Evan Engram

Evan Engram enters Year 10 at age 31 as Denver’s primary tight end, ranked #39 at the position in Verdict’s dynasty score (42.0, declining trend). He finished 2025 with 77.8 custom fantasy points on a 42.8% snap share, averaging 2.9 targets per game in a west coast system under Sean Payton.

Engram logs a 42.8% snap share in Sean Payton’s west coast system, leveraging zone-heavy coverage and intermediate-route opportunities. The 2025 baseline — 461 receiving yards on 50/76 targets, 1 touchdown, and 18 first downs — shows a volume floor in a complex pre-snap disguise environment. Twenty-eight first downs add meaningful secondary value, and the 77.8-point finish establishes a stable projection floor.

Engram carried full participation in practice in Week 4 of 2025, a notable recovery after missing Week 3 with a minor injury. He has no structural concerns and moderate contact exposure in a tight-end role. His snap share stability reduces injury risk.

Snap share holds at 42.8% with weekly marks at 34.0%, 43.0%, 43.0%, 43.0%, 51.0%, 44.0%, 54.0%, 36.0%, 47.0%, and 33.0% across most games. No clear QB2 threat exists on the depth chart, but Jerry Jeudy’s presence limits Engram’s upside. With 18 first downs and 1 touchdown, designed volume remains part of the play call.

Sean Payton’s west coast system with zone-heavy coverage and intermediate-route emphasis is built around Engram’s receiving skills — the offense expects him to create separation in the middle of the field. Davis Webb’s presence as OC preserves Payton’s core concepts, meaning no system shock in 2025. Scheme continuity plus a system engineered to his route tree drives the TE2 profile.

Declining Verdict’s trade-value model tags Engram as declining, reflecting his 42.8% snap share across 16 games in 2025 and stable but lower targets per game compared to his 2024 season.

Ceiling clears 2025’s 77.8-point finish if passing first downs advance past 28 and receiving touchdowns expand beyond 1 — the combination pays heavily in this custom format. Floor tracks near 77.8 given locked 42.8% snap share and an unchanged scheme. A mid-season injury is the only realistic path to meaningful regression below that line.