We’ve finally made it to the Shuffle Up series for the new fantasy football draft season. The dollar values you’ll see below are unscientific in nature but reflect how I see the clusters of talent at the tight end position. Use these tiers however you like.
Positional Shuffle Ups: Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Tight Ends
Have some disagreements? Good, that’s why we have a game. I welcome your reasoned disagreement over at X/Twitter: @scott_pianowski.
Tight End Overview
It’s likely I will treat tight end as the third priority among the flex-eligible positions; early wideouts are always a heavy priority for me, and I want at least one anchor running back to hang my hat on. And maybe the top of the tight end board isn’t as exciting as it once was. Travis Kelce was a monster in the playoffs, but the volume was modest in-season. Trey McBride, Evan Engram and Kyle Pitts have yet to unlock their touchdown upside. Mark Andrews and George Kittle carry a fair amount of injury risk, and this is a position defined by collisions and extra injury downside.
If the market gives me even a modest discount on Pitts this year, he’s likely to be a target of mine. And Jake Ferguson looks interesting in the next tier down, as his touchdown count did not mesh with his red-zone usage last year. A positive correction is likely on the way.
Tier 1: The Big Tickets
$23 Sam LaPorta
$21 Travis Kelce
$19 Trey McBride
$18 Mark Andrews
$17 George Kittle
$17 Kyle Pitts
$17 Dalton Kincaid
Over the final two months of the 2023 season, we wondered what was up with Kelce. He had just one touchdown in his final nine games, and was merely the TE10 over that period. Perhaps it was a matter of load management or a Chiefs rope-a-dope strategy, because Kelce was unleashed in the playoffs, rocking a monster 32-355-3 line en route to another championship. I suspect the Chiefs might consider a similar strategy for 2024, using Kelce often but judiciously during the regular season, then throwing caution…
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Publish date : 2024-08-01 14:37:47
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