Fantasy Football Week 5 Tight End Preview: Keep running Kyle Pitts out there

For the first month of the season it’s hard to call Kyle Pitts anything but a bust. He ranks 19th in Fantasy points behind the likes of Maxx Williams and C.J. Uzomah. He’s been outscored by both of the Eagles tight ends.

But this is no victory lap from me. Because if you told me Pitts would have 26 targets in his first four NFL games, I would have never told you he was going to be a bust. 

Pitts currently ranks seventh among NFL tight ends in both targets and yards. He’s 12th in catches. He’s the No. 2 option on a Falcons passing offense that looks like it’s settling in. And he gets the Jets in Week 5.

No, this is not a victory lap. This is a word of encouragement to all who drafted Pitts and an exhortation to those of you who didn’t. Kyle Pitts should be in your lineup. If you drafted him, that’s easy enough. You don’t have to do anything. If you avoided him, now is the chance to acquire him for much less than it cost on Draft Day. But the window could be closing any week.

Here’s everything else you need to know about tight end in Week 5:

Week 5 TE Preview

The following players are not being projected to play Week 5 at this time. Here’s what it means:

• 219 — Pitts’ 219 air yards ranks fifth at the position.
• 20.2% — A fifth of Jacoby Brissett’s passes have gone to Mike Gesicki.
• 127 — Dalton Schultz has 127 yards after the catch. Among tight ends, only Travis Kelce and George Kittle have more.
• 11.6% — Dallas Goedert has seen just an 11.6% target share, two points worse than Zach Ertz.
• 64% — Cameron Brate played a season-high 64% of the snaps in Week 4 without Rob Gronkowski. Now we just need some production.
• 52 — T.J. Hockenson has just 52 yards in his past two games. A third dud against the Vikings would be cause for concern.
• 14 — Tyler Conklin has 14 targets in his past two games, forgive last week’s dud.
• 5 — Dawson Knox set a career-high with five catches in Week 4. His role appears to be growing.