Week 17 Fantasy Football Defensive Matchup Exploitation: TE

It’s Week 17 so we know as much as we possibly could about every single tight end at this point. Start Jimmy Graham, Julius Thomas, and Vernon Davis. Always. Don’t start Mychal Rivera, Brandon Myers, or Anthony Fasano. Ever.

Otherwise, we pretty much have to go by matchup. This week, Joseph Fauria, Coby Fleener, Martellus Bennett, Ryan Griffin, Greg Olsen, Jason Witten, Charles Clay, and Antonio Gates all make for strong plays.

The Niners have allowed 12+ fantasy points to Tony Gonzalez, Tim Wright, and Luke Willson over their last three weeks so Rob Housler might be a solid play.

On the other hand, I would definitely stay away from John Carlson, Zach Miller, Jared Cook, Tim Wright, and Michael Hoomanawanui this week.

Let’s take a look at all of this week’s fantasy football defensive matchups for tight ends.

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*Values based on Yahoo standard scoring.

Browse Matchups by Position: QB – RB – WR – TE

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