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Tight ends are the bane of many fantasy football managers, and for good reason. It's very difficult to find consistent producers at the position, and with so many aspects of various teams in fluid states, it requires research to make the best decisions each week.
The Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings, and Dallas Cowboys have dealt with various levels of inconsistency throughout the season. Whether due to injuries, quarterback play, or strings of matchups, this has affected the fantasy production of each TE.
So let's look at three TEs and speculate which are worth starting in week 16.
Should I Start David Njoku for Fantasy Football?
The benching of quarterback Jameis Winston for backup Dorian Thompson-Robinson strikes a huge blow to the fantasy football values of all the Browns' pass-catchers. While the floor and ceiling are typically lower for tight ends, it still doesn't help Njoku (hamstring). And that's if he plays at all.
INJURY REPORT: David Njoku (hamstring) not seen at Thursday’s practice
— The Fantasy Source (@FantasySource_) December 19, 2024
It looks as if he may not play, but if he does, he's still a player you want to start. He's an elite athlete and a great player at his position. The problem always seems to be something other than him, though.
Should I Start T.J. Hockenson for Fantasy Football?
Yes. He's on a great offense with a quarterback who's playing well, and while he's not quite the elite option he was last year, he's recovered well from his ACL tear from 2023. He caught five of his seven targets for 52 yards last week.
"You forget at times that this guy's on the team and when he catches a ball I'm like oh there's Mr. Reliable" 🙌
- Alex Boone on #Vikings TE T.J. Hockenson pic.twitter.com/lN5drO0Kai
— SKOR North - Minnesota Sports (@SKORNorth) December 11, 2024
Target competition can be an issue, but you should start him anyway because he's a very good TE on a good offense. It's that simple.
Should I Start Jake Ferguson for Fantasy Football?
It might not be the greatest idea. Ferguson hasn't scored double-digit PPR fantasy points in any of his last four games, and he's averaging just 4.25 points over that span.
Jake Ferguson in 13 games this year:
70 rec
744 yards
7 TDs pic.twitter.com/76WIQ6UlbM— * (@6Blackhawks) December 17, 2023
The good old days are over for him, for the rest of 2024 at least. Without his QB1, Dak Prescott (hamstring), Fergie hasn't been startable at all. So we recommend you look elsewhere for Week 16.
Popular Week 16 Searches - Start/Sit Comparisons
Below are some popular Week 16 searches and comparisons from our Who To Start tool for David Njoku, T.J. Hockenson, Jake Ferguson 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:
Brenton Strange or Jake Ferguson
Dalton Kincaid or Tj Hockenson
Dalton Kincaid or Jake Ferguson
Hunter Henry or Jake Ferguson
Tj Hockenson or David Njoku
Brenton Strange or Jake Ferguson
Travis Kelce or Tj Hockenson
Cade Otton or Jake Ferguson
Sam Laporta or Tj Hockenson
Jonnu Smith or David Njoku
Pat Freiermuth or David Njoku
Darnell Mooney or Jake Ferguson
Jake Ferguson or David Njoku
Kyle Pitts or Jake Ferguson
Jonnu Smith or Jake Ferguson
Mark Andrews or Tj Hockenson
Tucker Kraft or David Njoku
Brenton Strange or David Njoku
Dalton Kincaid or David Njoku
David Njoku or Tj Hockenson
Hunter Henry or David Njoku
Mark Andrews or Jake Ferguson
Mike Gesicki or Jake Ferguson
Cade Otton or David Njoku
Dalton Schultz or Jake Ferguson
Jonnu Smith or Tj Hockenson
Pat Freiermuth or Jake Ferguson
Deebo Samuelsr or Tj Hockenson
Hunter Henry or Jake Ferguson
Jonnu Smith or David Njoku
Jonnu Smith or Jake Ferguson
Stone Smartt or David Njoku
Tucker Kraft or Jake Ferguson
Juwan Johnson or Jake Ferguson
Kyle Pitts or David Njoku
Sam Laporta or David Njoku
Dandre Swift or David Njoku
David Njoku or Jake Ferguson
Kyle Pitts or Jake Ferguson
Tank Dell or Tj Hockenson
Zach Ertz or Tj Hockenson
Brenton Strange or Jake Ferguson
Brenton Strange or Tj Hockenson
Brenton Strange or Tj Hockenson
Brock Bowers or David Njoku
Brock Bowers or Tj Hockenson
Cade Otton or Jake Ferguson
Darnell Mooney or Tj Hockenson
Hunter Henry or Jake Ferguson
Hunter Henry or Tj Hockenson
Jerome Ford or David Njoku
Jonnu Smith or Tj Hockenson
Keenan Allen or Tj Hockenson
Rashod Bateman or David Njoku
Romeo Doubs or Tj Hockenson
Tank Bigsby or David Njoku
Tj Hockenson or Jake Ferguson
Bo Nix or Jake Ferguson
Brenton Strange or Jake Ferguson
Brenton Strange or Tj Hockenson
Brock Bowers or Jake Ferguson
Cade Otton or Tj Hockenson
Chuba Hubbard or David Njoku
