The Facts: Walker led the Titans and all NFL tight ends in receptions in 2015. This offseason, Walker is excited because of some of the changes around him. The team has been busy, adding 10 new players since the beginning of March, including a trade for former Cowboys and Eagles RB DeMarco Murray. On Monday, HC Mike Mularkey mentioned the addition of Murray could mean more blocking assignments for Walker. "I am pretty sure,' Walker said. "When you have a threat like that, and you have a tight end threat, if I am on the field at all times blocking and running routes, I think that gives us a mismatch on the field. Defenses won't know what is going on, and that just gives you another opportunity to put points on the board."
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Walker, who has caught at least 60 passes in every season since joining the Titans in 2013, won’t lie when asked about the favorite part of his job description. “I’d rather catch the football,’’ he said with a smile. So even with Mularkey talking about the veteran doing more blocking, fantasy owners shouldn't panic. Walker set a franchise records for tight ends in catches and receiving yards, and became just the ninth tight end in NFL history to record 90 catches in a season, joining Tony Gonzalez (five times), Jason Witten (four), Todd Christensen (two) and Dallas Clark, Jimmy Graham, Ben Coates, Martellus Bennett and Rob Gronkowski. He’s motivated to keep it going. “I always felt like I was an elite tight end in the league," Walker recently said. We agree. And even at his current ADP of TE6, Walker will provide value.