Top 5 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets: Tight Ends (Week 15)

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TIGHT ENDS

Written by Derek Brown

Cade Otton (TB): 38% rostered

• Next Opponents: @GB, JAX, NO
• True value: $3
• Desperate need: $6
• Budget-minded: $2

Analysis: Otton is THE tight end streaming option who could carry you through the fantasy playoffs. Otton has been a consistent name in this article all season and could cap the 2023 season with three strong outings. In Week 15, he faces the Packers, who have allowed the 13th-most fantasy points per game and the most yards per reception to tight ends. In Week 16, Otton can destroy the Jaguars, who have given up the ninth-most receiving yards per game and the second-most yards per reception to the position. In Week 17, he caps the season with the Saints, who have surrendered the seventh-most fantasy points per game and the most receiving touchdowns per game. It’s a beautiful fantasy playoff schedule.

Logan Thomas (WAS): 43% rostered

• Next Opponents: @LAR, @NYJ, SF
• True value: $2
• Desperate need: $4
• Budget-minded: $1

Analysis: Thomas has a beautiful matchup on deck for Week 15. The Rams have allowed the sixth-most fantasy points per game and are tied for the third-most receiving touchdowns per game allowed to tight ends. Thomas has flashed a sizable ceiling this season when the matchup is right. He has three games this season with at least four receptions and 50 receiving yards. Thomas could easily finish as a top-eight TE option this week against the Rams’ pass-funnel and TE-funnel defense.

Tucker Kraft (GB): 10% rostered

• Next Opponents: TB, @CAR, @MIN
• True value: $2
• Desperate need: $4
• Budget-minded: $1

Analysis: Last week, Kraft had a 59% route run rate, a 16.7% target share and a 20% first-read share (second on the team) as the Packers’ starting tight end (per Fantasy Points Data). In two career starts, he has one TE1 finish (TE1). He could easily find his way back into the TE1 graces in Week 15 against a Tampa Bay pass defense that has surrendered the 12th-most fantasy points per game and the 12th-most yards per reception to tight ends.

Chigoziem Okonkwo (TEN): 34% rostered

• Next Opponents: HOU, SEA, @HOU
• True value: $1
• Desperate need: $2
• Budget-minded: $0

Analysis: Okonkwo has been a disappointment this season after an offseason of hype built the case for him as a late-round draft selection. Okonkwo could redeem himself with three banner performances to conclude the 2023 fantasy season. Since Week 12, Okonkwo has had a 55% route run rate, a 16.4% target share, 2.82 yards per route run and a 13.3% first-read share (per Fantasy Points Data). In Week 15 and Week 17, Okonkwo faces the Texans, who have allowed the third-most fantasy points per game and the fourth-most receiving yards per game to tight ends. Sandwiched in between those two games, he squares off against Seattle, which has allowed the 10th-most receiving yards per game to the position.

Michael Mayer (LV): 8% rostered

• Next Opponents: LAC, @KC, @IND
• True value: $1
• Desperate need: $2
• Budget-minded: $0

Analysis: The Raiders’ run-first approach has decimated Mayer’s weekly floor, but he makes this week’s article because of the matchups he has coming up. In Week 15, he faces the Chargers, who have allowed the 10th-most fantasy points per game to tight ends. In Week 17, he has a favorable opponent with Indy, which has given up the eighth-most fantasy points per game to tight ends. Mayer could spike a touchdown in either matchup and sneak into TE1 scoring range.