Top 5 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups: Tight Ends (Week 8)

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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets: Tight End

TIGHT ENDS

Written by Derek Brown

Hunter Henry (NE): 31% rostered

Next Opponents: NYJ, @TEN, @CHI
True value: $2
Desperate Need: $4
Budget-minded: $1

Analysis: Over the last two games, with Drake Maye as the Patriots’ starter, Henry has had a 20% target share, averaging 5.5 receptions and 66.5 receiving yards. Those are TE1-worthy numbers no matter how you slice it. Whether he will continue that type of production for the rest of the season is up for debate, but New England has to get someone to step up in the passing attack as a dependable weapon for Maye, and Henry looks like the only player (so far) capable of doing so weekly.

Cade Otton (TB): 38% rostered

Next Opponents: ATL, @KC, SF
True value: $2
Desperate Need: $4
Budget-minded: $1

Analysis: From Week 3 to Week 6, Otton was TE12 in fantasy scoring with a 17.9% target share, 1.41 yards per route run and a 15.5% first-read share (per Fantasy Points Data). He is third on the team in red zone targets. Otton should build upon that production against Baltimore. He should remain on the fringe of the TE1 conversation for Week 8, but Week 9 is the real big thing to discuss here. If you have Pat Freiermuth or George Kittle on your team, Otton should be at the top of your streaming radar, and you should stash him this week. Otton faces Kansas City in Week 9, which has allowed the second-most receiving yards and fantasy points per game to tight ends.

Colby Parkinson (LAR): 23% rostered

Next Opponents: MIN, @SEA, MIA
True value: $2
Desperate Need: $4
Budget-minded: $1

Analysis: Parkinson is the ultimate matchup-based streamer. He’s had three games this season where he’s finished with at least four receptions and 33 receiving yards. Add a touchdown to that type of box score and you will have a TE1 for the week. That’s what we could be looking at in each of the next two weeks for Parkinson. Minnesota has allowed the ninth-most fantasy points per game to tight ends. Seattle has been even worse, giving up the fifth-most fantasy points per game to the position.

Noah Fant (SEA): 30% rostered

Next Opponents: BUF, LAR, BYE
True value: $1
Desperate Need: $2
Budget-minded: $0

Analysis: Fant is building some momentum, with three games of at least 60 receiving yards in his last five starts. He could be leaned on more in the coming weeks, depending on D.K. Metcalf‘s injury news. I wouldn’t look to stream Fant this week, but in Week 9, he has a glorious matchup. Los Angeles has allowed the ninth-most receiving yards and the most fantasy points per game to tight ends.

Zach Ertz (WAS): 30% rostered

Next Opponents: CHI, @NYG, PIT
True value: $0
Desperate Need: $1
Budget-minded: $0

Analysis: Ertz has been in the streaming conversation all season long. He’s had four games this season with at least four grabs and 38 receiving yards. With Marcus Mariota under center in Week 7, Ertz converted five targets into four receptions, 40 receiving yards and his first score of the season. His next three matchups aren’t amazing, so Ertz is best left on the wire unless you’re desperate for a streaming option. Ertz is still a viable streamer, though, as essentially the WR2 this season for Washington.