{"id":120105,"date":"2021-08-25T07:14:13","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T11:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=120105"},"modified":"2021-08-25T07:14:13","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T11:14:13","slug":"fantasy-football-tight-end-fades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/08\/25\/fantasy-football-tight-end-fades\/","title":{"rendered":"A Few to Fade: Three Fantasy Football Tight End Fades for 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

Each year, heading into draft season, we start to settle upon players we love and players we hate, relative to ADP. This article will dive into the latter portion, my fantasy football fades. We never like to see players perform poorly, but we also need to identify players that look to be in disadvantageous situations. Here are three fantasy football tight end fades for 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fantasy Football Tight End Fades for 2021<\/b><\/h2>\n

Before we get into these fantasy football fades, I want to preface this by saying that all of these are relative to ADP. Of course, if any of them slip a few rounds, I\u2019ll take a chance on them but that rarely happens. These are all based on <\/span>Fantasypros PPR ADP<\/span><\/a> data as of this writing. In case you missed them, the quarterback fades are here<\/a>, the running back fades are here<\/a>, and the wide receiver fades are here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Kyle Pitts<\/b><\/h4>\n

Unless you\u2019ve been living under a rock, you may have heard that Kyle Pitts<\/a> is the greatest tight end prospect of all time. That very well may prove to be true. He\u2019s still a rookie though. Looking at Pitts\u2019 college numbers, he was dominant in 2020. In only eight games, he racked up 43 receptions for 770 yards and 12 scores. Yes, that was in only eight games. He\u2019s also an athletic freak with a crazy size\/speed combo. Pitts measures in at just under 6\u20196\u201d and 245 pounds and still ran a 4.44 40-yard dash. This guy is sure to be an absolute matchup nightmare for years to come.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Slightly fewer than one-in-five rookie wide receivers finish inside the top-36 by the end of their rookie year. <\/p>\n

Last year that was 10.7 fantasy points per game. That would have been TE4. He's TE4 in ADP per 4for4<\/p>\n

Even if Kyle Pitts gets used as a WR, that's still a tough trek.<\/p>\n

— Jeff "\u270c\ufe0f" Krisko (@JeffKrisko) August 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n