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Mayer Hunt Go Well: Week 7 Tight End Streamers
Week 7 is here, so it’s time to spin the tight end roulette wheel again. I’ll be honest, though: this isn’t shaping up to be a great week for tight end streaming. Still, we’re nothing if not persistent. I’ve done my best to find three players who might just be worth a punt in your lineups. Whether it’s a favorable matchup, an opportunity for a bigger role, or simply a faint glimmer of hope at a position that seems determined to test our patience, we’ll take whatever we can get.
Strange We’re Still Here: Week 6 Tight End Streamers
Week 6 is upon us, which means it’s time for another round of tight end roulette. As ever, I’m here to lend a helping hand by highlighting three players who could be worth a punt in your lineups this week. Whether it’s an encouraging matchup, an expanding role, or simply a glimmer of hope at a position that loves to test our patience, each has something going for them. Best of all, all three are available in at least 50% of ESPN leagues.
When You’re Strange: Week 5 Tight End Streamers
Well, hello there, fine folks of fantasy land. Welcome to the latest in my weekly attempts to help you solve your tight end issues by giving you three players you might want to pick up and plug into your lineups for the week ahead. Each player has a role, a matchup, or both that makes them enticing for Week 5. Even better, you can find all three on the waiver wire in at least 50% of ESPN Leagues. Let’s get into it. Brenton Strange endured a rather slow start to the season.
Sadiq and Destroy: Week 4 Tight End Streamers
Back again, I see. Somehow, we’ve already made it to Week 4, and I’m back to offer up three tight ends who could help with your fantasy rosters this week. It is my duty to provide you with viable options at fantasy sports’ most volatile position. Best of all, every player you’re about to read about is available in at least 50% of ESPN leagues. Three weeks down, plenty more to go. So, shall we see who can help you out in Week 4? The Kenyon Sadiq breakout game we hoped would happen in Week 3?
Schultz Be Good: Week 3 Tight End Streamers
Well, well, here we are again. I have returned to offer up the names of tight ends who could help you out in Week 3. Maybe you need a boost at the position. Or perhaps you’re already sick of your starter after just two weeks. Either way, I’m here to provide you with some viable options. Best of all, every player you’re about to read about is available in at least 50% of ESPN leagues. I can’t say fairer than that, can I? So, shall we begin?
The Muth is Looth: Week 2 Tight End Streamers
I am back once again, gentle folk, with the sole purpose of providing you with a few tight ends you may want to consider plugging into your Week 2 fantasy lineups. Perhaps your Week 1 starter crashed and burned (See Pitts, Kyle for details). Alternatively, maybe you simply fancy a change at the position and want to capitalize on a favorable matchup. Either way, there is no judgment in this dojo. Best of all, every player you are about to read about is available in at least 50% of ESPN leagues.
The New Season Is Just Beginning, and Things Are Already Strange: Week 1 Tight End Streamers
And we are back! The long months without football are over. The time for talking has passed. We are ready to get into it all over again and commit to another 18 weeks of fantasy football (17 weeks really; no sane person should be playing fantasy football in Week 18). It feels so good to be back. As I have done for countless years — I mean, I could count them, but let’s stick with the dramatic tone here — my sole purpose in life is to offer you three names every week.
Notable Cuts As NFL Teams Finalise Their 2026 53-man Rosters
Share Facebook X Reddit Email Google+ NFL teams have finalised their initial 53-man rosters. Hundreds of players find themselves out of a job, with many hoping their NFL journeys will continue as members of practice squads. But for the bulk of the players released, the next few weeks will be a trying time. A dream may have died, and next steps will need to be considered. Here is a look at the most well-known players who have been released by their prospective 2026 employers heading into Week 1.
Perfect Fantasy Football Draft: 1st in a 10-Team ESPN PPR League
Share Facebook X Reddit Email Google+ Having the very first pick in a draft has its ups and downs. You have the whole player pool at your disposal, and no one can stop you from selecting the absolutely unquestioned stud of studs with your first click. NO ONE. But then a long wait ensues: you have to sit through another 19 picks before you pick again.
