Neil Dutton

Lead Writer, soft spot for the tight end position. Will never stop loving Duke Johnson.

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Time for Dalton Kincaid: Week 8 Tight End Streamers

It might have been mentioned once or twice, but last week was National Tight Ends Day in the NFL. In honor of this special holiday, the TEs of the NFL stepped up to the plate admirably, delivering several notable performances. The stats below show how each TE celebrated the holiday with their owners, not including those playing Monday Night Football. If we did, the results…...

Running up That (Taysom) Hill, and Other Stranger Things: Week 7 Tight End Streamers

Week 6 is in the rearview mirror, and we are hurtling toward the halfway point of the 2023 season. Last week saw its fair amount of craziness — more than its fair share, some might say — with some random scoring occurring across all fantasy-relevant positions. The tight end spot saw some new names emerge among the top scorers, with players like Michael Mayer, Brenton…...

Stay Running with Logan (Thomas): Week 6 Tight End Streamers

Week 6 of the 2023 NFL season is already upon us. Things are just starting to get weird, and they’ll only get weirder folks. So buckle up. One of the weirdest things to happen lately was just how many tight ends were fantasy relevant in Week 5. Fourteen TEs scored 10 or more PPR points, while a whopping six managed 19 or more. We truly…...

It’s Fergie Time: Week 5 Tight End Streamers

Week 5 sees the beginning of the 2023 bye weeks, making roster and lineup decisions trickier. This is never more relevant than at the tight end spot. It’s already a joy trying to find a viable starter at this spot when all 32 teams are in action. But once you start subtracting teams from the main group, the real challenge begins. But worry ye not…....

Any (Sam) LaPorta in a Storm: Week 3 Tight End Streamers

There will be weeks where the tight end position is a little better than we expect. We won’t get explosive scoring all across the board, but there’ll be a good number of fantasy performances that will make managers happy. Well, maybe not happy. But certainly, they won’t be screaming for the abolition of the position from all future fantasy leagues. Last week, between Thursday and…...

Hunter Henry Is the TE1, and Other Week 1 Absurdities: Week 2 Tight End Streamers

Yeah, I know. Week 1 was ugly across the board in fantasy football. I am drowning in an underwhelmed sea. The tight end spot was, as usual, no exception. But seriously, if Travis Kelce and Mark Andrews both miss a game, the overall picture will not be pretty. But we go again. With Week 2 fast on the horizon, I offer three names to plug…...

Stream Gerald Everett While You Have the Chance: Week 1 Tight End Streamers

Hopefully, many of you made it out of your drafts with a genuine stud at tight end. You fine folks will be able to relax during the 2023 NFL Fantasy season, safe in the knowledge that you have the correct answer at fantasy sport’s most volatile position. Congratulations, people. Enjoy cheering on Travis Kelce, whooping with delight after Mark Andrews, and or having a hunk…...

Good First Impressions: Rookie Tight Ends Winning Plaudits in Camp

Apparently, the great Oscar Wilde once said that you never get a second chance to make a good first impression. This mantra has been taken onboard by a host of rookies this summer, with many first-year players wowing observers across the NFL. There are two rookie tight ends in particular that are impressing the people that matter, early in training camp. But how excited should…...

Irv Smith Won’t Be A Target Hog With the Bengals, But He Still Can Provide Some Fantasy Juice

The Cincinnati Bengals added to their high-powered offense on Monday, signing tight end Irv Smith Jr to a one-year “prove it” deal. Smith had spent the first four seasons of his career as a member of the Minnesota Vikings. Two injury-wrecked seasons plus the addition of T.J. Hockenson during the 2022 campaign all but ensured Smith would be looking for new digs in 2023. At…...

Dalton Schultz Stays in Texas, but Will He Be Fantasy Relevant on the Texans?

Dalton Schultz played out the 2022 season on the franchise tag for the Dallas Cowboys. This status did not lead to a long-term pact between the two, and with free agency a week-old Schultz finally found a home for 2023. But there is a chance it is only for 2023. Schultz inked a one-year, $9m deal with the Houston Texans, becoming the second 2022 tagged…...