Dandre Swift or Tj Hockenson
Darnell Mooney or David Njoku
Darnell Mooney or Tj Hockenson
Darnell Mooney or Tj Hockenson
David Njoku or Tj Hockenson
Gus Edwards or Tj Hockenson
Hunter Henry or Jake Ferguson
Hunter Henry or Jake Ferguson
Isiah Pacheco or Tj Hockenson
Jaxon Smithnjigba or Tj Hockenson
Jaylen Waddle or David Njoku
Jerome Ford or David Njoku
Jerry Jeudy or Tj Hockenson
Jonnu Smith or Tj Hockenson
Kenneth Walkeriii or David Njoku
Kyle Pitts or Tj Hockenson
Ladd Mcconkey or Jake Ferguson
Mark Andrews or David Njoku
Marvin Harrisonjr or Tj Hockenson
Najee Harris or David Njoku
Najee Harris or Tj Hockenson
Pat Freiermuth or Jake Ferguson
Pat Freiermuth or Tj Hockenson
Sam Laporta or Tj Hockenson
Sam Laporta or Tj Hockenson
Tank Dell or Tj Hockenson
Travis Kelce or David Njoku
Tucker Kraft or David Njoku
Tucker Kraft or Jake Ferguson
Tucker Kraft or Tj Hockenson
Adam Thielen or David Njoku
Adam Thielen or Tj Hockenson
Alexander Mattison or David Njoku
Amari Cooper or Tj Hockenson
Brenton Strange or David Njoku
Brenton Strange or Jake Ferguson
Brenton Strange or Tj Hockenson
Brian Robinsonjr or Tj Hockenson
Brian Robinsonjr or Tj Hockenson
Buffalo Bills or Jake Ferguson
Cade Otton or Jake Ferguson
Cade Otton or Jake Ferguson
Cade Otton or Tj Hockenson
Calvin Austiniii or David Njoku
Calvin Austiniii or Jake Ferguson
Calvin Ridley or Tj Hockenson
Calvin Ridley or Tj Hockenson
Chig Okonkwo or Jake Ferguson
Cooper Kupp or David Njoku
Dalton Kincaid or David Njoku
Dalton Kincaid or Jake Ferguson
Dalton Kincaid or Jake Ferguson
Dalton Kincaid or Tj Hockenson
Dalton Kincaid or Tj Hockenson
Dalton Schultz or David Njoku
Dalton Schultz or Jake Ferguson
Dandre Swift or Tj Hockenson
Dandre Swift or Tj Hockenson
Darnell Mooney or David Njoku
Darnell Mooney or Tj Hockenson
Darnell Mooney or Tj Hockenson
Darnell Mooney or Tj Hockenson
David Njoku or Tj Hockenson
David Njoku or Tj Hockenson
David Njoku or Tj Hockenson
David Njoku or Tj Hockenson
Deandre Hopkins or David Njoku
Deebo Samuel or Tj Hockenson
Demario Douglas or Jake Ferguson
Devaughn Vele or David Njoku
Garrett Wilson or David Njoku
Garrett Wilson or David Njoku
Garrett Wilson or Tj Hockenson
George Kittle or David Njoku
George Kittle or David Njoku
George Kittle or Tj Hockenson
Grant Calcaterra or Jake Ferguson
Harrison Butker or Tj Hockenson
Hayden Hurst or Jake Ferguson
Hunter Henry or David Njoku
Hunter Henry or Jake Ferguson
Hunter Henry or Jake Ferguson
Hunter Henry or Jake Ferguson
Hunter Henry or Jake Ferguson
Hunter Henry or Jake Ferguson
Hunter Henry or Jake Ferguson
Hunter Henry or Jake Ferguson
Hunter Henry or Jake Ferguson
Isaiah Likely or David Njoku
Isaiah Likely or Jake Ferguson
Isiah Pacheco or Jake Ferguson
Jake Ferguson or David Njoku
Jake Ferguson or David Njoku
Jalen Mcmillan or David Njoku
Jalen Mcmillan or Tj Hockenson
Jameson Williams or Tj Hockenson
Jayden Reed or Tj Hockenson
Jerome Ford or Tj Hockenson
Jonnu Smith or David Njoku
Jonnu Smith or Jake Ferguson
Jonnu Smith or Tj Hockenson
Jordan Addison or Tj Hockenson
Josh Downs or Tj Hockenson
Justice Hill or Jake Ferguson
Juwan Johnson or David Njoku
Juwan Johnson or David Njoku
Kendre Miller or David Njoku
Kenneth Walkeriii or David Njoku
Kyle Pitts or Jake Ferguson
Ladd Mcconkey or Jake Ferguson
Mark Andrews or David Njoku
Mark Andrews or David Njoku
Mark Andrews or David Njoku
Mark Andrews or Jake Ferguson
Mark Andrews or Tj Hockenson
Marquise Brown or Tj Hockenson
Michael Pittmanjr or Tj Hockenson
Michael Wilson or Jake Ferguson
Michael Wilson or Jake Ferguson
Mike Gesicki or Jake Ferguson
Mike Gesicki or Jake Ferguson
Noah Gray or Tj Hockenson
Pat Freiermuth or David Njoku
Pat Freiermuth or David Njoku
Pat Freiermuth or David Njoku
Pat Freiermuth or David Njoku
Pat Freiermuth or Jake Ferguson
Pat Freiermuth or Jake Ferguson
Pat Freiermuth or Tj Hockenson
Patrick Taylorjr or David Njoku
Romeo Doubs or David Njoku
Romeo Doubs or Tj Hockenson
Sam Laporta or Jake Ferguson
Sam Laporta or Tj Hockenson
Sam Laporta or Tj Hockenson
Sam Laporta or Tj Hockenson
Sincere Mccormick or David Njoku
Stone Smartt or Jake Ferguson
Terry Mclaurin or David Njoku
Terry Mclaurin or Tj Hockenson
Tj Hockenson or David Njoku
Travis Kelce or David Njoku
Trey Mcbride or David Njoku
Trey Mcbride or David Njoku
Tucker Kraft or David Njoku
Tucker Kraft or Jake Ferguson
Tucker Kraft or Jake Ferguson
Tucker Kraft or Jake Ferguson
Tyrone Tracyjr or Tj Hockenson
Xavier Worthy or Jake Ferguson
Xavier Worthy or Tj Hockenson
Zach Ertz or Tj Hockenson
Zay Flowers or David Njoku
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