Fantasy Football 2018: 3 Late-Round Tight Ends to Draft

The tight end position is not deep. If you miss out on the top three options, here are three late-draft Fantasy Football picks worth waiting for.

Unlike the quarterback position, the tight end position is very shallow this fantasy football season. Outside of the top three or four names, there are a lot of players in that middle-of-the-draft group. If even that is too expensive of a pick, there are a couple of names worth drafting with one of your final picks.

I look at tight ends like quarterbacks when I draft. If I don’t get one of the top picks, I’d like to wait as long as possible before I pick one. For the tight end position, those top names are Rob Gronkowski, Travis Kelce and Zach Ertz. Some may include Greg Olsen, but there is a two-round separation between the three and Olsen.

I think building depth at wide receiver and running back is more important than drafting a tight end, especially with how shallow the running back position is. Most leagues only use one tight end anyway. I pick up whoever has the best matchup when the bye week comes around.

So, if you want to wait as long as possible for a tight end or if you’re in a deep league, here are three late-draft options worth having on your team.

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Austin Seferian-Jenkins, JAX

ASJ rejuvenated his career last season with the New York Jets. He posted a career-high 357 yards with three touchdowns in 13 games. Now with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Seferian-Jenkins is a sneaky pick in deeper leagues.

Blake Bortles and the Jaguars lost their top two wide receivers in Allen Robinson and Allen Hurns. With Marqise Lee, Donte Moncrief and Dede Westbrook projected atop the depth chart, Seferian-Jenkins will likely get a lot of targets.

WIth the soft AFC South defenses and a solid running game, the Jags should be able to put up a lot of points. ASJ will get his fair share of targets and at 6-foot-5, he should be a nice red zone threat.

Ricky Seals-Jones, ARI

No, this isn’t a list of hyphenated last name players. Seals-Jones came on strong in the second half of last season. From Week 10 to 14, he recorded 12 receptions with 201 yards and three touchdowns.

Jermaine Gresham is dealing with a torn Achilles tendon, opens up the starting tight end job. Plus, the loss of Jaron Brown and John Brown frees up 124 targets. I don’t expect Seals-Jones to get all of those but I expect way more than the 28 he got last season.

With Sam Bradford and Mike Glennon listed as the No. 1 and 2 quarterbacks, respectively, they will be checking down to the tight end more than other quarterbacks.

Ryan Griffin, HOU

Griffin will also benefit from another player leaving their respective team. He had a good couple of games early but was completely absent from Week 9 on after C.J. Fiedorowicz broke out.

Fiedorowicz retired this offseason and the Houston Texans likely not looking to sign a replacement, this seems to be Griffin’s job going forward.

The Texans have Deshaun Watson under center and the explosive wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins. Outside of that, their running game is weak and I don’t trust Will Fuller V for a full season. This makes Griffin the No. 2 or 3 pass catcher for the team.

Honorable Mention: Vernon Davis, Eric Ebron

Seferian-Jenkins has an ADP of 142.4 in ESPN leagues. The other two options are going undrafted. You will likely draft a starting tight end before you have to select one of these players. But as a backup or bye-week fill in, these are three tight ends worth keeping an eye on.