Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups: Tight Ends (Week 16)

We will have you covered throughout the fantasy football season with our bevy of tools, including our Waiver Wire Assistant. Find the top available players and get detailed analysis on how potential fantasy football waiver wire adds will impact your team. Of course, our team of analysts will also have written advice each week. Check out some of our top fantasy football waiver wire tight ends to target for the week below. And also be sure to check out all of our fantasy football waiver wire pickups for the week.

Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets: Tight Ends

Tight Ends

Written by Derek Brown

Dalton Schultz (TE – HOU): 49% Rostered

Next Opponents: LV, @LAC, IND
True Value: $4
Desperate Need: $7
Budget-Minded: $2

Analysis: In Weeks 3-14, Dalton Schultz was the TE13 in fantasy points per game with an 18.2% target share, 47 receiving yards per game, 1.53 yards per route run and a 19.2% first-read share, per Fantasy Points Data. In those 11 games, he had seven red-zone targets, five deep targets and only one touchdown. On Sunday, Schultz had another stellar game with a 31% target share, eight receptions, 76 receiving yards and a score in Houston’s win over Arizona. Schultz should continue to provide strong TE1 production for the rest of the season.

Darren Waller (TE – MIA): 35% Rostered

Next Opponents: CIN, TB, @NE
True Value: $1
Desperate Need: $2
Budget-Minded: $0

Analysis: In Weeks 13-14, Darren Waller had a 60.8% route share, a 13.6% target share, 30 receiving yards per game, 1.94 yards per route run and an 18.8% first-read share, per Fantasy Points Data. Waller has a wonderful schedule remaining that could allow him to post strong TE1 numbers weekly. Each of his final opponents ranks inside the top 12 for most fantasy points per game allowed to tight ends.

Colby Parkinson (TE – LAR): 4% Rostered

Next Opponents: @SEA, @ATL, ARI
True Value: $1
Desperate Need: $2
Budget-Minded: $0

Analysis: Colby Parkinson is a fantastic streaming candidate for the rest of the season, whom you could sneak through waivers for cheaper than you should be able to. In Week 15, Parkinson parlayed an 18.4% target share into 75 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Over the next three weeks, Parkinson has dates against Seattle and Arizona, who, respectively, have allowed the sixth-most and eighth-most fantasy points per game to tight ends.

Theo Johnson (TE – NYG): 46% Rostered

Next Opponents: MIN, @LV, DAL
True Value: $1
Desperate Need: $2
Budget-Minded: $0

Analysis: In Weeks 4-14, Theo Johnson was the TE12 in fantasy points per game with five top-12 finishes in weekly scoring. During that span, Johnson had a 19.1% target share with 40.7 receiving yards per game, 1.49 yards per route run and a 22.5% first-read share, per Fantasy Points Data. In those 10 games, he has nine red-zone targets, four deep targets and five receiving touchdowns. On Sunday, Johnson had only a 10.8% target share against the Commanders, but he led the Giants with 72 receiving yards. With Johnson and Jaxson Dart in sync, Johnson should continue to hover around TE1 production for the rest of the season.