Fantasy football busts: TE - Week 7

October 22, 2009 @ 12:00:00

By Cory J. Bonini and Bryce McRae
Edited by Bryce McRae and Tim Heaney

Fantasy football busts: QB | RB | WR | TE | PK | DT

In this article KFFL breaks down fantasy football busts of the week. Some high-level players will be included, because you need to know when is time to sit a player even though it may not seem appropriate. Primarily, however, we will address the midrange to low-end fantasy options that you rack your brain over each week. Read on to learn which of these players that you wouldn't want in your lineup.

Note: All statistics are from Week 3 to Week 6, unless otherwise noted.

Fantasy football busts: Tight ends

Vernon Davis, San Francisco 49ers at Houston Texans

Fantasy value: Midrange No. 1

Houston could shut down Davis

• Davis remains the No. 1 passcatcher in the 49ers' passing game, but he may see his looks go down a little with first-round pick Michael Crabtree ending his holding and entering the starting lineup.
• The Texans may struggle in other areas of their defense, but stopping tight ends is their forte. In the past month, this group has given up a paltry 2.75 receptions for 26.8 yards per game. Oh, and they have held the position out of the end zone in this time, too.

NEW - Jeremy Shockey, New Orleans Saints at Miami Dolphins

Fantasy value: Low-end No. 1 or flex

• Shockey has four receptions in all but one game this year (six in the other), and he is coming off his best fantasy week since Week 1. He caught four passes for 37 yards and one score against the New York Giants last weekend.
• His reception consistency could be in jeopardy this weekend; the Dolphins are allowing only 1.67 receptions per game to opposing tight ends over the last month. They also haven't allowed a touchdown to the position in that time.
• Miami has been giving a lot of yardage to opposing wideouts (169.0 yards per game); the Saints' receivers might be the better options through the air for quarterback Drew Brees this weekend.

Fantasy football busts: QB | RB | WR | TE | PK | DT

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Cory J. Bonini

Cory J. Bonini is a senior editor at KFFL. In late 2002, Bonini joined the KFFL staff as a research analyst. He vaulted himself into one of the industry's leading fantasy analysts.

Bonini has been involved in fantasy sports since 1996. A member of the Fantasy Sports Trade Association as well as Fantasy Sports Writers Association, he has been featured in print, on the radio and is also a published writer on scores of sites. Bonini co-hosted Big Lead Sports on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio from 2011 to 2012.

Bonini was recognized with the 2010 Best Article in Print Award from the FSWA and was a finalist for the same award in 2011. In '11, he finished first overall in the FSWA NFL experts challenge that featured 60 of the industry's best competitors.

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Bryce McRae
Bryce McRae is a Managing Editor with KFFL and has been involved in fantasy sports since 1999. He joined KFFL as a volunteer writer in March 2005 before becoming a Hot off the Wire Analyst in March 2006. He began working in his current capacity in September 2008. His work has appeared on fantasy sports sites such as Yahoo! and CBS Sportsline as well as in print. He graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2008 with a B.A. in History and U.S. Studies.

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