Trey Burton Week 13 Outlook -

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Thu, Dec 3rd 2020, 10:31am EST

He started out last week's game on fire, snagging three balls for 50 yards and a touchdown in the game's first 16 minutes, but he failed to do anything after that. He out-targeted Mo Alie-Cox in the game 6-2, but if you look at the routes run, you're not feeling great: Alie-Cox 23, Burton 21, Jack Doyle 11. This is a timeshare every single week and why we can never play a Colts tight end with much confidence, though we certainly want to try, as they've combined for seven performances with 9.8-plus PPR points. The Texans haven't allowed a lot of touchdowns (4) to tight ends, but the 58.7 yards per game they've allowed to them ranks as the third-most in the NFL, as does the 8.61 yards per target they've allowed to them. Over the last two weeks, we've watched Ryan Izzo and T.J. Hockenson combine for seven catches and 148 yards on just 10 targets, so it's not as if they're trending in the right direction, either. Football Outsiders has them ranked as the fifth-worst team in DVOA against tight ends, which factors in level of competition they've played. Knowing it's Burton who's seen 14 targets over the last three weeks while Alie-Cox has eight of them, I suppose Burton's the best bet, though the Colts have plus-matchups all over the field in this game, so he's just a middling TE2.