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10 TE sleepers to target for fantasy football Week 8

By Jakob Ashlin

Oct 24, 2021; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Cincinnati Bengals tight end C.J. Uzomah (87) celebrates scoring a third quarter touchdown against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 24, 2021; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Cincinnati Bengals tight end C.J. Uzomah (87) celebrates scoring a third quarter touchdown against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 17, 2021; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Bears tight end Cole Kmet (85) catches a pass during the second half against the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports /

8. Cole Kmet, Chicago Bears

Rostered: 15.3%

Cole Kmet is coming off two solid games. Here are his statistics from the past two games:

Week 6 vs. GB: four receptions, 49 yards, five targets

Week 7 @ TB: five receptions, 43 yards, six targets

The 2020 second-round pick is finally starting to build some momentum.

Justin Fields has started to throw the football more frequently, which has benefited Kmet. Fields had 27 pass attempts in Week 6, which was a new career-high. He, then, set a new career-high with 32 pass attempts in Week 7.

7. Evan Engram, New York Giants

Rostered: 23.7%

Since returning in Week 3, Evan Engram is 20th among tight ends in fantasy points, which is not very inspiring.

Nevertheless, he continues to be featured in the Giants’ offense, as he was targeted eight times last week against the Panthers.

Engram has an excellent matchup this week against the Chiefs’ defense. The Chiefs are allowing 29.0 points per game, which is tied for the fifth-most in the NFL. In addition, they have given up the fifth-most fantasy points to opposing tight ends this season.

Engram is hard to trust, but this matchup is too good to pass up.

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