Will Landing on the Panthers Resurrect Adam Thielen’s Fantasy Appeal?

Nine seasons after signing with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent, Adam Thielen was released by the team just over a week ago. Thielen was not out of work for long, however. The Carolina Panthers signed the wide receiver to a three-year, $25 million contract on Sunday. Thielen’s production has dropped significantly in recent years. Few would suggest that he is among the…...

A New Home and a Change of Role Will Help Mike Gesicki, but Will it Make Him Fantasy Relevant in 2023?

After five seasons with the Miami Dolphins, including a 2022 season spent on the franchise tag, Mike Gesicki has found a new home for the 2023 campaign. Gesicki has signed a one-year, $9 million pact with the Dolphins’ fellow AFC Easters, the New England Patriots. This move reunites him with a coach that he has some history with, going back to Gesicki’s college days. Mike…...

Miles Sanders Could be a Fantasy Factor for the Panthers in 2023, but his Lack of Receiving Work Will Hamper his Upside

Miles Sanders has cashed in on a career year with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2022 by signing a long-term free-agent deal with the Carolina Panthers. Sanders signed a four-year, $25m contract (which I’m absolutely positive is more like two years, then “we’ll see”) and heads to the NFC South after four seasons with the Eagles. Sanders never really became the superstar back the Eagles hoped…...

Hayden Hurst’s New Quarterback Is Uncertain, But with Little Competition for Targets in Carolina, He Could Be Fantasy Force at a Thin Position

After a season with the Cincinnati Bengals, tight end Hayden Hurst is set to return to the NFC South in 2023. The former first-round pick of the Baltimore Ravens back in 2018 (picked before Lamar Jackson and Mark Andrews, lest we forget) is signing a three-year pact with the Carolina Panthers. It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that Hurst hasn’t quite lived up to…...

Is This the Most Athletic Tight End Class Ever? 4 Combine Winners and 1 Prospect Who Disappointed

Saturday was the day the real unsung heroes of American football got their chance to shine. I’m speaking of course of the tight ends. Overall, the players who chose to participate in the athletic testing did very well. One common factor that the group showcased was speed. Eight players managed to clock a sub-4.70 forty-yard-dash time. Here are four prospects who did themselves a lot…...

Brock Purdy Surprised Everyone in His Rookie Year, But Does He Profile as a Franchise Quarterback?

Sometimes a player lands in a perfect situation but at completely the wrong time. He could be thought ideally suited to run the offense he now finds himself a member of, but his draft status makes it unlikely he’ll ever get the chance to do so. But sometimes, the player gets the chance, for a host of reasons. Often, when this happens, the “ideal situation” is…...

Evaluating the 2020 First Rounders 5th-Year Option Status

The 2022 NFL season has literally only just finished. But time waits for no man, with teams already beginning to look at how their 2023 rosters will take shape. One important piece of business that will need to be taken care of is fifth-year options. Since 2011, all players taken in the first round of the NFL have a clause in their contract in which…...

This 2022 Rookie Wide Receiver Might be The Next D.J. Chark, But Is That a Good Thing?

Sometimes a player can be drafted into what seems to the watching world to be a perfect landing spot, where a marriage of skill set and opportunity collide in gloriously serendipitous circumstances. This makes us, the fantasy community, happy and ready to invest in that player early and often. We can look past unremarkable athletic traits, and focus on a history of dominance at the…...

Is This 2022 Rookie Wide Receiver the Next Stefon Diggs?

Stefon Diggs has become one of the premier wide receivers in the NFL since entering the league in 2015. His deeds on the field have made the Minnesota Vikings and Buffalo Bills very happy, despite a few minor blips. He has also been a more than handy asset in fantasy football. This type of player does not grow on trees and should be celebrated for…...

Travis Kelce the TE1 Again: The 2022 Tight End Report and DFS Options for Week 18

RotoViz staff and writers join with the rest of the NFL community in praying for Damar Hamlin. His Chasing M’s Foundation, originally established to fund children’s initiatives like toy drives and kid camps, is one of many examples of Hamlin’s generosity and spirit. The go-fund-me campaign has now raised over $6 million. You can contribute here. Any writing about football at present takes place in…...

