Fourth-year tight end Tyler Kroft is up for a contract extension, and the Bengals should definitely consider offering him one. Kroft, who played his college ball at Rutgers, was the Bengals third round selection in 2015. Though the team already had Tyler Eifert, adding Kroft gave them offense versatility. Looking back at the 2015 tight end class, Kroft has certainly been the standout of the group. Drafted alongside players like Maxx Williams, Clive Walford, Nick O’Leary, and Jeff Heuerman, Kroft has outplayed all of them in his three years on the Bengals.
In his first couple seasons with the Bengals, Kroft wasn’t on the field very often.