While George Kittle is the NFC West’s top TE, the Cardinals’ duo of Trey McBride and Tip Reiman are the top duo.
We are in the final stretch of the NFL offseason as the Arizona Cardinals open training camp on July 22. Leading up to then, as we have for several offseasons, go through the players and position groups in the NFC West and rank them.
Next up, we look at the top tight end duos for the Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks and rank them.
1. Arizona Cardinals: Trey McBride, Tip Reiman/Elijah Higgins
McBride is one of the best tight ends in the NFL and, while he is behind San Francisco’s George Kittle in individually, Reiman is already a very good blocking tight end and actually played a little more as a rookie than Higgins, another solid tight end.
2. San Francisco 49ers: George Kittle, Luke Farrell
The 49ers added Farrell in free agency this offseason, a solid No. 2 blocking tight end. He has not yet scored a touchdown in the NFL. He played less than Reiman did last year for the Cardinals as a rookie.
3. Seattle Seahawks: Noah Fant, AJ Barner/Eijah Arroyo
Fant and Barner are just fine. Arroyo, a rookie, gives them some athletic pass-catching upside.
4. Los Angeles Rams: Tyler Higbee, Terrance Ferguson
Higbee played three games late last season coming back from ACL surgery. He is now getting old at age 32, and Ferguson is promising but is a second-round rookie.
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