Time for Dalton Kincaid: Week 8 Tight End Streamers

It might have been mentioned once or twice, but last week was National Tight Ends Day in the NFL. In honor of this special holiday, the TEs of the NFL stepped up to the plate admirably, delivering several notable performances. The stats below show how each TE celebrated the holiday with their owners, not including those playing Monday Night Football. If we did, the results…...

Running up That (Taysom) Hill, and Other Stranger Things: Week 7 Tight End Streamers

Week 6 is in the rearview mirror, and we are hurtling toward the halfway point of the 2023 season. Last week saw its fair amount of craziness — more than its fair share, some might say — with some random scoring occurring across all fantasy-relevant positions. The tight end spot saw some new names emerge among the top scorers, with players like Michael Mayer, Brenton…...

Stay Running with Logan (Thomas): Week 6 Tight End Streamers

Week 6 of the 2023 NFL season is already upon us. Things are just starting to get weird, and they’ll only get weirder folks. So buckle up. One of the weirdest things to happen lately was just how many tight ends were fantasy relevant in Week 5. Fourteen TEs scored 10 or more PPR points, while a whopping six managed 19 or more. We truly…...

It’s Fergie Time: Week 5 Tight End Streamers

Week 5 sees the beginning of the 2023 bye weeks, making roster and lineup decisions trickier. This is never more relevant than at the tight end spot. It’s already a joy trying to find a viable starter at this spot when all 32 teams are in action. But once you start subtracting teams from the main group, the real challenge begins. But worry ye not…....

Any (Sam) LaPorta in a Storm: Week 3 Tight End Streamers

There will be weeks where the tight end position is a little better than we expect. We won’t get explosive scoring all across the board, but there’ll be a good number of fantasy performances that will make managers happy. Well, maybe not happy. But certainly, they won’t be screaming for the abolition of the position from all future fantasy leagues. Last week, between Thursday and…...

Hunter Henry Is the TE1, and Other Week 1 Absurdities: Week 2 Tight End Streamers

Yeah, I know. Week 1 was ugly across the board in fantasy football. I am drowning in an underwhelmed sea. The tight end spot was, as usual, no exception. But seriously, if Travis Kelce and Mark Andrews both miss a game, the overall picture will not be pretty. But we go again. With Week 2 fast on the horizon, I offer three names to plug…...

Stream Gerald Everett While You Have the Chance: Week 1 Tight End Streamers

Hopefully, many of you made it out of your drafts with a genuine stud at tight end. You fine folks will be able to relax during the 2023 NFL Fantasy season, safe in the knowledge that you have the correct answer at fantasy sport’s most volatile position. Congratulations, people. Enjoy cheering on Travis Kelce, whooping with delight after Mark Andrews, and or having a hunk…...

Good First Impressions: Rookie Tight Ends Winning Plaudits in Camp

Apparently, the great Oscar Wilde once said that you never get a second chance to make a good first impression. This mantra has been taken onboard by a host of rookies this summer, with many first-year players wowing observers across the NFL. There are two rookie tight ends in particular that are impressing the people that matter, early in training camp. But how excited should…...

Irv Smith Won’t Be A Target Hog With the Bengals, But He Still Can Provide Some Fantasy Juice

The Cincinnati Bengals added to their high-powered offense on Monday, signing tight end Irv Smith Jr to a one-year “prove it” deal. Smith had spent the first four seasons of his career as a member of the Minnesota Vikings. Two injury-wrecked seasons plus the addition of T.J. Hockenson during the 2022 campaign all but ensured Smith would be looking for new digs in 2023. At…...

Dalton Schultz Stays in Texas, but Will He Be Fantasy Relevant on the Texans?

Dalton Schultz played out the 2022 season on the franchise tag for the Dallas Cowboys. This status did not lead to a long-term pact between the two, and with free agency a week-old Schultz finally found a home for 2023. But there is a chance it is only for 2023. Schultz inked a one-year, $9m deal with the Houston Texans, becoming the second 2022 tagged…...

