Alright everyone, it’s a hectic week with the holidays, so I could only find time to get you the rankings with no write ups this week. Apologies, and the write ups will be back next week. In lieu of write ups, here’s another big stat sheet including upcoming schedules and the points allowed vs TE.
Stuffing
| Rank | Players | Season | Last 5 | Last 3 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prev Rank | Rank | Name | Team | G | PPR | Rec | Yds | TD | PPR/GM | PPR | PPR | ROS Rank vs TE |
| 1 | 1 | Travis Kelce | KC | 10 | 195.8 | 66.0 | 896.0 | 7 | 19.6 | 83.8 | 52.8 | 11 |
Stuffing is awesome. It’s elite and you only get it once or twice a year.
Mac and Cheese
| Rank | Players | Season | Last 5 | Last 3 | Schedule | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prev Rank | Rank | Name | Team | G | PPR | Rec | Yds | TD | PPR/GM | PPR | PPR | ROS Rank vs TE |
| 2 | 2 | Darren Waller | LV | 10 | 139.9 | 60 | 519 | 5 | 14.0 | 66.4 | 41.7 | 13 |
| 3 | 3 | T.J. Hockenson | DET | 10 | 116.1 | 40 | 441 | 5 | 11.6 | 59.4 | 29 | 17 |
By itself, mac and cheese deserves the #1 spot, but it’s available all year, which lessens the Thanksgiving ranking.
Mashed Potatoes
| Rank | Players | Season | Last 5 | Last 3 | Schedule | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prev Rank | Rank | Name | Team | G | PPR | Rec | Yds | TD | PPR/GM | PPR | PPR | ROS Rank vs TE |
| 4 | 4 | Hayden Hurst | ATL | 10 | 96.1 | 37 | 411 | 3 | 9.6 | 36.4 | 13.2 | 9 |
| 5 | 5 | Rob Gronkowski | TB | 11 | 94.9 | 31 | 399 | 4 | 8.6 | 50.1 | 18.8 | 20 |
| 6 | 6 | Evan Engram | NYG | 10 | 86.8 | 38 | 347 | 2 | 8.7 | 42.2 | 19.3 | 16 |
| 11 | 7 | Eric Ebron | PIT | 10 | 92.9 | 35 | 359 | 4 | 9.3 | 56.4 | 30.6 | 5 |
| 9 | 8 | Mark Andrews | BAL | 10 | 119.4 | 38 | 454 | 6 | 11.9 | 45.1 | 38.9 | 18 |
Similar to mac and cheese, who doesn’t love mashed potatoes, but they’re just mashed potatoes. Cover ’em with gravy for Thanksgiving plus the little mashup (pun intended) where they get next to everything. A little mashed potatoes with corn, with turkey, with stuffing, it’s all good.
Pie (Apple With Ice Cream For Me)
| Rank | Players | Season | Last 5 | Last 3 | Schedule | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prev Rank | Rank | Name | Team | G | PPR | Rec | Yds | TD | PPR/GM | PPR | PPR | ROS Rank vs TE |
| 10 | 9 | Logan Thomas | WSH | 10 | 79 | 30 | 308 | 3 | 7.9 | 35.2 | 19.2 | 28 |
| 8 | 10 | Noah Fant | DEN | 9 | 95.2 | 39 | 422 | 2 | 10.6 | 40.3 | 21.8 | 2 |
| 15 | 11 | Dallas Goedert | PHI | 6 | 61.3 | 23 | 263 | 2 | 10.2 | 28.5 | 26 | 30 |
| 14 | 12 | Hunter Henry | LAC | 10 | 102.5 | 41 | 435 | 3 | 10.3 | 47.7 | 35.1 | 12 |
| 12 | 13 | Jonnu Smith | TEN | 10 | 111.9 | 30 | 338 | 8 | 11.2 | 39.5 | 32.7 | 23 |
I’m not sure these players are really worth of a dessert ranking, but I don’t look forward to dessert on Thanksgiving like some people do. I’m already too full by that point to consider eating any more. Talk to me after the late game wraps up, or maybe next week.
Turkey
| Rank | Players | Season | Last 5 | Last 3 | Schedule | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prev Rank | Rank | Name | Team | G | PPR | Rec | Yds | TD | PPR/GM | PPR | PPR | ROS Rank vs TE |
| 13 | 14 | Robert Tonyan | GB | 10 | 107.1 | 32 | 391 | 6 | 10.7 | 41.3 | 23.2 | 3 |
| 16 | 15 | Jimmy Graham | CHI | 10 | 95.2 | 35 | 302 | 5 | 9.5 | 28.9 | 17.5 | 25 |
| 20 | 16 | Dalton Schultz | DAL | 10 | 95.8 | 39 | 408 | 3 | 9.6 | 36.8 | 21.3 | 10 |
| 18 | 17 | Zach Ertz | PHI | 6 | 49.8 | 24 | 178 | 1 | 8.3 | #N/A | #N/A | 30 |
| 22 | 18 | Mike Gesicki | MIA | 10 | 81.4 | 28 | 414 | 2 | 8.1 | 23.3 | 21.5 | 19 |
| 17 | 18 | Austin Hooper | CLE | 8 | 56.9 | 26 | 249 | 1 | 7.1 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 6 |
| 21 | 19 | Jordan Reed | SF | 5 | 44 | 17 | 150 | 2 | 8.8 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 14 |
| 7 | 19 | Jared Cook | NO | 9 | 72.5 | 22 | 285 | 4 | 8.1 | 32.9 | 4.6 | 7 |
Just like tight ends, yes, you HAVE to make a turkey. I like turkey, but there are so many bad ones put on tables this time of year. I admit, as somebody who cooks, turkeys are a bit hit and miss (just like this group of TEs). It’s not like we carry a backup (turkey or TE) and by the time it’s ruined, it’s too late. Worst case, cover it in gravy and eat a slice because you don’t want the significant other’s mom mad at you while you’re trapped in her house.
