Ryan Griffin Week 18 Outlook -

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Wed, Jan 2nd 2019, 4:21pm EST

The Texans are still using a timeshare at tight end, but Griffin remains the clear-cut leader in both targets and snaps. He's very much a rollercoaster in his targets, as you can see from his last six games (most recent first): 1, 4, 1, 5, 1, 4. If all holds true in his trend, he's due for 4-5 targets this game, though that's hardly what we want to go off. The Colts have allowed the second-most fantasy points to opposing tight ends this year, which has a lot to do with the way the defense funnels targets to them, as 23.8 percent of opponents attempts go to the tight end position, which is the second-highest mark in the league. It would be great news for Griffin if safety Clayton Geathers were held out once again, as the Colts have allowed 8.5 yards per attempt with him out of the lineup compared to just 7.7 yards per attempt with him. Still, Griffin is nothing more than a dart-throw in tournaments as he's topped 44 yards just twice all season and he's yet to find the end zone. Part of that is because Jordan Thomas has seen nine red zone targets, while Griffin has seen 10 of them.