Which tight ends have the most favorable fantasy matchups? Who is the best streaming option? And who has a poor matchup?
Here's a breakdown of five notable tight ends featured in Sean Koerner, Chris Raybon and Matthew Freedman's Week 8 fantasy football rankings.
TheNo. 1 TE
Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
Kelce is the unanimous No. 1 across PPR, standard and half-point PPR formats once again. He'll take on a Broncos defense that's allowing 9.86 yards per attempt and 62.0 receiving yards per game to opposing tight ends.
Kelce possesses an absurd 20.1-point median projection in the FantasyLabs Player Models, which is nearly eight points higher than the next tight end.
The Most Favorable Matchups
David Njoku, Cleveland Browns
Since Baker Mayfield has taken over the starting role for the Browns, Njoku is averaging 9.0 targets per game.
This week, Njoku draws a Steelers defense that's allowed the fourth-most fantasy points per game to opposing tight ends, and the third-most receiving yards per game to the position (79.67), per Sports Info Solutions.
He's the No. 7 TE in PPR and half-point PPR formats, and No. 8 in standard scoring.
Matchup Downgrade
Kyle Rudolph, Minnesota Vikings
The Saints have been stingy against tight ends this season, allowing the second-fewest fantasy points per game to the position. They're also allowing only 6.03 yards per attempt and 35.17 receiving yards per game to tight ends, both of which are top-three marks in the league.
Rudolph's 5.1 targets per game makes him a rather touchdown-dependent option, but you're likely not sitting in him in a game with an over/under of 52 points as of writing (see live odds here), especially since the tight end position is rather ugly most weeks.
Rudolph is the 13th-ranked tight end across formats.
The Best Streamers
C.J. Uzomah, Cincinnati Bengals
Uzomah is a boom-or-bust streamer considering he's averaged 3.7 targets over the past three weeks. However, he's playing 93% of the Bengals' tight end snaps and takes on a Buccaneers defense that's allowing 10.96 yards per attempt and 87.67 receiving yards per game to tight ends this season — both of which are league-worst marks.
Ben Watson, New Orleans Saints
Watson's usage isn't outstanding (4.7 targets per game), but teams have been targeting tight ends against the Vikings routinely this season.
Overall, the Vikings rank in the bottom eight of the league against tight ends in both yards per attempt (9.0) and receiving yards per game (70.71), per Sports Info Solutions.
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