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Trey McBride sits atop the Arizona depth chart at tight end, the clear top option at the position in an offense that has few established alternatives around him. With Marvin Harrison Jr. still developing as a second-year wide receiver and Michael Wilson working as a complementary piece opposite him, McBride functions as the safety valve for Jacoby Brissett, who takes over as the starting quarterback with a decade of experience but limited chemistry built in this offense so far. That kind of quarterback situation tends to lean on a reliable underneath and intermediate target, and McBride's route tree fits that need. The backfield, led by rookie Jeremiyah Love with Tyler Allgeier behind him, does not project to siphon meaningful passing-game work away from the tight end position.
The case for McBride starts with opportunity. He is entrenched as the top receiving option at his position on a roster that lacks a proven true WR1, and a veteran quarterback like Jacoby Brissett, learning a new set of weapons, often defaults to his tight end as the most trusted target. That dynamic can produce weekly target volume that holds up even when the surrounding passing game is inconsistent. The case against him centers on quarterback uncertainty itself. Brissett has never been a high-volume, high-efficiency passer over a full season, and if the Arizona offense leans run-heavy behind Jeremiyah Love, the entire passing attack could see fewer opportunities to go around, McBride included. There is also the question of whether Marvin Harrison Jr. takes a year-two leap and pulls more defensive attention and targets away from the middle of the field. Weigh those against each other and the role still wins out: tight ends who are the unquestioned top target at their position, regardless of who is throwing them the ball, tend to produce usable weekly volume. The floor here is opportunity-driven, not quarterback-driven, and that matters more over a full season than one week's box score.
Start him as a weekly TE1 in most formats. His role as the top target at his position for Jacoby Brissett gives him a stable floor even in weeks when the passing game as a whole struggles. Do not bench him for matchup reasons alone; tight ends with this kind of target priority are less matchup-dependent than wide receivers. What would change this evaluation is a shift in offensive philosophy toward Jeremiyah Love and the run game to the point where the passing attack shrinks overall, or a sudden surge from Marvin Harrison Jr. that pulls significant target share away from the middle of the field. Until either shows up consistently, treat McBride as a set-it-and-forget-it starter.'
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