Which tight ends have the highest catch rate in the red zone?
Adam Trautman leads all NFL tight ends with 100.0% catch rate in the red zone, on 1 reception and 1 receiving touchdown across 17 games.
NFL Tight End Red Zone Catch Rate
Ranked by CTH% · 2025 regular season| # | Player | CTH% | TGT | REC | YDS | TD | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Trautman Denver Broncos · #82 | 100.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| 2 | Andrew Ogletree Indianapolis Colts · #85 | 100.0% | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Anthony Firkser Detroit Lions · #86 | 100.0% | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Brock Wright Detroit Lions · #89 | 100.0% | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Ben Sinnott Washington Commanders · #82 | 100.0% | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
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A tight end's size matters most exactly where the red zone leaves the least room to use it. Linebackers and safeties get pulled toward the underneath and the boundary, and a well-designed pick or seam route can turn into an uncontested target even a few yards from the goal line. Catch rate here rewards a tight end who out-positions defenders rather than a target who merely draws a lot of looks.
High marks here can flatter a tight end whose red zone role is mostly safe, short completions rather than a genuine threat to a defense. Catch rate does not distinguish a target that beats tight coverage from a checkdown a linebacker was never going to reach, so different tight ends can post similar rates while representing very different levels of danger once the ball is snapped.
Pair this number with how often a tight end is actually targeted before drawing conclusions about his standing in an offense. A near-perfect rate built on a handful of easy completions describes reliability on the throws he is given, not the gravity he commands, and a lower rate paired with heavy target volume can still belong to the more dangerous red zone weapon.