{"id":134801,"date":"2022-08-21T08:13:39","date_gmt":"2022-08-21T12:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=134801"},"modified":"2022-08-21T08:13:39","modified_gmt":"2022-08-21T12:13:39","slug":"fantasy-football-tight-end-targets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/08\/21\/fantasy-football-tight-end-targets\/","title":{"rendered":"A Trio to Target: Three Tight Ends to Target in Fantasy Football for 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

Each year, heading into draft season, we start settling upon players we love and those we hate, relative to ADP. This article will dive into the former portion, my fantasy football tight end targets. Every year there are players that outperform their ADP. Identifying these players can greatly help you win your leagues. Here are three tight ends to target in fantasy football for 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n

READ MORE:\u00a0<\/strong>Running Back Targets<\/a> – Wide Receiver Targets<\/a><\/p>\n

Fantasy Football Tight End Targets for 2022<\/b><\/h2>\n

Before we get into these fantasy football targets, I want to preface this by saying that all of these are relative to ADP. These are three guys that go later in drafts than they should and represent excellent values in fantasy football drafts right now. These are all based on <\/span>Fantasypros PPR ADP<\/span><\/a> data as of this writing.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Kyle Pitts, Atlanta Falcons<\/a><\/b><\/h4>\n

One year after being my biggest tight end fade, Kyle Pitts is now one of the best fantasy football tight end targets in 2022. That\u2019s what happens when he produced one of the best rookie seasons we\u2019ve ever seen from a tight end. In 2021, Pitts saw 110 targets and caught 68 of them for 1,026 yards and one touchdown. The one touchdown was such a fluke for a player with that many targets but has almost become a blessing in disguise as it has kept his ADP this year lower than it should be. According to his <\/span>Player Profiler page<\/span><\/a>, Pitts had the sixth-highest target share, fifth-most targets, seventh-most receptions, fourth-most routes run, third-most receiving yards, and second-most air yards among all tight ends. He did this as a rookie at a position known to be one of the most difficult to learn in the NFL. Pitts finished as the TE6 in total points and the TE11 in points per game last year.<\/span><\/p>\n

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There have been 4 TEs with 100+ TGT, 1,000+ YDS, and 15+ Y\/R:<\/p>\n

Rob Gronkowski
George Kittle
Shannon Sharpe
Kyle Pitts<\/p>\n

Pitts did it as a 21-year old rookie.<\/p>\n

— Frank Ammirante (@FAmmiranteTFJ) August 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n