Fantasy Football Player Notes
Week 15 Rankings
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George Kittle
SF (vs . ATL)
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Travis Kelce
KC (vs . DEN)
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Zach Ertz
PHI (at WAS)
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Darren Waller
OAK (vs . JAC)
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Hunter Henry
LAC (vs . MIN)
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Jack Doyle
IND (at NO)
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Tyler Higbee
LAR (at DAL)
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Jared Cook
NO (vs . IND)
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Austin Hooper
ATL (at SF)
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Dallas Goedert
PHI (at WAS)
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Mark Andrews
BAL (vs . NYJ)
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O.J. Howard
TB (at DET)
With Mike Evans leaving the game early on, the Bucs allowed Howard to play 68-of-78 snaps, his second-highest total of the season. He's seen 11 targets over the last two weeks and turned them into a rock-solid nine receptions for 134 yards. Among the 36 tight ends who've seen at least 30 targets this season, Howard ranks fourth in yards per target (9.4) behind only George Kittle, Darren Waller, and Jared Cook. He's been sucked into the Arians risk category with Ronald Jones. The Lions just happen to allow the fifth-most yards per target (8.52) to tight ends, as well as a 72.7 percent catch-rate and a touchdown every 15.4 targets to them. The only tight end who saw more than five targets and didn't finish as a top-12 tight end was Jason Witten, who's averaging 6.4 yards per target on the season. Knowing Evans will be on the shelf and that the Bucs can't run the ball; Howard should be on your low-end TE1 radar as someone who just might help when it matters most.
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Jacob Hollister
SEA (at CAR)
Since joining the starting lineup, Hollister has seen a rather-high 42 targets over seven games. That amounts to 6.0 targets per game, which is a number that you should be comfortable starting a tight end every week with, especially when that tight end plays with Russell Wilson. The Panthers were able to keep Austin Hooper in check last week, but that hasn't been the case for much of the season. They've allowed 8.89 yards per target to the tight end position, which ranks as the second-highest mark behind only the Cardinals. Whatever it is, teams haven't targeted their tight ends very often, as the Panthers have seen a league-low 66 target to the position, which amounts to just 5.1 targets per game. The 13.3 yards per reception is the most in the league, while the touchdown every 22.0 targets is right around the league average. The matchup against the Panthers comes down to targets, so knowing Hollister has seen at least six targets in four of the last five games, he should be in lineups as a low-end TE1.
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Ian Thomas
CAR (vs . SEA)
So much for that timeshare talk. Thomas saw 10 targets against the Falcons with Olsen out of the lineup, hauling in five passes for 57 yards and a touchdown. He played 61-of-71 snaps, so you can say he's a full-time player. Stay tuned for updates on Olsen's status, but we'll go forward as if it's another week with Thomas as the starter. The Seahawks have allowed nine different tight ends to hit double-digit PPR days against them, with each of them finishing as top-14 options in those weeks. They're the opposite of the Panthers, as teams have gravitated throwing to tight ends against them, averaging 9.3 targets per game to the position (3rd-most). It's a recent problem for them, too, as Tyler Higbee finished with 7/116/0, Kyle Rudolph 4/50/1, Zach Ertz 12/91/1, ad Dallas Goedert 7/32/0 have shown over the last three weeks. If Olsen is out again, Thomas is back on the low-end TE1/high-end TE2 radar.
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Noah Fant
DEN (at KC)
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Kyle Rudolph
MIN (at LAC)
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Mike Gesicki
MIA (at NYG)
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David Njoku
CLE (at ARI)
It was the worst-case scenario for those who were looking forward to streaming Njoku this week against the Cardinals. He was activated and played in Week 14, but he was on the field for just 20-of-54 snaps and saw three targets, hauling in just one for four yards. That's hardly enough to give you confidence in starting him, even if it is the best matchup on earth for tight ends. The Cardinals have continually proven they're as bad as advertised against tight ends, as they've now allowed 10 tight ends to finish top-10 against them. They've each totaled at least 11.3 PPR points, which is a number that no other team has allowed more than eight tight ends to hit. Not just that, but seven of those tight ends were able to finish as top-three options on the week. The 2.44 PPR points per target they've allowed requires just 4-5 targets for your streaming tight end to hit value. Because of that, Njoku is on the low-end TE1/high-end TE2 streaming radar. He comes with plenty of risk, but what tight end doesn't?
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Jason Witten
DAL (vs . LAR)
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Darren Fells
HOU (at TEN)
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Jonnu Smith
TEN (vs . HOU)
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Hayden Hurst
BAL (vs . NYJ)
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Jimmy Graham
GB (vs . CHI)
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Vance McDonald
PIT (vs . BUF)
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Dawson Knox
BUF (at PIT)
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Ryan Griffin
NYJ (at BAL)
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Cameron Brate
TB (at DET)
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Kaden Smith
NYG (vs . MIA)
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Irv Smith Jr.
MIN (at LAC)
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Tyler Eifert
CIN (vs . NE)
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Nick O'Leary
JAC (at OAK)
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Benjamin Watson
NE (at CIN)
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Jordan Akins
HOU (at TEN)
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Logan Thomas
DET (vs . TB)
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Blake Jarwin
DAL (vs . LAR)
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Jesper Horsted
CHI (at GB)
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Evan Engram
NYG (vs . MIA)
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Nick Boyle
BAL (vs . NYJ)
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Jeremy Sprinkle
WAS (vs . PHI)
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J.P. Holtz
CHI (at GB)
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C.J. Uzomah
CIN (vs . NE)
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Matt LaCosse
NE (at CIN)
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Josh Hill
NO (vs . IND)
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Robert Tonyan
GB (vs . CHI)
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Greg Olsen
CAR (vs . SEA)
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Jesse James
DET (vs . TB)
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Derek Carrier
OAK (vs . JAC)
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Jeff Heuerman
DEN (at KC)
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Charles Clay
ARI (vs . CLE)
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Gerald Everett
LAR (at DAL)
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Mo Alie-Cox
IND (at NO)
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Maxx Williams
ARI (vs . CLE)
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Daniel Brown
NYJ (at BAL)
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Anthony Firkser
TEN (vs . HOU)
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Tanner Hudson
TB (at DET)
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Nick Vannett
PIT (vs . BUF)
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Ricky Seals-Jones
CLE (at ARI)
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Tyler Kroft
BUF (at PIT)
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Hale Hentges
WAS (vs . PHI)
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Marcedes Lewis
GB (vs . CHI)
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Ryan Izzo
NE (at CIN)
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Jace Sternberger
GB (vs . CHI)
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Isaac Nauta
DET (vs . TB)
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Troy Fumagalli
DEN (at KC)
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Andrew Beck
DEN (at KC)
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Jaeden Graham
ATL (at SF)
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MyCole Pruitt
TEN (vs . HOU)
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Johnny Mundt
LAR (at DAL)
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Ross Travis
IND (at NO)
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Clive Walford
MIA (at NYG)
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Trevon Wesco
NYJ (at BAL)
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Blake Bell
KC (vs . DEN)
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Ben Koyack
JAC (at OAK)
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Chris Manhertz
CAR (vs . SEA)
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Durham Smythe
MIA (at NYG)
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Virgil Green
LAC (vs . MIN)
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Luke Stocker
ATL (at SF)
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Jordan Thomas
HOU (at TEN)
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Lee Smith
BUF (at PIT)
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Ross Dwelley
SF (vs . ATL)
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Scott Simonson
NYG (vs . MIA)
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Dalton Schultz
DAL (vs . LAR)
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Darrell Daniels
ARI (vs . CLE)
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