Fantasy Football Player Notes

Week 17 Half PPR Rankings

Position

Team

Scoring

Trey McBride Note
	1. Trey McBride ARI (at CIN) There's no way around it, after carrying fantasy teams all season, McBride dropped the ball in the fantasy semi-finals. Posting his worst week of the year, it was one of those moments that make fantasy football such a cruel game. However, if you managed to move on, he could single-handedly win you your championship. The Bengals have allowed by far the most fantasy points to the TE position on the season. Plus, the Cardinals' defense won't have the answers for Burrow and company. As a result, we have McBride taking on the worst defense in a game that should be the highest scoring affair of the week. That sounds like a league-winner to me. 10 weeks ago

Kyle Pitts Sr. Note
	2. Kyle Pitts Sr. ATL (vs . LAR) We finally answered the question of what would happen to Pitts when Drake London returned. Well, sort of. It was clear that London is still not fully healthy, allowing Pitts to continue his role as the top target on this offense. In his last two games, Pitts has scored four of his 15 career touchdowns. That's incredible. This week, the Falcons have a tough task against the Rams. Although the Rams' defense has hovered around league average against the TE position, the Falcons will need to find a way to keep up with Matthew Stafford and company. As a result, if Pitts continues to operate as the top receiving weapon, he should find his way to his fifth consecutive top-seven performance at the position. 10 weeks ago

Harold Fannin Jr. Note
	3. Harold Fannin Jr. CLE (vs . PIT) What a rookie season it has been for Fannin. From starting the season firmly behind David Njoku, the rookie has made his mark as a dynamic player on this offense. With 31 targets over his last three games and three touchdowns in his last four games, he has become one of the most productive TEs down the stretch. This week, they face the Steelers who have allowed the 10th most fantasy points to the position since Week 10. Keep riding the breakout rookie. 10 weeks ago

Juwan Johnson Note
	4. Juwan Johnson NO (at TEN)

Hunter Henry Note
	5. Hunter Henry NE (at NYJ) Hunter Henry is the TE16 in fantasy points per game with five TE1 weekly scoring outings this season. Henry has a 16.7% target share with 44.2 receiving yards per game, 1.63 yards per route run, and an 18.6% first-read share. Henry has had a whopping 18 red zone targets and six deep targets. Henry could be a TE1 again this week. Since Week 10, the Jets have allowed the 14th-highest yards per target and the 12th-most fantasy points per game to tight ends. 9 weeks ago

Tyler Warren Note
	6. Tyler Warren IND (vs . JAC) In his two games with Philip Rivers, Tyler Warren has had a 23.8% target share, 24.5 receiving yards per game, 0.84 yards per route run, and a team-leading 28.6% first-read share. He has seen only one red zone target and zero deep targets. He has finished as the TE30 and TE22 in weekly scoring. Warren is only a low-end streaming option at tight end this week. Since Week 10, Jacksonville has allowed the third-fewest yards per target and the ninth-fewest fantasy points per game to tight ends. 9 weeks ago

Brenton Strange Note
	7. Brenton Strange JAC (at IND) Since Week 12, Brenton Strange has been the TE12 in fantasy points per game with a 16% target share, 46 receiving yards per game, 1.89 yards per route run, and a 15.4% first-read share. In those five games, Strange has had eight red zone targets, two scores, and four deep targets. Strange could have a quieter game this week. Since Week 10, Indy has held tight ends to the 12th-fewest yards per target and the eighth-fewest fantasy points per game. 9 weeks ago

Colston Loveland Note
	8. Colston Loveland CHI (at SF) Last week, Colston Loveland had a 78.4% route share, which was nice to see, but I don't think that it continues with Luther Burden back. Last week, with Rome Odunze and Luther Burden both out, the team utilized Loveland and Cole Kmet with route shares north of 75.7%. I think that was due to the team being thin in receiving options. With Luther Burden back this week, I expect Olamide Zaccheaus to return to his slot role, while Burden will rotate from the perimeter to the slot, and Loveland and Kmet will be back in the 60% route share range. Since Week 10, Loveland has been the TE16 in fantasy points per game with two TE1 weekly scoring outings. Since Week 10, Loveland has had a 14% target share with 42 receiving yards per game, 1.92 yards per route run, and a 16.5% first-read share. Since Week 10, he has had five red zone targets and one deep target. Since Week 10, the 49ers have allowed the eighth-most receiving yards and the second-most fantasy points per game to tight ends. Loveland is a borderline TE1 this week. 9 weeks ago

