Who Should I Start? Christian Kirk or Dallas Goedert

Friday, September 26, 7:44 PM

Houston Texans wide receiver Christian Kirk missed the first two games of the season with a hamstring injury but was able to make his return in Week 3 against the Jaguars. He'll look to build on that game with a better Week 4 against the Titans and help his new team to its first win of the season. In his Texans' debut, he only had 25 receiving yards on three catches, but he was the primary slot receiver and logged 67% of snaps, which was second to Nico Collins among wide receivers. He had eight targets, which was also second on the team behind only Collins, and he nearly hauled in a game-tying touchdown on the Texans' final drive. He and C.J. Stroud will continue to work on their chemistry, and the Texans' offense still has a long way to go before it's reliable for fantasy. Kirk is only the WR55 this week in RotoBaller's rankings, so he isn't worth starting in most formats, although he is a name to watch if he stays in such a critical role for his new team and the offense finds a rhythm.

Sunday, September 28, 11:25 PM

Philadelphia Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert led the team with only 37 receiving yards on Sunday in the 31-25 win over the hosting Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 4, but he found the end zone two times on four catches (four targets). The 30-year-old was tied with running back Saquon Barkley for the team lead in targets in another low-volume passing day for quarterback Jalen Hurts. Goedert had only one catch last week, but it also went for a touchdown, so he now has three scores in the last two games. Volume will probably continue to be a problem for Goedert in an Eagles' passing attack that has been non-existent at times, but his value in the red zone for Philly shouldn't be understated. He scored on a shovel pass and an underhand flip for both of his touchdowns, so it was not conventional, but it counts nonetheless. Goedert should be considered a touchdown-dependent TE1 going into a tough Week 5 matchup against the Denver Broncos.