FSH NOTEBOOK: DAVID'S DAILY DIGEST

September 14th 2017

Thursday Edition

My Week 2 TE Rankings (PPR)

1. Rob Gronkowski

2. Travis Kelce

3.  Zach Ertz

4. Jordan Reed

5. Delanie Walker

6. Jimmy Graham

7. Greg Olsen

8. Kyle Rudolph

9. Charles Clay

10. Martellus Bennett

11. Tyler Eifert

12. Coby Fleener

13. Jason Witten

14. Jesse James

15. Jared Cook

16. Austin Hooper

17. Hunter Henry

18. Antonio Gates

19. Cameron Brate

20. Eric Ebron

21. Julius Thomas

22. Evan Engram

23. Jack Doyle

24. Zach Miller

25. George Kittle

He’s the consensus best tight end in the game today and after an uneventful week one, Rob Gronkowski has a mouth-watering matchup this week. He should be featured quite a bit on Sunday and make up for owners his lack of production in week one. The Saints defense has already allowed one touchdown to tight ends this season, I’d expect them to yield at least another.

The biggest riser in my TE rankings this week is Eagles tight end Zach Ertz and the biggest reason was his week one 8 targets. Ertz has a great rapport with his quarterback and is going to see a steady volume of targets week in and week out.

Charles Clay is my No.9 tight end this week. It seems pretty clear he’s going to be Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor’s security blanket in the passing game. Clay was targeted 9 times in week and was Taylor’s go to in the red-zone connecting for a week 1 score. As long as Clay see’s this kind of action each week, he’s going to be a Top-10 mainstay.

A new name in the Top-20 this week is Raiders tight end Jared Cook; 5 targets, 5 receptions, and 56 yards in week 1. His numbers don’t jump off the page, but paired with quarterback Derek Carr if he can see this kind of work each week, he has a chance to be a viable streaming tight end option and possible low-end TE1 in deep leagues (14-16 teams).

I’ve downgraded both of the both from Los Angeles (Chargers); Hunter Henry and Antonio Gates. Week one was a tough matchup against the Broncos vaunted No Fly Zone, but one thing is clear, there are other weapons available to quarterback Philip Rivers. With the abundance of receivers (and eventual return of rookie WR Mike Williams), the tight ends could be on the short end of the stick when it comes to opportunities (targets).

That’s My Take.

~David Ortega