Sean Koerner pegged free-agent addition Tyler Conklin as the most likely Charger to pace the tight-end group in receptions despite three players sitting within five ADP spots. Koerner admitted the room is murky—rookie Oronde Gadsden II flashes the athletic upside to be a Stone Smartt–style big-slot weapon while veteran Will Dissly proved serviceable as a pass catcher—but he expects Conklin’s all-around game and proven route-tree versatility to win out in Greg Roman’s two-TE formations. For fantasy gamers swinging late-round upside, Koerner still sprinkles Gadsden shares in best-ball drafts because the rookie owns the highest ceiling if injuries strike, yet his base projection leans Conklin 45-50 grabs to Dissly’s low-30s with Gadsden siphoning schemed vertical shots. Until camp usage clarifies things, Koerner advises treating Conklin as the lone draft-and-hold option and leaving the others for ultra-deep formats.

Eric Luttrell could not believe Tyler Conklin is still going completely undrafted in most Puppy rooms. He reminded viewers that Conklin is a locked-in starter who ran routes on nearly every Aaron Rodgers drop-back prior to the quarterback’s Week-1 injury last year, yet drafters routinely ignore him while taking speculative rookies. Luttrell lumped Conklin together with Theo Johnson and Juwan Johnson as "starting tight ends the field refuses to click," making them perfect TE3s when you need a live body after loading up at other positions. His advice: when the room leaves Conklin on the board in Round 18, scoop the free weekly snaps and move on.