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Fantasy Football Tight End Trade Advice for Week 3 (2023)

Fantasy Football Tight End Trade Advice for Week 3 (2023)

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Here are all the players we’re trading this week. And below let’s take a closer look at trade advice specific to the tight end position.

Fantasy Football Trade Advice

Players to Buy

Sam LaPorta (TE – DET)

Sam LaPorta strung together another solid outing – 5 for 63 yards on six targets. Runs ALL the routes. Solid weekly floor. 84% route participation was better than in Week 1.

Hunter Henry (TE – NE)

Hunter Henry scored again as Jones’ favorite red-zone target, while seeing elite usage. Ran a route on 91% of dropbacks. Henry is entering weekly starting territory at tight end.

Cade Otton (TE – TB)

Cade Otton played 97% of the snaps for the second straight game. And this time, it came with more targets. With the Eagles’ secondary extremely weak towards the middle of the field, expect Otton to be peppered with targets from Baker Mayfield. Caught all 6 of his targets for 41 yards in Week 2, while running a route on 78% of dropbacks. That led the Buccaneers pass-catchers.

Jake Ferguson (TE – DAL)

Tight end Jake Ferguson caught the first TD, and Dak Prescott missed him later in the third quarter in the back of the end zone. Ended with three catches for 11 yards and four targets. His snaps remain low (60%) as does his route participation (49%). But Prescott continues to hyper-target him whenever he is on the field especially in the red zone. Leads ALL players in red-zone targets (7) through two games.

Ferguson is firmly on the streaming radar in more competitive games. Great matchup in Week 3 versus the tight end funnel Arizona Cardinals.

Players to Sell

Kyle Pitts (TE – ATL)

Drake London got back in good graces with the Falcons passing more in a more contested contest. Drew seven targets for six catches and 67 yards with a TD. Got first target of the game and more designed looks. Looked really good despite coverage from Jaire Alexander. Team-high 24% target share. Mack Hollins was the team’s air yards leader, converting his downfield looks into three catches for 60 yards. However, not everybody flourished. After London bombed last week, it was time for Kyle Pitts to disappoint. 2 catches for 15 yards. Two end-zone targets that came up short. Five total targets was fewer than No. 2 tight end Jonnu Smith, who was actually running legitimate routes (not just designed behind the LOS passes etc.). That was despite Pitts running a route on 88% of dropbacks (same as London). He can’t run more routes. And Smith played a lot more in Week 2 (67% vs 50%) than he did in Week 1. Through two weeks, the only trustable asset in the Falcons offense is Bijan Robinson. Literally. So nasty.

Every other is going to be volatile week to week. Either you set it and forget it (take your lumps). Or cash out after a strong performance. Good matchups are coming up in the next few weeks with Detroit and Jacksonville. So easy case to sell. Note that Pitts and London have fewer targets than Robinson and Hollins through two games.

The advice I gave last week was to hold London/Pitts. Or even buy low on London. That looks like a W after he had a solid week. But Pitts, I think the ship has sailed. Not much has changed from last year that is working in his favor.

Gerald Everett (TE – LAC)

The usage for the Chargers WRs was status quo – Joshua Palmer as WR3, Quentin Johnston buried and played less than Derius Davis – but the tight end usage is noteworthy. Gerald Everett, we have a problem. Donald Parham Jr. played MORE snaps (50% vs 41%) than Everett and ran more routes. YHTSI. Drop Everett if you have not already. I’m dying inside.

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