isn't surrounded by a who's who in the ADP rankings.
Tonyan finds himself behind Tyler Higbee (Los Angeles Rams) at an ADP of 154.98 and Hayden Hurst (Cincinnati Bengals) at 159.56 and ahead of Gerald Everett (Los Angeles Chargers) at 164.51 and Trey McBride (Arizona Cardinals) at 172.94.
Robert Tonyan's 2021 stats
Games: 8
Receptions | targets: 18 | 29
Receiving yards: 204
Receiving touchdowns: 2
Where should you draft Tonyan?
What does Tonyan have in common with the other guys on the list in front of him and behind him? They all have quarterbacks who are prolific and do a lot of damage. What separates him is that none of the other tight ends on the wraparound list have quarterbacks who have lost nearly as many familiar weapons as Rodgers.
Tonyan is never going to be a 1,000-yard receiver. His value is at the 5-yard line with a hard cut on an in-route. I'm putting money that if Tonyan stays healthy, 8 touchdowns is an anticipated number. If that's good by you for the backup to Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce, I say saddle up!
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