Parker Hesse
#3 TE,
Falcons

ACTUAL 2022
18 FPTS
RANK: 85
2023 SEASON
28 FPTS
RANK: 76
AGE
28 yrs
HEIGHT/WEIGHT
6'3'' / 261 lbs
COLLEGE
Iowa
SEASON | GP | FPTS | RANK | TARGET | RECPT | REYD | RETD | REAVE |
2023 | 8 | 28 | 76th | 17 | 11 | 111 | 1 | 10.1 |
2022 | 17 | 18 | 85th | 11 | 9 | 89 | 0 | 9.9 |
3yr Ave | 8 | 9 | 94th | 6 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 8.60 |
Re-signs with Falcons
Published: 2023-02-24
Atlanta re-signed Hesse as an exclusive rights free agent Friday.
Hesse played an important blocking role across 17 games with the Falcons in 2022, while also catching nine of 11 targets for 89 yards. The expectation is that Kyle Pitts (knee) will be back to full health well ahead of the 2023 season and operate as the clear lead receiving option in Atlanta's tight end room. Even while Pitts was sidelined in 2022, Hesse never managed to emerge as a viable fantasy option.
Fantasy Points by Week 2022
Weekly Stats 2022
Fantasy Points | Betting | Receiving Stats | Routes Run | |||||||||||||||||||||
WEEK | STADIUM | GAME | RANK | TARGET | SPREAD | O/U | TRGT | REC | YD | TD | AVG | AIR | YAC | DROP | 10+ | 20+ | 50+ | SHARE | SLOT | TIGHT | WIDE | |||
1 NO | Dome 77° | 1.5 | 48th | 1.50 | 6.0 | 42.5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6% | 10% | 67% | 8% | |||
2 @LA | Outdoor 73° | 1.5 | 49th | 1.50 | 10.0 | 46.5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4% | 28% | 49% | 13% | |||
3 @SEA | Outdoor 72° | 0.0 | 65th | 0.00 | 1.0 | 42.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 12% | 72% | 2% | |||
4 CLE | Dome 68° | 3.2 | 45th | 3.20 | 1.0 | 48.5 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22.0 | 17.0 | 5.0 | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6% | 0% | 83% | 10% | |||
5 @TB | Outdoor 82° | 1.9 | 41st | 1.90 | 10.5 | 47.5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4% | 8% | 80% | 0% | |||
6 SF | Dome 76° | 0.0 | 56th | 0.00 | 3.5 | 45.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 10% | 68% | 2% | |||
7 @CIN | Outdoor 72° | 0.0 | 54th | 0.00 | 6.5 | 47.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 9% | 69% | 0% | |||
8 CAR | Dome 59° | 1.9 | 41st | 1.90 | -4.0 | 41.5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4% | 7% | 79% | 0% | |||
9 LAC | Dome 78° | 0.0 | 44th | 0.00 | 3.0 | 49.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 7% | 72% | 0% | |||
10 @CAR | Outdoor 61° | 0.0 | 50th | 0.00 | -2.5 | 43.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 9% | 68% | 0% | |||
11 CHI | Dome 41° | 0.0 | 48th | 0.00 | -2.5 | 49.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 16% | 84% | 0% | |||
12 @WAS | Outdoor 46° | 1.9 | 47th | 1.90 | 3.5 | 42.5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8% | 26% | 51% | 14% | |||
13 PIT | Dome 52° | 2.6 | 37th | 2.60 | 1.5 | 41.5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16.0 | 5.0 | 11.0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | 3% | 65% | 3% | |||
15 @NO | Dome 49° | 0.0 | 62nd | 0.00 | 5.5 | 42.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 8% | 63% | 10% | |||
16 @BAL | Outdoor 17° | 1.8 | 50th | 1.80 | 6.5 | 35.5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3% | 11% | 71% | 2% | |||
17 ARZ | Dome 66° | 0.0 | 57th | 0.00 | -6.5 | 40.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 8% | 78% | 3% | |||
18 TB | Dome 57° | 1.6 | 49th | 1.60 | -6.0 | 40.5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | -2.0 | 8.0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4% | 7% | 60% | 18% |
Performance Splits: 2020 to 2022
Fantasy Points | Receiving Averages | |||||||||||||||||
LOCATION | STADIUM | GP | GS | GM | TOUCH | RANK | TRGT | REC | YD | TD | AVE | AIR | YAC | DROP | 10+ | 20+ | 50+ | |
Home | Retractable Dome | 13 | 5 | 0.1 | 1.76 | 36th | 0.5 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 0% | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
Away | Outdoor | 10 | 3 | 0.2 | 1.49 | 110th | 1.0 | 0.8 | 7 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 0% | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Away | Dome | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 106th | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Away | Retractable Dome | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 154th | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Career Stats by Season: 2021 to 2022
Fantasy Points | Receiving Stats | Routes Run | |||||||||||||||||||||
SEASON | AGE | TEAM | GP | GS | TOTAL | RANK | TRGT | REC | YD | TD | AVG | AIR | YAC | DROP | 10+ | 20+ | 50+ | SHARE | SLOT | TIGHT | WIDE | ||
2021 | 26 | ATL | 8 | 1 | 9 | 91st | 6 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 8.6 | 4 | 4 | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1% | 19% | 66% | 11% | ||
2022 | 27 | ATL | 17 | 7 | 18 | 85th | 11 | 9 | 89 | 0 | 9.9 | 6 | 4 | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3% | 10% | 69% | 6% |
Minor role in passing attack
Published: 2023-01-11
Hesse caught nine of 11 targets for 89 yards across 17 appearances during the 2022 campaign.
Hesse operated as the Falcons' No. 1 tight end, even when Kyle Pitts (knee) was healthy, but the former was nearly exclusively utilized as a blocker. The undrafted product out of Iowa will be a free agent this offseason, but given how many offensive snaps (619) he played in 2022, Hesse figures to be a likely candidate to re-sign with Atlanta this offseason.