Dalton Schultz Note
	9. Dalton Schultz HOU (at LAC) Since Week 3, Dalton Schultz has been the TE8 in fantasy points per game with an 18.5% target share, 48.3 receiving yards per game, 1.60 yards per route run, and an 18.7% first-read share. In those 13 games, Schultz has had three touchdowns, nine red zone targets, and five deep targets. CJ Stroud should lean on Schultz this week. Since Week 10, the Bolts have allowed the fourth-highest yards per target to tight ends while ranking 17th in fantasy points per game. 10 weeks ago

Jake Ferguson Note
	10. Jake Ferguson DAL (at WAS)

Colby Parkinson Note
	11. Colby Parkinson LAR (at ATL)

Dallas Goedert Note
	12. Dallas Goedert PHI (at BUF) Dallas Goedert is the TE6 in fantasy points per game with an 18.4% target share with 41.6 receiving yards per game, 1.50 yards per route run, and a 20.5% first-read share (third on the team). Goedert is tied for the team lead in red zone targets with 12 while also seeing six deep targets. Sit Goedert this week. Buffalo remains stout against tight ends. Since Week 10, Buffalo has allowed the ninth-fewest receiving yards and the sixth-fewest fantasy points per game to tight ends. 9 weeks ago

Darren Waller Note
	13. Darren Waller MIA (vs . TB) Last week, Darren Waller saw his route share dip to 51.6% with a 16.7% target share, 40 receiving yards, 2.50 yards per route run, and a 17.4% first-read share. Waller is essentially the Dalton Kincaid of South Beach now. He's locked in a run-first offense with a part-time role in the offense. In his last four games, Waller has had three red zone targets and four deep targets. That's enough high cholesterol usage and efficiency to propel Waller to a TE1 finish this week, but there's risk here. There's no doubt about that. Since Week 10, Tampa Bay has allowed the sixth-most yards per target and the fifth-most fantasy points per game to tight ends. 9 weeks ago

Travis Kelce Note
	14. Travis Kelce KC (vs . DEN)

Taysom Hill Note
	15. Taysom Hill NO (at TEN) Last week was a vintage Taysom Hill game as he had his highest snap rate of the season (43.6%) while catching four passes for 36 yards, chucking a 38-yard pass for a touchdown, and running the ball 12 times for 42 yards on the ground. Hill finished last week as the TE8 in fantasy. Hill could easily be a TE1 again this week with his Swiss army knife usage. 9 weeks ago

AJ Barner Note
	16. AJ Barner SEA (at CAR) AJ Barner is the TE20 in fantasy points per game with five TE1 outings this season. Barner has a 13.6% target share with 30.8 receiving yards per game, 1.51 yards per route run, and an 11.9% first-read share. Barner is second on the team with 11 red zone targets while also kicking in three deep targets. Barner is a viable streaming option at tight end again this week. Since Week 10, Carolina has allowed the seventh-most yards per target to tight ends while also holding the position to the ninth-fewest fantasy points per game. 9 weeks ago

Michael Mayer Note
	17. Michael Mayer LV (vs . NYG)

Mike Gesicki Note
	18. Mike Gesicki CIN (vs . ARI) Noah Fant is dealing with an ankle injury and missed last week's game. If he is active, he may be limited this week. Last week, Gesicki had a 66.7% route share, a 12.1% target share, 35 receiving yards, 1.46 yards per route run, and an 18.2% first-read share. In his 11 games played this season, Gesicki has had seven red zone targets and three deep targets. Gesicki could easily post TE1 numbers this week and is a strong streaming candidate at tight end. Since Week 10, Arizona has allowed the fifth-most yards per target and the eighth-most fantasy points per game to tight ends. 9 weeks ago

Oronde Gadsden II Note
	19. Oronde Gadsden II LAC (vs . HOU) After seeing his route share dip in Week 15, last week, Oronde Gadsden saw his route share sit at 69.7%. Since Week 6, Gadsden has been the TE17 in fantasy points per game with a 15.8% target share, 53.3 receiving yards per game, 1.98 yards per route run, and a 17.7% first-read share. In those ten games, he has ten red zone targets, two touchdowns, and eight deep targets. Gadsden is back on the streaming radar this week. Since Week 10, Houston has allowed the 11th-most fantasy points per game to tight ends while ranking 17th in yards per target. 10 weeks ago

Chig Okonkwo Note
	20. Chig Okonkwo TEN (vs . NO)

Mark Andrews Note
	21. Mark Andrews BAL (at GB) Mark Andrews' 2025 season has been an utter disappointment as the TE23 in fantasy points per game. He has a 15.9% target share with 25.3 receiving yards per game, 1.31 yards per route run, and a 19.9% first-read share. Andrews has had 13 red zone targets and two deep targets. He hasn't surpassed 50 receiving yards in a game since Week 3, and that was the only time he has done so this season. Andrews is a sit again this week. Since Week 10, Green Bay has allowed the fewest fantasy points per game and the fifth-fewest yards per target to tight ends. 10 weeks ago

