Welcome to the Week 6 Tight End Rankings!
The tight ends have been a tough bunch this year. Evan Engram’s been the big point scorer overall and he’s out with a sore knee. The Jets lost Chris Herndon to a hamstring before they could get him off the suspended list. So incredibly Jets. On the plus side, Hunter Henry should play football sometime soon.
As always, these are my initial rankings. I will collect all the pertinent information that comes out over the next 48 or so hours and apply it all to the final rankings that get posted on Saturday. I strongly suggest you use those rankings for your Sunday lineup choices.
For DFS purposes this week, I’m looking at the top guys, with a sharp eye on Hooper at 5,000 units. I want big ceiling options at the position this week this week because my RB floor may not be what’s it’s been most of the season. I’ll get into this on Saturday during the DFS podcast.
Week 6 bye teams: Bills, Bears, Colts & Raiders
If you missed yesterday’s podcast on trade targets of the buy-low variety, you can listen below.
WEEK SIX RANKINGS
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| Rank | Name | Team | Cost | Matchup | The Skinny |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travis Kelce | KC | 7.000 | HOU@KC 10/13/2019 01:00PM ET | He’s been just ok so far but once the TDs start dropping, he’ll start paying off his DFS investors. |
| 2 | George Kittle | SF | 5.200 | SF@LAR 10/13/2019 04:05PM ET | He’s the tip of the spear for their passing game and he got his first TD last week. Well, make that the first TD hat wasn’t called back. Kittle has been burned a bunch of times this year. Three at least. He has a shot at one in this game. |
| 3 | Zach Ertz | PHI | 5.400 | PHI@MIN 10/13/2019 01:00PM ET | It’s a good matchup for both of the Eagles tight ends this week. |
| 4 | Austin Hooper | ATL | 5.000 | ATL@ARI 10/13/2019 04:05PM ET | He's been outstanding and this is an outstanding matchup, so start him in all formats. He’s no longer cheap for DFS purposes, but I’ll be happy to play him this week. |
| 5 | Will Dissly | SEA | 4.900 | SEA@CLE 10/13/2019 01:00PM ET | Absolutely no reason whatsoever to shy way from Dissly here. Solid matchup and he’s hot. |
| 6 | Mark Andrews | BAL | 4.800 | CIN@BAL 10/13/2019 01:00PM ET | He’s been banged up with foot and now shoulder woes but it sounds like he’ll be ready to go in what looks like a solid matchup with the Bengals. |
| 7 | Gerald Everett | LAR | 3.600 | SF@LAR 10/13/2019 04:05PM ET | His prospects dip some of Brandin Cooks starts but I’m still riding the wave for now. He’s a TE1 play this week albeit a risky one. |
| 8 | Jimmy Graham | GB | 4.000 | DET@GB 10/14/2019 08:15PM ET | With Adams likely out his red zone role should be solid. |
| 9 | Greg Olsen | CAR | 4.200 | CAR@TB 10/13/2019 09:30AM ET | As I said a few weeks back, Olsen has been laboring out here, but he was producing. Well, not so much the last two weeks—as in not at all. This offense obviously misses Cam, but they need the real guy, not the shell of Cam that was out there a few weeks ago. The matchup is good enough to give Olsen a shot if you need him. |
| 10 | Jason Witten | DAL | 3.900 | DAL@NYJ 10/13/2019 04:25PM ET | He's got that symbiosis thing with Dak and, even at his advanced age, it’s good for a few catches and the occasional TD. He’s had EXACTLY four targets in each game this season. I’m gonna say he’s good for about four this week. |
| 11 | O.J. Howard | TB | 3.700 | CAR@TB 10/13/2019 09:30AM ET | It's a fucking Greek tragedy, man, but OJH is a shot in the dark right now. I’m still using him in a few deep leagues but it’s absolutely not fun. Byron Leftwich said today that OJH’s time is coming, so maybe we have some hope. We’ll see. |
| 12 | Jared Cook | NO | 3.400 | NO@JAX 10/13/2019 01:00PM ET | Teddy is just fine for his route tree. The downgrade from Brees should not be that much based on what we’ve seen. He’s still a viable play. He’s had six targets in each of the last two games. |
