Travis Kelce fights for targets with Rashee Rice, Cade Otton hopes he can pick up the Bucs’ pass-catching slack, and Mason Taylor waits to find out just who will be throwing passes for the jets against the Bengals.
Other positions: Quarterback | Running Back | Receiver
Updated 10/23 at 6:45 PM ET. Added David Njoku.
Week 8 Tight Ends
1Tyler WarrenINDvs. TEN2Jake FergusonDALat DEN3George KittleSFat HOU4Tucker KraftGBat PIT5Dallas GoedertPHIvs. NYG6Dalton KincaidBUFat CAR7Oronde Gadsden IILACvs. MIN8T.J. HockensonMINat LAC9Travis KelceKCvs. WAS10Harold Fannin Jr.CLEat NE11Kyle Pitts ATLvs. MIA12Zach ErtzWASat KC13Evan EngramDENvs. DAL14David NjokuCLEat NE15Mason TaylorNYJat CIN16Mark AndrewsBALvs. CHI17Hunter HenryNEvs. CLE18Cade OttonTBat NO19Isaiah LikelyBALvs. CHI20Dalton SchultzHOUvs. SF21Juwan JohnsonNOvs. TB22Theo JohnsonNYGat PHI23Colston LovelandCHIat BAL24Noah FantCINvs. NYJ25Jonnu SmithPITvs. GB26Pat FreiermuthPITvs. GB27Gunnar HelmTENat IND28Taysom HillNOvs. TB29Darnell WashingtonPITvs. GB30Chig OkonkwoTENat IND31Dawson KnoxBUFat CAR32Ja’Tavion SandersCARvs. BUF33Tommy TrembleCARvs. BUF34Daniel BellingerNYGat PHI
TE Notes: Although it was immensely frustrating, you could argue there was no more fitting George Kittle return than him coming back for a Week 7 air ball against the Falcons. Apparently just getting into shape via NBC’s Mike Tirico, Kittle survived his conditioning test without further injury. The Texans are an awful Week 8 matchup, but fantasy managers can at least count on a catch or five this time around. … Oronde Gadsden II — fact, fiction, or something even stranger? I discussed it at greater length on Monday, but the short of it: Gadsden’s 164-yard outburst didn’t come out of nowhere. He was hyped over the summer and already percolating heading into Week 7. Recent specifics — Quentin Johnston’s injury and the collapse of the Chargers’ running game — have made both his floor and ceiling easier to attain, but this is a player who shouldn’t be going anywhere for the long haul even if his status as the fourth man on the Chargers’ targets ladder will make him boom/bust on a weekly basis.
With the Browns abandoning the pass in wet-and-windy conditions against the non-competitive Dolphins in Week 7, Harold Fannin Jr. remained glued to the floor. He will have much better odds of reaching the ceiling against a Patriots defense serving up 8.0 yards per attempt and the ninth most overall passing yards. … Evan Engram’s snap percentage has been on a steady upward climb, along with his actual production. Week 7 was the first time he was on the field for more than 50 percent of the plays. It is looking more and more like Engram’s slow start was injury-related. He has yet to hint at ceiling, but perhaps that will finally arrive for Week 8 courtesy of the Cowboys’ cellar-dwelling defense. … Mason Taylor predictably came back down to earth as soon as he started garnering a little fantasy hype, but he remains the tight end position’s 14th most targeted player. He now gets a Week 8 passing upgrade via Tyrod Taylor (we think). No one has ceiling in this Jets offense. Taylor does provide enough floor to get in the low-end TE1 mix.
Mark Andrews sank further into the abyss during Lamar Jackson’s absence. Isaiah Likely, meanwhile, hopefully got healthier. L-Jax is back for Week 8, but it is unclear what kind of tight end targets he will be bringing along with him. I wouldn’t be surprised to see further Andrews fall-off accompanied by some actual Likely production. … Cade Otton has proven to only be a “break glass in case of targets emergency” option for the Bucs. Well, the emergency is here and Otton has 15 looks over the past two weeks and 24 over the past month. With Mike Evans back on the shelf, Otton will remain in the TE2 mix. … Dalton Schultz continues to pick the lowest-hanging TE2 fruit. With this offense amongst the most dysfunctional in the league, Schultz’s easy-button looks should remain a weekly feature until further notice. … Pat Freiermuth respawned for 5/111/2 in Week 7, but there has been zero indication Green Bay plans to cut down its three-TE rotation. Freiermuth has a low floor, and despite what Week 7 would lead you to believe, an even lower ceiling.
Week 8 Kickers
1Brandon AubreyDALat DEN2Chase McLaughlinTBat NO3Tyler LoopBALvs. CHI4Cameron DickerLACvs. MIN5Harrison ButkerKCvs. WAS6Eddy PineiroSFat HOU7Wil LutzDENvs. DAL8Will ReichardMINat LAC9Matt PraterBUFat CAR10Michael BadgleyINDvs. TEN11Chris BoswellPITvs. GB12Ka’imi FairbairnHOUvs. SF13Evan McPhersonCINvs. NYJ14Jake ElliottPHIvs. NYG15Jake MoodyCHIat BAL16Parker RomoATLvs. MIA17Andy BorregalesNEvs. CLE18Lucas HavrisikGBat PIT19Graham GanoNYGat PHI20Blake GrupeNOvs. TB21Matt GayWASat KC22Ryan FitzgeraldCARvs. BUF23Nick FolkNYJat CIN24Andre SzmytCLEat NE25Riley PattersonMIAat ATL26Joey SlyeTENat IND
Week 8 Defense/Special Teams
1Indianapolis Coltsvs. TEN2New England Patriotsvs. CLE3Buffalo Billsat CAR4Atlanta Falconsvs. MIA5Kansas City Chiefsvs. WAS6San Francisco 49ersat HOU7Tampa Bay Buccaneersat NO8Houston Texansvs. SF9Philadelphia Eaglesvs. NYG10Green Bay Packersat PIT11Cleveland Brownsat NE12Cincinnati Bengalsvs. NYJ13Denver Broncosvs. DAL14Los Angeles Chargersvs. MIN15Pittsburgh Steelersvs. GB16Dallas Cowboysat DEN17Baltimore Ravensvs. CHI18New York Jetsat CIN19New Orleans Saintsvs. TB20Minnesota Vikingsat LAC21Chicago Bearsat BAL22New York Giantsat PHI23Miami Dolphinsat ATL24Washington Commandersat KC25Carolina Panthersvs. BUF26Tennessee Titansat IND
