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Bengals 2016 Roster Reset: State of the tight ends

Tyler Eifert became a star in 2016, while Tyler Kroft showed enough to think he'll be a solid No. 2 going forward.

Tight end hasn't been a position with much stardom for the Bengals in the past two decades.

Sure, guys like Matt Schobel, Reggie Kelly and Jermaine Gresham have been serviceable players who could make big plays here and there, but they never were enough of a threat to opposing defenses.

That changed for the Bengals this past year as Tyler Eifert emerged as a star and became the de facto tight end in an offense that wanted to feature that position, and for good reason.