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The Ravens' tight ends are good

The quartet of Gillmore, Williams, Boyle, and Juszczyk are something that the Ravens have going for them on offense

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Author's Note: For the sake of the article, Kyle Juszczyk is a tight end. He's not as big as Gillmore, Williams, or Boyle and he primarily serves as a run blocker, but he has 42 receptions for 378 yards and three touchdowns and has never carried the ball. So Juszcyk will be referred to as a tight end in the article, even though he is listed as a fullback.

The Ravens only got two receptions out of Darren Waller before he went to injured reserve, they haven't got anything out of Breshad Perriman and might not get anything until 2016, and they don't use Javorius Allen enough to get anything meaningful out of him. But their tight ends are producing dividends for them.

But the Ravens have some useful tight ends and each of them got involved against the Jaguars yesterday. Crockett Gillmore, Maxx Williams, Nick Boyle, and Kyle Juszczyk combined to catch 16 passes for 154 yards and two touchdowns. Each tight end had at least three receptions and Williams and Gillmore both scored touchdowns. The tight ends are reliable weapons for Joe Flacco and chemistry will only continue to grow, as Joe Flacco will continue to target them more often on third downs and in the redzone. The tight ends are also good blockers, as all of them receive high grades for their blocking on a weekly basis.

Wide receivers Breshad Perriman and Darren Waller might not be producing yet, but it looks like the investments that the Ravens have made at tight end are starting to pay off and if the Ravens can get something good from their younger receivers, they should have something good on offense in the future.