Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups - Tight Ends (TE)

Brevin Jordan (TE, HOU) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 14

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 15% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Fantasy managers have had a few false starts with Brevin Jordan in his still-young career, but they shouldn't hold that against the 23-year-old down the stretch. Jordan could potentially be a viable fantasy contributor in the coming weeks, as Houston's incumbent starter... Read More

Darren Waller (TE, NYG) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 14

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 58% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Darren Waller (hamstring) is eligible to come off the injured reserve list in Week 14 against the Green Bay Packers. The veteran has been dealing with hamstring issues in each of the last three seasons, but when he's active, he still has... Read More

Gerald Everett (TE, LAC) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 14

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 39% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Los Angeles Chargers narrowly avoided a four-game losing streak by getting out of Foxborough with an ugly 6-0 win over the New England Patriots in Week 13. Chargers starting TE Gerald Everett played an important role for QB Justin Herbert and... Read More

Juwan Johnson - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 13

BALLER MOVE: Start in 12+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE1 ANALYSIS: New Orleans Saints tight end Juwan Johnson has battled injuries for most of the 2023 season, but is now one of the lone healthy pass catchers in New Orleans. Chris Olave (concussion), Rashid Shaheed (thigh), and Michael Thomas (ankle) are all banged up, with Olave looking like the only one of the... Read More

David Njoku – Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 13

BALLER MOVE: Start in 10+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE1 ANALYSIS: Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku was a popular late-round fantasy football draft pick this year. The veteran tight end is the TE11 for the season, averaging 7.7 half-point PPR fantasy points per game. He has 51 receptions on 78 targets for 492 receiving... Read More

Dalton Schultz – Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 13

BALLER MOVE: Sit in All Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: N/A – Will Not Play ANALYSIS: Houston Texans tight end Dalton Schultz was a popular late-round fantasy football draft pick this season. The former Dallas Cowboys star is the TE8 for the year, averaging 8.5 half-point PPR fantasy points per game. More importantly, he has been a... Read More

Logan Thomas – Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 13

BALLER MOVE: Start in 12+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE1 ANALYSIS: Washington Commanders tight end Logan Thomas has been a popular streaming option this season. The veteran tight end is the TE14 for the year, averaging 7.2 half-point PPR fantasy points per game. He has 45 receptions on 62 targets for 424 receiving yards and... Read More

Brevin Jordan - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 13

BALLER MOVE: Start in 10+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE1 Streamer ANALYSIS: With Houston's incumbent starting tight end Dalton Schultz officially ruled out of the squad's Week 13 date with the Denver Broncos, we fully expect third-year man Brevin Jordan to handle the majority of the tight end snaps for the Texans on Sunday. The... Read More

Evan Engram – Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 13

BALLER MOVE: Start in 10+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE1 ANALYSIS: Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Evan Engram was a popular mid-round fantasy football draft pick this year after how he played in 2022. The veteran tight end has been solid for fantasy players. He is the TE12 for the season, averaging 7.5 half-point PPR fantasy... Read More

Pat Freiermuth – Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 13

BALLER MOVE: Start in 10+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE1 ANALYSIS: Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth has had a disappointing 2023 season. The third-year tight end has only played in six games because of multiple injuries. However, he is the TE30 for the year, averaging 6.5 half-point PPR fantasy points per game. Freiermuth has... Read More

Sam LaPorta - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 13

BALLER MOVE: Start in All Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE1 ANALYSIS: Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta has been dominant this year, ranking as the fourth-best tight end in PPR formats, averaging just under 13 points per game. In Week 12, the rookie tight end caught five of eight targets for 47 yards and a touchdown.... Read More

Trey McBride - Fantasy Football Injury Update for Week 13

INJURY: Groin WEEK 13 STATUS: Questionable ANALYSIS: One of fantasy football's breakout tight ends in 2023, second-year Arizona Cardinals TE Trey McBride (groin) is listed as questionable for the team's Week 13 contest against the Pittsburgh Steelers. McBride did not practice on Wednesday before putting in limited sessions on Thursday and Friday, so he appears... Read More