Jake Tonges Note
	22. Jake Tonges SF (vs . CHI)

Evan Engram Note
	23. Evan Engram DEN (at KC)

Gunnar Helm Note
	24. Gunnar Helm TEN (vs . NO)

Darnell Washington Note
	25. Darnell Washington PIT (at CLE)

Pat Freiermuth Note
	26. Pat Freiermuth PIT (at CLE)

Terrance Ferguson Note
	27. Terrance Ferguson LAR (at ATL)

Cade Otton Note
	28. Cade Otton TB (at MIA)

Isaiah Likely Note
	29. Isaiah Likely BAL (at GB)

Luke Musgrave Note
	30. Luke Musgrave GB (vs . BAL)

Elijah Higgins Note
	31. Elijah Higgins ARI (at CIN) Last week, Elijah Higgins was the WR2 for Arizona with a 75.8% route share, a 22.6% target share, 91 receiving yards, 3.64 yards per route run, and a 21.1% first-read share. In Weeks 14-15, Higgins had route shares of 62% and 62.8%, so this isn't a one-off sample of Higgins running more routes, but the heavier integration into the game plan was a change. Higgins is a deep league streaming option this week at tight end. Since Week 10, Cincy has allowed the most fantasy points per game and the highest yards per target to tight ends. 9 weeks ago

Cole Kmet Note
	32. Cole Kmet CHI (at SF)

Dawson Knox Note
	33. Dawson Knox BUF (vs . PHI)

Daniel Bellinger Note
	34. Daniel Bellinger NYG (at LV)

Ja'Tavion Sanders Note
	35. Ja'Tavion Sanders CAR (vs . SEA)

Davis Allen Note
	36. Davis Allen LAR (at ATL)

Greg Dulcich Note
	37. Greg Dulcich MIA (vs . TB)

Josh Oliver Note
	38. Josh Oliver MIN (vs . DET)

Jonnu Smith Note
	39. Jonnu Smith PIT (at CLE)

Ben Sinnott Note
	40. Ben Sinnott WAS (vs . DAL)

Shane Zylstra Note
	41. Shane Zylstra DET (at MIN)

Austin Hooper Note
	42. Austin Hooper NE (at NYJ)

Jeremy Ruckert Note
	43. Jeremy Ruckert NYJ (vs . NE)

Tommy Tremble Note
	44. Tommy Tremble CAR (vs . SEA)

Jackson Hawes Note
	45. Jackson Hawes BUF (vs . PHI)

Stone Smartt Note
	46. Stone Smartt NYJ (vs . NE)

Noah Fant Note
	47. Noah Fant CIN (vs . ARI)

Tanner Hudson Note
	48. Tanner Hudson CIN (vs . ARI)

Adam Trautman Note
	49. Adam Trautman DEN (at KC)

Anthony Firkser Note
	50. Anthony Firkser DET (at MIN)

Cade Stover Note
	51. Cade Stover HOU (at LAC)

Noah Gray Note
	52. Noah Gray KC (vs . DEN)

Ian Thomas Note
	53. Ian Thomas LV (vs . NYG)

Will Dissly Note
	54. Will Dissly LAC (vs . HOU)

Luke Farrell Note
	55. Luke Farrell SF (vs . CHI)

Mitchell Evans Note
	56. Mitchell Evans CAR (vs . SEA)

John Bates Note
	57. John Bates WAS (vs . DAL)

Drew Sample Note
	58. Drew Sample CIN (vs . ARI)

Josh Whyle Note
	59. Josh Whyle GB (vs . BAL)

Mo Alie-Cox Note
	60. Mo Alie-Cox IND (vs . JAC)

Jack Stoll Note
	61. Jack Stoll NO (at TEN)

Charlie Woerner Note
	62. Charlie Woerner ATL (vs . LAR)

Quintin Morris Note
	63. Quintin Morris JAC (at IND)

Charlie Kolar Note
	64. Charlie Kolar BAL (at GB)

Blake Whiteheart Note
	65. Blake Whiteheart CLE (vs . PIT)

Luke Schoonmaker Note
	66. Luke Schoonmaker DAL (at WAS)

Grant Calcaterra Note
	67. Grant Calcaterra PHI (at BUF)

Julian Hill Note
	68. Julian Hill MIA (vs . TB)

Connor Heyward Note
	69. Connor Heyward PIT (at CLE)

