Robert Tonyan Fantasy

The Green Bay Packers made a rare maneuver with tight end Robert Tonyan, treating most of his $3.384 million restricted free-agent tender as a bonus for salary cap purposes. They added four voidable years and saved close to $1.9 million on this year's salary cap in doing so. Green Bay has cleared around $4.4 million total in the last week, an indication that they're planning on quarterback Aaron Rodgers being on the team in 2021. If they were to trade Rodgers, it would free up over $16 million in salary cap space. Tonyan had 52 catches for 586 yards and 11 touchdowns (tied for the league high at the position) in a breakout season last year, but the potential for not having Rodgers throwing him passes in 2021 makes him a bit risky. Tonyan is unlikely to come near his touchdown total from last season, but if Rodgers returns, he should be a borderline top-10 fantasy TE.

Jun. 2nd • 12:55 PM

Green Bay Packers tight end Robert Tonyan caught 52 passes on 59 targets last season, posting the highest catch-rate difference among all pass-catchers by a wide margin. Tonyan's 16.7 percent difference was the best in 2020 and the second-best in the history of the Next Gen Stats era, dating back to the start of 2016. He generated 4.2 yards of separation per target, the second-most of any player since 2016, which helped him post a league-leading six receiving touchdowns and a +12.8 percent catch rate over expectation when aligned tight. As a result, Tonyan tied Travis Kelce with 11 scores last season. However, he had just 11 red-zone targets, which means fantasy managers shouldn't bank on another great season from the tight end in 2021, especially if quarterback Aaron Rodgers leaves town or retires. If Rodgers returns, Tonyan will be a borderline top-10, touchdown-dependent fantasy tight end.

May. 27th • 2:08 PM

Green Bay Packers tight end Robert Tonyan caught four passes for only 22 yards in the team's 31-26 loss to the Buccaneers in the NFC Championship Game. Tonyan led the NFL in the regular season, among tight ends, with 11 touchdowns but was held in check in this game. The Packers tried to get Tonyan on the run with some bootleg passes but the Buccaneers did an excellent job tackling on the edges. The 26-year-old enjoyed a breakout campaign but could be over-valued heading into the offseason due to touchdown-regression next season.

Jan. 24th • 6:50 PM