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2025 season · TE · #88 · 8th season

Mike Gesicki

Age 31 · 6'6" · 245 lb · Penn State · Pick 42 overall (2018). Snap share 39% across 13 games.

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Targets

3.2 per game

38th of 72

Receptions

67% catch rate

41st of 72

Yards

307

24 per game

T-36th of 72

Touchdowns

19 first downs

T-36th of 72

Target share

10%

12% of air yards

41st of 72

aDOT

10.0

air yards per target

3rd of 72

EPA / target

+0.10

+4.4 total

55th of 72

YAC / catch

2.3

63 after the catch

71st of 72

The short version

How goodGesicki's +4.4 EPA is 48th of 72 tight ends.
Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes in the air (+26.6, 97th percentile per target).
Fantasy3.3 standard points a game, TE35 of 108.4.4 half-PPR points a game, TE35 of 108.5.4 PPR points a game, TE37 of 108.
How he's usedHe wins before the catch rather than after it: 21% of his yards come after the catch (league 50%).
LatelyTargets are steady: 2.7 a game over his last three against 3.2 for the season.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 72 tight ends with 15 targets+League percentiles

Stat	Value	Rank	Pctl
Target shareof team targets	10%	41st of 72	44th
Depth of targetair yards per target	10.0	3rd of 72	97th
After the catchyards per reception	2.3	71st of 72	2nd
Catch ratereceptions per target	67%	60th of 72	17th
EPA per target	+0.10	55th of 72	24th

Stat	Value	Rank	Pctl
First downsper target	45%	17th of 72	77th
Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better	2%	24th of 72	67th
Yards per game	23.6	36th of 72	51st
Success rate	57%	32nd of 72	56th
Total EPA	+4.4	48th of 72	34th

How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Gesicki scores 3.3 standard points a game, TE35 of 108 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.9 and 4.2; 2 boom weeks (9+) and 9 busts (under 3).

Points a game3.3TE35 of 108

Season42.7TE38 · 13 games

Most weeks0.9–4.2his middle 60% of games

Booms · busts2 · 99+ · under 3

TE12 · 6.714×7××10×13161922

Gesicki scores 4.4 half-PPR points a game, TE35 of 108 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 1.4 and 5.6; 1 boom week (12+) and 9 busts (under 4).

Points a game4.4TE35 of 108

Season56.7TE40 · 13 games

Most weeks1.4–5.6his middle 60% of games

Booms · busts1 · 912+ · under 4

TE12 · 8.714×7××10×13161922

Gesicki scores 5.4 PPR points a game, TE37 of 108 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 1.9 and 7.2; 1 boom week (15+) and 9 busts (under 5).

Points a game5.4TE37 of 108

Season70.7TE41 · 13 games

Most weeks1.9–7.2his middle 60% of games

Booms · busts1 · 915+ · under 5

TE12 · 10.514×7××10×13161922

How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the TE12 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 72 tight ends

He wins before the catch rather than after it: 21% of his yards come after the catch (league 50%). He is a straight-dropback target: 7% of his targets come off play action (league 32%). His share of the team's targets is 7%: on third down it holds at 7%; inside the 20 it holds at 10%. Screens are not part of his role: 0% of his targets (league 5%).

Wins before the catchAfter the catch 21% · 2nd pctlDropback targetPlay action 7% · 4th pctlNo screensScreens 0% · 10th pctl

TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl

Deep sharetargets 20+ yards downfield

10%

79th

Screensshare of his targets

10th

Middle of the fieldtargets between the numbers

21%

28th

After the catchshare of his yards after the catch

21%

2nd

TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl

Third-down shareof team targets on 3rd down

47th

Red-zone shareof team targets inside the 20

10%

47th

Motiontargets with pre-snap motion

42%

13th

Play actiontargets off play action

4th

How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own targets, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying tight ends; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

