DraftKings Main Slate for Week 6 - Tight End (TE)

Tucker Kraft finished the week with two limited practices (LP). He's been on fire over the last two weeks, scoring 18 & 24 points. He's snapping 82% on the season, and his price is fair for that recent production. His mark is 19, which Kittle scored one above last week against the #Cardinals. The rest of the production leaves a little to be desired vs. ARI, but he's trending with production over the previous few weeks and is worthy of consideration. #Packers

Sam Laporta has disappointed to start the season, but he's coming off a bye week and facing the #Cowboys, down players on their defense, specifically Kendricks. LaPorta only hit a ceiling of 9 and a floor of 3, so we're looking for similar outputs to last year, where he had at least 15 points vs. DAL last season. His mark is 22 points, which makes the price tag a tough climb, as DAL has only allowed two 10-point TEs last week (PIT TEs (Heyward & Freiermuth)). Maybe the combination of that production can land with LaPorta. It's worth a shot, but don't get too risky with the rest of the build. #Lions

Trey McBride has an 11-point floor in two of the last three weeks and has snapped 85% on the season. While it came together in Week 2 with 18 points, it's not landing consistently, like most Tight Ends this year. Greg Dortch looked appealing in the WR section, which means there is opportunity inside vs. the #Packers. They allowed names like Colby Parkinson, Josh Oliver, Nick Vannett, and Josh Whyle to find 8-12 points over the last three weeks. That 12-point floor should be a layup for McBride, which hopefully improves toward his 22-point mark. #Cardinals

Chig lands with the best matchup by the numbers against the #Colts. TE trends have been limited so far this season, but IND allowed 12+ in the last three weeks, which included 16 & 25 points. His history vs. the #Colts isn't too bad, with 8 & 9 in both matchups last year, which is appealing for the low 13-point mark you're chasing. The hurdle arrives with his 50% snap count last week, which aligns with his 53% on the season. 9.5 points is his highest output, which was in Week 1. Since then, he hasn't hit more than 4.6 points. There is risk here, but not too much, as his price won't destroy your lineup. #Titans

Dalton Schultz has a floor of 3 points and a ceiling of 7 points. His production isn't appealing. His 86% snap count and missing targets to Nico Collins are. The #Patriots allowed a floor of 11 and a ceiling of 14 to Conklin, Kittle, and Jonnu Smith. Schultz's price is fair, and he does arrive with a history of upside, so he should find his season-high this week, which hopefully outpaces the previous mark vs. the #Patriots and lands his 16-point mark. #Texans

Cade Otton snapped 100% last week and 94% on the season. Baker has been productive, and nothing stood out for the production of his WRs, so maybe Otton should continue his modest 7-point floor over the last three weeks, which included 10 & 11 points in the previous two weeks. His mark is only 14, so he won't kill your lineup and should find a similar floor, as the #Saints allowed 10, 30, & 16 to Schoonmaker, Goedert, and Kelce over the last three weeks. Solid play. #Buccaneers

Brock Bowers has 11, 18, 7, 5, & 23 points on the season. Primarily solid outputs, but now his price is in a different tier at 6k, which requires 24 points to pay that cost. He has yet to hit that once this year, although production vs. the #Steelers should allow a decent floor. Pittsburgh allowed 13 points to Ferguson last week, 11 points to Kyle Pitts in Week 1, and 4-8 points to a few regularly unproductive TEs between those games. 10-15 points present a safe output, especially with the #Raiders depleted at WR (Adams OUT, Meyers Doubtful). I'd prefer a friendly price, but I like the play. #Raiders

Juwan Johnson is always a dart throw, as his numbers are never consistent, but he does make some splashes. New and young QBs tend to lean on their tight end. Johnson snapped 54% on the season but saw an uptick of 79% last week. Without Taysom Hill, he should continue close to that number against the #Buccaneers, who allowed 13 (Goedert) & 15 (Pitts) points over the last two weeks. Johnson doesn't land with the same pedigree as those two TEs, but he produced 23 points against TB last year. His mark is 12 points, and his price is nice to build around. Solid dart #Saints

This analysis has a slight bias, as I'm trying to catch Mark Andrews's breakout game before the rest of the crowd gets there. While I state that I'm a believer in Likely, this isn't a knock there, including this week vs. the #Commanders. There hasn't been much production vs. WAS outside last week, with Akins scoring 11 points. Both prices for Likely and Andrews are appealing, with Likely needing a mark of 18 and Andrews chasing 15 points. Likely hit 16 points last week and 29 points to start the season, but landed a bunch of duds between those two games. He's snapping 60% on the season, which includes 70% last week. Andrews found 9.5 last week, snapped 55% last week and 54% on the season. My appeal for "the chase" here is that not many TEs are doing much this season, so why not chase the low-priced risk that was delivered in the past? There's no need for any of you to die on this hill with me. lol #Ravens