Week 15 Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds

Many if not most fantasy football leagues are starting their playoffs this week. If you did not qualify for the playoffs in your league, you might as well stop reading. A tight end’s touchdown or zero-point outing could decide millions of fantasy playoff games across the globe. So if you need a tight end because […]

Tight Ends Waiver Wire: Week 14 Pickups & Adds

There are millions of fantasy football owners dealing with a colossal void at their tight end position. Rob Gronkowski is not coming back this season, fantasy folks. I know those of who you own him have been soaking plenty of handkerchiefs, tissue paper and your spouses’ shoulders with your tears. But while there is no […]

Jermaine Gresham (TE, ARI) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 6% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Don’t look now, but Jermaine Gresham has been finding the end zone as often as the top tight ends in the NFL lately. After going scoreless in his first nine games of the season (and not even recording a catch in three of them), the wily veteran […]

Ladarius Green (TE, PIT) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 36% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Ladarius Green has now proven that the injured ankle that forced him to miss the first half of the season is no longer injured. With several 30-yard receptions over the past two weeks, he is easily the most explosive tight end available on most fantasy league waiver […]

Dennis Pitta (TE, BAL) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 42% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Dennis Pitta had not scored a touchdown since 2013 and had only one multi-touchdown game to his credit during his entering the NFL in 2010, so it made perfect sense for him to catch two touchdown tosses from Joe Flacco against Miami’s ninth-ranked pass defense this past […]

Jared Cook (TE, GB) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 39% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Jared Cook’s fantasy value is bipolar. One game he torches a defense for 100 yards and makes you think he is Green Bay’s best tight end since Jermichael Finley. Then the next game he catches one lone pass and is back to being someone who should […]

Daniel Brown (TE, CHI) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues OWNED IN: 1% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Does the Matt Barkley-to-Daniel Brown connection bring back memories of Joe Montana-to-Jerry Rice?  Nope. But Brown has been seeing some targets in Zach Miller’s absence and has five receptions and one touchdown in his first two contests since Miller suffered his season-ending injury. Check out RotoBaller's famous fantasy […]

Jack Doyle (TE, IND) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 42% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: The return of Dwayne Allen and the injuries of Andrew Luck have sapped the fantasy value out of Doyle over the last month, but now that Luck is back on the field, Doyle could score a sneaky touchdown here and there from here on out. […]

Lance Kendricks (TE, LA) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 15% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: I keep banging the drum for Kendricks every week, but maybe people would listen more if Neil Peart was the one banging it. I noted that Kendricks’ fantasy worth could see an uptick because of rookie Jared Goff taking over at quarterback for the Rams, […]

Ladarius Green (TE, PIT) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14- and 16-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 35% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Green has been far from a focal point of Pittsburgh’s passing attack as he has only been targeted nine times in his first three games since returning from his ankle injury. But while fantasy wunderkind Antonio Brown monopolizes the targets, Green is still someone for […]

Hunter Henry (TE, SD) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues as a playoff streamer candidate OWNED IN: 38% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: San Diego’s tight end tandem is harder to put a finger on than Odell Beckham is when he is running free in the open field. One week Henry is the one catching the passes and scoring the touchdowns. The next […]

Vernon Davis (TE, WAS) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues as a Jordan Reed handcuff OWNED IN: 22% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: The NFL’s best No. 2 tight end on a team has had 50-plus yards in five of his last six outings and could be in line for even more work and yardage this week if Jordan Reed’s bum shoulder keeps him […]

Charles Clay (TE, BUF) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 38% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Buffalo is running out of receivers the same way I run out of potato chips at 4:00 on a football Sunday. And while the Oakland Raiders are having a superb season, their pass defense in among the league’s worst. Charles Clay could catch four passes […]

Dion Sims (TE, MIA) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14- and 16-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 1% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Miami’s offense now revolves around terrific tailback Jay Ajayi and rightly so, but now the Dolphins are getting Dion Sims more involved the scheme as well. Sims had four receptions for 53 yards and a touchdown this past weekend. Check out RotoBaller's famous fantasy football […]

Tight Ends Waiver Wire: Week 13 Pickups & Adds

There is a reason most hotel elevators do not have a 13th floor. Sometimes fantasy football owners end up wishing there was not a 13th week of the NFL season, too. With Tennessee’s Delanie Walker and Cleveland’s Gary Barnidge on bye this upcoming week, and with arguably the two top tight ends in football (New […]

