Adam Zibuda 
The season is rolling it to Week 3, and I don’t want anyone to sleep on NFL DFS tight ends. Tight ends are sometimes forgotten and left to the last pick in your lineup and that can easily leave you with an outcome of 0-2 points. This could be devastating for your chances of a takedown or simply cashing. Each week I will lay out my favorite options up top and the best value plays on the board as well. Once you’re done reading this article make sure to hop in our expert chat on Discord to stay up to date with lineup discussions.
Let’s dive in to this Week 3 NFL DFS slate and talk some tight ends.
TRAVIS KELCE, KC $8,200 DRAFTKINGS, $8,500 FANDUEL
Fade Kelce at your own risk! Coming off of back to back 25+ point performances on DraftKings you really cant ask for more. I honestly cant remember the last time Kelce had a game under 20 points. The Charger passing defense found a way to slow down the Cowboys last week but Kelce and the Chiefs are a different animal. Regardless of all that, Kelce is truly matchup proof and when you take into account a 55 point total which Vegas has set for the line we should expect another 100 yard 20 point performance in Week 3. Lock him in up in cash and be confident that you can find discounts in tournaments to free up some cash to slide in the best tight end in the game.
MARK ANDREWS, BAL $5,000 DRAFTKINGS, $6,000 FANDUEL
Andrews has yet to find his way into the end zone but this should be the game he finds pay dirt. The Lions are bad and their defense has holes in every layer. Lamar and the Ravens should roll into Detroit confident after their statement win against the Chiefs in Week 2. If he follows up the performance that Robert Tonyan had and adds some yardage and receptions we could easily see a 20 point game out of Andrews in Week 3. Currently Vegas has the over under set at 50 with the Ravens projected to score roughly 29 points. With that being said I expect a breakout game here for Andrews in a exploitable matchup versus the Lions.
NOAH FANT, DEN $4,200 DRAFTKINGS, $6,100 FANDUEL
Noah Fant actually received less targets in Week 2 without Jeudy than he did in Week 1 and I hope that lowers his ownership in Week 3. The Jets are bad, I mean really really bad, projected to score 15 bad by Vegas. Some may think that lowers the upside of Fant here but I am not going to shy away from him at this price tag on DraftKings. Fant can easily see 10+ targets in this game and Bridgewater has played great leading his team down the field. If the Jets can keep this game close enough through 4 quarters I love the floor Fant provides being the number 1 or 2 option in this Bronco offense.
TYLER HIGBEE $4,000 DRAFTKINGS, $5,500 FANDUEL
I love rostering players that were high owned the week prior and busted. We can almost guarantee that most of the people who played Higbee last week wont go back to the well this week. It was the Cooper Kupp show and if you had him on your roster it was close to an auto cash event. Kupp will be popular again and for good reason. The total of this game is currently sitting at 55.5 and it may even close higher by kickoff. Brady and the Buccaneers have been scoring at will which means the Rams will need to keep up through the air. When you do the math the Buccaneers have allowed an average of 27 points through 2 games and the Rams have scored 30.5. If all things hold equal we should see another game where Stafford comes out and throws 300+ yards and the Rams score 4 touchdowns. The Bucs have given up 16 catches for 144 yards to tight ends through two games and I will be completely fine with a 6 catch 70 yard game out of Higbee.
UPDATE: With Antonio Brown on Covid reserve feel free to load up some Gronk shares. There will be some regression coming with Gronks touchdown output but at $5,500 on DraftKings and a average of 24.5 points per game Gronk is looking really good in a game with a total of 55.5 points.
KYLE PITTS, ATL $4,900 DRAFTKINGS $6,200 FANDUEL
Kyle Pitts has gotten off to what some may call a slow start due to the lofty expectations, but lets remember we are talking about a rookie tight end paired with Matt Ryan and the Atlanta coaching staff. Pitts has 9 receptions along with 104 yards through 2 weeks and has received a healthy share of targets, averaging 7 per game. Both Noah Fant and Logan Thomas have put up good numbers versus the Giants to start this season and there is no doubt that Pitts will have a game to pay off his price tag in Week 3. The question is, can he find the end zone and score his first touchdown of his career. Vegas has Pitts props currently set at 4.5 receptions and 52.5 yards receiving which has him right around 10 DraftKings points. So feel free to playy Pitts in both cash and tournaments.
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