Eric Saubert Note
	70. Eric Saubert SEA (at CAR)

Jelani Woods Note
	71. Jelani Woods NYJ (vs . NE)

Ben Sims Note
	72. Ben Sims MIN (vs . DET)

Chris Manhertz Note
	73. Chris Manhertz NYG (at LV)

Johnny Mundt Note
	74. Johnny Mundt JAC (at IND)

Brevyn Spann-Ford Note
	75. Brevyn Spann-Ford DAL (at WAS)

Carter Runyon Note
	76. Carter Runyon LV (vs . NYG)

Josiah Deguara Note
	77. Josiah Deguara ARI (at CIN)

Durham Smythe Note
	78. Durham Smythe CHI (at SF)

Payne Durham Note
	79. Payne Durham TB (at MIA)

Brenden Bates Note
	80. Brenden Bates CLE (vs . PIT)

David Martin-Robinson Note
	81. David Martin-Robinson TEN (vs . NO)

Colson Yankoff Note
	82. Colson Yankoff WAS (vs . DAL)

Kylen Granson Note
	83. Kylen Granson PHI (at BUF)

Moliki Matavao Note
	84. Moliki Matavao NO (at TEN)

Harrison Bryant Note
	85. Harrison Bryant HOU (at LAC)

Will Mallory Note
	86. Will Mallory IND (vs . JAC)

Nick Kallerup Note
	87. Nick Kallerup SEA (at CAR)

Ben Yurosek Note
	88. Ben Yurosek MIN (vs . DET)

Teagan Quitoriano Note
	89. Teagan Quitoriano ATL (vs . LAR)

Zach Davidson Note
	90. Zach Davidson FA (BYE)

Robert Tonyan Note
	91. Robert Tonyan KC (vs . DEN)

Robbie Ouzts Note
	92. Robbie Ouzts SEA (at CAR)

Jared Wiley Note
	93. Jared Wiley KC (vs . DEN)

Devin Culp Note
	94. Devin Culp TB (at MIA)

Jack Westover Note
	95. Jack Westover NE (at NYJ)

Treyton Welch Note
	96. Treyton Welch NO (at TEN)

Sal Cannella Note
	97. Sal Cannella CLE (vs . PIT)

Brayden Willis Note
	98. Brayden Willis SF (vs . CHI)

Cameron Latu Note
	99. Cameron Latu PHI (at BUF)

Giovanni Ricci Note
	100. Giovanni Ricci FA (BYE)

Nick Vannett Note
	101. Nick Vannett LAR (at ATL)

Keleki Latu Note
	102. Keleki Latu BUF (vs . PHI)

Drew Ogletree Note
	103. Drew Ogletree IND (vs . JAC)

CJ Dippre Note
	104. CJ Dippre NE (at NYJ)

Drake Dabney Note
	105. Drake Dabney GB (vs . BAL)

Andrew Beck Note
	106. Andrew Beck NYJ (vs . NE)

Benjamin Yurosek Note
	107. Benjamin Yurosek FA (BYE)

Hayden Rucci Note
	108. Hayden Rucci SF (vs . CHI)

McCallan Castles Note
	109. McCallan Castles GB (vs . BAL)

Tucker Fisk Note
	110. Tucker Fisk LAC (vs . HOU)

Caleb Lohner Note
	111. Caleb Lohner DEN (at KC)

Marcedes Lewis Note
	112. Marcedes Lewis FA (BYE)

Brady Russell Note
	113. Brady Russell SEA (at CAR)

Foster Moreau Note
	114. Foster Moreau NO (at TEN)

Tanner Taula Note
	115. Tanner Taula FA (BYE)

Ross Dwelley Note
	116. Ross Dwelley FA (BYE)

Tyler Higbee Note
	117. Tyler Higbee LAR (at ATL)

Tanner Conner Note
	118. Tanner Conner NYG (at LV)

Stephen Carlson Note
	119. Stephen Carlson CHI (at SF)

E.J. Jenkins Note
	120. E.J. Jenkins PHI (at BUF)

Luke Lachey Note
	121. Luke Lachey HOU (at LAC)

Lucas Krull Note
	122. Lucas Krull DEN (at KC)

Noah Togiai Note
	123. Noah Togiai FA (BYE)

Jake Briningstool Note
	124. Jake Briningstool KC (vs . DEN)

Sean McKeon Note
	125. Sean McKeon IND (vs . JAC)

Cole Turner Note
	126. Cole Turner MIA (vs . TB)

Zach Gentry Note
	127. Zach Gentry FA (BYE)

Thomas Fidone II Note
	128. Thomas Fidone II NYG (at LV)