Fantasy Football Player Notes

Logan Thomas is on the comeback trail after a torn ACL in 2021. The problem for Thomas is that even assuming he's fully healthy in 2022, the path to repeating his TE5 in fantasy points per game finish (2020) will be difficult. Thomas hasn't been an efficient player as a starting tight end, ranking 41st and 22nd in yards per route run in each of the last two seasons (minimum 20 targets per PFF). With the addition of Carson Wentz, the team could easily be a run-oriented squad. If that doesn't come to fruition, the return of J.D. McKissic, the addition of Jahan Dotson, and the possible resurrection of Curtis Samuel could severely dent his 2022 outlook and target expectations.

But if, for some reason, Logan Thomas is not ready for Week 1, keep second-year tight end John Bates in the back of your mind. He would be the Day 1 starter. Bates played over 75% of the snaps as the starter to close out the final three weeks of the 2021 regular season.