Who is the best tight end in Saints 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. Jimmy Graham (2010s) tops the list at 89.
The ranking
Best Saints tight ends ever · rating out of 100
- 1Jimmy Graham
Saints · 2010s89 - 2Jeremy Shockey
Saints · 2000s76 - 3Wesley Walls
Saints · 1990s76 - 4Juwan Johnson
Saints · 2020s75 - 5Ben Watson
Saints · 2010s74 - 6Jared Cook
Saints · 2010s74 - 7Irv Smith
Saints · 1990s73 - 8Hoby Brenner
Saints · 1980s71 - 9John Tice
Saints · 1980s70 - 10Foster Moreau
Saints · 2020s70 - 11Billy Miller
Saints · 2000s68 - 12Ernie Conwell
Saints · 2000s68
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