Pro Football Focus listed one potential breakout player at each position heading into the 2020 season, and Will Dissly of the Seattle Seahawks was their pick at the tight end spot.
It’s somewhat hard to call Dissly a “breakout” candidate, as he’s already posted extremely solid numbers through his first 10 NFL games: 31 receptions (on 41 targets) for 418 yards and four touchdowns.
Averaged over a 16 game season, Dissly’s 65 catches for 689 yards and six touchdowns would place him among the league’s highest performing tight ends – so the skill is already there.
Dissly just needs to stay healthy for a full season, something he has yet to do after suffering a patellar tendon injury four games into his rookie year and a torn achilles six games into his second season.
Dissly is recovering well at this point, according to coach Pete Carroll, but with two major injuries under his belt it’s fair to have concerns that he will ever put together a full 16-game slate.
If he does, his numbers should comfortably reside among the five or so best tight ends in the league.
