Albert Okwuegbunam (TE, DEN) - Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues

ROSTERED: 1% of Leagues

ANALYSIS: The Broncos saw TE1 Noah Fant get down injured back in Week 4, went on a forced bye in Week 5, and came back in Week 6 with Fant returning this past Sunday, missing just one full game. The main beneficiary for Fant's missed time was rookie Albert Okwuegbunam, who even on a limited role in Weeks 6 and 7 (24 and 30 snaps respectively) was able to finish as the highest-scoring tight end of Denver.

Yes, that included this past Sunday's game, in which Fant was back and out-snapped Albert 55 to 30. That was surprising, and perhaps won't take long to turn the other way around, but for now, we have to at least give Albert O the benefit of the doubt. Albert caught all 7 targets in Week 7 racking up 60 yards and only missed on scoring a touchdown to put the cherry on top of his best pro-game to date.

Albert is nothing more than an asset for two-tight end league fantasy GMs, or those playing in super-deep formats. Fant is the clear no. 1 player at the position in Denver, and although Albert O out-scored him this past weekend odds are that doesn't happen often from now until the end of the season (assuming both players stay healthy going forward).

If you're a believer, though, Denver has a couple of good matchups next facing the Rams and Falcons, which rank 18th and dead-last in preventing points from fantasy TEs this season.

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