Jonnu Smith Week 3 Outlook - Dolphins at Jaguars

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Tue, Sep 22nd 2020, 7:51am EDT

You want to hear something crazy? Smith has exactly 12 air yards on the season. The ball has traveled 12 yards from the line of scrimmage to his hands on 12 targets. He's making everything happen after the catch. His 87 yards after the catch is the most among tight ends, while the closest one has 74 yards after the catch. That's my only concern with Smith, who ranks 11th among tight ends in targets. But make no mistake about it - he's a physical specimen who creates after the catch. The Vikings were the worst matchup in the league for tight ends last year, but last year seems so long ago for this defense that continually loses pieces. They lost linebacker Anthony Barr last week, and it didn't help them slow down Mo Alie-Cox who racked up six catches for 111 yards against them. There was a game last year where they allowed Darren Waller, another athletic tight end, to rack up 13 catches for 134 yards, too. This defense is going through some changes and it's not like you're going to sit Smith, who's currently the No. 1 tight end in half PPR formats.