9) Kyle Pitts vs. Dolphins
Pitts came out hot last week as Penix was looking for him early and often on Sunday night against the 49ers. Pitts finished the game with 10 targets, which he converted into 7 grabs for 62 yards. While he failed to score, the volume has us intrigued, as this was the Falcons’ first game after their bye week. It’s very possible that we can see Penix look for Pitts as his #2 target after Drake London on a weekly basis. For those of us who have been waiting for years for the Kyle Pitts breakout, this may finally be our time. At the very least, we hope this will be our week. The Falcons will score plenty against Miami, and let’s hope Pitts can pile up enough stats before Atlanta takes the air out of the ball and rides Tyler Allgeier in the second half of a potential blowout.
10) Travis Kelce vs. Commanders
The other cofounder of Tight End U took a bit of a step back himself in week 7 as Kelce only garnered 3 targets from Patrick Mahomes in a smash win over the Raiders. The reason for concern here is the return of Rashee Rice, who seems to run the same routes in the same area of the field that Kelce typically occupies, so it’s very possible that this wasn’t a one-week thing. Last year, when Rice was healthy to begin the season, Kelce was only receiving about 4 targets per game. It was in week 4 after Rice was injured that his target share spiked and continued on for the remainder of the season. For now, Kelce is a low-end TE1, but he may help your fantasy team more if you can trade him. If you don’t have a better option, fire him up and hope for a touchdown.
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