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The tight-end position is difficult for fantasy managers to get consistent production from. Often, there are only a handful of TEs worth starting in any given week, and managers are forced to deal with duds constantly.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers, Tennessee Titans tight end Chig Okonkwo, and Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts are three options you could roll with in Week 16.
Let's break down whether each is a good option to start for what is the second round of the fantasy playoffs for many leagues.
Should I Start Brock Bowers for Fantasy Football?
Yes. He's elite, and quarterback Desmond Ridder didn't throw the ball to him enough, but the Raiders QB1 should be back in action on Sunday. Aidan O'Connell (knee) chucks the ball to the rookie TE early and often in games, and he could still end up being a league winner these last few games.
Brock Bowers leads all rookies in receiving yards after Week 15 ☠️ https://t.co/Jl6YST3e7P pic.twitter.com/MR93CFJdJg
— The 33rd Team (@The33rdTeamFB) December 17, 2024
Seriously, why would you bench him? Just don't think about it, he's a must-start.
Should I Start Chig Okonkwo for Fantasy Football?
Thanks to the quarterback change in Tennessee, we have no idea what will happen with Okonkwo in Week 16. Great! Still, at least we can look at Weeks 7-9, which Rudolph started. Okonkwo scored 9.0, 1.4, and 6.8 PPR fantasy points in those games. So, his ceiling seems pretty low, and his floor even lower.
CHIG OKONKWO, HOW?!?! 🤯pic.twitter.com/Z42wahQ4xY
— PFF Fantasy & Betting (@PFF_Fantasy) September 8, 2024
The tape tells us he's a talented tight end. The numbers tell us he needs to get the ball more, but it just hasn't happened yet. The Titans are a team in disarray, bound to miss the playoffs. Okonkwo has seen a gradual uptick in snaps for the past few games as compared to earlier in the season.
But it's just too tough to predict how much he'll get the ball. So, he's an option in very deep leagues.
Should I Start Kyle Pitts for Fantasy Football?
If you drafted him early in 2024 fantasy football drafts, you may not have any better options. The Falcons also just benched their starting quarterback, Kirk Cousins, for rookie Michael Penix Jr. He gets a great matchup against the New York Giants, who are likely tanking for a high pick in the 2025 draft to get their QB of the future.
A reminder of what Michael Penix Jr is capable of pic.twitter.com/JAehE6Xchh
— Rise Up Penix (@RiseUpReader) December 18, 2024
The author of this piece is very high on Penix because he was elite at Washington and was a massive talent elevator. But we don't like Pitts quite as much. He's worth starting if you don't have any better options, and most teams don't anyway. You rolled with him this long, why not see what MPJr can do?
Popular Week 16 Searches - Start/Sit Comparisons
Below are some popular Week 16 searches and comparisons from our Who To Start tool for Brock Bowers, Chig Okonkwo, Kyle Pitts compared to others. You can also use the free Who Should I Start tool to run your own start/sit comparisons, up to four players at once:
Stone Smartt or Kyle Pitts
Trey Mcbride or Brock Bowers
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Hunter Henry or Kyle Pitts
Stone Smartt or Chig Okonkwo
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George Kittle or Brock Bowers
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Kyle Pitts or Chig Okonkwo
Dalton Kincaid or Brock Bowers
David Njoku or Kyle Pitts
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Courtland Sutton or Brock Bowers
Dalton Kincaid or Kyle Pitts
Devonta Smith or Brock Bowers
Gus Edwards or Kyle Pitts
Jauan Jennings or Brock Bowers
Jordan Addison or Brock Bowers
Pat Freiermuth or Brock Bowers
Pat Freiermuth or Chig Okonkwo
Pat Freiermuth or Kyle Pitts
Travis Kelce or Brock Bowers
Wandale Robinson or Kyle Pitts
Alexander Mattison or Kyle Pitts
Brenton Strange or Brock Bowers
Chig Okonkwo or Kyle Pitts
Dandre Swift or Brock Bowers
Devon Achane or Brock Bowers
Hunter Henry or Kyle Pitts
Isaiah Likely or Kyle Pitts
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Jalen Mcmillan or Kyle Pitts
Jerome Ford or Brock Bowers
Noah Gray or Chig Okonkwo
Stone Smartt or Kyle Pitts
Tyreek Hill or Brock Bowers
Breece Hall or Brock Bowers
Breece Hall or Brock Bowers
Brenton Strange or Chig Okonkwo
Brenton Strange or Kyle Pitts
Brenton Strange or Kyle Pitts
Brenton Strange or Kyle Pitts
Brenton Strange or Kyle Pitts
Brian Robinsonjr or Brock Bowers
Bucky Irving or Brock Bowers
Cameron Dicker or Kyle Pitts
Chuba Hubbard or Brock Bowers
Cole Kmet or Kyle Pitts
Courtland Sutton or Brock Bowers
Courtland Sutton or Brock Bowers
Dandre Swift or Kyle Pitts
Davante Adams or Brock Bowers
David Njoku or Kyle Pitts
Devonta Smith or Brock Bowers
Garrett Wilson or Brock Bowers
George Kittle or Brock Bowers
George Kittle or Brock Bowers
George Kittle or Brock Bowers
Grant Calcaterra or Kyle Pitts
Hunter Henry or Brock Bowers
Hunter Henry or Kyle Pitts
Jake Ferguson or Kyle Pitts
Jakobi Meyers or Brock Bowers
Jakobi Meyers or Brock Bowers
Jameson Williams or Brock Bowers
Jameson Williams or Kyle Pitts
Jayden Reed or Brock Bowers
Jonnu Smith or Kyle Pitts
Josh Jacobs or Brock Bowers
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Ladd Mcconkey or Brock Bowers
Noah Gray or Kyle Pitts
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Pat Freiermuth or Kyle Pitts
Pat Freiermuth or Kyle Pitts
Patrick Taylorjr or Kyle Pitts
Rhamondre Stevenson or Brock Bowers
Romeo Doubs or Brock Bowers
Sam Laporta or Brock Bowers
Sam Laporta or Kyle Pitts
Sam Laporta or Kyle Pitts
Stone Smartt or Brock Bowers
Stone Smartt or Chig Okonkwo
Stone Smartt or Kyle Pitts
Stone Smartt or Kyle Pitts
Terry Mclaurin or Brock Bowers
Tj Hockenson or Brock Bowers
Trey Mcbride or Kyle Pitts
Tucker Kraft or Chig Okonkwo
Tucker Kraft or Kyle Pitts
Zach Ertz or Chig Okonkwo
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