Week 6 fantasy TE preview: How to handle Pitts and Kincaid

For the most part, tight end continues to be awesome. We have seven tight ends averaging at least 14 PPR Fantasy points per game and another eight that are averaging double digits. In theory, that is enough to go around, but as you know, those tight ends are not evenly distributed between the teams. Some teams are looking for a starter on the waiver wire this week. I have that covered for you in the waiver wire section below. Others are looking at what they thought was a reliable starter and wondering if they need to replace them. Let’s cover that here.

First, I want to make sure I at least mention Kyle Pitts and Colston Loveland. These are the two biggest busts at the position right now. I am not confident in starting them; I can’t imagine dropping them, especially after Pitts’ Week 5 performance. You’re stuck in no man’s land, and you have to decide whether it is worth adding another tight end and using a bench spot on them. In most leagues, that is what I am doing, but if I have a thin bench, I am running them back out there.

The guys I was thinking about in the first paragraph are Tucker Kraft, Dalton Kincaid, and Dalton Schultz. All three are averaging between nine and 10 FPPG and seemingly trending in the wrong direction. I am fine dropping Schultz, though I wouldn’t be surprised if he scored 12 Fantasy points as soon as you can. I am fine starting Kraft this week, mostly because the Packers are playing the cowboys and Jordan Love may throw for 400 yards. Kincaid is the most difficult. I would probably put him in the Pitts-and-Loveland category of guys I can’t start and guys I can’t drop. He’s not quite a roster clogger because another big game could be just around the corner. The best course of action may be to wait for that big game and deal him to someone who buys it.

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Here’s everything else you need to know about tight end in Week 5:

Week 6 TE Preview

• 17% — Harold Fannin’s target per route run rate is down to 17%. It was 24.7% last year.
• 10 — Brock Bowers has 10 explosive plays in three games. No other tight end has more than seven this season.
• 17 — Juwan Johnson only ran 17 routes in Week 5. Noh Fant may limit his upside.
• 145 — Pat Freiermuth ranks 10th in routes run at tight end this year. With all of their receiver injuries, he is a viable starter this week.
• 3.08 — Brenton Strange is averaging 3.08 yards per route run over the past two weeks. We’d like to see more before we start him, but he’s in play.
• 204 — Tyler Higbee has 204 targeted air yards this season, which ranks eighth at the position.
• 8 — Dalton Schultz has eight catches in his three games since catching 12 balls in Week 2.

My full set of Week 6 Fantasy football projections for every position is now available here. Find out which of my favorite plays are projected to score higher than consensus rankings and which don’t live up to their draft hype, at least in Week 6. Projected stats for all starting tight ends are updated throughout the week, so check back before you set your lineup for the latest information.