| 13 | T.J. Hockenson | DET | 3.300 | DET@GB 10/14/2019 08:15PM ET | As long as he starts, he’s a decent option, but the Packers stone tight ends pretty well so a big game is a long putt. |
| 14 | Vance McDonald | PIT | 3.800 | PIT@LAC 10/13/2019 08:20PM ET | He’s been basically nothing outside of Week 2 vs. Seattle. He has been hurt but now, with all the QB madness, he’s tough to trust. |
| 15 | Delanie Walker | TEN | 3.700 | TEN@DEN 10/13/2019 04:25PM ET | His targets have dipped dramatically the last two weeks so a little tough to trust. |
| 16 | Jordan Akins | HOU | 3.200 | HOU@KC 10/13/2019 01:00PM ET | |
| 17 | Hayden Hurst | BAL | 3.200 | CIN@BAL 10/13/2019 01:00PM ET | |
| 18 | Hunter Henry | LAC | 3.600 | PIT@LAC 10/13/2019 08:20PM ET | He’s getting close (knee) but is unlikely to play this week. |
| 19 | Dallas Goedert | PHI | 2.900 | PHI@MIN 10/13/2019 01:00PM ET | |
| 20 | Geoff Swaim | JAX | 2.900 | NO@JAX 10/13/2019 01:00PM ET | Should have the main role this week unless my guy Josh Oliver is activated. |
| 21 | Irv Smith Jr. | MIN | 3.000 | PHI@MIN 10/13/2019 01:00PM ET | |
| 22 | Kyle Rudolph | MIN | 3.000 | PHI@MIN 10/13/2019 01:00PM ET | |
| 23 | Noah Fant | DEN | 2.900 | TEN@DEN 10/13/2019 04:25PM ET | |
| 24 | Jeremy Sprinkle | WAS | 2.600 | WAS@MIA 10/13/2019 01:00PM ET | He’ a start if you need him with both Reed and VD out with concussion symptoms. |
| 25 | Tyler Eifert | CIN | 3.500 | CIN@BAL 10/13/2019 01:00PM ET | |
| 26 | Blake Jarwin | DAL | 3.300 | DAL@NYJ 10/13/2019 04:25PM ET | |
| 27 | Ricky Seals-Jones | CLE | 3.300 | SEA@CLE 10/13/2019 01:00PM ET | |
| 28 | Cameron Brate | TB | 2.800 | CAR@TB 10/13/2019 09:30AM ET | |
| 29 | Ryan Griffin | NYJ | 2.500 | DAL@NYJ 10/13/2019 04:25PM ET | |
| 30 | Jonnu Smith | TEN | 2.800 | TEN@DEN 10/13/2019 04:25PM ET | |
| 31 | Charles Clay | ARI | 2.700 | ATL@ARI 10/13/2019 04:05PM ET | |
| 32 | Tyler Higbee | LAR | 3.000 | SF@LAR 10/13/2019 04:05PM ET | |
| 33 | Josh Oliver | JAX | 2.800 | NO@JAX 10/13/2019 01:00PM ET | |
| 34 | Virgil Green | LAC | 2.700 | PIT@LAC 10/13/2019 08:20PM ET | |
| 35 | Darren Fells | HOU | 3.100 | HOU@KC 10/13/2019 01:00PM ET | |
| 36 | Ian Thomas | CAR | 2.700 | CAR@TB 10/13/2019 09:30AM ET | |
| 37 | C.J. Uzomah | CIN | 2.600 | CIN@BAL 10/13/2019 01:00PM ET | |
| 38 | Marcedes Lewis | GB | 2.600 | DET@GB 10/14/2019 08:15PM ET | |
| 39 | Nick Vannett | PIT | 2.900 | PIT@LAC 10/13/2019 08:20PM ET | |
| 40 | Maxx Williams | ARI | 2.500 | ATL@ARI 10/13/2019 04:05PM ET | |
| 41 | Nick Boyle | BAL | 2.800 | CIN@BAL 10/13/2019 01:00PM ET | |
| 42 | Demetrius Harris | CLE | 2.500 | SEA@CLE 10/13/2019 01:00PM ET | |
| 43 | Mike Gesicki | MIA | 2.700 | WAS@MIA 10/13/2019 01:00PM ET | |
| 44 | Jesse James | DET | 2.700 | DET@GB 10/14/2019 08:15PM ET | |
| 45 | Durham Smythe | MIA | 2.700 | WAS@MIA 10/13/2019 01:00PM ET | |
| 46 | Jeff Heuerman | DEN | 2.600 | TEN@DEN 10/13/2019 04:25PM ET | |
| 47 | Robert Tonyan | GB | 2.500 | DET@GB 10/14/2019 08:15PM ET | |
| 48 | Nick O'Leary | MIA | 2.500 | WAS@MIA 10/13/2019 01:00PM ET | |
| 49 | Drew Sample | CIN | 2.500 | CIN@BAL 10/13/2019 01:00PM ET | |
| 50 | Blake Bell | KC | 2.500 | HOU@KC 10/13/2019 01:00PM ET | |
| 51 | Jordan Reed | WAS | 4.000 | WAS@MIA 10/13/2019 01:00PM ET | OUT (concussion) |
| 52 | Chris Herndon | NYJ | 3.500 | DAL@NYJ 10/13/2019 04:25PM ET | OUT (hamstring) |
| 53 | Vernon Davis | WAS | 4.100 | WAS@MIA 10/13/2019 01:00PM ET | ***UPDATE*** He’s OUT. ||| As long as he clear concussion protocol, he’s a fine play this week as a deep TE1 option. |
| 54 | Matt LaCosse | NE | 2.900 | NYG@NE 10/10/2019 08:20PM ET | ALREADY PLAYED |
| 55 | Rhett Ellison | NYG | 2.600 | NYG@NE 10/10/2019 08:20PM ET | ALREADY PLAYED |
| 56 | Evan Engram | NYG | 4.800 | NYG@NE 10/10/2019 08:20PM ET | ALREADY PLAYED OUT (knee) |
| Rank | Name | Team | Cost | Matchup | The Skinny |