There aren’t many defenses that are truly good at stopping tight ends but the few there are should definitely be stayed away from. Coby Fleener has seen an increasing role but the Rams have held the likes of Tony Gonzalez, Jason Witten, Vernon Davis, and Greg Olsen to fewer than 7.8 fantasy points so he should be stayed away from. On the other hand, the Seahawks have been stingy but Tony Gonzalez remains a must-start, especially now that he’s seeing increased targets again.
The 49ers haven’t faced many good tight ends so Greg Olsen remains a solid start as usual. The same goes for Jason Witten who goes up against a Saints defense that is not exactly impenetrable to tight ends, though he’ll likely need to score a touchdown since New Orleans doesn’t give up a lot of tight end yards. Julius Thomas and Vernon Davis remain must-starts, no matter how tough a matchup may look.
I would stay away from Scott Chandler, Andrew Quarless, Brandon Myers, Dallas Clark, Heath Miller, Jared Cook, Rob Housler, and Zach Miller this week but that’s most weeks.
The most promising matchups belong to Garrett Graham, Tim Wright, Jimmy Graham, Antonio Gates, and Jordan Reed. I would stay away from the Philly tight ends, the Lions tight ends, the Bengals tight ends, Mychal Rivera, and Marcedes Lewis since they have all proven unreliable. On the other hand, Delanie Walker may not be the worst play against the Jags and John Carlson could be a sleeper in place of the injured Kyle Rudolph in Minnesota.
Let’s take a look at all of the fantasy football tight end matchups in Week 10.
Browse Matchups by Position: QB – RB – WR – TE
Highly Unfavorable, Unfavorable, Neutral, Slightly Favorable, Favorable
|
Rank |
AVG |
Defense |
Week 10 Opponents |
|
1 |
3.66 | Chiefs | BYE |
|
2 |
4.94 | Steelers | Scott Chandler |
|
3 |
5.44 | Rams | Coby Fleener |
|
4 |
5.69 | Seahawks | Tony Gonzalez |
|
5 |
5.74 | Eagles | Andrew Quarless |
|
6 |
5.98 | 49ers | Greg Olsen |
|
7 |
6.14 | Saints | Jason Witten |
|
8 |
6.33 | Raiders | Brandon Myers |
|
9 |
6.66 | Bengals | Dallas Clark, Ed Dickson |
|
10 |
6.8 | Chargers | Julius Thomas |
|
11 |
6.96 | Lions | Martellus Bennett |
|
12 |
7.01 | Panthers | Vernon Davis |
|
13 |
7.04 | Bills | Heath Miller |
|
14 |
7.1 | Patriots | BYE |
|
15 |
7.16 | Colts | Jared Cook, Lance Kendricks |
|
16 |
7.39 | Texans | Rob Housler |
|
17 |
8.41 | Browns | BYE |
|
18 |
8.47 | Falcons | Zach Miller |
|
19 |
8.50 | Buccaneers | Charles Clay |
|
20 |
8.51 | Jets | BYE |
|
21 |
9.2 | Vikings | Jordan Reed |
|
22 |
9.26 | Redskins | John Carlson |
|
23 |
9.54 | Titans | Marcedes Lewis |
|
24 |
9.59 | Ravens | Tyler Eifert, Jermaine Gresham |
|
25 |
9.71 | Giants | Mychal Rivera |
|
26 |
9.73 | Broncos | Antonio Gates |
|
27 |
9.74 | Bears | Brandon Pettigrew, Joseph Fauria |
|
28 |
10.49 | Cowboys | Jimmy Graham |
|
29 |
10.55 | Jaguars | Delanie Walker |
|
30 |
11.04 | Packers | Brent Celek, Zach Ertz |
|
31 |
11.47 | Dolphins | Tim Wright |
|
32 |
15.11 | Cardinals | Garrett Graham |
*Values based on Yahoo standard scoring.
Browse Matchups by Position: QB – RB – WR – TE
