Fanduel NFL Week 3: TEs to Target

PO = Projected Ownership % based on Thu-Mon, 16 games.
Only the highest PO players are listed.

Chalk
Zach Ertz - $6500, 9.96%

• Ertz is Carson Wentz' favorite target and safety blanket, grabbing almost everything thrown his way. Ertz still hasn't scored a TD this year but his PPR and yardage totals have still earned him double-digit points in both games this season. The end zone may be in his near future though as he has had 5 red zone targets in the past 3 games. The Giants are also allowing TEs to score 14.5 FPPG. Send Ertz out with confidence.

Pivot
Eric Ebron - $5200

• Ebron is back on fantasy radar after scoring on Monday night against the Giants. This week he has possibly the best matchup imaginable going against the Falcons in Detroit. Atlanta's ranked sixth in TE targets last year (8.6 per game) and so far teams have already targeted their TEs 24 times through only 2 games. The Falcons are also down MLB Vic Beasley for a month which is going to open up the middle of the field a lot more.

Fade
Jordan Reed - $6700, 3.02%

• Reed has been battling a fractured toe since the preseason and now a shoulder/chest injury. He is currently questionable going into Sunday nights game. If he does play, Reed's averaging 7 targets and 5 receptions a game despite the injuries, but for measly yards and no scores. He has 12.90 FPPG in 5 high scoring games and 23.45 FPPG in 2 underdog games which are good outlooks for this week. Despite this game having the highest OVER/UNDER for the week, I'm still not falling for this play.

GPP
Jack Doyle - $5300

• Doyle became QB Jacoby Brissett's favorite target early and often last week catching 8 balls for 79 yds. Doyle has proven in the past that he can catch multiple TDs in a game with Andrew Luck throwing him the football. Now he has an inexperienced, young QB in Brissett who is needing some quick chemistry and game flow. I wouldn't be surprised if they repeat this week against the lowly Browns. The Browns are allowing 9.5 catches a game to TEs and 19 FPPG.

Contrarian
Martellus Bennett - $5600, 4.35%

• Just like the rest of the Green Bay picks, this is based on the injuries surrounding WRs Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb. If neither play, Bennett will be a huge benefactor. If not, the matchup isn't a promising one. The Bengals are allowing a 1 catch per game to TEs for 9.5 yds for a grand total of 1.5 FPPG. Realize these numbers are skewed since they played the Texans in Week 2 who had all 3 of their TE's inactive due to injuries. Bennett is still averaging great targets (8.5) but he has failed to catch most of them (4 per game).

Sleeper
Coby Fleener - $5700, 5.48%

• Fleener has a TD in back to back weeks but his price doesn't validate him as an elite or safe play yet. Maybe it's because he's been in on exactly 32 snaps in both games, good for just a 50.4% market share of the snaps thus far. He also has just 10 targets, with only 4 of Drew Brees' 44 passes going his way last week. Fleener leads the team with a 25% red zone target market share and should continue to get plenty of scoring opportunities against a Carolina Panthers team that ranked second in fantasy points and TDs allowed to opposing TEs last year. His career stats against the Panthers are 15.2 FPPG.

Bargain (< $5000)
Benjamin Watson - $4700

• Zach Miller can be thrown in this exact same spot just like last week but I'm going with a lesser known name. Watson had 1 target and 0 catches in Week 1 but came out of nowhere in Week 2 with an 8 catch and 91 yds day leading all BAL receivers. If this is any indication of a trend, hop on it while it's dirt cheap and low owned.