As I noted in the Week 4 projections risers and fallers, the tight end position has been flat-out insane through three weeks. We have six tight ends averaging at least 14.8 PPR Fantasy points per game, six more scoring 12 to 14 FPPG and another five averaging double digits. Admittedly, of those 17 tight ends averaging double digits, we aren't excited about starting Jake Ferguson, Mike Gesicki, or Noah Fant.
But still, 14 starting options feel pretty great, particularly when there is one guy who is not included in that list on the waiver wire who may be close to a must-start this week in Tyler Higbee. Those numbers indicate that no one should be desperate for a tight end, but we know that is not the case, because some teams have two or three of the top 14 tight ends. First and foremost, those teams should probably be looking to make a trade, particularly if the only reason they have two tight ends is that they were covering for Brock Bowers the first two weeks.
I think the one guy people may be more worried about than his production suggests is Dalton Schultz. Schultz only saw three targets last week, and now we're expecting Nico Collins back. I am still starting Schultz.
He saw eight targets in Week 1 with Collins and is averging more than eight targets per game. He also has a matchup with the Cowboys this week that should be a shootout, and is what we like to call a revenge game, as Schultz used to play for the Cowboys. Their secondary is extremely beat up, and they have given up six-plus catches and a touchdown to tight ends in two of their three games.
Here's everything else you need to know about tight end in Week 4: My full set of Week 4 Fantasy football projections for every position is now available here. Find out which of my favorite plays are projected to score higher than consensus rankings and which don't live up to their draft hype, at least in Week 4. Projected stats for all starting tight ends are updated throughout the week, so check back before you set your lineup for the latest information.
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