The New England Patriots signed free-agent tight end Mitchell Wilcox on Monday, the team announced on X. Originally undrafted out of the 2020 class, Wilcox has spent the last four years with the Cincinnati Bengals. In 48 career games, the South Florida product has hauled in 29 of his 35 targets for 211 yards and one touchdown. The Patriots re-signed Hunter Henry to a three-year, $27 million deal this offseason, so the TE1 role is occupied in Foxborough. Wilcox could have the chance to compete with Austin Hooper for the TE2 job, but Hooper is likely the favorite to back up Henry. That said, Wilcox can be ignored in fantasy football.
Bengals Re-Sign Mitchell Wilcox, Place Him On PUP List
Bengals tight end Mitchell Wilcox (undisclosed) was without a team for most of this offseason, but the team re-signed him on Monday to an undisclosed deal and immediately placed him on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list. Wilcox caught 20 passes for 155 yards and one touchdown over the last two seasons after joining the team as an undrafted free agent in 2020. The 26-year-old will be firmly behind Irv Smith Jr. on the depth chart, but he could battle Drew Sample for playing time in two-tight end sets. Either way, he won't have any fantasy value unless he's promoted to the TE1 job via injury to Smith.
