Evan Engram Signs Extension with Jaguars – Fantasy Outlook
Evan Engram will sign a 3-year, $42.5M contract with $25.5M guaranteed, per NFL Insider Jordan Schultz. A nice payday after a breakout campaign. They beat the Monday deadline. (Source: Jordan Schultz on Twitter)
Fantasy Football Outlook
Many were wondering if and when it would happen. Before tomorrow’s 4 PM EST deadline for franchise-tagged players to come up with long-term deals with their teams, Engram was the first this weekend to sign an extension. The Jacksonville Jaguars assigned the franchise tag of $11.35 million. Today, Engram signed a 3-year, $42.5 million with $25.5 million guaranteed.
Engram is coming off a career year. Last season he signed a $9 million prove-it deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He had a career-high 73 receptions and 766 receiving yards and four touchdowns. The 766 yards put him fourth among tight ends in receiving yards and 11th in total touchdowns.
The Jaguars originally wanted to sign Engram to a long-term deal when he decided to take a one-year deal and bet on himself. In the long run, it was well worth it. Now Engram will get to stay with head coach Doug Pederson and continue to grow with star quarterback Trevor Lawrence.
While the tight end position is a tricky one for fantasy, Engram will look to once again put up a TE1 season. Last season Engram finished at the TE5 in PPR. According to our 2023 fantasy football rankings, we have him as the consensus TE8. That’s a good value considering the Jaguars added Calvin Ridley at last season’s trade deadline.
Dynasty Outlook
In your dynasty leagues, you should be excited for this as Engram is going into his age 28 season. Per KeepTradeCut, you were able to acquire Engram for a mid to late 2023 2nd round or mid-2024 rookie pick. With the new contract, I can see his value increasing, especially if he tops his numbers once again.
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