Dallas Goedert

Goedert came out swinging in week one, but disappointed fantasy managers that rolled him into their starting lineup in week two. He's still getting the targets that make him an intriguing option in deep leagues, but he's not someone that can be trusted as a reliable start every single week. In this matchup, Goedert is a high-end TE2.

Goedert has 17 targets in two games and he has been the most targeted tight end in the Eagles offense. The Bengals are 14th against fantasy tight ends, Goedert is shaping up as a weekly TE1 play.

The Eagles are going to run 2TE sets a lot more than even I expected. After two weeks, we've seen Ertz play 126 snaps while Goedert has played 118 of them. Meanwhile, the highest snap count among receivers is 101 by Jalen Reagor. These two are the heartbeat of the offense. Goedert is starting to look like the preferred option, as he out-targeted Ertz once again. He now leads the duo in targets on the season, 17-14. The Bengals have an all-new linebacker group and have been without starting safety Shawn Williams, but they've been competent against tight ends to this point, allowing 7.44 yards per target with no touchdowns. It's such a small sample size, so we must go back to look at 2019 when they allowed 8.40 yards per target (fourth-most), and 1.91 PPR points per target (sixth-most) to the position. There were six tight ends who saw more than three targets against them last year, and five of them finished as top-nine options. It's safe to say you can start both of these tight ends, though Goedert might be the favorite moving forward, as he's totaled at least eight targets in four straight games dating back to last year, and has at least six targets in each of his last nine games.