Taysom Hill wonders if he’s the best fake tight end in the world, Will Dissly travels west to face the Falcons, and Mark Andrews hunts for touchdowns against the Eagles. Other positions: Quarterback | Running Back | Receiver Week 13 Tight Ends TE Notes: With the 49ers in the rare position of serving as not only underdogs, but touchdown underdogs, I’ll park George Kittle at No. 1.
This isn’t a week where the Niners can make him primarily a blocker, killing his floor, while his ceiling remains the highest at the position ...
is what I wrote before reconsidering right at “press time.” Brock Purdy’s (shoulder) health situation appears too touch and go. .
.. Trey McBride cannot score, but he’s all the way up to No.
2 overall in terms of tight end yardage. Kyler Murray is going to need McBride’s easy button completions against the Vikings’ strong pass rush. .
.. Travis Kelce has cooled off from his Weeks 8-10 hot streak, but eight weekly targets are still looking like a given.
The Raiders surrender the third most TE fantasy points. ..
. Rookie Brock Bowers leads all tight ends in yards even with the Raiders already having had their bye. He’s dealing with more quarterback drama as the Raiders go back to Aidan O’Connell, but continually targeting Bowers was one of the only things O’Connell did well in Week 6, the lone start he’s finished this season.
Taysom Hill will never repeat his career-best Week 11. He also doesn’t need to to remain a top-five “tight e.