3 Fantasy Football Tight End Streaming Options for Week 12

Jeff Heuerman, Denver Broncos

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The tight end position is a hot mess right now. Outside of the top-3, no one is averaging more than 9.7 fantasy points per game. While it is hard to trust Jeff Heuerman and his mediocre production -- 24.6 yards per game since Week 5 -- the Denver Broncos tight end is one of the few available streaming options to consistently see volume.

While yardage wasn’t mind-blowing (20 yards), Heuerman registered five targets in Week 11. It was the fourth time he has done so in the last five games. Since Week 6, Heuerman ranks in the top-nine of all tight ends with 27 total targets, 5.4 per game. In the last three weeks, those targets are paying off as Heuerman has found the end zone twice and ranks as a TE1 (top-12) with 37.7 PPR points (12.6 per game). Facing the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 12, the Broncos’ tight end should have more room to run on Sunday.

The Steelers have given up over 62 yards per game to tight ends, the 10th-most in the league, while allowing 14.5 PPR points per game to the position, the eighth-most. The Broncos are also 3.0-point underdogs at home and will likely be chasing points for most of the day, providing Heuerman and the passing attack a favorable game script.