Will Landing on the Panthers Resurrect Adam Thielen’s Fantasy Appeal?

Nine seasons after signing with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent, Adam Thielen was released by the team just over a week ago. Thielen was not out of work for long, however. The Carolina Panthers signed the wide receiver to a three-year, $25 million contract on Sunday. Thielen’s production has dropped significantly in recent years. Few would suggest that he is among the…...

A New Home and a Change of Role Will Help Mike Gesicki, but Will it Make Him Fantasy Relevant in 2023?

After five seasons with the Miami Dolphins, including a 2022 season spent on the franchise tag, Mike Gesicki has found a new home for the 2023 campaign. Gesicki has signed a one-year, $9 million pact with the Dolphins’ fellow AFC Easters, the New England Patriots. This move reunites him with a coach that he has some history with, going back to Gesicki’s college days. Mike…...

Miles Sanders Could be a Fantasy Factor for the Panthers in 2023, but his Lack of Receiving Work Will Hamper his Upside

Miles Sanders has cashed in on a career year with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2022 by signing a long-term free-agent deal with the Carolina Panthers. Sanders signed a four-year, $25m contract (which I’m absolutely positive is more like two years, then “we’ll see”) and heads to the NFC South after four seasons with the Eagles. Sanders never really became the superstar back the Eagles hoped…...

Hayden Hurst’s New Quarterback Is Uncertain, But with Little Competition for Targets in Carolina, He Could Be Fantasy Force at a Thin Position

After a season with the Cincinnati Bengals, tight end Hayden Hurst is set to return to the NFC South in 2023. The former first-round pick of the Baltimore Ravens back in 2018 (picked before Lamar Jackson and Mark Andrews, lest we forget) is signing a three-year pact with the Carolina Panthers. It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that Hurst hasn’t quite lived up to…...

Is This the Most Athletic Tight End Class Ever? 4 Combine Winners and 1 Prospect Who Disappointed

Saturday was the day the real unsung heroes of American football got their chance to shine. I’m speaking of course of the tight ends. Overall, the players who chose to participate in the athletic testing did very well. One common factor that the group showcased was speed. Eight players managed to clock a sub-4.70 forty-yard-dash time. Here are four prospects who did themselves a lot…...

Brock Purdy Surprised Everyone in His Rookie Year, But Does He Profile as a Franchise Quarterback?

Sometimes a player lands in a perfect situation but at completely the wrong time. He could be thought ideally suited to run the offense he now finds himself a member of, but his draft status makes it unlikely he’ll ever get the chance to do so. But sometimes, the player gets the chance, for a host of reasons. Often, when this happens, the “ideal situation” is…...

Evaluating the 2020 First Rounders 5th-Year Option Status

The 2022 NFL season has literally only just finished. But time waits for no man, with teams already beginning to look at how their 2023 rosters will take shape. One important piece of business that will need to be taken care of is fifth-year options. Since 2011, all players taken in the first round of the NFL have a clause in their contract in which…...

This 2022 Rookie Wide Receiver Might be The Next D.J. Chark, But Is That a Good Thing?

Sometimes a player can be drafted into what seems to the watching world to be a perfect landing spot, where a marriage of skill set and opportunity collide in gloriously serendipitous circumstances. This makes us, the fantasy community, happy and ready to invest in that player early and often. We can look past unremarkable athletic traits, and focus on a history of dominance at the…...

Is This 2022 Rookie Wide Receiver the Next Stefon Diggs?

Stefon Diggs has become one of the premier wide receivers in the NFL since entering the league in 2015. His deeds on the field have made the Minnesota Vikings and Buffalo Bills very happy, despite a few minor blips. He has also been a more than handy asset in fantasy football. This type of player does not grow on trees and should be celebrated for…...

Travis Kelce the TE1 Again: The 2022 Tight End Report and DFS Options for Week 18

RotoViz staff and writers join with the rest of the NFL community in praying for Damar Hamlin. His Chasing M’s Foundation, originally established to fund children’s initiatives like toy drives and kid camps, is one of many examples of Hamlin’s generosity and spirit. The go-fund-me campaign has now raised over $6 million. You can contribute here. Any writing about football at present takes place in…...

