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Welcome to our Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings for Week 2 of the 2020 NFL regular season. In this week’s column, we discuss what to make of Rob Gronkowski’s disappointing Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ debut. Plus, is there a changing of guards underway in Philadelphia? All this and more, below.
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Tight End Outlook Week 2
Welcome to the Philadelphia Eagles offense in 2020. With a receiver group nearly as depleted with talent as a season ago, Dallas Goedert (TE10) is a top-two target in the Eagles passing game. A role that will likely not waver much throughout the year. I wouldn’t say there’s a changing of the guards in Philly when it comes to their tight ends, but it’ll likely be a toss-up on a weekly basis for who scores more points, Goedert or Zach Ertz.
Goedert was TE8 over the final 11 weeks of 2019, averaging just 2.8 ppg less than Ertz over that span. Furthermore, Goedert has averaged an impressive 8-plus targets per game dating back to Week 12 of last season.
Goedert’s opponents this coming week, the Rams, have allowed a touchdown to opposing tight ends in three of their last four games. Lock him in as a mid-to-low TE1 in all leagues.
We warned you last week about Rob Gronkowski‘s (TE16) volume concerns. Those concerns came to fruition in Week 1, where O.J. Howard not only looked like the preferred tight end of choice for Tom Brady, but a top-two to three target in the entire offense.
Expect the Bucs to work out some kinks in Week 2 and put forth a solid showing vs. Carolina. Gronk will likely see an added target share, even if it will be somewhat forced. However, the Panthers were less than welcoming to opposing tight ends a season ago. Carolina surrendered the eighth-fewest points to the position in 2019, while limiting Darren Waller to 45 yards receiving and zero touchdowns this past weekend.
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Week 2 Fantasy Rankings: Tight End
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- Matchup: Great l Avg l Tough
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# Tight Ends TEAM Opp. 1
Travis Kelce KC @ LAC
2
Mark Andrews BAL @ HOU
3
George KittleSFO@ NYJ
4
Evan Engram NYG @ CHI
5
Tyler Higbee LAR @ PHI
6
Darren Waller LV vs. NO
7
Zach Ertz PHI vs. LAR
8
T.J. Hockenson DET @ GB
9
Hunter Henry LAC vs. KC
10
Dallas Goedert PHI vs. LAR
11
Jared Cook NO @ LV
12
Noah Fant DEN @ PIT
13
O.J. Howard TB vs. CAR
14
Blake Jarwin DAL INJ vs. ATL
15
Chris Herndon IV NYJ vs. SF
16
Rob Gronkowski TB vs. CAR
17
Hayden Hurst ATL @ DAL
18
Logan Thomas WAS @ ARI
19
Jordan Reed SF @ NYJ
20
Jack Doyle INDOvs. MIN
21
Mike Gesicki MIA vs. BUF
22
Jimmy Graham CHI vs. NYG
23
Austin Hooper CLE vs. CIN
24
Greg Olsen SEA vs. NE
25
Jonnu Smith TEN vs. JAC
26
Dalton Schultz DAL vs. ATL
27
David Njoku CLE vs. CIN
28
Eric Ebron PIT vs. DEN
29
Dawson Knox BUF @ MIA
30
Kyle Rudolph MIN @ IND
31
Dan Arnold ARI vs. WAS
32
C.J. Uzomah CIN @ CLE
33
Will Dissly SEA vs. NE
34
Jason Witten LV vs. NO
35
Ian Thomas CAR @ TB
36
Jordan Akins HOU vs. BAL
37
Irv Smith Jr. MIN @ IND
38
Tyler Eifert JAC @ TEN
39
Darren Fells HOU vs. BAL
40
Mo Alie-Cox IND vs. MIN
41
Robert Tonyan GB vs. DET
42
Gerald Everett LAR @ PHI
43
Cole Kmet CHI vs. NYG
44
Jace Sternberger GB vs. DET
45
Vance McDonald PIT vs. DEN
46
Jeremy Sprinkle WAS @ ARI
47
Devin Asiasi NE @ SEA
48
Dalton Keene NE @ SEA
49
Nick Boyle BAL @ HOU
50
Kaden Smith NYG @ CHI
51
Jacob Hollister SEA vs. NE
52
Cameron Brate TB vs. CAR
53
Maxx Williams ARI vs. WAS
54
Adam Trautman NO @ LV
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Fantasy Football Week 2 TE Rankings: Gronk Down, Dallas Goedert Up