Robert Tonyan Week 7 Outlook - Bears at Rams

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Thu, Oct 22nd 2020, 9:05am EDT

Despite already getting his bye week out of the way, Tonyan ranks 24th among tight ends in routes run. Of the tight ends who've seen 15-plus targets, Tonyan ranks 15th in yards per route run despite not seeing a target in Week 1. The Texans are clearly not a matchup to avoid now that we've seen Travis Kelce, Eric Ebron, and then... Anthony Firkser post at least 50 yards and a touchdown against them. It also hasn't been what you'd call a can't-miss matchup, either, as we've watched Mark Andrews finish with one catch for 29 yards, and Tyler Eifert finish with three catches for 16 yards despite seeing seven targets. With Marquez Valdes-Scantling struggling to do much with his targets, I'd expect more targets to start moving the big tight end's way. Still, that would require some assumptions, which is always dangerous to do, especially when Aaron Jones and Davante Adams both have plus matchups in this game. For now, Tonyan should be considered a high-end TE2 who has top-five upside in this matchup.