Perfect Fantasy Football Draft: 5th in a 10-Team Yahoo Half-PPR League
Many leagues around the world are 12-team leagues, but there are still a good number of smaller leagues, with only 10 managers taking part. Generally, the appeal of these leagues is that, with fewer rosters, you can assemble something approaching a super-roster. You can do this perfectly adequately from the middle of the first round, too.
How Not to Lose Your Fantasy Football League in the First Round
Share Facebook X Reddit Email Google+ Your standard fantasy football draft consists of many rounds, whatever scoring format you choose. Every round gives you a chance to make your team better. None more so than the very first round. Given this, it’s something of a stretch to suggest that you can win your draft with whichever player you select with your very first selection. But, by Jove, you can certainly lose it.
Perfect Fantasy Football Draft: 6th in a 12-Team ESPN PPR League
The middle of the draft can be a weird spot. You wait for your pick, make your pick, and then the wait for the next one begins. From the sixth spot, you are unlikely to be in a position to dictate terms by starting a run at a certain position. But this does not mean that you can't build a championship roster while picking at six. I intend to help prove it.
Perfect Fantasy Draft: 2nd in a 12-team ESPN PPR League
Jahmyr Gibbs is almost certainly the first player off the board this season. But if you don’t get him, does that mean the draft is over? Absolutely not. The No.2 pick presents a great chance to build a roster your league mates will fear and make the Gibbs manager wish they’d gone in a different direction. In this article, I will walk through my favorite players in each round that should be available to me based on ESPN ADP from the No. 2 spot in a 12-team Half-PPR league.
Perfect Fantasy Football Draft: 3rd in a 10-team ESPN PPR League
Share Facebook X Reddit Email Google+ Jahmyr Gibbs and Bijan Robinson are likely to be the first two players taken in most PPR drafts this season. But if you don’t have first or second pick in your draft, does a failure to land one of these two superstars mean you should throw in the towel? Absolutely not. In fact, having the very first pick after these two can open up the possibility of compiling quite a talented roster.
Perfect Fantasy Football Draft: 10th in a 10-Team Yahoo Half-PPR League
For many, PPR is the one true scoring format of fantasy football. Some remain opposed to this, as it can bolster mostly lackluster play by someone merely catching a dump-off pass for the same reward as a hard-fought run. For those in the middle of this holy war is the Half PPR format. This allows for players, especially running backs, without a robust receiving profile, to remain relevant and not be cast aside at the altar of the true satellite backs.
Perfect Fantasy Football Draft: 10th in a 10-team ESPN PPR League
Share Facebook X Reddit Email Google+ I love ten-team leagues. I really do. They offer drafters a real chance to pack their squad with many star players through the draft. This just isn’t possible in 12- and especially 14-team leagues. Even if you have to wait until the very end of the draft, say the 10th pick, you can put together a roster worthy of competing for a championship. And that is just the roster I am here today to talk to you about.
Perfect Fantasy Football Draft: 12th in a 12-Team ESPN PPR League
The 12th spot in a 12-team league can be something of a pleasure and a pain. Maybe you earned this spot by winning your league last season, for which congratulations are still in order. You can bask in that triumph for a while, though, as you have something of a long wait before you can make your first selection. But with back-to-back picks, you get a chance to move the draft forward by potentially starting a run at a position and creating market value for yourself further down the line.
Five Prime Fantasy Football Regression Candidates for 2026
Regression is one of those phrases that gets a bad press in fantasy football. It sounds like it’s always a bad thing, but this is simply not true. It means a return to the norm after a spike or dip that came almost out of nowhere, based on previous results. This can be good or bad, depending on the spike or dip. It is something that fantasy managers should be aware of, of course, and should be a factor when constructing fantasy rosters.
Seven Sleepers to Target in CBS Leagues
Share Facebook X Reddit Email Google+ Here are seven players to target in CBS-hosted Fantasy Leagues based on the difference between their ADP and our rankings, using our ADP Bargains tool. Don't let these guys sleep for too long. RB Brian Robinson Brian Robinson is obviously the second most important BRob in his own offense. Bijan Robinson will, one would assume, swallow up most of the work in the Falcons' backfield. But as a handcuff, Brian is one of the best around.
Who Should You Draft With the 12th Pick in 2026?
