Waiver Wire Pickups: Tight Ends to Stash Ahead of Week 7 (2022 Fantasy Football)

Week 6 is here, and the bye weeks are making managing fantasy rosters even trickier than the usual glut of injuries and under-performers does. Week 7 is just around the corner, and the bye weeks only worsen. These are the players you should be picking up now to get ahead of your league mates.

• Quarterbacks to Stash Ahead of Week 7
• Running Backs to Stash Ahead of Week 7
• Wide Receivers to Stash Ahead of Week 7
• Defenses to Stash Ahead of Week 7

Waiver Wire Pickups: Tight Ends to Stash Ahead of Week 7

Hunter Henry (TE – NE) – 36% Rostered

With Jonnu Smith sidelined with an ankle injury for Week 5, Hunter Henry saw season-highs in snaps, targets, receptions, and yardage. Smith was listed as questionable heading into this weekend, and it’s possible he will miss time again. The Patriots invested a lot of money into Jonnu Smith, but if Hunter Henry can wrestle control of the TE1 job back to himself, then perhaps we start to see some fantasy-worthy days as we had in 2021, where Henry finished as the TE11. After a trip to the Browns in Week 6, the Patriots face less than threatening matchups with the Bears and Jets, it’s not pretty, but the bye weeks can make us turn to dark corners.

Juwan Johnson (TE – NO) – 1% Rostered

Johnson’s solid start to the season has been overshadowed by the escapades of fellow New Orleans tight end-eligible Taysom Hill, who is currently the TE3 after an explosive Week 5. Johnson deserves some recognition, though, having averaged four targets per game, and whilst he hasn’t found the end zone yet, he ties Michael Thomas to lead the team in red zone targets (3). After a Week 6 matchup with the Bengals, Johnson will play three games against teams who are in the bottom six for fantasy points allowed to tight ends as he faces the Cardinals, Raiders, and Ravens. We’ve yet to really see it from Johnson, but sometimes it’s better to be too early rather than too late.

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