{"id":21707,"date":"2020-07-23T12:36:26","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T16:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/?p=21707"},"modified":"2020-07-30T09:02:29","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T13:02:29","slug":"fantasy-football-tight-end-red-zone-reliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/fantasy\/fantasy-football-tight-end-red-zone-reliance\/","title":{"rendered":"Fantasy Football: Tight End Red Zone Reliance"},"content":{"rendered":"

We have been spending some time in the red zone lately. First, we covered <\/span>what we can take away from team-level production in the red zone<\/span><\/a>. Following that up, we covered the actual fantasy scoring compared to expected points scored in the red zone for <\/span>quarterbacks<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>running backs<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>wide receivers,<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>tight ends<\/span><\/a>. With one final dive into red zone production, we have started to explore which players rely on the red zone the most and the least to produce their touchdowns. So far, we have looked at the red zone reliance for both the <\/span>quarterbacks<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>running backs<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>wide receivers<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here, we can get a good gauge on which players are not solely reliant on their respective teams reaching one section of the field regularly and those who do. The added bonus gained is if you are in a league that rewards fantasy points based on touchdown length.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wrapping things up, we are pulling up results for the top-30 tight ends in current ADP. What is different for the tight ends compared to wide receivers is that the position relies on shorter scoring opportunities more consistently. For the field below, 74.5% of all of the receiving touchdowns have come from inside of the red zone while 48.9% have come from inside of the 10-yard line while base rates for the league overall are 65.9% and 42.4% in those respective areas of the field. <\/span><\/p>\n