The Untrustables: Four Players You Cannot Trust Down the Stretch

This is not the time for fantasy football owners to put their faith --- and their playoff hopes --- into players they cannot trust. Fantasy leagues are entering the final quarter of their regular seasons. Every lineup and waiver pick decision is crucial. Every mistake can cost a fantasy owner a playoff spot and/or money, […]

Week 12 Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds

There are no teams on bye this week, so fantasy football owners really have a reason to give thanks during the holiday! Other than injured tight ends that may not suit up like New England’s Rob Gronkowski, the majority of the tight end lot should be able to go for fantasy owners this week. But […]

Austin Hooper (TE, ATL) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 14% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Atlanta’s tight end Jacob Tamme is officially out for the season after getting shoulder surgery, so the top tight end for 2016 fantasy MVP candidate Matt Ryan from here on out will be third-round rookie Austin Hooper. Hooper has had nine receptions for 95 yards and a […]

Gary Barnidge (TE, CLE) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 66% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: The Browns have been easier to laugh at this season than Louie C.K. or Dave Chappelle. Meanwhile, Barnidge has been one of the bigger busts at tight end in 2016. After a breakout 2015 campaign that saw him sneak out of obscurity to record 1,043 […]

Jared Cook (TE, GB) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 29% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Fantasy owners have been waiting for Cook to live up to his potential for eight long years now. And while he has had his shining moments here and there, for the most part, Cook has been as helpful to fantasy owners as a windbreaker would […]

Jermaine Gresham (TE, ARI) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 14- and 16-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 3% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: I know this is such a stretch that you may want me ousted as the writer of this weekly column, but Gresham is facing the 30-ranked pass defense in the NFL (Atlanta) this weekend and is coming off scoring his first touchdown of the […]

Lance Kendricks (TE, LA) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 14- and 16-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 15% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: The jury is out on whether Case Keenum’s demotion to backup and Jared Goff’s promotion to starting signal caller will help or hurt Kendricks’ fantasy value. Kendricks was doing well with the erratic and inaccurate Keenum at the helm, but if Goff turns out to […]

Vance McDonald (TE, SF) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 15% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: McDonald is in the midst of a three-game hot streak, during which he has caught 10 passes for 180 yards and two touchdowns. For McDonald to do this while Colin Kaepernick is his quarterback makes it even more impressive. Check out RotoBaller's famous fantasy football […]

C.J. Fiedorowicz (TE, HOU) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 33% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: With rookie receiver Will Fuller battling injuries and dropitis, Fiedorowicz is now looking like Houston’s second-best option in the passing game behind top target DeAndre Hopkins.  And while quarterback Brock Osweiler makes Mark Sanchez look accurate, he connects with Fiedorowicz more successfully than he does […]

Ladarius Green (TE, PIT) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 10-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 35% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Well, well, well! Look who showed up to finally live up to his $20 million contract and remind fantasy owners why he was paid such an exorbitant sum! Green missed Pittsburgh’s opening eight games with an ankle injury that was as mysterious as any Murder She Wrote […]

Vernon Davis (TE, WAS) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 18% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Most fantasy owners who picked up Davis when Jordan Reed was concussed probably turned around and dumped Davis as soon as Reed got back on the field.  But if you thought Reed’s reappearance would mean a reduction in fantasy value for Davis, you were more […]

Will Tye (TE, NYG) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 8% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: It seems that New York is using Tye a little more and veteran Larry Donnell a little less these days.  If that is indeed the case, Tye’s matchup against the lowly Chicago Bears this week is intriguing after seeing how their defense allowed Tampa Bay’s […]

Richard Rodgers (TE, GB) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 18% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Don’t look now, but Rodgers has 10 receptions over his last two games after catching just nine passes over his first seven contests.  Aaron Rodgers must be mistaking him for Randall Cobb.  With the Packers slated to play a Washington team that allowed 14 receptions […]

Vance McDonald (TE, SF) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 13% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Vance McDonald was able to squeak out four receptions for 50 yards this past weekend versus the Arizona Cardinals, arguably the best at defending tight ends in 2016.  It would be amazing if he could duplicate that feat this week against New England, another team […]

Week 11 Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds

This is probably not the week you need a tight end for your fantasy squad. San Diego’s Antonio Gates is the only valuable fantasy tight end with the week off, while three teams that have gotten very little from their tight ends this year (Atlanta, Denver and the New York Jets) are all on bye.  […]