{"id":246230,"date":"2025-09-13T08:34:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T12:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=246230"},"modified":"2025-09-13T08:34:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T12:34:24","slug":"3-tight-ends-that-can-replace-brock-bowers-in-your-fantasy-football-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/09\/13\/3-tight-ends-that-can-replace-brock-bowers-in-your-fantasy-football-lineup\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Tight Ends That Can Replace Brock Bowers In Your Fantasy Football Lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers is battling a knee injury, which is bad news for fantasy football managers everywhere. While the team has yet to rule him out for Week 2’s matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers<\/a>, he hasn’t practiced in the past two days and probably won’t be at full strength even if he can suit up.<\/p>\n

3 Tight Ends That Can Replace Brock Bowers In Your Fantasy Football Lineup<\/h2>\n

Tight end is perhaps the hardest position to find in fantasy football, and Brock Bowers is one of the few elite options at the position. While you won’t find anyone capable of matching his production on the waiver wire, there are a few starting-caliber options that may be available in your league. In no particular order, you should see if any of these three players are available.<\/p>\n

Main Photo: Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n

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Aug 13, 2023; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New Orleans Saints wide receiver A.T. Perry (17) is congratulated for scoring a touchdown by tight end Juwan Johnson (83) against the Kansas City Chiefs during the first half at the Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1. Juwan Johnson<\/h3>\n

Volume is king in fantasy football, and Juwan Johnson could be this year’s breakout at the tight end position. The veteran tight end and former wide receiver was one of the brightest stars for the New Orleans Saints in Week 1, finishing the contest with eight receptions for 76 yards on 11 targets while playing in 99% of the snaps.<\/p>\n

Johnson has never sustained this level of play in his career, so perhaps this was just a flash-in-the-pan type of performance. However, he’s definitely worth the shot. Kellen Moore seems like he built his offense around the tight end position, and Johnson clearly has chemistry with starting quarterback Spencer Rattler<\/a>. If he’s available in your league, grab him immediately.<\/p>\n

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Feb 28, 2025; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Bowling Green tight end Harold Fannin (TE07) participates in drills during the 2025 NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2. Harold Fannin Jr<\/h3>\n

Rookie tight ends rarely make an impact in fantasy football, but Harold Fannin could be the exception to the rule. The third-round pick had an encouraging debut against the Cleveland Browns, recording seven receptions for 63 yards on nine targets while playing in 72% of the snaps. He did this despite sharing the field with a more proven tight end in David Njoku<\/a>, which suggests the future is bright for the Bowling Green product.<\/p>\n

Once again, it’s only one week, so perhaps he won’t match this pace for the remainder of the season. However, the upside is off the charts. Brock Bowers had a similar start to his career, and now he’s one of the best players in fantasy football. Harold Fannin probably won’t find\u00a0THAT\u00a0<\/em>level of success, but he’s clearly worth a roster spot.<\/p>\n

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Jan 5, 2025; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Las Vegas Raiders tight end Michael Mayer (87) carries the ball against the Los Angeles Chargers in the second half at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

3. Michael Mayer<\/h3>\n

Handcuffing your starter<\/a> works better for running backs than tight ends, but Michael Mayer will carry some fantasy football value if Brock Bowers cannot play. The Notre Dame product was an early second-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft<\/a>, and while he never quite lived up to that promise, he played well in his first game under head coach Pete Carroll.<\/p>\n

Playing in 63% of the snaps, Mayer hauled in all four of his targets for 38 yards. This stat line on its own isn’t too impressive, but he should receive more work if Bowers cannot suit up in Week 2. He won’t singlehandedly win you a week, but he can give you a few points from the tight end position.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Star tight end Brock Bowers might not play in Week 2, but the following three players are fine replacements in fantasy football.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2376,"featured_media":246231,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[59,8,17,28],"tags":[10068,349,32654,8652,9618,7659],"class_list":["post-246230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fantasy","category-browns","category-raiders","category-saints","tag-brock-bowers","tag-fantasy-football-rankings","tag-harold-fannin","tag-juwan-johnson","tag-michael-mayer","tag-saints-featured"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=246230"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246230\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":246232,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246230\/revisions\/246232"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/246231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=246230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=246230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=246230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}