Can Trey McBride still be an elite fantasy TE without scoring TDs?

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Yahoo Fantasy analyst Matt Harmon is joined by NFL analyst Nate Tice to look at the fantasy potential for the Cardinals tight end after amassing 1100 receiving yards last year. Hear the full conversation on the 'Yahoo Fantasy Forecast' podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen.
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Dude, McBride, first in target share, like you mentioned, first in successful route or successful target per route, third in yards per route, third and first downs per route.
The thing with him, the no touchdown thing is gonna that's pretty consistent with him from college in Colorado State to the pros, like he's not the longest target.
He's more of a very efficient mover type with really good hands and then in the red zone, it's more about big targets, you know, and also, he doesn't create it, he's good after the catch, but he's not super explosive like Kittle or Bowers.
But yeah, your point about the lack of YAC for, um, Trey McBride is well taken, 4.6 yards after contact.
Uh, per yards after catch per reception, that is lower than Brock Bowers, that is low, much lower than George Kittle.
So, yeah, it's interesting you bring up the touchdown stuff cause I think most people are quick to dismiss it as, oh, that's just like some Kyler stat, the lack of touchdowns last year, but it actually might be a little bit more of a McBride thing according to you, Nate.
Yeah, more than most players.
Like some of it is scheme, some of it is quarterback, yada yada yada.
And I, I think with McBride though, it's a thing with him.
Some guys are just, their body type, their play style is just not conducive to the red zone.
It is what it is.
It's kind of one of those things.
Like I don't think he'll ever be, not that anyone's expecting this, an 8 plus 10 plus touchdown guy.
I think his max is going to be 4, like it was in college.
Like I think that's just always how his playstyle is, because to score, you either have to be a monster, like big size in the end zone, or a guy that's really good with the ball in their hands and a guy that's shifty and can break a bunch of tackles.
And so just his playstyle is just not that, he hurdles guys.
You know what I mean?
Like when he has the ball in his hands, he's not a guy that we're going to talk about later, like Tucker Kraft.
But having said all that, him and like, There's a ton of questions, and we've talked about how many times.
Marvin Harrison Junior, Kyler Murray, what's their chemistry like?
Are they ever gonna sort it out?
Not with Kyler Murray and Trey McBride.
Kyler Murray loves Trey McBride.
So it's just like, I don't think that anything's gonna go away.
Like it's one of these where I feel like he's one of the safer buys, and I know it's a heavy investment, but I feel very confident about him this year, even if he doesn't have the touchdowns.
I think he's just gonna have that steady production every week.
Yeah, it's like very minor, just little spots here, but the fact that he's closer to Kittle than he is closer to Bowers, I think is a little surprising cause I think it could be a coin flip between Bowers and McBride as that tight end one overall, uh, in your rankings this year, and like, yeah, there's room for actually Marvin Harrison Junior to improve in year two and Trey McBride to still be an incredible player, you know, like and still maintain that high-end target share.
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