Welcome to the Week 3 of our look at the best waiver wire tight ends out there.
Best fantasy football TE waiver wire pickups for Week 3
Juwan Johnson and Zach Ertz highlight the top waiver wire tight end targets entering Week 3.
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We’ll go over some Week 2 tight end performers that you should consider scooping off the waiver wire ahead of Week 3. We’ll classify a waiver add as someone who is rostered under roughly 60% of Yahoo leagues.
Juwan Johnson, TE, Saints (44%)
Next three matchups — @SEA, @BUF, NYG
Mr. Johnson just continues to excel in Kellen Moore’s fast-paced offense, as he’s now up to 20 targets on the season. Against the 49ers this week he was able to catch 5-of-9 targets for 49 yards and a touchdown. His snap percentage was once again extremely high this week at 95%, per PFF. You just don’t see that very often, especially when you add in the target numbers. He’s shaping up to be a steady fantasy tight end, and extremely useful in PPR leagues.
Zach Ertz, TE, Commanders (57%)
Next three matchups — LV, @ATL, @LAC
Ertz caught 6-of-8 targets for 64 yards and a touchdown against a stout Green Bay defense on Thursday Night Football. That line comes after a Week 1 touchdown as well, on five target against a Giants team that didn’t put up much of a fight. We can’t expect the touchdowns to pile up, but there’s little doubt Jayden Daniels likes him near the end zone. With what looks like a decent schedule coming up, he should remain a strong play moving forward.
Ja’Tavion Sanders, TE, Panthers (2%)
Next three matchups — ATL, @NE, MIA
We might not see another 10 targets for Sanders this season, but the fact that he led the Panthers in targets this week is something to take note of. He ended up catching 7-of-11 for 54 yards, which in PPR circles is what we call in the business, a good day. Add to that a nice set of games on the horizon, and I think we can grab him to see if he can keep up the strong target share.
