Do yall just not understand how football works? You're basically saying "I want Michael Mayer to be All-Pro as a rookie or we riot!" Only 3 TEs had 800+ yards last season (Kelce, Hockenson, Andrews). Only 2 TEs had 9+ TDs (Kelce and Kittle).
And no that does not mean you should never take a TE early or they're not valuable or any of that nonsense. As much as many people here hate to admit it, blocking is a thing that exists in football and is important. A primary responsibility of any TE is to block and they add additional value that way.
TEs are also extremely important on plays you absolutely need to convert. 3rd and mediums, converting in the red zone, converting 3rd/4th and shorts. CeeDee Lamb had 935 yards and 5 TDs as a rookie. Did you consider him a bust? Didn't even sniff 9 TDs and didn't exactly cake walk to 800 yards. That's with minimal to no blocking help.