Share Facebook X Reddit Email Google+ The 12th pick in a fantasy draft is usually the last pick of the first round and is often a reward for heroic feats the previous season. You might have taken the title last year, sweeping all before you on the road to ultimate triumph, and as such, you have to wait your turn before building your new roster for the coming season.
Who Should You Draft With the 10th Pick in Fantasy Drafts in 2026?
Share Facebook X Reddit Email Google+ The 10th pick of the draft is not a spot where you should expect to nab the best player in fantasy football. Unless you are drafting with people who have no knowledge of the game, or draft firmly according to vibes, Bijan Robinson is not going to be there at the 1.10. But this does not mean that you can't get your draft off to a solid start, with a host of quality fantasy options sure to be available by the time your turn comes around.
Why Every 2026 Fantasy Football First Round Pick Will Bust
Share Facebook X Reddit Email Google+ When we draft our fantasy football teams, we should always look on the bright side of life. We usually do, at least I do. I want to imagine what these players can do at their very best. I picture myself beaming with pride when players hit, and indeed smash through, the ceilings I anticipated for them when I selected them. It’s nice to be positive. Real life isn’t like that.
Perfect Fantasy Football Draft: 1st in a 12-Team ESPN PPR League
Share Facebook X Reddit Email Google+ So, however you have come upon it, you've landed the 1st overall pick in your draft. This allows you to pick from the entire catalog of skill players in the NFL. You can take any player you like to start your draft. Granted, you have a bit of a wait until you select again, but for the rest of the way, you get to enjoy back-to-back selections, giving you ideal opportunities to start runs in a particular position.
Kyle Pitts Not Likely to Challenge for Overall TE1 Numbers in 2026
Share Facebook X Reddit Email Google+ Kyle Pitts finally produced the fantasy season fans have been waiting for in 2025. But while he’s a player that fantasy managers will want in their lineups in 2026, there is still enough doubt that he’s ready to become the face of the tight end position and a genuine fantasy superstar. Click here for more 2026 Player Profiles! Breakout Season in 2025 From a pure counting stats point of view, Pitts was quite superb in season five.
Harold Fannin Could be a Top 5 Fantasy Football Tight End
Share Facebook X Reddit Email Google+ The Browns' offense is not somewhere where many fantasy flowers can be found growing. But despite an absence of star power, second-year tight end Harold Fannin could see a big enough opportunity to make him a superstar at the game's most volatile position. Click here for more 2026 Player Profiles! First Year Fun and Games Coming into his first NFL season, many people's expectations for Harold Fannin were not exactly sky-high.
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After years of middling production at the tight end spot, the Indianapolis Colts finally decided to spend some serious capital on the position in 2025. They used the 14th overall pick in the NFL Draft on Penn State TE Tyler Warren. After one season, how wise a decision does that look, and why should fantasy managers care? Warren’s college career was not season after season of dominance. But in his fourth year, 2024, he became the focal point of the Nittany Lions’ passing offense.
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The Commanders, desperately in need of players to catch passes from (hopefully) Jayden Daniels in 2026, added former Titans tight end Chig Okonkwo in free agency. The former Maryland Terrapin signed a three-year pact with the Commanders. But does this change of scenery make Okonkwo an attractive fantasy proposition in 2026?
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An era came to an end in Tampa Bay, with one of the greatest players in Buccaneers history waving goodbye to the team in free agency. Mike Evans is off to San Francisco on a three-year, $42m deal, joining an interesting list of players who have donned both 49ers and Bucs red. (This list includes Steve Young, Trent Dilfer and Jeff Garcia.) What does this change of scenery mean for the future Hall of Famer in fantasy terms in 2026?
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The 2025 NFL season is not one that many people linked to the Cleveland Browns will remember fondly. Well, maybe Myles Garrett, who set a new single-season mark for sacks, after all. But apart from him, not many people covered themselves in glory last season. Amid the wreckage of a campaign that saw head coach Kevin Stefanski lose his job, there was one bright spot, however.
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As soon as the Baltimore Ravens surprisingly signed tight end Mark Andrews to a contract extension during the 2025 season, it was more likely than not that Isaiah Likely would be out the door in free agency. This came to pass, with the former Coastal Carolina TE signing a three-year pact with the New York Giants. Ironically, this move reunites him with head coach John Harbaugh, who presumably had some part to play in extending Andrews and pushing Likely towards the exit…still, that was then.
