Top 5 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups: Tight End (Week 12)

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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets: Tight End

TIGHT ENDS

Written by Derek Brown

Will Dissly (LAC): 23% rostered

Next Opponents: BAL, @ATL, @KC
True value: $6
Desperate Need: $9
Budget-minded: $4

Analysis: Dissly was a godsend for TE-needy teams in Week 11, with a 16.7% target, 80 receiving yards and a score. He has become a trusted weapon for Justin Herbert over the last few weeks. I expect Herbert to lean on Dissly again in Week 12 against a Baltimore secondary that has allowed the 10th-most fantasy points per game to tight ends. Dissly isn’t just a one-week streamer, either. After he tangles with Baltimore, he faces the Falcons and Chiefs, who have allowed the ninth-most and second-most fantasy points per game, respectively, to tight ends.

Hunter Henry (NE): 45% rostered

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

Analysis: With Drake Maye under center full-time, Henry has had a 19.8% target share and finished with at least 41 receiving yards in four of five games. He has been about as consistent as they come as a fringe TE1 weekly. I wouldn’t look to stream Henry against Miami despite the steady stream of volume he has seen. Miami has allowed the sixth-fewest fantasy points per game to tight ends. But I would consider plugging Henry into a lineup against Indy in Week 13. The Colts have allowed the eighth-most fantasy points per game to tight ends.

Ja’Tavion Sanders (CAR): 2% rostered

Next Opponents: KC, TB, @PHI
True value: $1
Desperate Need: $2
Budget-minded: $0

Analysis: Since Week 5, Sanders has had a 14.4% target share, 1.76 yards per route run and a 12.8% first-read share (per Fantasy Points Data). During those six games, he has one end-zone target and two TE1 finishes in weekly scoring (TE12, TE8). This week, Sanders has a wonderful matchup against the Chiefs, who have allowed the second-most fantasy points per game to tight ends.

Zach Ertz (WAS): 33% rostered

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

Analysis: Ertz has been a fringe TE1 for most of the season, as he has gobbled up an 18.8% target share with 1.54 yards per route run and an 18.2% first-read share (per Fantasy Points Data). Ertz has five end-zone targets this season. He’s a strong streaming option again this week against a Dallas defense that has allowed the third-most receiving touchdowns (tied) and the most yards per reception to tight ends.

Theo Johnson (NYG): 1% rostered

Next Opponents: TB, @DAL, NO
True value: $0
Desperate Need: $1
Budget-minded: $0

Analysis: Since Week 5, Johnson has had a 10.5% target share, 1.08 yards per route run and a 13.3% first-read share (per Fantasy Points Data). During this six-game stretch, he had one TE1 weekly finish and averaged 30.6 receiving yards per game. Johnson checks in as a low-end streaming option this week against a Bucs defense that has allowed the third-most fantasy points per game to tight ends.