Howard has split tight end targets evenly with Cameron Brate since Gronkowski went down, but he's a far better athlete, and he flashed that ability in Week 6 when he caught six of seven targets for 49 yards and a touchdown against the Eagles.
The last time the team was without Brown, Week 3, Gronkowski saw a 14% target share and the tight ends as a group saw 26% of the targets. I've projected Howard and Brate for a 13% target share each, which makes Howard the better option because of his downfield ability, but puts both in play as streamers. They both project better than Ricky Seals-Jones, but my updated rankings will have it Howard, then Seals-Jones, then Brate. I would start all three ahead of Zach Ertz this week.
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25.8% -- Kyle Pitts has accounted for more than a quarter of the Falcons air yards this season. No tight end has a higher rate.
16.7 -- Mike Gesicki has scored at least 16.7 PPR Fantasy points in three of his past four games.
14.2 -- Dalton Schultz is averaging 14.2 Fantasy points per game, which is fourth-best among tight ends, and better than Darren Waller.
149.1 -- Jalen Hurts has a near perfect passer rating when targeting Dallas Goedert; hopefully the departure of Zach Ertz means more targets for Goedert.
334 -- Mark Andrews leads all tight ends with 334 completed air yards.
7.9% -- Arizona has thrown just 7.9% of their passes to tight ends. That will need to change a lot for Zach Ertz to matter in Fantasy.
Seals-Jones has absorbed all of the Logan Thomas role in this offense, and in a week like this that makes him a near must-start tight end. A game script chasing points against the Packers doesn't hurt anything either.
We can excuse O.J. Howard's slow start, coming back from a major injury. He has three games with at least six targets from Tom Brady. He's scored at least 13 PPR Fantasy points in all of them.
Waller has been underwhelming lately, but I expect a bounceback against the Eagles. This defense does everything it can to take away the deep ball, which should lead to a steady dose of Josh Jacobs carries and Darren Waller dump offs. The Eagles have seen the fourth-most tight end targets this season.