Taysom Hill – Fantasy Football Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em Picks for Week 13

BALLER MOVE: Start in 12+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE3 ANALYSIS: It's tough to know what you are going to get from New Orleans Saints do-it-all player Taysom Hill week in and week out. With 24 receptions, 214 receiving yards, and a touchdown catch; 57 rushes, 287 rushing yards, and three rushing touchdowns; and five... Read More

Trey McBride – Fantasy Football Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em Picks for Week 13

BALLER MOVE: Start in 10+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE1 ANALYSIS: After an unremarkable start to the season, Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride has become a fantasy football revelation over the last five weeks. The 2022 second-round pick has at least seven targets in four of those five games and has hit the 60-yard... Read More

Jake Ferguson - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 13

BALLER MOVE: Start in 12+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE1 ANALYSIS: So far this season, Jake Ferguson has scored the ninth-most fantasy points among tight ends in half-PPR formats. He has hauled in 40 passes for 421 yards and four touchdowns. Although he's had plenty of down weeks, all players at the position are largely... Read More

Tucker Kraft (TE, GB) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 13

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 1% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Green Bay Packers tight end Luke Musgrave had a solid rookie campaign, but he's now on the IR with an abdomen injury, with a return this season in doubt. Musgrave's absence this week against the Lions opened up a little room for... Read More

Tyler Higbee (TE, LAR) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 13

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 39% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Los Angeles Rams tight end Tyler Higbee got off to a strong start to the season, with 49 or more receiving yards in three of his first four games. Since then, he hasn't hit that mark a single time and has struggled... Read More

Juwan Johnson (TE, NO) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 13

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 9% of Leagues ANALYSIS: New Orleans Saints tight end Juwan Johnson is coming off his best game of the season, catching four of his seven targets for 45 yards in the team's 24-15 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Saturday. Johnson, who missed four games this... Read More

Pat Freiermuth (TE, PIT) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 13

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues ROSTERED IN: 48% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth"}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4227,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":15724527},"10":2,"15":"Arial"}">Pat Freiermuth is coming off of his best game of the 2023 season, catching nine of his 11 targets for 120 yards in Sunday's win over the Cincinnati Bengals. Freiermuth, who missed five games earlier... Read More

Isaiah Likely (TE, BAL) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 13

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 52% of Leagues ANALYSIS: With the potential season-ending injury for superstar Ravens TE Mark Andrews, it’s second-year TE Isaiah Likely who’s being called to step up in his place. That came on display on Sunday night when Likely assumed the starting TE position for Baltimore in... Read More

Cole Kmet - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Start in 12+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE2 ANALYSIS: On just four targets in Week 11, Cole Kmet caught just three of them for just 20 yards in the loss to the Detroit Lions. This marked just his second-lowest performance this season but has relatively been solid sitting at the TE6 overall on... Read More

Isaiah Likely - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12 (2023)

BALLER MOVE: Start in 10+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE1 ANALYSIS: With the unfortunate injury to Mark Andrews in Week 11 that placed him on IR, the door is now ajar for second-year tight end Isaiah Likely to step up and fill his massive shoes. The 23-year-old from Coastal Carolina came into the league with... Read More

Dalton Kincaid- Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Start in All Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE3 ANALYSIS: At the end of every season, successful fantasy managers brag to fellow league members about that one waiver wire pickup that made them the league champion. The one guy no one else saw coming that they were smart enough (or lucky in many cases) to... Read More

Dalton Schultz - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12 (2023)

BALLER MOVE: Start in 12+ team leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE1 ANALYSIS:  Dalton Schultz has finished as a top-10 tight end in each of the past three weeks. In fact, he has finished as a top-six tight end five times since Week 4. Schultz has thrived on the pass-heavy C.J. Stroud-led Texans offense. He has been... Read More

Taysom Hill - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Start in All Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE1 ANALYSIS: Rostering Hill is a weekly roller coaster ride, as his fantasy managers never really know what they're going to get - or how they're going to get it - from one game to the next. The Saints haven't been shy about deploying Hill in a... Read More

