If you need TE production and don't have a consensus top-12 Week 10 fantasy tight end, here are three highly unconventional, high-upside bargains. Also, if you're planning to start one of those previously referenced top-12 fantasy TEs, these three are riskier than usual.
As always, we'll use FantasyPros' Week 10 composite rankings as our guide.
Start - Michael Mayer, Las Vegas Raiders (Ranked 24th)
Michael Mayer is one of fantasy's best #2 TEs, both because of his talent and the Raiders' lack of WR depth. Now that the Fernando Mendoza era has begun, we might see a shake-up in this passing attack. Mayer has a good enough ceiling to serve as a Hail Mary for TE-desperate managers.
Start - Kenyon Sadiq, New York Jets (Ranked 32nd)
Since busting out in Week
3, rookie Kenyon Sadiq has been largely an offensive afterthought. In four October contests, he registered a sub-dismal 4-21-0 receiving line. The Jets drafted him #16 overall. He's got nowhere to go but up.
Start - Brevyn Spann-Ford, Dallas Cowboys (Ranked 34th)
With Jake Ferguson sidelined, Brevyn Spann-Ford has an opening to build on his first-half success (relatively speaking). A 4-40 receiving line is realistic against a Niners team that should keep Dallas throwing heavily.
Sit - Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs (Ranked 6th)
As always, recommending sitting a top-12 TE is a tough business. But I'll embrace it once again. I've tagged Travis Kelce several times this season, admittedly with varying success. The Chiefs' trade for Josh Downs suddenly clutters a receiving corps that had been pretty sparse only a few weeks ago. Kelce's ceiling is about as low as it's been all year.
Sit - Tucker Kraft, Green Bay Packers (Ranked 10th)
Tucker Kraft was one of my suggested busts last week, and he didn't disappoint. (Well, he did if you started him.) Now he's facing a stout Vikings D. Look elsewhere for safer points.
Sit - Dalton Kincaid, Buffalo Bills (Ranked 7th)
With Buffalo's skill players mostly healthy, where does Dalton Kincaid fit? He's scored 10+ points in four games and less than six points in four others. Given his favorable ranking, his floor is incredibly low.
This article originally appeared on Touchdown Wire: Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Week 10: TE Edition
