Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Most of my leagues are TE mandatory which means there are a couple that might exceed 1,000 yds but most of them have a decent or strong week and then roll back to below avg the next and over the course of the season i prefer to combo a couple of them and play match ups, also like to work the waiver wire on my TE2 spot in season hoping to get lucky.
Kelce might show some signs of slowing down this year but he still is likely to receive 135-150 targets on a team that lost it's top WR. It's possible he has a career year as well.
Andrews is now the no 2 overall TE in most preseason articles. Pitts has QB issues, Kittle is going to be blocking a lot and frustrating owners while the young Trey Lance learns the ropes. Waller will be competing for targets in a way he's never had to up to this point.
And yet if you wait on TE you can see that half the league practically has a TE with some upside that you are not likely to have if you wait. But in order to get one of those names I mentioned and especially in leagues that increase the TE with 1.5-2PPR, those guys are gone inside of 4 rounds, both Kelce and Andrews are gone by the Mid 2nd in every DD Simulator I run on the app. But I don't want to feel like I must grab a TE up there when I can take a top flight RB or WR building a monster core. You can add Dalton Schultz to the short list of TEs that could be gone early and you have 6 now that will be sprinkled on to other rosters.
Hock. Goedert, Ertz, Kmet and Dawson Knox all seem to go within a round or two of each other for those who wait.
TJ Hockenson I like but injuries keep me guessing, Ertz and Kmet seem like easy choices. Ertz could be Top 5 early in the season as a possible No 2 in the passing game. I like Dawson Knox more than most and because of the offense he will see easy TDs even if he is not an elite TE, he's open all the time in this offense.
Gerald Everett is a guy that will go almost undrafted but he finds himself at the mercy now of Justin Herbert. Cook was ancient last year, Everett will have the speed and moves after the catch to get up the seam and I think he will far outperform his draft spot. I have one more late TE you should keep a note on.
Hayden Hurst is now in Cincinnati and will likely do some similar things that Uzomah did last year, he parted ways for the NY Jets and many feel Hurst can fill that spot nicely for the Bengals, he has a couple elite at WR that will leave him lined up VS a Linebacker most of the time. Joe Burrow likes his Tight End as a security valve.
What is your plan right now? Do you think it's a good idea to try and get 1 solid option before everyone starts taking their 2nd Tight End? I think you could wait a long long time and still be OK.
Kelce might show some signs of slowing down this year but he still is likely to receive 135-150 targets on a team that lost it's top WR. It's possible he has a career year as well.
Andrews is now the no 2 overall TE in most preseason articles. Pitts has QB issues, Kittle is going to be blocking a lot and frustrating owners while the young Trey Lance learns the ropes. Waller will be competing for targets in a way he's never had to up to this point.
And yet if you wait on TE you can see that half the league practically has a TE with some upside that you are not likely to have if you wait. But in order to get one of those names I mentioned and especially in leagues that increase the TE with 1.5-2PPR, those guys are gone inside of 4 rounds, both Kelce and Andrews are gone by the Mid 2nd in every DD Simulator I run on the app. But I don't want to feel like I must grab a TE up there when I can take a top flight RB or WR building a monster core. You can add Dalton Schultz to the short list of TEs that could be gone early and you have 6 now that will be sprinkled on to other rosters.
Hock. Goedert, Ertz, Kmet and Dawson Knox all seem to go within a round or two of each other for those who wait.
TJ Hockenson I like but injuries keep me guessing, Ertz and Kmet seem like easy choices. Ertz could be Top 5 early in the season as a possible No 2 in the passing game. I like Dawson Knox more than most and because of the offense he will see easy TDs even if he is not an elite TE, he's open all the time in this offense.
Gerald Everett is a guy that will go almost undrafted but he finds himself at the mercy now of Justin Herbert. Cook was ancient last year, Everett will have the speed and moves after the catch to get up the seam and I think he will far outperform his draft spot. I have one more late TE you should keep a note on.
Hayden Hurst is now in Cincinnati and will likely do some similar things that Uzomah did last year, he parted ways for the NY Jets and many feel Hurst can fill that spot nicely for the Bengals, he has a couple elite at WR that will leave him lined up VS a Linebacker most of the time. Joe Burrow likes his Tight End as a security valve.
What is your plan right now? Do you think it's a good idea to try and get 1 solid option before everyone starts taking their 2nd Tight End? I think you could wait a long long time and still be OK.
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