Top 4 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups: Tight Ends (Week 17)

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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets: Tight End

TIGHT ENDS

Chig Okonkwo (TEN): 6% rostered

Next Opponents: @JAX, HOU
True value: $5
Desperate Need: $8
Budget-minded: $2

Analysis: Okonkwo has really been clicking with Titans QB Mason Rudolph the last two weeks. The third-year tight end caught 8-of-10 targets for 59 yards against the Bengals in Week 15, then snagged 9-of-11 targets for 81 yards against the Colts in Week 16. The Titans don’t have a lot of pass-catching firepower, so Okonkwo’s role has been growing. He’s now flirting with low-end TE1 value, and Okonkwo has a solid Week 17 matchup against the Jaguars.

Hunter Henry (NE): 49% rostered

Next Opponents: LAC, BUF
True value: $4
Desperate Need: $7
Budget-minded: $1

Analysis: This veteran tight end has been a favorite target — if not the favorite target — of rookie QB Drake Maye. Since Maye became a full-time starter in Week 6, Henry has averaged 6.9 targets, 5.1 receptions and 50.6 receiving yards per game. His matchup against the Chargers this week isn’t an easy one, but Henry offers a reasonably sturdy floor.

Zach Ertz (WSH): 49% rostered

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

Analysis: Ertz hasn’t produced 50 or ore receiving yards in a game since Oct. 27, but he’s had at least 25 receiving yards in five of his last six games, and he’s scored a touchdown in three of his last five games. He’s a reasonable streaming TE option this week in a neutral matchup against the Falcons.

Noah Gray (KC): 19% rostered

Next Opponents: @PIT, @DEN
True value: $1
Desperate Need: $2
Budget-minded: $0

Analysis: By no means is Gray a safe fantasy option for Week 17. He hasn’t drawn more than six targets in any game this season. In fact, Gray has only seen two targets in Kansas City’s last two games, and target competition just got stiffer with WR Marquise Brown‘s return to action. The appeal here is that Gray has scored five touchdowns over his last seven games, and Patrick Mahomes is never shy about throwing to his tight ends in the red zone.