Who is the best tight end in Chargers history? Here are the top 12, ranked by their rating in 17-0 — the free game where you draft an all-time roster and simulate whether it can go a perfect 17-0 season. Kellen Winslow (1980s) tops the list at 92.
The ranking
Best Chargers tight ends ever · rating out of 100
- 1Kellen Winslow
Chargers · 1980s92 - 2Antonio Gates
Chargers · 2000s91 - 3Hunter Henry
Chargers · 2010s80 - 4Gerald Everett
Chargers · 2020s76 - 5Pettis Norman
Chargers · 1970s74 - 6Freddie Jones
Chargers · 1990s74 - 7Alfred Pupunu
Chargers · 1990s71 - 8Eric Sievers
Chargers · 1980s70 - 9Duane Young
Chargers · 1990s68 - 10Brandon Manumaleuna
Chargers · 2000s68 - 11Donald Parham Jr.
Chargers · 2020s68 - 12Justin Peelle
Chargers · 2000s66
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