How do you go from being not ranked to the top ten?  You come out of retirement!  Gronkowski joins his former Quarterback, Tom Brady, in Tampa Bay to chase history, and in the last 12 months (without playing), he was named to the NFL 100^th Anniversary Team, thus assuring a probable first ballot selection.  While his accumulative yardage is well below the MPA, his AV/G destroys the MPA.  Football is a lot more fun now that Gronk is back!

A year after his comeback, Witten now begins his run as a Las Vegas Raider.  While the odds of him getting a 12^th Pro Bowl are slim, he is three Yards away from 13,000.  11 Pro Bowls and 13,000 Yards makes a Hall of Fame Tight End.

Kelce winning the All-Decade spot over Jimmy Graham cements him as at least the second-best Tight End of the 2010s behind Rob Gronkowski.  Tight Ends are a lot more productive in offense, so Kelce has to keep putting up elite numbers but he has the offense around to do it.  While his AV/G is very strong for a TE, but his touchdown production is low.

There was a time when Jimmy Graham appeared to be Hall of Fame bound, and he was at one time the best Tight End in the NFL.  That seems a long time ago, even though his last Pro Bowl was 2017.  Still, his AV/G is annually plummeting and the gold jacket is disappearing from sight.

George Kittle is over the AV/G for Tight Ends, but three years does not a Hall of Fame career make.  A First Team All-Pro last year, Kittle is considered by many to be the top Tight End in the NFL, and if he can hold on to that (or stay in the top two) for a few more years he could be a future Hall of Famer.

A three-time Pro Bowler, Zach Ertz is well below the AV/G, but he is in his prime, and is a great position to grow it, while compiling Pro Bowls and Yards.

Olsen is still chugging along, and his Hall of Fame candidacy rests on his popularity and reputation.  8,444 Yards is a lot for a Tight End, but not enough anymore.