Evan Engram – Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Start in 10+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE1 ANALYSIS: Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Evan Engram had high expectations this year after having an impressive 2022 season. The veteran tight end has played well, totaling 59 receptions on 71 targets for 475 receiving yards. However, he hasn’t found the end zone this year after... Read More

Kyle Pitts - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Sit In 14+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE2 ANALYSIS: If you're desperately searching for a tight end who receives five targets, boy, do I have the guy for you! In the last four games, Kyle Pitts has been targeted exactly five times in each contest. His stat lines are dripping in mediocrity (he... Read More

David Njoku - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Start in 10+ team leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE1 ANALYSIS: Rookie quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson is enamored with David Njoku. It wasn't Amari Cooper or Elijah Moore that caught his eye in his first two starts. Rather, the tight end has been peppered with targets. Pretty apparent from DTR’s first start that David Njoku was... Read More

Trey McBride - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Start in All Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE1 ANALYSIS: The second-year pro continues to spread his wings with veteran tight end Zach Ertz on Injured Reserve. Since Week 8, McBride has amassed 291 receiving yards and a score on 26 catches, while his 35 targets are the third-most at the TE position over that... Read More

Tyler Conklin - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Start in 14-Team TE-Premium Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE2 ANALYSIS: The New York Jets offense is a huge mystery heading into Week 12 as the team starts Tim Boyle at quarterback over Zach Wilson. In theory, the Jets are hoping this move jumpstarts the offense, but the reality is that Boyle has struggled in... Read More

Jake Ferguson - Fantasy Football Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em Picks for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Start in 10+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE1 ANALYSIS: Dallas Cowboys TE Jake Ferguson has been a touchdown machine over the last four weeks, but the three-game scoring streak came to an end in the team’s 33-10 win against the Carolina Panthers in Week 11. The former Wisconsin Badger finished with three catches... Read More

Tucker Kraft (TE, GB) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 0% of Leagues ANALYSIS: With news breaking that Green Bay tight end Luke Musgrave will be placed on Injured Reserve after suffering a lacerated kidney in Week 11, rookie Tucker Kraft is in line to be the Packers' new starting tight end. this play alone gives me... Read More

George Kittle - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Start in all leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE1 ANALYSIS: From Week 7 through today, George Kittle is averaging the most PPR fantasy points per game among tight ends. He's officially on a heater. George Kittle through Week 11 (among TEs): #1 in Yards per Reception #1 in Yards per Route Run #2 in Touchdowns... Read More

Isaiah Likely (TE, BAL) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 3% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Isaiah Likely got a big chance to start in the Ravens' first game of the 2023 NFL season due to Mark Andrews' injury, but unfortunately he could only muster up a single catch for four yards in Baltimore's big win against Houston. Andrews... Read More

Sam LaPorta - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Start in All Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE1 ANALYSIS: Detroit Lions rookie tight end Sam LaPorta remains a top fantasy option at the position heading into Thursday's meeting with the Green Bay Packers, even after a disappointing effort last week against the Bears. Despite playing 85% of Detroit's offense snaps, LaPorta had just three... Read More

Logan Thomas - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Start in 12-plus team leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE1/2 ANALYSIS: Washington Commanders tight end Logan Thomas rates a borderline TE1 play heading into Thursday's Thanksgiving showdown in Dallas against the Cowboys. Thomas has been the beneficiary of a high-volume Commanders offense this season. While the team has struggled at times to win games, quarterback... Read More

Luke Musgrave - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Bench in all formats POSITIONAL VALUE: N/A ANALYSIS: Edit: Musgrave has been placed on the Injured Reserve with a lacerated kidney and will miss at least four games. Green Bay Packers rookie tight end Luke Musgrave had a bit of a letdown in Week 11, catching four passes for 28 yards in his team's... Read More

