Why fantasy managers shouldn’t punt TEs this season
Yahoo Fantasy's Matt Harmon, Justin Boone and Josh Norris explain why you should make the tight end position a priority in fantasy drafts. Check out the full conversation on the "Yahoo Fantasy Forecast" podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify or wherever you listen.
Video Transcript
This will be a test for us.
Also a test for you people out there.
Can you practice some discipline to not punt the tight end position?
Because I think it is very tempting for people to wanna do that.
But to me, my first piece of draft advice, don't punt tight ends.
Don't punt it completely here.
Because to me, I think shopping in that middle class of the tight end position this year, the Tucker Kraft, the, uh- Sam LaPorta, George Kittle Sam LaPorta.
George Kittle is a little Gonna go a little bit later just 'cause I think there will be some injury questions.
But like Tyler Warren.
To me, it starts at Warren, although if you're seeing the ADP on the screen here right now.
Like, 39th overall for Colson Loveland I think is a nice value there even.
So maybe it kinda starts with him.
That to me, I, I love coming away.
My favorite teams have been when, okay, Colson Loveland, Tyler Warren, Tucker Kraft, Sam LaPorta.
I know Hayden.
Speaking of Hayden.
We haven't said Hayden.
And what are we doing here?
I, I hear about him enough.
Fair point.
But I guess this is kind of a, maybe a negative on him.
You know- Yeah he's, he's got Kyle Pitts, like, up in this tier.
I'm a little conflicted on that.
I don't know how I wanna find, like, creative and interesting ways to invest in maybe the Tua offense.
Uh- We'll talk about that in a moment.
We shall talk about that in a moment.
But to me, I think that my favorite teams have come when I ha- get one of those Loveland, Warren, Tucker Kraft, Sam LaPorta types, and not just go all the way to t- I've heard of this guy's name, which is the Travis Kelce, Mark Andrews.
So the top four tight ends are obviously awesome.
One of my favorite combos to do right now in strategy corner over here is Tucker Kraft or George Kittle as, what, like the tight end five to someone like the tight end nine- Yeah that they're going on Yahoo right now.
And pair that later on in your draft with Jauan Johnson.
Because- Yes Jauan Johnson is going to be the second best pass catcher on the Saints for the first six, eight weeks of the season, as Jordan Tyson is shelved and, and on the sideline.
And I mean, Jauan Johnson had a heck load of catches last year, was already a fantastic performer, was gonna be on the field all the time, and this just, you know, really centralizes even more targets in, in his direction.
And so if you are kind of nervous about the Kittle early season and the Kraft early season stuff because of the massive injuries they're coming back from, as Justin might say, you can start Jauan Johnson for the first few weeks and then pivot on over to the guy that you drafted earlier.
