Austin Hooper (TE, ATL) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues if Jacob Tamme is unable to play OWNED IN: 10% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: If Jacob Tamme cannot go on Thursday night due to the shoulder injury he suffered against Green Bay, Austin Hooper is a dark horse play as he had five receptions for 41 yards after subbing for Tamme.  […]

Virgil Green (TE, DEN) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-team leagues OWNED IN: 17% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Virgil Green is still a block-first, catch-second tight end, so if he catches three or four passes a fantasy owner would be ecstatic.  If there is a Sunday for Green to stumble into a two-yard touchdown reception, it would be this weekend against San Diego’s banged-up […]

Jacob Tamme (TE, ATL) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-team leagues OWNED IN: 54% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Julio Jones gets 100 targets to Jacob Tamme three every week.  That said, Tamme does historically better at the Georgia Dome than he does in road games, and with Atlanta hosting Green Bay this week, Tamme’s chances at snagging a TD pass skyrocket. Check out RotoBaller's famous […]

Erik Swoope (TE, IND) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14- and 16-team leagues OWNED IN: 0% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Erik Swoope is one of the more unlikely fantasy football stories in 2016.  With starting tight end Dwayne Allen out with an ankle injury, and with Indianapolis’ No. 2 and No. 3 wide receivers also sidelined with injuries, this undrafted former basketball player has suddenly emerged as […]

Vernon Davis (TE, WAS) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10-team leagues until Jordan Reed returns OWNED IN: 20% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: If you believed Vernon Davis was just a one-week wonder when he filled in for the concussed Jordan Reed two weeks ago and caught a touchdown pass, then consider yourself the Dan Quinn of your fantasy league. Davis showed he was no fantasy fluke this […]

C.J. Fiedorowicz (TE, HOU) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-team leagues OWNED IN: 19% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Who would have thought that DeAndre Hopkins would end up playing second fiddle to C.J. Fiedorowicz?  The Texans’ top tight end has a favorable matchup against Detroit’s below-average pass defense, so six receptions for 55 yards and a score is not unreasonable. Check out RotoBaller's famous fantasy football draft […]

Lance Kendricks (TE, LA) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-team leagues OWNED IN: 8% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: I know Lance Kendricks is on bye this week, and I know that his name has been mentioned in this column two times over the past month.  All that aside, Kendricks remains one of the best options at tight end on many league waiver wires because of […]

Tight Ends Waiver Wire: Week 8 Pickups & Adds

Three fewer games equals six fewer tight ends for fantasy football owners to use this week. A half-dozen teams are on bye this upcoming week, so you would think the tight ends ranks would be decimated.  Luckily for fantasy owners, most of the tight ends that will be off have medium-to-no fantasy value.  The best […]

Matthew Stafford: The Good News and the Bad News

Matthew Stafford has never been an easy guy to figure out for fantasy football owners. Fantasy owners were not sure what to expect out of Stafford this season, his first without Calvin “Megatron” Johnson as his favorite target. Many fantasy experts, including yours truly, thought Stafford would struggle without having Johnson around to bail him out […]

Tight Ends Waiver Wire: Week 7 Pickups & Adds

There are only two teams on bye this week, but the top tight ends on those teams reside on millions of fantasy rosters. Carolina’s Greg Olsen and Dallas’ Jason Witten are off this upcoming week due to their teams being on bye. That means fantasy owners of either will be scrambling like Marcus Mariota to […]

MarQueis Gray (TE, MIA) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14- and 16-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 0% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Third-string tight ends make their way on fantasy rosters as often as waterboys and assistant coaches, but MarQueis Gray is someone to watch in deep leagues after catching three passes for 81 yards against Pittsburgh.  With Jordan Cameron concussed and Dion Sims ineffective, Gray could play […]

Jack Doyle (TE, IND) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 27% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Dwayne Allen injured his ankle on Sunday night and his status has yet to be determined. Meanwhile, Doyle caught his third touchdown pass in a half-dozen games and would be in line for more work and targets if Allen misses games. Check out RotoBaller's famous fantasy football […]

Larry Donnell (TE, NYG) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 11% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Will Tye had his chance to steal Larry Donnell spot while Donnell was sidelined with a concussion, but Tye fumbled it away like he was Tiki Barber between 2000 and 2003. Donnell caught six passes in his return this past week, so he could do some […]

Lance Kendricks (TE, LA) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12-Team Leagues over the next few weeks OWNED IN: 6% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Don’t look now, but Case Keenum is playing like Peyton Manning in his prime.  Okay, maybe that’s a stretch, but he has improved since his disastrous Week 1 effort that had many clamoring for him to be benched. And as Keenum has […]

Charles Clay (TE, BUF) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 50% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Charles Clay led the Bills in targets this past weekend and caught five Tyrod Taylor passes for 52 yards. This makes three straight five-reception games for Clay as he has become the first or second option in Buffalo’s passing attack since Sammy Watkins was placed on […]

