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FanDuel daily fantasy projections, Week 12: Tight end
Rob Gronkowski gets a bad matchup this week, so fantasy owners might want to go another direction.
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Here are the fantasy projections for Week 12:
Top tier
While Rob Gronkowski is the top projected guy, he's a bad bargain against the Denver Broncos defense. Of course, the Patriots are extremely thin, so it should be Gronk all night. Excluding the Thursday guys, Tyler Eifert should have a good game against the St. Louis Rams.
Bargains
Benjamin Watson looks like a very nice play at $5,400 against the Houston Texans. It's not the best matchup with the Texans ranking as the 12th-toughest matchup for tight ends, but it's in a dome and Watson should get some targets coming off a bye.
Elite players with subpar matchups
This may not be the week to play Gronk. Gary Barnidge is also in a bad matchup against the Baltimore Ravens, who are the fourth-toughest matchup against fantasy tight ends.
