Fantasy Football Start/Sit Rankings & Advice: Tight End (Week 14)

Week 14 Player Notes & Start/Sit Advice

After a dry three-game stretch in which he had just 7-52-0 on 12 targets, Greg Dulcich had a 6-85-0 performance against the Ravens in Week 13, claiming a 36.3% target share. His matchup against the Chiefs this week isn’t particularly appealing on the surface — Kansas City is middle of the pack in fantasy points allowed to TEs — but the Chiefs do sometimes give up big plays to tight ends. Since Week 7, they have allowed the third-highest yards per catch to TEs.

Why the low-end TE1 status for Hunter Henry, who’s the TE21 in half-point PPR fantasy scoring? It’s all about matchup. Arizona has been getting clobbered by tight ends all season. The Cardinals have allowed the most receptions (83), most receiving yards (880), most TD catches (9) and most fantasy points per game (15.7) to tight ends. Even Jonnu Smith, the Patriots’ other tight end, might be worth a spin this week if you’re in dire straits at the position.

Chigoziem Okonkwo‘s TE18 ranking will climb if Titans WR Treylon Burks is ruled out with a concussion. Okonkwo, a fourth-round rookie from Maryland, has been a model of efficiency this season, averaging 18.3 yards per catch and 11.0 yards per target. As noted by Dwain McFarland (@dwainmcfarland) of Matthew Berry’s Fantasy Life, Okonkwo ranks first among TEs in yards per route run (2.75) and third in targets per route run (25%). Okonkwo has seen only 25 targets this season, but he could be in for spiked usage in a solid matchup against the Jaguars If Burks isn’t able to go.

In his first game back from an eye injury that had kept him out of action since Week 8, Giants rookie Daniel Bellinger caught 5-of-5 targets for 24 yards. Given the Giants’ talent shortage at wide receiver, Bellinger could play a key role in the passing game down the stretch. I have him ranked as a midrange TE2 this week against the Eagles.

The Bengals’ Mitchell Wilcox could be a sneaky TE play for Week 14. Hayden Hurst is likely to be out with a calf injury this week, leaving Wilcox as Cincinnati’s primary tight end this week against Cleveland. Wilcox has been targeted only seven times this season, but he’s caught all seven for 60 yards. You could do worse than a tight end who’s going to play a lot of snaps this weekend and will be catching passes from Joe Burrow.

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