Green Bean Casserole
| Rank | Players | Season | Last 5 | Last 3 | Schedule | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prev Rank | Rank | Name | Team | G | PPR | Rec | Yds | TD | PPR/GM | PPR | PPR | ROS Rank vs TE |
| 19 | 20 | Gerald Everett | LAR | 10 | 64.4 | 26 | 282 | 2 | 6.4 | 32.4 | 11.4 | 32 |
| 21 | 21 | Mo Alie-Cox | IND | 9 | 62.9 | 22 | 309 | 2 | 7.0 | 20.5 | 13.8 | 22 |
| 22 | 22 | Tyler Higbee | LAR | 9 | 78.6 | 27 | 315 | 3 | 8.7 | 18.4 | 15 | 32 |
| 23 | 23 | Trey Burton | IND | 7 | 61.4 | 20 | 171 | 4 | 8.8 | 27.6 | 17.5 | 22 |
| 24 | 24 | Irv Smith Jr. | MIN | 9 | 47.2 | 15 | 182 | 2 | 5.2 | 21.9 | 19.3 | 1 |
I like green bean casserole personally, but it’s a side that gets mixed reviews. A trained monkey could make it and you always end up waiting on it because the turkey is taking all the space in the oven.
Cranberry Sauce
| Rank | Players | Season | Last 5 | Last 3 | Schedule | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prev Rank | Rank | Name | Team | G | PPR | Rec | Yds | TD | PPR/GM | PPR | PPR | ROS Rank vs TE |
| 25 | 25 | Dan Arnold | ARI | 10 | 43.8 | 17 | 208 | 1 | 4.4 | 25.1 | 17.4 | 26 |
| 26 | 26 | Cameron Brate | TB | 11 | 42.7 | 16 | 147 | 2 | 3.9 | 24.7 | 17.4 | 20 |
| 27 | 27 | Jack Doyle | IND | 8 | 37.4 | 10 | 114 | 3 | 4.7 | 17.4 | 7.6 | 22 |
| 26 | 28 | Anthony Firkser | TEN | 10 | 63.2 | 29 | 282 | 1 | 6.3 | 22 | 13.7 | 23 |
| 28 | 29 | Richard Rodgers | PHI | 10 | 56.2 | 21 | 292 | 1 | 5.6 | 37.3 | 22.8 | 30 |
| 30 | Tyler Kroft | BUF | 9 | 41.9 | 12 | 119 | 3 | 4.7 | 19.6 | 7.1 | 31 | |
| 32 | 31 | Kyle Rudolph | MIN | 10 | 51.6 | 21 | 266 | 1 | 5.2 | 23.3 | 21.1 | 1 |
| 35 | 32 | Jordan Akins | HOU | 7 | 55.5 | 22 | 275 | 1 | 7.9 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 24 |
| 34 | 33 | Tyler Eifert | JAC | 9 | 43.8 | 19 | 188 | 1 | 4.9 | 17.5 | 17.5 | #N/A |
When the product is best out of a can, in a jello mold with the visible can rings around it, it’s not my thing. Where’s that dessert at?
Goedert had a good game last week, do you expect that trend and his rise to continue with ertz getting close. Surprisingly Rogers is being used more than I expected. Wentz and the eagles offense has taken a step back after I thought they’d get better. Ertz is still on ir, do you think he is going to be factor when he returns; I didn’t expect him to be elite this year but I also didn’t expect him to be as ineffective as he was pre injury. Thx
he either got old quick or was playing injured before he got IR’d is the general consensus. we’ll be able to tell likely when he comes off though (assuming he doesn’t immediately hurt again when he’s back). dick rod goes back i’d assume to the almost no snaps he had last time ertz/goedert were both healthy at the same time.
I expect Goedert to build off his efforts last week. Rodgers is being used as the Eagles run a good amount of 2 TE sets. Ertz could be back next week, so, I expect that is the end of the Dick Rod run. I have Ertz as a wait and see upside play for the playoffs, but he didn’t look like the Ertz we knew even before injury so it’s really only if you have the extra roster space.
Can’t rank Hurst so high after a donut – someone that high needs to have a safe enough floor to not post 0 points
Every player, and especially every TE, can post up a donut. Looking at the recent trends, plus Julio being out this week, didn’t want to punish Hurst for one dud.
picked up hinton because of the insane denver QB situation. are you playing him at flex over jakobi? julio is on my bench bec of uncertainty
No, I’d probably roll with Jakobi.