AnalysisWoerner has settled into a stable role as Atlanta's blocking-first TE2, with playing time climbing toward three-quarters of offensive snaps even as his target share has slipped into the low single digits — a profile built for extra blocking and occasional red-zone work rather than high-floor fantasy production. Kyle Pitts holds the pass-catching TE1 job outright, and Austin Hooper also draws situational receiving snaps, leaving little room for Woerner's role to expand absent an injury elsewhere in the room. The receiver Atlanta added with its 2026 third-round pick doesn't touch the TE room directly, so Woerner's blocking-specialist path stays intact but so does his target ceiling. This is a deep-bench blocking specialist with essentially no standalone dynasty upside; treat as a sell or roster non-priority now in startup and shallow dynasty formats, revisiting only if an injury to Pitts or Hooper forces expanded receiving work over the next few weeks.
What similar players becameMedium confidence
Of the 10 age-24 tight ends most similar to Charlie Woerner's 2021 season, 1 finished TE2, 1 finished TE3, 7 finished TE4+, 1 missed the season.
Based on just 10 analogs — directional, not a forecast · veteran comps draw on 2017-onward history.
69%
- TE210%(1)
- TE310%(1)
- TE4+69%(7)
- Missed season10%(1)
“Missed season” = a comp played fewer than 4 games the next year (injury, benching, or out of the league) — an availability rate, not a dynasty-value call.
Next-season PPG range4.7 median
0.4p25–p75 2.1–5.96.6
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Juwan Johnson98%
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Anthony Firkser88%
2019·TE40 · 5.0 PPG
Eric Saubert88%
2019·Missed the season
Jesse James86%
2019·TE56 · 2.3 PPG
C.J. Uzomah86%
2018·TE17 · 6.6 PPG
Albert Okwuegbunam85%
2021·TE30 · 5.8 PPG
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