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Week 11 Fantasy Football Tight End Preview

Top Fantasy TEs for Week 11

Let's dig into the reasons you should -- or shouldn't -- play these TEs in Week 11 ...

Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears

Tucker Kraft, Packers

Prior to a Week 10 bye, Kraft tallied a 100% route rate against Detroit. That hasn't happened in any other game this season. Now, a high target share isn’t guaranteed with Green Bay’s offense in good health, but the matchup with Chicago looks favorable. The Bears supply the sixth most friendly matchup to fantasy TEs, per our adjusted strength of schedule page.

Cole Kmet, Bears

Attached to an awful Bears offense, Kmet is impossible to trust in Week 11 lineups. He’s caught only 3 balls over the past three weeks.

Jacksonville Jaguars at Detroit Lions

Evan Engram, Jaguars

Engram led the Jaguars with eight targets last week catching six for 40 yards. In PPR leagues, he can still be a stud on those checkdowns from Mac Jones. He has top five potential this week.

Las Vegas Raiders at Miami Dolphins

Brock Bowers, Raiders

Bowers comes out of the bye alongside a new play caller in Scott Turner. There’s no indication that Bowers won’t remain an offensive focal point, and game script should be favorable with the Raiders installed as 7.5-point road underdogs.

Jonnu Smith, Dolphins

Smith's Week 10 route rate (59%) marked his lowest figure since Week 5. The same is true of his 15% target share. Nevertheless, Smith remains a deep-league spot-starter in a plus scoring matchup with Vegas. The Raiders are allowing nearly 28 points per game.

Los Angeles Rams at New England Patriots

Hunter Henry, Patriots

Henry was out-produced by teammate Austin Hooper last week but still drew a 16% target share on a low-volume passing day for the Patriots. Henry is now averaging 6.5 targets per game on a 19% share in QB Drake Maye's four full games. He's a viable TE1 spot starter in Sunday's game against the Rams' 19th-ranked TE defense.

Davis Allen, Rams

Allen completed his takeover of the Rams' starting job last week, running a route on 88% of pass plays and drawing six targets. You should be able to do better in season-long leagues, but Allen is at least worth a look as a cheap DFS flier against the Patriots' 16th-ranked TE defense.

Cleveland Browns at New Orleans Saints

David Njoku, Browns

The WRs have garnered more attention, but Njoku has fared fine with Jameis Winston behind center as well. He now has seen 7+ targets and tallied 5+ receptions in four straight games, a time frame spanning all three Browns QBs.

Taysom Hill, Saints

Hill has set season highs in route share each of the past three weeks, including last week’s 63%. His carries per game are actually down a bit vs. last year, but Hill has garnered three attempts from inside the 10-yard line over just the past two games. The Browns bring a middling defense that has New Orleans projected for a decent 21.75 points by Vegas numbers. That helps the scoring chances for Hill.

Juwan Johnson, Saints

Johnson has trailed Taysom Hill in routes two of the past three weeks. He remains involved enough for “if you need him” status but has topped 3 receptions in a game just once all season. Cleveland enters this game as the fifth-toughest defense in TE coverage, by DVOA.

Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers

Mark Andrews, Ravens

Andrews obviously got a boost last week from Isaiah Likely sitting out. Andrews played a season-high 87% of Baltimore’s snaps. He topped out at 74% over the first nine games, with six games at less than 60%. Likely’s back this week. But he also played over the previous five-week span that found Andrews ranking among the top 12 fantasy TEs three times. A tough Steelers defense adds risk to all the Baltimore pieces. But Pittsburgh ranks just 19th in TE-coverage DVOA. So Andrews just might be a key piece.

Isaiah Likely, Ravens

Likely returned to a full practice Thursday after missing last week’s game with a hamstring injury. He returns to a role that has produced just one 4-catch game since Week 1, though. Pittsburgh has played weaker vs. TEs (19th in coverage DVOA) than other areas on defense. So there’s some low-level upside to Baltimore TEs for this one.

Pat Freiermuth, Steelers

Pittsburgh gets a Ravens defense that’s played terribly. But Freiermuth’s big issue has been opportunity. He hasn’t seen more than 3 targets in a game since Week 4.

Minnesota Vikings at Tennessee Titans

T.J. Hockenson, Vikings

Hockenson went from a 60% route rate and 11% target share in his 2024 debut to a 71% route rate and 24% target share last week. His playing time should continue to climb -- and Hockenson already projects as the No. 2 target in this passing game. He's a rock-solid TE1 play this week, despite a matchup with the Titans' 11th-ranked TE defense.

Atlanta Falcons at Denver Broncos

Kyle Pitts, Falcons

Pitts’ route rates have gone 87%, 61%, 70%, and 73% over the past month. Typically, we like to see those numbers at 80% or higher. Still, Pitts’ involvement has been steady when on the field. He’s hit 5 or more targets in five of his past six outings. Now, Pitts could get a volume boost with Drake London likely to have his hands full with top CB Patrick Surtain.

Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers

George Kittle, 49ers

Kittle caught another TD last week despite only having four targets in the game. There are plenty of weapons now for Brock Purdy and the offense to spread the ball around, but Kittle is a reliable option. The Seahawks are middle of the road against TEs, but Kittle scored twice against them last time they played. He has top five TE potential this week.

Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills

Travis Kelce, Chiefs

Remember Kelce’s early-season slump? That’s a thing of the past now, as he’s hit 8+ catches in three straight. He tallied lines of 6-83 and 5-72-2 against Buffalo in 2023.

Dawson Knox, Bills

The Bills will be without Keon Coleman and possibly Dalton Kincaid. Amari Cooper (wrist) won’t be 100% if he suits up. So Knox could work his way into 5-7 targets against a Chiefs pass D that’s best to attack at the LB level. Assuming Kincaid sits, Knox is a fine plug-and-play option.

Cincinnati Bengals at Los Angeles Chargers

Will Dissly, Chargers

The Chargers have leaned more on the pass as the season has gone (and QB Justin Herbert has recovered from a pair of injuries). That has produced 6+ targets and 5+ catches for Dissly in three of his past four outings.

Mike Gesicki, Bengals

The difference in Gesicki’s receiving volume with and without WR Tee Higgins in the lineup has been drastic. He has averaged 7.2 targets and 5.2 receptions across five games without Higgins this year. Five games with Higgins: 1.8 targets and 1.6 receptions. Higgins has managed limited practices this week and appears on pace to return from his quad injury against the Chargers. Any setback, though, would boost Gesicki’s outlook.

Houston Texans at Dallas Cowboys

Jake Ferguson, Cowboys

Ferguson was struggling this season in general, but with Dak Prescott out, the upside is limited. He is now a TE2 who has become a checkdown option at best. With no TDs this year, it is doubtful one comes this week.

Dalton Schultz, Texans

Revenge game for Schultz against the Cowboys. He only had four targets last week but caught three of those for 66 yards. With Nico Collins back, Schultz goes back to being a periphery target, so he is a low-end TE2.

Jared Smola, Lead Analyst

Jared has been with Draft Sharks since 2007. He’s now Lead Analyst, heading up the preseason and weekly projections that fuel your Draft War Room and My Team tools. He currently ranks 1st among 133 analysts in draft rankings accuracy.