Patriots Tight Ends History. Russ Francis 1975-80 1987-88 Russ Francis is a Patriot to remember. As the tight end position increasingly becomes more of a focal point in the offensive schemes of today one can only imagine what this list could look.
In the lead-up to 2021 training camp were inspecting the Patriots roster position by position. The next year he caught a career-best six touchdowns. Rob Gronkowski 2010-present Rob Gronkowski is the best Patriots tight end of all-time.
117 catches 1233 yards 8 TDs.
Left to right. Visit ESPN to view the New England Patriots team depth chart for the current season. Ben Coates 1991-99 Ben Coates and Shannon Sharpe were the top tight ends of the 1990s. A very fair argument exists to put him among NFL greats considering his standards havent waned during an injury-riddled career.