Game logall 22 weeks

Wk	Opponent	Defense	Snap	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	EPA
1	at CLE W 17-168th D	8th vs TE	31%	3	1	14		+1.1
2	vs JAX W 31-279th D	9th vs TE	52%	4	3	18		-4.5
3	at MIN L 10-486th D	6th vs TE	30%	3	1	6		-4.7
4	at DEN L 3-2819th D	19th vs TE	56%	1	1	8		+0.6
5	vs DET L 24-375th D	5th vs TE	50%	5	2	15		-7.7
6	at GB L 18-2713th D	13th vs TE	3%	0	0	0		0.0
7	vs PIT W 33-31Did not play · Out (pectoral)
8	vs NYJ L 38-39Did not play
9	vs CHI L 42-47Did not play
10	Bye week
11	at PIT L 12-34Did not play
12	vs NE L 20-2615th D	15th vs TE	43%	6	4	35		+0.9
13	at BAL W 32-1410th D	10th vs TE	28%	4	2	19		-0.2
14	at BUF L 34-393rd D	3rd vs TE	42%	6	6	86	1	+9.5
15	vs BAL L 0-2410th D	10th vs TE	57%	2	1	11		-1.4
16	at MIA W 45-2118th D	18th vs TE	48%	4	3	35	1	+4.5
17	vs ARI W 37-1430th D	30th vs TE	23%	2	2	47		+4.1
18	vs CLE L 18-208th D	8th vs TE	38%	2	2	13		+2.2
19	Bye week
20	Bye week
21	Bye week
22	Bye week
	13 games		39%	42	28	307	2	+4.4

Wk	Opponent	Defense	Tgt share	Air share	aDOT	YAC	EPA/tgt	1D	Drops
1	at CLE W 17-168th D	8th vs TE	13%	15%	8.7	0	+0.38	1
2	vs JAX W 31-279th D	9th vs TE	9%	13%	11.5	2	-1.13	1
3	at MIN L 10-486th D	6th vs TE	12%	14%	6.0	3	-1.56	0
4	at DEN L 3-2819th D	19th vs TE	5%	3%	5.0	3	+0.64	0
5	vs DET L 24-375th D	5th vs TE	13%	11%	7.6	3	-1.53	1
6	at GB L 18-2713th D	13th vs TE	0%	0%	-	0	-	0
7	vs PIT W 33-31Did not play · Out (pectoral)
8	vs NYJ L 38-39Did not play
9	vs CHI L 42-47Did not play
10	Bye week
11	at PIT L 12-34Did not play
12	vs NE L 20-2615th D	15th vs TE	18%	18%	10.3	6	+0.14	3
13	at BAL W 32-1410th D	10th vs TE	9%	7%	6.8	4	-0.06	1
14	at BUF L 34-393rd D	3rd vs TE	17%	20%	11.2	19	+1.59	5
15	vs BAL L 0-2410th D	10th vs TE	6%	14%	20.0	1	-0.71	1	1
16	at MIA W 45-2118th D	18th vs TE	13%	23%	10.8	8	+1.12	2
17	vs ARI W 37-1430th D	30th vs TE	6%	14%	19.0	9	+2.04	2
18	vs CLE L 18-208th D	8th vs TE	5%	4%	4.0	5	+1.11	2
19	Bye week
20	Bye week
21	Bye week
22	Bye week
	13 games		10%	12%	10.0	63	+0.10	19	1

Wk	Opponent	Defense	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	20+
1	at CLE W 17-168th D	8th vs TE	1	14	14.0
2	vs JAX W 31-279th D	9th vs TE	3	18	6.0
3	at MIN L 10-486th D	6th vs TE	1	6	6.0
4	at DEN L 3-2819th D	19th vs TE	1	8	8.0
5	vs DET L 24-375th D	5th vs TE	2	15	7.5
6	at GB L 18-2713th D	13th vs TE	0	0	-
7	vs PIT W 33-31Did not play · Out (pectoral)
8	vs NYJ L 38-39Did not play
9	vs CHI L 42-47Did not play
10	Bye week
11	at PIT L 12-34Did not play
12	vs NE L 20-2615th D	15th vs TE	4	35	8.8
13	at BAL W 32-1410th D	10th vs TE	2	19	9.5
14	at BUF L 34-393rd D	3rd vs TE	6	86	14.3	1	1
15	vs BAL L 0-2410th D	10th vs TE	1	11	11.0
16	at MIA W 45-2118th D	18th vs TE	3	35	11.7	1
17	vs ARI W 37-1430th D	30th vs TE	2	47	23.5		1
18	vs CLE L 18-208th D	8th vs TE	2	13	6.5
19	Bye week
20	Bye week
21	Bye week
22	Bye week
	13 games		28	307	11.0	2	2

Who he's faceddefenses ranked vs TE13 played · 0 ahead

He has faced the 1st-toughest slate vs TE: his opponents rank 11.8 of 32 on average (league middle 16.3).

