Hayden Hurst Week 11 Outlook - Jets at Chargers

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Thu, Nov 19th 2020, 8:21am EST

He was the No. 5 tight end in fantasy as he went into his bye week, which says a lot about the issues many have had with the position throughout the year. There have been a lot of "do I drop Hurst" questions in my mentions all year. He's now totaled at least 51 yards in six of his last eight games, so even though he's scored just once in his last six games, his floor has been fantastic as he continues to develop chemistry and learn the ins and outs of the offense. Many look at the Saints and think, "Oh, they've allowed the sixth-most fantasy points to tight ends. It's a great matchup." That's not the case. If you were to take away the one game to Darren Waller where he saw 16 targets and played receiver, racking up 12/103/1 out of the sample size, they've yet to allow a tight end more than five catches or 62 yards. Prior to Jordan Reed last week, they'd held five straight tight ends to 23 yards or less. Malcolm Jenkins has been coming around in his new defense and playing like the safety he was in Philadelphia. It's not to say you can't play Hurst, but it's more saying that the matchup isn't as good as it looks on paper. Hurst has seen at least six targets in five of his last six games, so you're not thinking of benching him, but it also may not be a week to pay up for him in DFS.