How many tight ends will be slotted ahead of Will Dissly in the Weekly this week? Travis Kelce, sure. Evan Engram, probably. Zach Ertz? Maybe. Not George Kittle, he's on a bye. And maybe no one else.
I haven't actually seen the rankings. But I do know that Dissly will be Seattle's main tight end, playing a full complement of snaps. And he's facing an Arizona defense that doesn't seem to be aware that other NFL teams occasionally throw to the position.
Arizona has faced three capable players, certainly. T.J. Hockenson, Mark Andrews, and Greg Olsen. But the Cardinals have let those guys all go off for huge numbers, and they've allowed an additional tight end touchdown to those players' 4 TDs as well. Three games into the season, no one's been close to as inept covering tight ends. They've allowed 2 more TDs to tight ends than any other team; at least 4 more TDs than three-quarters of the league's team.
| TIGHT END TDS ALLOWED | |
|---|---|
| Team | TE TDs |
| Arizona | 5 |
| Indianapolis | 3 |
| LA Chargers | 3 |
| Tennessee | 3 |
| Cleveland | 2 |
| NY Giants | 2 |
| Pittsburgh | 2 |
| Seattle | 2 |
| Carolina | 1 |
| Chicago | 1 |
| Cincinnati | 1 |
| Dallas | 1 |
| LA Rams | 1 |
| Miami | 1 |
| New Orleans | 1 |
| Oakland | 1 |
| Philadelphia | 1 |
| San Francisco | 1 |
| Tampa Bay | 1 |
| Washington | 1 |
| Atlanta | 0 |
| Baltimore | 0 |
| Buffalo | 0 |
| Denver | 0 |
| Detroit | 0 |
| Green Bay | 0 |
| Houston | 0 |
| Jacksonville | 0 |
| Kansas City | 0 |
| Minnesota | 0 |
| New England | 0 |
| NY Jets | 0 |
I picked up Dissly in a TE-friendly league last week, leaving him on my bench in favor of Austin Hooper (which worked out fine) and Sterling Shepard in the flex (also good). This week I'll be starting all three players. Dissly has to be in lineups.
--Andy Richardson