Jordan Reed

If you're a fan of the Cowboys, Giants, or Redskins, you'd hope to see your team making splashy free agent signings. Anything to keep them in competition with the Eagles. Let's check in on the offensive free agent tracker:Cowboys - zero signings Giants - one signing (Jonathan Stewart) Redskins - one signing (Paul Richardson)Meanwhile, the Eagles have boosted an already formidable defensive front and trimmed their offense. With the infrastructure already in place, it's going to be hard to dethrone the reigning…

In Week 4, Ed Dickson had 62 receiving yards. It was his highest total in any game since 2012. Despite becoming the de facto starting tight end for the Carolina Panthers in the wake of Greg Olsen breaking his foot, Dickson’s Week 4 output seemed a bit unsustainable. About that … not only did Dickson improve upon his Week 4 production in Week 5, he nearly tripled it. He recorded a career-high 175 receiving yards. Not only was it a career-high for Dickson, it was the sixth-most receiving yards by a tight end in a single game…

Here’s all you need to know about the fantasy tight end landscape last week: Marcedes Lewis was fantasy’s leading scorer among tight ends with 24.2 fantasy points in Week 3. That might not sound so strange until you consider that Lewis had more fantasy points in Week 3 than he had in either of the past two seasons. Lewis was joined as a TE1 in Week 3 by such obvious names as Ryan Griffin, Vernon Davis, Luke Willson, and Lance Kendricks. Oh, and Jason Witten and Travis Kelce, top-3 tight ends through the first two weeks of…

Last season, 26,593 yards and 181 touchdowns were recorded by tight ends. So trust someone who’s done the math: this position matters.Drafting a tight end in any league format can be tricky. Once the top five guys are wiped off the board, it’s like splitting hairs, and if you aren’t prepared to play the waiting game, you may find yourself reaching.As far as strategies go, I sometimes think reaching for a tight end isn’t altogether a bad move. The position itself has all of a sudden become invaluable and may hold more…

Fantasy football season is right around the corner. Here are the top 10 tight ends to target as we draw closer to draft season.1. Rob Gronkowski, New England Patriots - Is this a surprise to anyone? We all know that the big negative with Gronk is health. When he's healthy, however, it's a buffet of points from Tom Brady, possibly the greatest quarterback to play the game. In just six games in 2016, Gronk had three 100-yard games and three touchdowns. He also caught 25-of-38 targets for 540 yards. Look for more of the…