It All Comes Down to This: Week 17 Tight End Streamers
It’s fantasy championship week for most of you. This is the culmination of all of your hard work. All the mock drafts you did. All the articles you read. The countless podcasts you consumed. It all comes down to this week. You are here looking for guidance on tight ends to get you over the hump. Players who can raise you to glory. You have come to the right place, my friends.
Waller Waller Bing Bang: Week 16 Tight End Streamers
It’s fantasy semi-final week for most of you, and you are here looking for guidance on tight ends to get you over the hump. You have come to the right place, my friends. Here are three players that you can consider slotting into your lineups to help you in your final push to the fantasy postseason. Players available in at least 50% of ESPN leagues. Stats do not include players from Monday Night Football. Darren Waller (Available in 80.6% of ESPN Leagues)
The Return of the Likely Lad: Week 15 Tight End Streamers
We are into the fantasy playoffs, people. This is not the time to mess around. You need to make the right calls and get the best results from every spot in your lineup. That includes at tight end. Well, you are in luck, because Dutton here has your back. Here are three players that you can consider slotting into your lineups to help you in your final push to the fantasy postseason. Players available in at least 50% of ESPN leagues. Stats do not include players from Monday Night Football.
Strange That This Chap Isn't in Your Lineup: Week 14 Tight End Streamers
Incredibly, in Week 14 of the season, we still have bye weeks to contend with. Absolute lunacy. Oh well, nothing we can do about it. Even with teams sitting out, you’ll still want your tight end streamers, won’t you? Here are three players that you can consider slotting into your lineups to help you in your final push to the fantasy postseason. Players available in at least 50% of ESPN leagues. Stats do not include players from Monday Night Football. Brenton Strange (Available in 78% of ESPN Leagues)
Be Thankful for Mike Gesicki This Week: Week 13 Tight End Streamers
It’s Thanksgiving Week, and you need a tight end in your lineup like you need a plate full of food. Well, I can help with the TE. Here are three players that you can consider slotting into your lineups to help you in your pursuit of silverware this week. Players available in at least 50% of ESPN leagues. Stats do not include players from Monday Night Football. Mike Gesicki (Available in 99.2% of ESPN Leagues)
A Fant-Astic Week in Store: Week 12 Tight End Streamers
The fantasy season is drawing toward its inexorable conclusion. But there are still plenty of games to play and opportunities for tight ends to emerge as heroes in your quest for titles. Here are three players that you can consider slotting into your lineups to help you in your pursuit of silverware this week. Players available in at least 50% of ESPN leagues. Stats do not include players from Monday Night Football. Noah Fant (Available in 96.8% of ESPN Leagues)
Back to Cardio Cade: Week 11 Tight End Streamers
We lost another good one in Week 10, with Dalton Kincaid picking up a hamstring injury that leaves him “week to week”. Ah, the joys of playing fantasy football. So maybe you’re a Kincaid manager and you need a helping hand filling your tight end spot this week. Or perhaps you need help filling that spot period. Here are three players that you can consider slotting into your lineups to help you do just that. Players available in at least 50% of ESPN leagues.
For the Love(land) of the Game: Week 10 Tight End Streamers
We’re onto Week 10 here. The usual streaming crowd has been joined by Tucker Kraft managers, who saw their stud go down with an ACL injury in the Packers’ loss to the Panthers. How do you replace a player like Kraft? You don’t, of course. But you can certainly try. Here are three players that you can consider slotting into your lineups to help you do just that. Players available in at least 50% of ESPN leagues. Stats do not include players from Monday Night Football.
Fant-asy Football Fun and Games: Week 9 Tight End Streamers
Anyone else a little underwhelmed by this year’s National Tight Ends Day? It wasn’t great. These numbers are nothing worth screaming about. They’re not awful, either. If you started these players, you might be a little bit pleased with things at present. I don’t know about you, but I was hoping for more. But enough of last week. We’re onto Week 9 here, people. Here are three players that you can consider slotting into your lineups for Week 9. You can trust them.
