{"id":143646,"date":"2023-08-12T13:00:03","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T17:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=143646"},"modified":"2023-08-12T06:33:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T10:33:17","slug":"3-tight-end-targets-in-fantasy-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/08\/12\/3-tight-end-targets-in-fantasy-football\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Tight End Targets in Fantasy Football"},"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 former portion, my fantasy football tight end targets. Every year there are players that outperform their ADP. Identifying these players can significantly help you win your leagues. Here are three tight ends to target in fantasy football for 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n

READ MORE:<\/b> Quarterback Sleepers<\/span><\/a> – <\/span>Running Back Targets<\/span><\/a> – <\/span>Wide Receiver Targets<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Fantasy Football Tight End Targets for 2023<\/b><\/h2>\n

Before we get into these fantasy football targets, I want to preface this by saying that all 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, <\/b>Atlanta Falcons<\/b><\/h4>\n

Fantasy managers sure do sour on high-end prospects extremely quickly. Just a year ago, Kyle Pitts was nearly everyone\u2019s favorite breakout tight end. He was coming off a historic rookie season in which he caught 68 of his 110 targets for 1,026 yards and a touchdown. He did this as a 21-year-old rookie at one of the hardest positions to transition to in the NFL. The narrative around him was all positive in that he was going to take another step up and see touchdown regression and have a true breakout. <\/span><\/p>\n

Things didn\u2019t go as planned last year for Pitts and his fantasy managers. He took a step back in production only scoring 7.6 fantasy points per game and finishing as the TE22. Pitts also dealt with injuries as well as first a hamstring strain limited him and then an MCL tear ended his season. He also dealt with absolutely horrible quarterback play last year as he saw the worst catchable pass rate (59%) of any tight end in the NFL last year. The pendulum has swung far too much in the opposite direction when it comes to Pitts, which is usually the case when fantasy managers feel like they\u2019ve been \u201cburned\u201d by a player.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Why I'm 100% in on Kyle Pitts for #FantasyFootball<\/a> \u2935\ufe0f A short \ud83e\uddf5<\/p>\n

1. Historically good DC + Prospect Profile<\/p>\n

2. 1,000 yard season as a 21 year old rookie and is still just going to be 23 years old and in his 3rd year (the usual time we expect TEs to make leaps) pic.twitter.com\/Czrw9ikVQL<\/a><\/p>\n

— \u2734\ufe0fRob Norton\u2734\ufe0f (@norton0723) June 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n