Top 30 fantasy football TEs for the Wild Card round

This was a crazy year for tight ends in fantasy, as only one player really showed up for the entire season. His name is Trey McBride and he was fantasy’s No. 1 tight end by a wide, wide margin. The No. 1 tight end in overall points, who also made it to the playoffs, is the Eagles’ Dallas Goedert, who was TE7 on the season. In PPR, he had 130 fewer fantasy points than McBride though.

The best fantasy tight end still going is the 49ers’ George Kittle, who missed six games early in the season due to a hamstring injury. He’s also probably the 49ers best overall receiver at the moment. They get a tough matchup in Philadelphia, but Kittle is by far my favorite tight end going this week. After him, there just aren’t any tight ends who you can rely on for strong target numbers.

TE injuries/news

Terrance Ferguson, Rams

Ferguson was held out in Week 18 with a hamstring injury. It’s tough to know how bad the injury is, as the team could have been extra cautious with him since they already had a playoff spot locked up. But, even if he can go for the playoffs, the return of Tyler Higbee to the active roster will cut into his opportunities.

Wild Card odds

Point totals

Bills at Jaguars (51.5)
Rams at Panthers (46.5)
49ers at Eagles (46.5)
Chargers at Patriots (46.5)
Packers at Bears (45.5)
Texans at Steelers (39.5)

Implied individual team totals

Rams (28.5)
Bills (26.5)
Jaguars (25)
Eagles (25)
Patriots (25)
Packers (23.5)
Bears (22)
49ers (21.5)
Chargers (21.5)
Texans (21.5)
Panthers (18)
Steelers (18)

Point spreads

Rams (-10.5) at Panthers
Texans (-3.5) at Steelers
Chargers at Patriots (-3.5)
49ers at Eagles (-3.5)
Bills (-1.5) at Jaguars
Packers (-1.5) at Bears

DVOA rankings against the pass

Texans (2nd)
Rams (4th)
Eagles (5th)
Jaguars (7th)
Chargers (10th)
Bills (12th)
Steelers (13th)
Packers (18th)
Panthers (23rd)
Bears (24th)
Patriots (25th)
49ers (26th)

DVOA rankings against tight ends

Eagles (1st)
Texans (2nd)
Rams (3rd)
49ers (4th)
Bills (8th)
Packers (8th)
Bears (10th)
Patriots (15th)
Jaguars (17th)
Steelers (22nd)
Chargers (25th)
Panthers (30th)