New York Giants tight end Evan Engram has not exactly been the player the Giants thought he would be.
That player they envisioned when they selected Engram No. 23 overall out of Ole Miss in 2017 was supposed to be a play-making tight end whose athleticism and size would make him a matchup nightmare for defenses that assigned a linebacker or defensive back to guard him on plays up the seam.
But while Engram has shown occasional flashes of being that kind of player, his NFL career has otherwise been compromised by injuries that have cost him 16 games and counting. His performance inconsistencies, such as just 13 career touchdowns in 364 targets (none so far in 26 pass targets), 26 career drops (9.1 percent drop rate among his pass targets), a career 34.1 career contested catch rate, and 11 interceptions on passes thrown his way have also been underwhelming at times, making Engram hardly worth the Giants' first-round pick invested in him.
Engram, to his credit, has tried to block out the outside noise of a fan base that’s grown increasingly frustrated by his lack of development and health struggles. He has tried to focus on getting better in every aspect of his game, the modest results including one dropped pass and a 75 percent contested catch rate, just to name a few.
Despite those modest improvements, Engram’s name, once again, has come up as a possible trade target ahead of this year’s November 2 trade deadline. He could be desired by, say, for example, a team like the Green Bay Packers, who just lost their tight end, Robert Tonyan, to a torn ACL.
If the Giants are going to make a move regarding Engram, who in the option year of his rookie deal will count for $3.183 million for the remaining nine weeks of the season if he plays in the Giants’ Monday night game against the Chiefs, that move would probably have to be done before this week's kickoff.
Head coach Joe Judge and offensive coordinator Jason Garrett have lauded the tight end for his work ethic and play-making potential.
“Evan is a play-making type guy,” Garrett said earlier this month. “He is one of those guys you try to get the ball in his hands because he’s able to make some of those plays and sometimes you block it well and it comes up perfectly, and sometimes it doesn’t. Typically, you get a pretty good result, so you want to give those guys opportunities.”
The problem is the Giants are projected to be cap-strapped next year—per Over the Cap, they’ll be just $2.792 million under the projected $208.2 million salary cap. So even if the coaching staff wants Engram back unless he’d be willing to take a one-year prove-it deal, that might be hard to pull off.
Similarly, the Giants, who already have ten draft picks in next year’s class, might want to add to that cache since there’s no guarantee that Engram will receive a blockbuster type of deal from another team despite his physical traits. (In addition, if the Giants were to receive a comp pick, that pick wouldn't be available for their use until 2023).
The other side of the coin is if the Giants upset the Kansas City Chiefs. If that happens, would New York subtract a healthy contributing member of its offense for the sake of the long-term future if there is any hope of the Giants going on a run toward improving its standing in the NFC?
Probably not, especially if Judge firmly aligns himself in Engram’s corner. That is why any assumptions of Engram being traded by the deadline aren’t necessarily set in stone.
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