Rico Gathers Fantasy Stats

Cleveland Browns tight end Rico Gathers made a 10-yard reception during goal-line drills on a pass play from backup quarterback Drew Stanton at practice on Monday. "I wanted to see what the new guy could do," head coach Freddie Kitchens said. Gathers, recently added after being jettisoned by the Dallas Cowboys, was taking advantage of the absence of both TEs David Njoku (knee) and Seth DeValve (concussion). With a rather full tight ends room, Gathers has rather limited value from a fantasy perspective, but should one of the top two tight ends on the depth chart suffer a long-term injury, Gathers could factor in once he gets acclimated on the north shore.

The Cleveland Browns signed free-agent tight end Rico Gathers to a contract on Sunday. To make room for Gathers on the roster, the team waived Orson Charles. Gathers was originally a sixth-round draft pick by the Dallas Cowboys in 2016 after playing basketball at Baylor. Gathers has some potential as a size/speed athlete but the raw tight end never was able to break out in Dallas. He has three catches for 45 yards over his 15 career games. Gathers will try to carve out a role behind David Njoku, Demetrius Harris, and Seth DeValve on an emerging Cleveland offense in 2019.

Dallas Cowboys tight end Rico Gathers is active in Week 2 against the Giants on Sunday night. Gathers was a healthy scratch in Week 1, but this time it'll be rookie Dalton Schultz inactive instead. While Gathers probably has the most upside of this tight end group, he'll be behind Geoff Swaim and Blake Jarwin in the pecking order and should be avoided in all fantasy leagues.

Dallas Cowboys tight end Rico Gathers is a healthy inactive in Week 1 against the Panthers. Gathers might be the best playmaker in the tight end group for the Cowboys, but he's currently buried on the depth chart. Geoff Swaim is listed as the No. 1 tight end, but he's mainly a blocker. Blake Jarwin might be a red-zone option, but he's not a starting fantasy option. Quarterback Mike White is also a healthy inactive.

Dallas Cowboys tight end Rico Gathers, who made the 53-man roster, was arrested for marijuana possession on Friday in Frisco, Texas. He has posted bond and will be released from jail. It's unclear if Gathers will be facing a suspension from the league. Either way, he's at best third on the depth chart behind Blake Jarwin and Geoff Swaim for Dallas. Gathers has great size and playmaking ability, but he's not on the fantasy radar to begin the season.

Dallas Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said tight end Rico Gathers has "got a good shot" to make the team's final 53-man roster. Despite Gathers' big body and playmaking ability, he's mostly been fourth on the depth chart in training camp behind Blake Jarwin, Geoff Swaim and rookie Dalton Schultz. Even if Gathers makes the final roster, he probably won't play much, at least to begin the season.

Dallas Cowboys tight end Rico Gathers isn't expected to make the final 53-man roster. Gathers made some splash plays in training camp, but it doesn't appear to be enough. Geoff Swaim has come on of late and is No. 1 on the depth chart, but Blake Jarwin should be the team's main pass-catching tight end. On a team lacking many receiving options, Jarwin will have opportunities, but he's nothing more than a low-end TE2 in fantasy leagues.

Dallas Cowboys tight end Rico Gathers remains fourth on the tight end depth chart behind Geoff Swaim, Blake Jarwin and rookie Dalton Schultz despite making a highlight-reel, one-handed catch in practice on Sunday. The 6-foot-8, 280-pounder missed all of last year recovering from a concussion in training camp. He'll need to improve his blocking and needs to find a role on special teams in order to make the team. Unless Gathers makes up some ground in the final three weeks of the preseason, he may be looking elsewhere for a job.

Dallas Cowboys tight end Rico Gathers is being left off some 53-man roster predictions. Even with Jason Witten retired and a seemingly open path to playing time, it looks like Gathers will need another excellent preseason performance just to crack the final roster. He became a fantasy darling after catching seven passes for 106 yards and two touchdowns last preseason, but missed the entire regular season due to a severe concussion. Even with that pass-catching potential still there, the Cowboys mostly used Gathers as a blocker in organized team activities.

Dallas Cowboys tight end Rico Gathers reportedly "didn't get many chances" to catch passes during organized team activities. Gathers worked mostly as a blocking tight end, and it seemed like the team had him focusing on that aspect of tight end play instead of as a more fantasy-relevant pass-catching tight end. Gathers has been a deep sleeper for a while now, and the buzz got even louder after Jason Witten retired. At least for now, it seems like the Gathers hype train might need to slow down a bit.