Jody Fortson

Jody Fortson

27-Year-Old Tight EndTE
Kansas City Chiefs
2022 Fantasy Outlook
Fortson caught five passes for 47 yards and two touchdowns across six games during the 2021 campaign before suffering a season-ending Achilles. Assuming he's past the injury, he'll compete with Noah Gray and Blake Bell for backup slotting behind Kansas City's top tight end Travis Kelce. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a two-year contract with the Chiefs in March of 2022.
Receives tender
TEKansas City Chiefs
March 14, 2023
Fortson, an exclusive-rights free agent, was tendered by Kansas City on Tuesday, James Palmer of NFL Network reports.
ANALYSIS
He split his 356 snaps almost equally between offense and special teams last year. As the No. 3 tight end behind Travis Kelce and Noah Gray, there weren't many looks left over for Fortson, resulting in 14 catches on 18 targets over the last two seasons, although he did score four TDs. He should continue to fill a similar role in 2023.
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How do Jody Fortson's 2022 advanced stats compare to other tight ends?
This section compares his advanced stats with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average. The longer the bar, the better it is for the player.
  • Air Yards Per Game
    The number of air yards he is averaging per game. Air yards measure how far the ball was thrown downfield for both complete and incomplete passes. Air yards are recorded as a negative value when the pass is targeted behind the line of scrimmage. All air yards data is from Sports Info Solutions and does not include throwaways as targeted passes.
  • Air Yards Per Snap
    The number of air yards he is averaging per offensive snap.
  • % Team Air Yards
    The percentage of the team's total air yards he accounts for.
  • % Team Targets
    The percentage of the team's total targets he accounts for.
  • Avg Depth of Target
    Also known as aDOT, this stat measures the average distance down field he is being targeted at.
  • Catch Rate
    The number of catches made divided by the number of times he was targeted by the quarterback.
  • Drop Rate
    The number of passes he dropped divided by the number of times he was targeted by the quarterback.
  • Avg Yds After Catch
    The number of yards he gains after the catch on his receptions.
  • % Targeted On Route
    Targets divided by total routes run. Also known as TPRR.
  • Avg Yds Per Route Run
    Receiving yards divided by total routes run. Also known as YPRR.
Air Yards Per Game
6.8
 
Air Yards Per Snap
0.50
 
% Team Air Yards
2.0%
 
% Team Targets
2.1%
 
Avg Depth of Target
6.8 Yds
 
Catch Rate
69.2%
 
Drop Rate
0.0%
 
Avg Yds After Catch
4.3
 
% Targeted On Route
12.9%
 
Avg Yds Per Route Run
1.07
 
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Snap Distribution / Depth Chart
Snap Counts
Snap %
Kansas City ChiefsChiefs 2022 TE Snap Distribution See more data like this | See last season's snap counts
#% of Team Snaps

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How often does Jody Fortson run a route when on the field for a pass play?
This data will let you see how Jody Fortson and the other tight ends for the Chiefs are being used. Some tight ends may have a lot of snaps, but they're not that useful for fantasy purposes because they're not actually running routes. This data will help you see when this is the case.
Jody Fortson
101 routes   13 targets
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% Routes Run
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58%
11 routes   2 targets
35%
7 routes   2 targets
28%
250 routes   34 targets
43%
590 routes   152 targets
68%
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This Week's Opposing Pass Defense
How does the Eagles pass defense compare to other NFL teams this season?
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Overall QB Rating Against
61.4
 
Cornerbacks
59.4
 
Safeties
69.2
 
Linebackers
85.9
 
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Off IR
TEKansas City Chiefs
January 28, 2023
Fortson (elbow) was activated off injured reserve Saturday.
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May be activated this week
TEKansas City Chiefs
Elbow
January 25, 2023
Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said Fortson (elbow) has a chance to be activated from injured reserve ahead of Sunday's AFC Championship Game against the Bengals, Herbie Teope of The Kansas City Star reports.
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Remains on IR
TEKansas City Chiefs
Elbow
January 20, 2023
Fortson (elbow) wasn't activated from injured reserve Friday and won't play in Saturday's divisional-round matchup against the Jaguars, Field Yates of ESPN reports.
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Availability trending downward
TEKansas City Chiefs
Elbow
January 19, 2023
Head coach Andy Reid said Thursday that Fortson (elbow) is "probably not" going to be activated for Saturday's AFC divisional-round matchup against the Jaguars, Nate Taylor of The Athletic reports.
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Designated to return from IR
TEKansas City Chiefs
Elbow
January 17, 2023
Fortson (elbow) was designated to return from injured reserve and will practice Tuesday, Herbie Teope of The Kansas City Star reports.
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