The slate · played solid, ahead dashed

AT CLE8vs TE

VS JAX9vs TE

AT MIN6vs TE

AT DEN19vs TE

VS DET5vs TE

AT GB13vs TE

VS PIT17vs TE

VS NYJ28vs TE

VS CHI11vs TE

WK 10—bye

AT PIT17vs TE

VS NE15vs TE

AT BAL10vs TE

AT BUF3vs TE

VS BAL10vs TE

AT MIA18vs TE

VS ARI30vs TE

VS CLE8vs TE

WK 19—bye

WK 20—bye

WK 21—bye

WK 22—bye

Top 10, tough11 to 2223 to 32, softNumber is the defense's rank vs TE, season to date. Dashed cells are still to play; the red outline is this week.

His line by defense faced

Defenses	G	Tgt/g	Yds/g	EPA/tgt
ranked 1 to 10Top-10 defenses	8	3.6	23	-0.20
11 to 22Middle	4	2.8	20	+0.54
23 to 32Bottom-10	1	2.0	47	+2.04
All games	13	3.2	24	+0.10

Yards against the rank of the defense

His production barely moves with the opponent (r = 0.06); it has traveled.

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season8 seasons

121Games

540Targets

353Receptions

3,833Yards

24TD

2018 to 2025 · 8 seasons · 3 teams

His best year was 2021, 780 receiving yards in 17 games with MIA. This season's 25.6 a game puts him on pace for 435 over 17, short of it.

Season	Team	G	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Y/R	Yds/g	EPA/tgt
2018	MIA	14	32	22	202	0	9.2	14.4	-0.24
2019	MIA	15	89	51	570	5	11.2	38.0	+0.01
2020	MIA	15	85	53	703	6	13.3	46.9	+0.24
2021	MIA	17	112	73	780	2	10.7	45.9	+0.17
2022	MIA	17	52	32	362	5	11.3	21.3	+0.04
2023	NE	15	45	29	244	2	8.4	16.3	-0.07
2024	CIN	16	83	65	665	2	10.2	41.6	+0.41
2025	CIN	12	42	28	307	2	11.0	25.6	+0.10
Career	3 tm	121	540	353	3,833	24	10.9	31.7	+0.13

Career highsYards 780 · 2021TD 6 · 2020Receptions 73 · 2021

How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 22

Depth chart: not listed
Injury report: clean
Red zone touches: …
Third down: …
Explosive plays: …
Drops: 1 on 42 targets
Broken tackles: 0
Passer rating when targeted: 77.3
Play action: …
Contested: …

Best plays · by EPA

Teammates · share of the ball

Player	Touches	Yds	EPA
Chase BrownRB	320	1456 · 11 TD	-14.6
Ja'Marr ChaseWR	188	1426 · 8 TD	+41.5
Samaje PerineRB	105	469 · 3 TD	-2.8
Tee HigginsWR	98	846 · 11 TD	+36.0
Andrei IosivasWR	61	449 · 2 TD	+11.5
Noah FantTE	41	288 · 3 TD	-11.8
Mitchell TinsleyWR	24	116 · 2 TD	+2.6
Tanner HudsonTE	24	168 · 2 TD	+0.6

Mike Gesicki

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

On the field

By depth of target

Who he works withthe connection, and the rest of the huddle

By depth

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

The slate · played solid, ahead dashed

His line by defense faced

Yards against the rank of the defense

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

88Mike Gesicki

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

On the field

By depth of target

Who he works withthe connection, and the rest of the huddle

By depth

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

The slate · played solid, ahead dashed

His line by defense faced

Yards against the rank of the defense

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

Mike Gesicki