Maybe we should just eliminate the tight end position from fantasy football. Only 10 tight ends scored double digits in PPR formats this week, and that includes names like Gerald Everett, Antonio Gates, Robert Tonyan, and Tyler Higbee. Meanwhile, every-week starters like Zach Ertz, Trey Burton, and Jimmy Graham didn't even combine for double digit points. The position is broken, you guys. But hey, most of us are still required to set a full lineup, so let's try to figure this thing out.

Target Monsters

Jonnu Smith crossed into double digit fantasy points for the third week in a row, this time without a touchdown. His 8 targets are a season high, and it seems Smith is finally catching up to the hype train that was rolled out when Delanie Walker went down with an injury earlier this year.

Another tight end who finally matched his potential this week was Jordan Reed. The guy who used to be a must-start when healthy has failed to produce lately, but Reed's 7-71-1 stat line on 11 targets was a nice reward for anyone who dared to start him. Backup QB Colt McCoy looked his way frequently in limited action, so his target share could remain high.

Austin Hooper was heavily targeted again against Dallas. It's just too bad he only secured 4 of his 8 targets for 27 yards. That's not the result you want, but you have to like that Matt Ryan is looking his way often. Hooper is now the 7th-most targeted tight end on the season.

Bye Weeks: KC, LAR

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Kurt Turner Zach Ertz, PHI, vs. NYG 1 1 1 George Kittle, SF, at TB 2 2 2 Jack Doyle, IND, vs. MIA 3 3 5 Greg Olsen, CAR, vs. SEA 4 5 4 David Njoku, CLE, at CIN 5 4 6 Rob Gronkowski, NE, at NYJ 6 7 3 Austin Hooper, ATL, at NO 7 8 8 Trey Burton, CHI, at DET 8 10 7 Vance McDonald, PIT, at DEN 9 9 11 Jared Cook, OAK, at BAL 10 11 10 Eric Ebron, IND, vs. MIA 11 13 9 Cameron Brate, TB, vs. SF 12 6 17 Jordan Reed, WAS, at DAL 13 12 12 Evan Engram, NYG, at PHI 14 16 13 Jeff Heuerman, DEN, vs. PIT 15 14 15 Kyle Rudolph, MIN, vs. GB 16 18 14 C.J. Uzomah, CIN, vs. CLE 17 15 19 Chris Herndon IV, NYJ, vs. NE 18 19 16 Benjamin Watson, NO, vs. ATL 19 20 18 Jimmy Graham, GB, at MIN 20 22 20 Jonnu Smith, TEN, at HOU 21 17 25 Nick Vannett, SEA, at CAR 22 21 23 Ricky Seals-Jones, ARI, at LAC 23 23 21 Antonio Gates, LAC, vs. ARI 24 24 22 Dallas Goedert, PHI, vs. NYG 25 25 26 James O'Shaughnessy, JAC, at BUF 26 28 27 Mark Andrews, BAL, vs. OAK 27 27 29 Ed Dickson, SEA, at CAR 28 26 32 Hayden Hurst, BAL, vs. OAK 29 29 30 Lance Kendricks, GB, at MIN 30 31 31 Jesse James, PIT, at DEN 31 30 33 Vernon Davis, WAS, at DAL 32 32 35 Virgil Green, LAC, vs. ARI 33 33 34 Mike Gesicki, MIA, at IND 34 34 36 O.J. Howard, TB, vs. SF 35 51 24 Luke Willson, DET, vs. CHI 36 38 37 Josh Hill, NO, vs. ATL 37 37 39 Adam Shaheen, CHI, at DET 38 35 42 Robert Tonyan, GB, at MIN 39 39 - Geoff Swaim, DAL, vs. WAS 40 52 28 Mo Alie-Cox, IND, vs. MIA 41 42 38 Ryan Griffin, HOU, vs. TEN 42 40 40 Jordan Thomas, HOU, vs. TEN 43 41 41 Charles Clay, BUF, vs. JAC 44 36 47 Jermaine Gresham, ARI, at LAC 45 43 43 Logan Thomas, BUF, vs. JAC 46 44 44 Luke Stocker, TEN, at HOU 47 46 45 Blake Bell, JAC, at BUF 48 47 46 A.J. Derby, MIA, at IND 49 45 49 Nick Boyle, BAL, vs. OAK 50 48 48 Jordan Akins, HOU, vs. TEN 51 49 50 Michael Roberts, DET, vs. CHI 52 50 51

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