Vernon Davis (TE, WAS) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12-Team Leagues until Jordan Reed returns OWNED IN: 10% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: This is not 2013 anymore. That was when Vernon Davis was a fantasy superstar who racked up 850 yards and 13 touchdowns on his way to being the second-most valuable tight end that year, just behind Jimmy Graham.  But a lot has changed since […]

C.J. Uzomah (TE, CIN) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14- and 16-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 5% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: C.J. Uzomah has been targeted five times or more in four of his five games and is good for 40-50 yards.  At this rate there is no timetable for Tyler Eifert’s return, so Uzomah could be used in a pinch by fantasy owners next […]

Dion Sims (TE, MIA) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 1% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Jordan Cameron is out indefinitely with another concussion, so Dion Sims will be Miami’s starter for the foreseeable future.  I would feel better if Ryan Tannehill could hit the broad side of a barn and Sims had more than two catches for 15 yards over the past […]

C.J. Fiedorowicz (TE, HOU) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 2% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Brock Osweiler has not found a groove with franchise receiver DeAndre Hopkins yet, but somehow he has built chemistry with C.J. Fiedorowicz.  Fiedorowicz was probably only drafted in AFC South-only fantasy leagues before the season started, but after having eight receptions for 109 yards and a score […]

Will Tye (TE, NYG) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 12% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Will Tye was the best rookie tight end in 2015, which was not saying a whole lot considering the crop was underwhelming and none of the class broke the 500-yard plateau.  Yet he still lost the starting tight end competition to incumbent Larry Donnell during […]

Richard Rodgers (TE, GB) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 24% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Jared Cook has wasted yet another opportunity to be an impact player.  Many fantasy experts (me included) thought Cook would come to Green Bay and supplant Richard Rodgers as the Packers' starting tight end because of Cook’s superior pass-catching skills.  Instead, Cook has six receptions for 53 yards […]

Jesse James (TE, PIT) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 30% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Jesse James may have caught two touchdown passes in his first four games this season, but he was not doing any fantasy favors for anybody when it came to yardage.  He only amassed 85 yards over the first month of play, and his longest catch […]

Tight Ends Waiver Wire: Week 6 Pickups & Adds

If you are in need of a fantasy tight end, this is not the best week to be you. The only two tight ends on bye this week are Tampa Bay’s Cameron Brate and Minnesota’s Kyle Rudolph, two of the most popular pickups at the position in recent weeks.  But the options on fantasy waiver […]

Marcus Mariota, Todd Gurley and Odell Beckham Jr.: Panic or Don’t Panic?

Millions of fantasy football owners are about to press the panic button. Fantasy owners expected big things and bigger numbers from Tennessee’s Marcus Mariota, St. Louis’ Todd Gurley and New York’s Odell Beckham Jr. heading into the 2016 season.  What they have gotten is a lot of losses in their leagues thanks to this trio.  […]

Austin Seferian-Jenkins (TE, NYJ) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14- and 16-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 4% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: The Jets badly need a pass-catching tight end, so once the talented but troubled Austin Seferian-Jenkins learns the playbook, he should be able to step in and make some plays in the coming weeks. Check out RotoBaller's famous fantasy football draft sleepers […]

Garrett Celek (TE, SF) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 0% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Garrett Celek surprised fantasy owners with five receptions for 79 yards against Dallas in Week 4. If San Francisco’s starting tight end, Vance McDonald, is unable to play again this Thursday night, Celek could be in line for another decent day. Check out […]

Ryan Griffin (TE, HOU) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 0% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Ryan Griffin is not owned in many fantasy leagues, but he has now posted back-to-back 50-yard games and was targeted 11 times over the past two weeks by Houston quarterback Brock Osweiler. Griffin will suffice as a one-week stopgap if you need a […]

Charles Clay (TE, BUF) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-team leagues OWNED IN: 45% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Now that the perpetually-injured Sammy Watkins is officially not returning for a couple months, Tyrod Taylor has to throw to somebody, and it will not always be to his subpar-at-best wide receivers.  Robert Woods’ 9.4 yards per catch is downright pathetic, and supposed […]

Hunter Henry (TE, SD) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-team leagues until Antonio Gates returns OWNED IN: 23% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Antonio Gates can take his time getting healthy, and if Hunter Henry keeps doing what he has been doing in his absence, Gates might as well just retire. Henry followed his 72-yard outing in Week 3 by catching four passes […]

Cameron Brate (TE, TB) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues OWNED IN: 26% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: The wait for Brate to be great was not too late. Rhyming aside, Brate has proved that Austin Seferian-Jenkins was expendable for the Bucs.  He followed his two-TD breakout performance from the week prior with a solid five receptions for 67 yards this past Sunday.  […]