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Footballguys fantasy football takes on Evan Engram
Every source-backed article insight STACKED has extracted from Footballguys about Evan Engram.
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All Footballguys insights about Evan Engram
PositiveProjectionSep 16, 2026
Engram is worth considering off waivers given the ease of streaming tight ends early in the season. Waldman was already publicly considering him in preseason rankings due to spacing issues created by Courtland Sutton, Jaylen Waddle, and Pat Bryant. When defenses focus on Waddle and Sutton, it creates mismatches and coverage mistakes that benefit Engram, who can run free.NegativeProjectionSep 14, 2026
Engram was TE8 in 2025 ADP but finished TE29 overall, exemplifying the struggles of early tight end investors. The source notes that his performance, along with other early tight end picks, was not good and suggests that waiting on the position would have been a better strategy.PositiveValueSep 5, 2026
Ranked TE27 with 119.6 projected fantasy points and 19.9 FPs/$ ratio; ROI rank of 2, indicating elite value efficiency. Selected by the source for contest strategy as one of four tight ends receiving just 14.8% of total contest budget; all four have top-18 ROIs and different bye weeks, available from Week 12 onward.PositiveValueSep 4, 2026
Evan Engram rose 4 positional ranks from TE38 to TE34 between April and August, with ADP declining from 215.4 to 213.7, indicating modest improvement in the source's assessment.PositiveValueAug 14, 2026
Waldman prefers Engram in Year 2 with the Broncos as a TE2 available later than Greg Dulcich in Year 1 with the Dolphins. This suggests Waldman views Engram as offering better value relative to his draft cost and availability compared to Dulcich.PositiveProjectionJul 27, 2026
Evan Engram finished as a top-20 rookie tight end in 2017 (64 receptions, 722 yards, 6 TDs, 9.3 PPG, TE6 rank). His success proves that rookie tight ends can produce at a high level in their first NFL season.PositiveBreakoutJul 27, 2026
Evan Engram finished as a top-10 rookie tight end (rank 6, 9.3 PPG, 140.2 total points) in 2017, demonstrating that elite rookie tight end production is achievable from first-round selections.PositiveProjectionJul 22, 2026
Evan Engram finished as TE6 in 2017 with 64 receptions, 722 receiving yards, and 6 touchdowns across 15 games (140.2 fantasy points); as a first-round pick, he was among the 81.8% of Day 1 tight ends who finished as top-24 fantasy players over the last 10 years.PositiveProjectionJul 22, 2026
Evan Engram finished as TE6 in 2017 with 64 receptions, 722 receiving yards, and 6 touchdowns across 15 games (140.2 fantasy points) as a first-round pick, contributing to the strong historical performance of first-round rookie tight ends.NegativeBustNo date
With his best days clearly behind him, Engram has fallen into a rotational role with little fantasy value, making him a fade in dynasty formats.