Time for Dalton Kincaid: Week 8 Tight End Streamers

It might have been mentioned once or twice, but last week was National Tight Ends Day in the NFL. In honor of this special holiday, the TEs of the NFL stepped up to the plate admirably, delivering several notable performances. The stats below show how each TE celebrated the holiday with their owners, not including those playing Monday Night Football. If we did, the results…...

Running up That (Taysom) Hill, and Other Stranger Things: Week 7 Tight End Streamers

Week 6 is in the rearview mirror, and we are hurtling toward the halfway point of the 2023 season. Last week saw its fair amount of craziness — more than its fair share, some might say — with some random scoring occurring across all fantasy-relevant positions. The tight end spot saw some new names emerge among the top scorers, with players like Michael Mayer, Brenton…...

Stay Running with Logan (Thomas): Week 6 Tight End Streamers

Week 6 of the 2023 NFL season is already upon us. Things are just starting to get weird, and they’ll only get weirder folks. So buckle up. One of the weirdest things to happen lately was just how many tight ends were fantasy relevant in Week 5. Fourteen TEs scored 10 or more PPR points, while a whopping six managed 19 or more. We truly…...

It’s Fergie Time: Week 5 Tight End Streamers

Week 5 sees the beginning of the 2023 bye weeks, making roster and lineup decisions trickier. This is never more relevant than at the tight end spot. It’s already a joy trying to find a viable starter at this spot when all 32 teams are in action. But once you start subtracting teams from the main group, the real challenge begins. But worry ye not…....

Any (Sam) LaPorta in a Storm: Week 3 Tight End Streamers

There will be weeks where the tight end position is a little better than we expect. We won’t get explosive scoring all across the board, but there’ll be a good number of fantasy performances that will make managers happy. Well, maybe not happy. But certainly, they won’t be screaming for the abolition of the position from all future fantasy leagues. Last week, between Thursday and…...

Hunter Henry Is the TE1, and Other Week 1 Absurdities: Week 2 Tight End Streamers

Yeah, I know. Week 1 was ugly across the board in fantasy football. I am drowning in an underwhelmed sea. The tight end spot was, as usual, no exception. But seriously, if Travis Kelce and Mark Andrews both miss a game, the overall picture will not be pretty. But we go again. With Week 2 fast on the horizon, I offer three names to plug…...

Stream Gerald Everett While You Have the Chance: Week 1 Tight End Streamers

Hopefully, many of you made it out of your drafts with a genuine stud at tight end. You fine folks will be able to relax during the 2023 NFL Fantasy season, safe in the knowledge that you have the correct answer at fantasy sport’s most volatile position. Congratulations, people. Enjoy cheering on Travis Kelce, whooping with delight after Mark Andrews, and or having a hunk…...

Good First Impressions: Rookie Tight Ends Winning Plaudits in Camp

Apparently, the great Oscar Wilde once said that you never get a second chance to make a good first impression. This mantra has been taken onboard by a host of rookies this summer, with many first-year players wowing observers across the NFL. There are two rookie tight ends in particular that are impressing the people that matter, early in training camp. But how excited should…...

Irv Smith Won’t Be A Target Hog With the Bengals, But He Still Can Provide Some Fantasy Juice

The Cincinnati Bengals added to their high-powered offense on Monday, signing tight end Irv Smith Jr to a one-year “prove it” deal. Smith had spent the first four seasons of his career as a member of the Minnesota Vikings. Two injury-wrecked seasons plus the addition of T.J. Hockenson during the 2022 campaign all but ensured Smith would be looking for new digs in 2023. At…...

Dalton Schultz Stays in Texas, but Will He Be Fantasy Relevant on the Texans?

Dalton Schultz played out the 2022 season on the franchise tag for the Dallas Cowboys. This status did not lead to a long-term pact between the two, and with free agency a week-old Schultz finally found a home for 2023. But there is a chance it is only for 2023. Schultz inked a one-year, $9m deal with the Houston Texans, becoming the second 2022 tagged…...

Will Landing on the Panthers Resurrect Adam Thielen’s Fantasy Appeal?