Noah Fant - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Sit in all formats POSITIONAL VALUE: TE3 ANALYSIS: The 2023 season has been largely forgettable for Seattle Seahawks tight end Noah Fant. While he went over 40 receiving yards in three of the team's first four games, his production has fallen off a cliff since. In the last six games, Fant has finished... Read More

Luke Musgrave (TE, GB) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 46% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Green Bay Packers tight end Luke Musgrave has seen at least four targets in all but three games this season. He has just one touchdown on the season, but the Packers' pass game seems to be getting better each week. Musgrave had... Read More

Pat Freiermuth (TE, PIT) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 53% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth returned from injury with a tough matchup against the Browns in Week 11, where the offense couldn't get anything going. The Steelers fired offensive coordinator Matt Canada, who many believe was greatly holding the offense back.... Read More

Pat Freiermuth - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 11

BALLER MOVE: Bench In 12-Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE2 ANALYSIS: Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth (hamstring) is officially active for Week 11 versus the Cleveland Browns. He had been listed as questionable, but it became clear that he would play after the Steelers activated him from injured reserve on Saturday. Freiermuth has been sidelined since Week... Read More

Travis Kelce - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 11

BALLER MOVE: Start In All Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE1 ANALYSIS: While everyone seems to be cracking jokes about Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, fantasy managers are serious about Kelce leading them to a fantasy championship. Kelce is of course locked into every single fantasy lineup every week... even if Swift is on tour. Is there... Read More

Tyler Conklin - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 11

BALLER MOVE: Consider in 14+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE2 ANALYSIS: Tyler Conklin has surpassed 65 receiving yards in each of his past two games and will look to stay involved in a Week 11 showdown with the Buffalo Bills. The Bills have been solid against tight ends this season, allowing the 12th-fewest fantasy points per contest... Read More

George Kittle - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 11

BALLER MOVE: Start in 10+ team leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE1 ANALYSIS: San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle has been one of the best tight ends in the league every year since he became a full-time starter in 2018, his second year in the NFL. This year has been no different. Kittle is the TE6... Read More

Logan Thomas – Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 11

BALLER MOVE: Start in 14+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE2 ANALYSIS: Washington Commanders tight end Logan Thomas had low expectations entering the year. Thomas had been a top-end fantasy football tight end in the past. Unfortunately, injuries have impacted his play over the past few seasons. However, he has been productive in 2023. Thomas is... Read More

Jake Ferguson – Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 11

BALLER MOVE: Start in 10+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE1 ANALYSIS: Dallas Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson was a popular sleeper candidate entering the year. The Cowboys lost Dalton Schultz in free agency, leaving the second-year player to take over as the starter. However, few expected the former Wisconsin star to be a plug-and-play TE1... Read More

Cole Kmet - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 11

BALLER MOVE: Start in 12+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE1 ANALYSIS: Chicago Bears tight end Cole Kmet is a low-end fantasy TE1 option this Sunday when his team takes on the Detroit Lions. Kmet's upside is boosted a little by the return of quarterback Justin Fields, but not as much as the team's wideouts. Why... Read More

Isaiah Likely (TE, BAL) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 11

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 3% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Ravens All-Pro Starting TE Mark Andrews went down with a brutal lower-body injury on Thursday Night Football that unfortunately appears to have ended his season. The 2023 league year has seen an unprecedented amount of injuries to many of its stars, and Andrews was... Read More

Dalton Kincaid – Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 11

BALLER MOVE: Start in 10+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE1 ANALYSIS: The rookie continues to spread his wings with veteran Bills tight end Dawson Knox on Injured Reserve. Since Week 7, Kincaid has amassed 272 receiving yards and two TDs on 28 catches. That's elite production, folks, and it makes him the fantasy TE4 over... Read More

Trey McBride - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 11

BALLER MOVE: Start in 8+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE1 ANALYSIS: Last week, the Arizona Cardinals got quarterback Kyler Murray back on the field for the first time this season. His favorite target in that game? Second-year tight end Trey McBride. McBride was targeted nine times, catching eight passes for 131 yards. It was the... Read More