Figuring out tight end matchups is tough because tight end production fluctuates so greatly from one tight end to the other. A team that’s not giving up a lot of points to tight ends might have not played a single good tight end. On the other hand, if a team is still allowing a ton of fantasy points per game to tight ends at this point in the season, that’s the matchup to exploit.
Clearly, the Eagles are not big tight end stoppers, nor are the Rams, so Jason Witten and Greg Olsen remain must-starts if you have them. Julius Thomas should be just fine against the Rams too.
On the favorable side, I’d avoid Zach Miller because he’s used to little but Jordan Cameron, Tony Gonzalez, Vernon Davis, Coby Fleener, Heath Miller, Kyle Rudolph, Brent Celek, Brandon Myers, and Scott Chandler all have good-looking matchups. Even Tim Wright is a sneaky play against the Falcons after seeing seven catches (on nine targets) for 91 yards against Philly on Sunday.
Let’s take a look at all of the fantasy football tight end matchups for week 7.
Browse Defensive Matchups by Position: QB – RB – WR – TE
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Rank |
AVG |
Defense |
Week 7 Opponents |
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1 |
2.77 | Chiefs | Garrett Graham |
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2 |
4.62 | Bills | Charles Clay |
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3 |
5.02 | Steelers | Dallas Clark, Ed Dickson |
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4 |
5.67 | Seahawks | Rob Housler, Jim Dray |
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5 |
5.97 | Saints | BYE |
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6 |
6.02 | Lions | Jermaine Gresham, Tyler Eifert |
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7 |
6.15 | Eagles | Jason Witten |
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8 |
6.22 | 49ers | Delanie Walker |
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9 |
6.23 | Rams | Greg Olsen |
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10 |
6.55 | Colts | Julius Thomas |
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11 |
6.58 | Panthers | Jared Cook |
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12 |
7.07 | Raiders | BYE |
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13 |
7.20 | Bengals | Brandon Pettigrew, Joseph Fauria |
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14 |
7.42 | Chargers | Clay Harbor, Marcedes Lewis |
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15 |
7.83 | Jets | Rob Gronkowski (Q), Michael Hoomanawanui |
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16 |
7.9 | Patriots | Jeff Cumberland |
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17 |
8.13 | Bears | Jordan Reed, Fred Davis |
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18 |
8.15 | Texans | Sean McGrath |
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19 |
8.37 | Browns | Jermichael Finley |
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20 |
9.36 | Redskins | Martellus Bennett |
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21 |
9.44 | Buccaneers | Tony Gonzalez |
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22 |
9.72 | Broncos | Coby Fleener |
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23 |
9.77 | Titans | Vernon Davis |
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24 |
9.95 | Ravens | Heath Miller |
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25 |
10.93 | Jaguars | Tony Gonzalez |
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26 |
11 | Falcons | Tim Wright |
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27 |
11.8 | Giants | Kyle Rudolph |
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28 |
12.12 | Packers | Jordan Cameron |
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29 |
12.24 | Vikings | Brandon Myers |
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30 |
12.77 | Cowboys | Brent Celek |
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31 |
14.8 | Dolphins | Scott Chandler |
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32 |
16.55 | Cardinals | Zach Miller |
*Values based on Yahoo standard scoring.
Browse Defensive Matchups by Position: QB – RB – WR – TE
