Super Bowl champion Brent Jones says NFL tight end position is 'exciting to watch' after productive seasons

There is nary shortage of endowment astatine the choky extremity presumption successful the NFL. 

Kansas City Chiefs standout Travis Kelce and San Francisco 49ers prima George Kittle are present considered the elder statesman astatine the position. Each is expected to extremity up successful Canton, with Hall of Fame golden jackets waiting for them not agelong aft they determine to measurement distant from the game.

Tyler Warren made an contiguous interaction successful his rookie play with the Indianapolis Colts. The presumption besides features young players who had highly productive archetypal seasons, including Atlanta Falcons choky extremity Kyle Pitts, Arizona choky extremity Trey McBride and emerging prima Brock Bowers.

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Indianapolis Colts choky extremity Tyler Warren (84) rushes during the 3rd 4th against the Tennessee Titans astatine Lucas Oil Stadium connected Oct. 26, 2025 successful Indianapolis, Indiana. (Robert Goddin/Imagn Images)

Brent Jones knows what it takes to win astatine choky end. A three-time Super Bowl champion during his 11-year tally with the 49ers, Jones said he’s impressed by the endowment astatine the presumption successful today’s NFL.

Jones spoke to Fox News Digital connected behalf of Athletes successful Action and the Super Bowl Breakfast. He has been tapped to emcee the 38th variation of the yearly event, which is scheduled for adjacent week successful Santa Clara, California.

Several choky ends enactment unneurotic productive seasons successful 2025, with 5 players astatine the presumption racking up astatine slightest 800 receiving yards during the regular season.

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"I deliberation it's truly breathtaking to ticker the position," Jones said. "And you bash person the Kelces, benignant of the aged studs … (players like) Zach Ertz (who) person been astir for a agelong time. And past you person the middle-aged guys. I deliberation George Kittle is arsenic bully arsenic anybody. Then 2 of the up-and-comers … (Tyler Warren and) and Brock Bowers — he's been banged up a small bit, but erstwhile he's healthy, he's arsenic bully arsenic anybody."

Pitts surpassed the 1,000-yard people successful his rookie run but followed with an uneven sophomore play that ended aboriginal owed to injury. Pitts past had back-to-back years plagued by inconsistency. While helium had immoderate ups and downs successful 2025, helium enactment unneurotic a drawstring of ascendant performances en way to arguably his champion output since his archetypal twelvemonth successful the league.

Jones praised Pitts' endowment and believes the 25-year-old is connected the cusp of unlocking his afloat potential.

Kyle Pitts (8) of the Atlanta Falcons runs with the shot to people a touchdown during the 2nd 4th of the NFL shot crippled against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers astatine Raymond James Stadium connected Dec. 11, 2025 successful Tampa, Florida. (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)

"Kyle Pitts … I've had him connected my phantasy squad a mates of years, and I'm like, ‘This is going to beryllium the year… he’s going to interruption out!' I've seen him successful games wherever he's dominant, and past I'm seeing games wherever helium conscionable isn't used. I deliberation I'd person to beryllium astir him and the team, but I inactive consciousness similar he's connected the cusp. He's going to interruption retired somewhere. It would beryllium truly pugnacious if helium near Atlanta and past each of a abrupt broke out.

"I don't cognize if it's the scheme. I'm not definite if it's the plan oregon the violative coordinators (who) haven't utilized choky ends successful their wide scheme. But that kid is conscionable excessively athletic, excessively overmuch of a specimen to not interruption retired immoderate way, signifier oregon form."

McBride was the designated starter connected this year's NFC Pro Bowl roster, portion Kittle was the 2nd subordinate chosen to correspond the conference. Kittle injured his Achilles tendon successful the Niners wild-card circular triumph implicit the Philadelphia Eagles. Kittle was replaced by Dallas Cowboys choky extremity Jake Ferguson.

George Kittle of the San Francisco 49ers catches a walk against Coby Bryant (8) of the Seattle Seahawks during the archetypal 4th during the crippled astatine Lumen Field connected Sept. 7, 2025 successful Seattle, Washington. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

On the AFC side, Bowers and Kelce some received Pro Bowl honors. Pro Bowl alternate Warren, has been tapped to regenerate Bowers, who was placed connected injured reserve successful December. Kelce pulled retired of the Pro Bowl and Buffalo Bills was announced arsenic the fill-in.

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The New England Patriots volition look disconnected against the Seattle Seahawks connected Feb. 8 successful Super Bowl LX. The crippled volition people a rematch of Super Bowl XLIX and the infamous late-game interception Russell Wilson threw connected the extremity line.

Patriots choky extremity Hunter Henry finished the regular play with 768 receiving yards. New England's backup choky end, Austin Hooper, played successful the large crippled during his rookie year. He appeared successful 16 regular-season games successful 2025, hauling successful 2 touchdowns.

Seattle choky extremity A.J. Barner compiled 519 receiving yards and six touchdowns.

Jones believes the Seahawks could extremity up earning the franchise's 2nd Super Bowl title.

"Seattle … has the champion defence successful the league. I deliberation Sam Darnold has been a large story. I've seen him week successful and week retired successful the NFC West and my position is the Seahawks are going to beryllium this year's champion. But the Patriots mightiness person thing to accidental astir that."

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