9) Colston Loveland vs. Giants
Loveland makes the fourth rookie to make our tight end rankings this week. We can’t ignore what he did last week, but what really has us intrigued is the upcoming matchup against a Giants defense that is ranked 24th against the pass and ranked 30th overall in the league. There should be a good number of points scored in the game, and I would want to play as many Bears as I could. Loveland isn’t likely to score twice again this week, but he is a solid bet to grab five passes and rack up 50+ yards with a good shot at a score. If Cole Kmet plays, it may hurt his touchdown odds a bit, but I feel like the rookie is going to take off from this point forward and should remain a great weekly option for his fantasy owners.
10) Kyle Pitts vs. Colts
If you’ve been paying attention, you may have noticed that Kyle Pitts doesn’t completely suck. He’s been racking up pass targets each week and has been converting them into receptions, albeit without a touchdown or very much fantasy scoring. He’s been targeted 26 times over his last three games, and this week he will take the field against a Colts defense that’s ranked 26th in the league against the pass and 29th overall against the tight end position. More importantly, the Colts just acquired Sauce Gardner from the Jets, and it’s very likely that he will be shadowing Drake London all game long. Penix will need to lean on Pitts and Bijan with short passes early in the game as they try and set up deep passes for later. There is also a very good chance that they look for Pitts deep down the middle when they get a single high safety look with Jonathan Taylor drawing attention with the run game. There’s no science behind the feeling that a player is “due” but it really feels like Pitts needs to have a big game here for the Falcons to keep pace with the Colts.
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