Fantasy Football Week 2 Tight End Preview: Streaming options, numbers to know, and more

Four tight ends scored 11 or more PPR Fantasy points in Week 1 of the 2024 season. Their names were Isaiah Likely , Foster Moreau , Brock Bowers , and Kyle Pitts . Likely was the only tight end in the league to have more than 60 receiving yards. In a year when many said with a straight face that the tight position was deeper than ever, Week 1 looked like a total disaster.

The nice thing is that none of the tight ends you drafted early really hurt you this week because it very likely your opponent had a bad score as well. And I am mostly giving the tight ends we drafted as starters a pass, though there are three I will be watching very closely this week.

The first should be obvious, it's Andrews. The tape shows that Kansas City made every effort to take Andrews away and it worked, but also led to a huge day for Likely. Will the Raiders make the same choice? If they don't, will Andrews be the team's number one target again? That is my expectation.

Second comes Kelce. He looked like the second option underneath to Rashee Rice and Rice looked incredible with the ball in his hands. It's possible the team gets Marquise Brown back this week as well. Kelce was on my preseason bust list, so if he has another poor outing, I am going to be more likely to believe it.

Finally, there's Kincaid. I didn't draft him this offseason but I still expected a lot more than the two targets we saw in Week 1. I'm still starting him on Thursday night against the Dolphins , unless I somehow have him and Brock Bowers on the same roster.

As always, you can find my full projections for every position and every player over at Sportsline.

Here's everything else you need to know about tight end in Week 2:

Week 2 TE Preview Who's Out Numbers to Know Matchups That Matter Waiver Wire Targets DFS Plays Projections TE Preview Who's Out

The following players are not being projected to play Week 2 at this time. Here's what it means:

TE Preview Numbers to Know

• 38.1% - - Trey McBride led all tight ends with a 38.1% air yards share. Of all the disappointing Week 1 concerns, I am least concerned about him.
• 26.7% -- Brock Bowers led the Raiders with a 26.7% target share. Start him.
• 6.1 -- Since 2019 Zach Ertz has averaged 6.1 yards per target. He'll need a massive target share to be a viable starter at that rate.
• 30% -- Isaiah Likely led all tight ends with a 30% target share in Week 1. If he's somehow still available in your league, go get him.
• 42 -- Colby Parkinson's 42 routes were more than any other tight end. Mark Andrews was second.

TE Preview Matchups that matter TE Preview Waiver Wire Targets TE Preview DFS Plays TE Preview Heath's Projections

My full set of Week 1 Fantasy football projections for every position are now available on SportsLine. You can find them here. Find out which of my favorite plays are projected to score higher than consensus rankings and which don't live up to their draft hype, at least in Week 1. Projected stats for all starting tight ends are available, so be sure to check out the full set of projections at SportsLine.