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The good ole’ tight end position. It’s a very top heavy position, but there are some guys outside of the top two tiers that can start to assault up the boards. Ladarius Green has been injured most of the season, but he finally played last week and got four targets on 12 snaps. His workload is going to continue to increase, which bodes well for his fantasy value moving forward. When he’s in there, he’s running routes. It’s as simple as that. Anyways, lots of normal guys on this list, but what do you expect, these gentlemen are the cream of the tight end crop.
Here are the top 5 tight ends for Week 11 of the NFL season.
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Greg Olsen vs. NO
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Delanie Walker @ IND
The Colts have allowed seven or more receptions to opposing tight ends in each of the past five games, which is one of the main reasons why they have allowed the fifth-most fantasy points per game to opposing tight ends. Walker is coming off his best game of the season and don’t lose track of the fact that in standard formats, he only trails Greg Olsen at the tight end position. He’s a surefire TE1 in Week 11.
Jordan Reed vs. GB
Reed is coming off a quiet game, but he won’t stay down for long. Other than last week’s game, his worst output of the season was a 4-56 game against the Giants in Week 3. He followed that game up with nine receptions and two touchdowns. The Packers have allowed the seventh-most fantasy points per game to opposing tight ends this season. He’s easily a TE1 this week.
Martellus Bennett @ SF
Gronkowski likely won’t play against the 49ers, which vaults Bennett into the TE1 echelon. Tom Brady will throw at will against this San Francisco defense and Bennett will be one of Brady’s top targets in Week 11. He has 504 receiving yards and four touchdowns on 38 receptions this season.
Travis Kelce vs. TB
Kelce will remain the team’s top option in the passing attack, which bodes well against a Buccaneers defense that has been fairly generous to opposing tight ends. Kelce has a pretty high floor, but in Week 11, look more towards his upside against Tampa Bay. He’s a TE1 in Week 11. No questions asked.
Jimmy Graham vs. PHI
The Eagles have allowed the second-fewest fantasy points per game to tights this season, but they haven’t faced one like Graham in quite some time. They faced Washington earlier in the season, but Jordan Reed didn’t play. Graham is an elite talent at the position and he’s tallied 100 or more yards in three games this season. His 593 receiving yards trail only Greg Olsen at the position and Graham is a consistent, reliable tight end in all formats.
Be sure to check out the rest of our NFL Week 11 Fantasy Football Player Rankings here at Fantasy Alarm.
Player News
Free agent Gabe Davis will visit the New York Giants.
Cut by the Jaguars after one season last week, Davis visited the 49ers on Monday. New York would be a reunion of sorts, as he played for Giants coach Brian Daboll in Buffalo. The G-Men already have several wideouts capable of stretching the field, but 26-year-old Davis could still be a decent role player in a strong offense. The problem, of course, is that the Giants profile as anything but, but rookie QB Jaxson Dart is comfortable throwing down the field.
Ravens S Ar’Darius Washington has been diagnosed with a torn achilles suffered during offseason training.
The fifth-year pro became a weekly starter for the first time last season, earning elite PFF marks in the process. He was a restricted free agent this spring but had yet to sign his $3.26 million tender. That’s a tough break, to put it mildly. Achilles timelines have shortened significantly in recent years, but Washington will probably still miss the entire 2025 campaign. The Ravens are protected in part by their first-round selection of fellow S Malaki Starks, but May is not the month you already want to be dipping into your depth. Going on 26, Washington’s career future is murky after he worked so hard to finally become a regular contributor last season.
Chiefs signed fourth-round WR Jalen Royals to a four-year contract.
Royals doesn’t have an obvious and open spot in the receiving corps to build short-term fantasy value with Xavier Worthy, Hollywood Brown, and Rashee Rice operating in the opening 11-personnel package. He may or may not play his way into WR4 duties depending on how the team feels about JuJu Smith-Schuster. Royals has plenty of talent and Brown is on a one-year deal, so there is a future where Royals is more than a bit player for the Chiefs. It likely won’t happen in his first season without injuries in front of him.
Matthew Judon said he “probably” won’t return to the Falcons in 2025.
The Falcons, of course, drafted both Jalon Walker and James Pearce in the first round. In an exclusive interview with CardPlayer.com — not to be confused with our PokerNews.com James Cook scoop a few days ago — Judon said that his sack total was down because “I dropped (into coverage) on 60 percent of the plays. It’s hard to get a pick and a sack on the same play.” Judon also told Kyle Odegard that “a couple” teams had expressed interest in him but he was in no rush to sign.
Jets released P Thomas Morstead.
Austin McNamara and Kai Kroeger will compete for the Jets punter job this year. The 39-year-old former Saint was the league’s oldest punter last season. If he wants to keep punting, he can absolutely join the tryout circuit or a competition elsewhere. But this is probably a sign that the Morstead’s 16-year career is close to an end at this point.
Lions offensive coordinator John Morton said it’s “going to be a breakout year” for Jameson Williams.
Morton said he’d never “been around someone that fast,” then quickly corrected himself to note that Jhamyr Gibbs is also that fast. Williams came on strong last year with a 58/1001/7 receiving line, but offensive coordinator praise could mean even more targets are coming. It would likely come at the expense of Amon-Ra St. Brown’s production if Williams were to truly break out, though there’s plenty for St. Brown to give and still be a top-flight fantasy wideout. It’s risky to read too much into statements like this in the offseason, but the new offensive coordinator telling you he thinks it’ll be a breakout year for Williams is certainly noteworthy.