Ranking TE playoff strength of schedule for all 32 NFL teams

Can you trust Cade Otton in the fantasy playoffs? (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

We did strength of schedule for wideouts last week, but I didn’t want to leave the tight ends out. Today we put them through the car wash, trying to figure out what’s coming for the money games, Weeks 15-17.

The standard disclaimers apply:

The rankings are a mix of data, observation and special sauce. Defensive strength and production yielded over the last two months was weighted heavier than what happened early in the year. I did not add or subtract weight to the location of games, and the possible impact of weather.

Some of you might not even need to play in Week 15 — you’re sitting on a valuable, glorious bye week. And obviously if you don’t make it to the Championship Game of Week 17, a cupcake finishing draw won’t help you one bit. Ranking these schedules in aggregate strength is a mix of usefulness with some expected noise, but I still think there’s some value here.

You decide if you agree.

To be clear, the goal of this is not to tell you to start Tyler Higbee over George Kittle because of the future schedule. We’re just offering one more tool to add to your toolbox, one more way to break ties or plan for the future, even if it’s on the margins.

Teams at the top have the easier TE schedules, and teams at the bottom have the harder ones. Sometimes the easier schedules are more about volume than efficiency; the same general qualifier applies to the bottom of the page. Season to taste.

One more time, these schedules listed are for Weeks 15-17. They do not include Week 18 — which is fantasy-irrelevant to the majority of leagues.

Preamble finished. Here is what the tight end schedules look like, Weeks 15-17.

1. Buccaneers: (at GB, JAC, NO)

I can’t say Cade Otton has a floor, but he never comes off the field for the Bucs and he did win last week’s game with a late touchdown. It’s safe to say Baker Mayfield trusts him.

2. Giants: (at NO, at PHI, LAR)

The schedule is singing for us, but…

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Publish date : 2023-12-12 18:18:36

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