Zach Ertz
Philadelphia EaglesZach Ertz has 3 catches, 22 receiving yards and 0 touchdowns in 3 games for the Philadelphia Eagles this season through Week 8, 1.7 PPR points a game (updated November 7, 2026).
Model Score by season
Up 2.4 from last season.
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
STM Take
A Hall-of-Very-Good tight end closing the book on a long career.
The case for
- Three Pro Bowls (2017-2019), Super Bowl LII ring, plus the 2018 single-season TE receptions record (116). Career 800+ catches and 70+ receiving touchdowns establishes Hall-of-Very-Good baseline.
- Wk 13 2025's 20.6 PPR shows the TE1 ceiling is still available when the offense schemes him a target. Six consecutive games above 8 PPR in Wks 6-13 averaged 11.8 PPR.
The worry
- Age 35 plus the tier 6 (#24) 2025 finish confirms the back-half decline. Career receiving yards per season has trended below 700 since 2022.
- Jayden Daniels's target redistribution toward Terry McLaurin and the rookie WR class compresses Ertz's role each year. The 2026 cap calculus likely shifts toward a younger replacement.
What to watch: Whether Washington retains him for 2026 as Jayden Daniels's veteran security blanket or releases him to clear cap for a younger TE addition.
Full take and bio
Three career tier 2 finishes (#6 in 2018, #5 in 2019, #16 in 2021) plus the Super Bowl LII ring and the 2018 single-season receptions record establish a Hall-of-Very-Good baseline. The 2024 tier 4 (#13) finish at age 34 with a rookie QB was the unexpected late-career peak. The 2025 step back to tier 6 (#24) reflects age 35 reality and the natural Jayden Daniels target redistribution. At 35 the trajectory is now closing the book.
Ertz came out of Stanford as Philadelphia's 2nd-round pick (35th overall) in 2013. He made three Pro Bowls (2017, 2018, 2019), won Super Bowl LII, and set the NFL single-season record for receptions by a TE in 2018 (116). His Eagles tenure ended via trade to Arizona in 2021, and Washington signed him in 2024 on a 1-year deal that he extended into 2025. The 2024 #13 (tier 4) finish with rookie Jayden Daniels was his best season in three years; the 2025 #24 (tier 6) finish at age 35 was the natural regression with Washington's offensive shifts.
Comps
The players whose size, testing and production looked most like his at the same point in their careers. The percent is how close.
Plays like: Tyler Higbee, Darrell Daniels, Davis Allen. Built like: Jace Sternberger, Rhett Ellison, Harrison Bryant. Coming out: Clark Harris, Heath Miller, Bear Pascoe.
Of his 20 closest coming out: 5 stars, 4 starters, 9 backups, 2 didn't stick.
Zach Ertz Injury StatusNot listed
Zach Ertz is not on the injury report as of Nov 6. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.
This season · 3 games
1.7 fantasy points a game, 5 PPR on the season. Every game on the Game Log, every season on Career. Advanced numbers are EPA and Next Gen Stats.
Fantasy outlookWeek 9
Our rest-of-season board has Zach Ertz at TE54 (the public consensus says TE58).
Price a trade for him on the fantasy trade calculator, or see the whole board on the Fantasy hub.
Draft & College
Round 2, pick 35 to the Philadelphia Eagles in 2013, out of Stanford (Pac-12). He went earlier than consensus.
Coming out: 4.76s 40 yd, 24 reps bench, 30.5" vertical, 111" broad, 7.08s 3-cone, 4.47s shuttle.
Recruited
Class of 2009 · Tight end · High school: Monte Vista, Danville, CA
StanfordHis full list of offers is not on our record yet; offers for the 2009 class are still being added.