Nine seasons after signing with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent, Adam Thielen was released by the team just over a week ago. Thielen was not out of work for long, however. The Carolina Panthers signed the wide receiver to a three-year, $25 million contract on Sunday. Thielen’s production has dropped significantly in recent years. Few would suggest that he is among the…...

A New Home and a Change of Role Will Help Mike Gesicki, but Will it Make Him Fantasy Relevant in 2023?

After five seasons with the Miami Dolphins, including a 2022 season spent on the franchise tag, Mike Gesicki has found a new home for the 2023 campaign. Gesicki has signed a one-year, $9 million pact with the Dolphins’ fellow AFC Easters, the New England Patriots. This move reunites him with a coach that he has some history with, going back to Gesicki’s college days. Mike…...

Miles Sanders Could be a Fantasy Factor for the Panthers in 2023, but his Lack of Receiving Work Will Hamper his Upside

Miles Sanders has cashed in on a career year with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2022 by signing a long-term free-agent deal with the Carolina Panthers. Sanders signed a four-year, $25m contract (which I’m absolutely positive is more like two years, then “we’ll see”) and heads to the NFC South after four seasons with the Eagles. Sanders never really became the superstar back the Eagles hoped…...

Hayden Hurst’s New Quarterback Is Uncertain, But with Little Competition for Targets in Carolina, He Could Be Fantasy Force at a Thin Position

After a season with the Cincinnati Bengals, tight end Hayden Hurst is set to return to the NFC South in 2023. The former first-round pick of the Baltimore Ravens back in 2018 (picked before Lamar Jackson and Mark Andrews, lest we forget) is signing a three-year pact with the Carolina Panthers. It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that Hurst hasn’t quite lived up to…...

Is This the Most Athletic Tight End Class Ever? 4 Combine Winners and 1 Prospect Who Disappointed

Saturday was the day the real unsung heroes of American football got their chance to shine. I’m speaking of course of the tight ends. Overall, the players who chose to participate in the athletic testing did very well. One common factor that the group showcased was speed. Eight players managed to clock a sub-4.70 forty-yard-dash time. Here are four prospects who did themselves a lot…...

Brock Purdy Surprised Everyone in His Rookie Year, But Does He Profile as a Franchise Quarterback?

Sometimes a player lands in a perfect situation but at completely the wrong time. He could be thought ideally suited to run the offense he now finds himself a member of, but his draft status makes it unlikely he’ll ever get the chance to do so. But sometimes, the player gets the chance, for a host of reasons. Often, when this happens, the “ideal situation” is…...

Evaluating the 2020 First Rounders 5th-Year Option Status

The 2022 NFL season has literally only just finished. But time waits for no man, with teams already beginning to look at how their 2023 rosters will take shape. One important piece of business that will need to be taken care of is fifth-year options. Since 2011, all players taken in the first round of the NFL have a clause in their contract in which…...

This 2022 Rookie Wide Receiver Might be The Next D.J. Chark, But Is That a Good Thing?

Sometimes a player can be drafted into what seems to the watching world to be a perfect landing spot, where a marriage of skill set and opportunity collide in gloriously serendipitous circumstances. This makes us, the fantasy community, happy and ready to invest in that player early and often. We can look past unremarkable athletic traits, and focus on a history of dominance at the…...

Is This 2022 Rookie Wide Receiver the Next Stefon Diggs?

Stefon Diggs has become one of the premier wide receivers in the NFL since entering the league in 2015. His deeds on the field have made the Minnesota Vikings and Buffalo Bills very happy, despite a few minor blips. He has also been a more than handy asset in fantasy football. This type of player does not grow on trees and should be celebrated for…...

Travis Kelce the TE1 Again: The 2022 Tight End Report and DFS Options for Week 18

RotoViz staff and writers join with the rest of the NFL community in praying for Damar Hamlin. His Chasing M’s Foundation, originally established to fund children’s initiatives like toy drives and kid camps, is one of many examples of Hamlin’s generosity and spirit. The go-fund-me campaign has now raised over $6 million. You can contribute here. Any writing about football at present takes place in…...

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