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TEBAL40 insightsLatest Jul 28, 2026
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PositiveNewsJul 28, 2026Ian Hartitz
PositiveNewsJul 27, 2026Jared Smola
PositiveValueJul 27, 2026Ian Hartitz
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PositiveValueJul 17, 2026FantasyPros Articles
Andrews is a name the source would only draft after missing out on the top tier of tight ends, and his 2025 season looked rough on the surface: 48 catches, 422 yards, five touchdowns, 8.8 yards per catch, 6.0 yards per target, and 1.23 yards per route run. Context matters: Baltimore's passing offense struggled with its quarterback missing time and not being fully healthy for large stretches, and the receiver room behind the team's top wideout remains unproven. The historical signal is strong. Across the starting quarterback's seven full seasons in Baltimore, the team's tight ends have ranked first, fifth, first, first, tenth, fourth, and fourth in share of team targets—a remarkably consistent trend toward heavy tight end usage. With the team's other pass-catching tight end now gone, Andrews is set up to receive the lion's share of those targets. The team's other offseason tight end additions include a blocking specialist and a rookie whose college production wasn't especially exciting, meaning there's no real competition for touches. Andrews is currently going around TE14, making him viewed as one of the best punt options at the position: cheap enough to cut early if he's genuinely declined, but with real mid-range TE1 upside if the opportunity and track record hold. He ran a route on just 62.9% of dropbacks last season, ranking 22nd among tight ends in route share, a number both analysts expect to climb significantly now that the other pass-catching tight end is gone. Among 40 qualifying tight ends last season, Andrews ranked 11th in separation score and sixth in route win rate, supporting that he isn't finished.
NegativeProjectionJul 16, 2026RotoWire NFL Articles
Andrews posted a career-low 422 yards last season despite playing all 17 games for the second year in a row, averaging only about four targets per game—his fewest since his rookie year. With Isaiah Likely and Charlie Kolar no longer with the team, Andrews should see a bump in targets; Likely swiped 194 targets over the last four years, and he and Kolar combined for nearly two targets per game last season. Those targets should now go to Andrews. His only competition for tight end targets is blocking specialist Durham Smythe and a pair of rookies taken in the fourth and fifth round of the draft (Matthew Hibner and Josh Cuevas), giving him a clear path to increased target share. Andrews' struggles last season were related to Lamar Jackson's injury-plagued season. Jackson is healthy entering training camp, and he and Andrews should continue to build on their already great chemistry, supporting a rebound in production. Taking a shot on Andrews at his TE14 price is a low-risk gamble with significant upside given the target opportunity, quarterback health, and reduced competition.
PositiveProjectionJul 15, 2026Fantasy Life Articles
Andrews should return to a full-time role in 2026 after Isaiah Likely's presence limited his upside over the past two years. With Likely on the field since 2024, Andrews has been targeted on 18.6% of his routes with a 14% target share; without Likely, those rates climb to 21% and 19%, respectively. Likely's presence also hurt Andrews' playing time: in four games without Likely since 2024, Andrews ran 79.2% of routes with a snap share implied; in games with Likely active, his route participation drops to 64% with a 60% snap share. Since 2023, 41.5% of Lamar Jackson's red-zone pass attempts have gone to the tight end position, suggesting double-digit touchdown upside.