Time for the Rookies? Week 8 Tight End Streamers
We are pretty much at the halfway point of the fantasy season. Bye weeks are starting to hit almost as hard as injuries. You may be staring at a blank tight end spot on your roster right now due to a player having a week off or a player having treatment. But do not fear. Here are three players that you can consider slotting into your lineups for Week 8, two of whom are rookies and one who has thrived in similar circumstances to what he is currently facing. You can trust them.
Can Cardio Cade Come Through? Week 7 Tight End Streamers
I am back once again for my weekly look at streamworthy tight ends in fantasy football in the week ahead. I have three names for you, and they are widely available. Two are rookies who are beginning to emerge as players the fantasy community needs to keep an eye on. The other is a savvy veteran who has been running wind sprints for much of the year. But his team needs him now, and maybe your fantasy team does too.
New York, New York? Week 6 Tight End Streamers
I have returned, dear reader, for my weekly look at tight ends you may wish to consider streaming in fantasy football in the week ahead. I have three names for you, and they are widely available. Two are attached to teams that maybe we shouldn’t be too excited to get pieces from. While the other has stepped up in the absence of a big-name colleague. They can all help you this week, although, as always with players like this, expectations should be tempered.
We Live in Strange Times: Week 5 Tight End Streamers
Week 5 is here in bulk, people. Luckily, the injury bug didn’t seem to hit the tight end position too badly this week. But some high-profile wide receiver injuries could be good news for some players at the TE spot. I have three names for you, two of which may benefit from such injury luck that I would slide into my lineups this week, and they are widely available.
Regarding Henry: Week 4 Tight End Streamers
Week 4 already? Where does the time go? We have no time to discuss the passage of time, however. You are here because you need help at tight end this week. Well, never fear, dead reader. I have three names for you that I would slide into my lineups this week, and they are widely available. They can do a job for you. Trust me. Players Available in at Least 50% of ESPN leagues. Stats do not include players from Monday Night Football. Hunter Henry (Available in 51.1% of ESPN Leagues)
You're Juwan That I Want: Week 3 Tight End Streamers
Almost incredibly, we are onto Week 3. Injuries are starting to play a part in lineup decisions, with several starting quarterbacks suffering injuries last week. But we are not here to talk about QBs. Our job today is to give you some idea of reinforcements at the tight end spot. I have three names for you that I would slide into my lineups this week, and they are widely available. Go out and grab them. You might not regret it. Players Available in at Least 50% of ESPN Managed Fantasy Leagues.
Keon Coleman Did What? RotoViz Reacts to Week 1
This is the first installment of a weekly series where RotoViz writers react to something they saw from the last week of NFL action that took them completely by surprise. They will then follow on with their predictions for something they DO expect to see in the coming week of action. Week 1 of the 2025 season saw some weird stuff, so there should be plenty to talk about. Let’s get into it.
Hunting Value at the Tight End Spot: Week 1 Tight End Streamers
We are back again, folks. If you didn’t land a Brock Bowers or a Trey McBride, and if you didn’t snap up David Njoku in the early double-digit rounds, then this is the weekly piece for you. You are probably wondering if all hope is lost at the tight end spot without a legit stud at the position. Well, it is not, and I am here to help you! Every week, starting in Week 1, naturally, I will be here to provide you with viable streaming options.
Roster Cut/Injury Transactions for Fantasy Football
Share Facebook Twitter Reddit Email Google+ With just over a week until the Dallas Cowboys visit the defending Super Bowl Champions Philadelphia Eagles to kick off the 2025 regular season, each franchise has trimmed their roster to the final 53-man roster to begin the season. All 32 rosters have been finalised, and all position battles have been won or lost.
Roster Cut / Injury Transactions for Fantasy Football
Share Facebook Twitter Reddit Email Google+ With just over a week until the Dallas Cowboys visit the defending Super Bowl Champions Philadelphia Eagles to kick off the 2025 regular season, each franchise has trimmed their roster to the final 53-man roster to begin the season. All 32 rosters have been finalised, and all position battles have been won or lost.
Perfect Fantasy Draft: 1st in a 10-Team Yahoo Half-PPR League
Share Facebook Twitter Reddit Email Google+ Many leagues around the world are 12-teamers, but there are still a good number of smaller leagues, with only 10 managers taking part. Generally, the appeal of these leagues is that, with fewer rosters, you can assemble something approaching a super-roster.
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