Bottom Line

Everett set career highs in targets, catches, and receiving yards last year, finishing 12th among TEs in PPR points and 16th in non-PPR.

He returns as the Chargers’ lead TE in 2023 but figures to face tougher target competition with healthier seasons from Keenan Allen and Mike Williams and the addition of first-round rookie Quentin Johnston.

It’s also worth remembering that Everett didn’t finish better than TE20 in PPR points per game over his first five NFL seasons.

A pass-heavy Chargers offense and QB Justin Herbert give Everett some fantasy appeal. But you’re likely losing ground if he’s your TE1.

What We Learned Last Year:

• Everett set career highs last season with 87 targets, 58 catches, and 555 yards. He matched a career high with four TDs.
• Here’s where those marks ranked among TEs:
  • eighth in targets
  • eighth in catches
  • 11th in yards
  • 11th in TDs
• Everett finished TE12 in PPR points and TE16 in non-PPR points.
• He finished as a top-12 PPR TE in seven of his 16 games.
• He benefited from WRs Mike Williams and Keenan Allen missing a combined 11 games.
• Everett averaged 4.3 targets in the four games in which Williams and Allen were healthy (vs. 5.8 targets in his other 12 games).
• He also benefitted from the Chargers ranking 2nd with 711 pass attempts.
• Everett’s 14.0% target share ranked 19th among TEs.
• Among 32 TEs with 40+ targets last year, Everett ranked 13th in Pro Football Focus receiving grade and 22nd in yards per route run. His 1.24 yards per route run was a career low.
• His playing time sunk late last season. His three lowest route rates (51%, 56%, 40%) came in the final three weeks.
• Everett’s finishes in PPR points per game over his first five NFL seasons:
  • 2017 - 53rd
  • 2018 - 37th
  • 2019 - 22nd
  • 2020 - 37th
  • 2021 - 20th

What to Expect in 2023

• Everett was mentioned as a potential salary-cap casualty early in the offseason but remains signed with the Chargers on the second year of his two-year, $12 million deal.
• The Chargers re-signed TE Donald Parham (two years, $2.5 million) and return TEs Tre’ McKitty and Stone Smartt. Everett is the heavy favorite to again serve as the team’s top TE.
• He figures to face tougher target competition this season. WRs Keenan Allen and Mike Williams will likely be healthier. And Los Angeles spent the 21st overall pick of this spring’s draft on WR Quentin Johnston.
• The Chargers made an OC change this offseason, replacing Joe Lombardi with Kellen Moore.
• It should remain a pass-heavy offense. Three of Moore’s four Cowboys offenses ranked top 10 in both pass attempts and yards.
• Here’s where Dallas’ top TE finished in PPR points per game under Moore:
  • 2019 - 18th (Jason Witten)
  • 2020 - 18th (Dalton Schultz)
  • 2021 - 5th (Schultz)
  • 2022 - 11th (Schultz)