When exactly Tonyan will be ready to roll is still up in the air. Assuming the improved depth and/or Bakhtiari’s return shore up the line, it should allow Tonyan to be more involved offensively, which is something the team could use after trading wide receiver Davante Adams (Oakland Raiders) and watching Marquez Valdes-Scantling sign with the Kansas City Chiefs. They also drafted three offensive linemen, which helps solidify the trenches. There are still some concerns about Bakhtiari, who worked with the rehab group during minicamp, though the team claims that it was always part of the recovery plan.

Minus Rodgers’ All-Pro blindside protector, the Packers kept Tonyan in line to chip defensive ends or even fill full-fledged blocking roles to give No. In reality, the absence of left tackle David Bakhtiari was a huge factor in the tight end’s statistical struggles. While the easy answer would be he simply wasn’t targeted as much, that doesn’t paint a complete picture. It looked like he might be turning the corner in late October, snagging seven passes for 112 yards and a score in Weeks 7 and 8 combined, but he tore his ACL during the team’s Thursday night win over the Arizona Cardinals and missed the second half of 2021.īefore checking on his recovery, it’s worth discussing why Tonyan’s numbers fell off. He logged two or fewer receptions in five of his first six games with only one TD during that stretch. Unfortunately, Tonyan’s follow up effort was underwhelming. That breakout performance made him a fringe top-10 fantasy target heading into last season once it became official that quarterback Aaron Rodgers would return. Entering the 2020 campaign, few people had ever heard of Green Bay Packers tight end Robert Tonyan, but that changed in a hurry when he caught 52 passes for 586 yards and, most importantly, 11 touchdowns, which tied him with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce for the NFL lead at the position.

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