Who Should I Start? Dallas Goedert or Brandon Aiyuk

Thursday, January 30, 4:32 PM

Philadelphia Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert (ankle, rest) was seen sitting on a heated bench during the team's practice on Thursday and will pick up another DNP for the second straight day this week. Goedert also missed two practices last week before catching seven of his eight targets for 85 yards in the 55-23 victory over the division-rival Washington Commanders in last week's NFC Championship tilt. With an extra week off before Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, Feb. 9, against the Kansas City Chiefs, the 30-year-old veteran will almost certainly be ready to go. But the Eagles could decide to give him the entire week off to rest his ankle and get it closer to 100%. Goedert should be a full-go in the Super Bowl against KC after catching 15 of his 18 targets for 188 yards and a touchdown in three playoff wins over the Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Rams and Commanders.

Friday, November 15, 7:10 PM

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk (knee) had surgery on his right knee earlier this week to fix a torn ACL and other damage. In addition to tearing his ACL, Aiyuk also tore his MCL in the Week 7 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs and will miss the rest of the season. He should have already been dropped in single-season fantasy leagues. It remains to be seen if the 26-year-old will make enough progress in his rehab in the offseason in order to be ready to play in Week 1 of the 2025 regular season next fall. For the rest of 2024, receivers Deebo Samuel Sr. and Jauan Jennings and tight end George Kittle should be the most-targeted pass-catchers, with rookie first-rounder Ricky Pearsall also seeing an expanded role in the passing attack. Aiyuk was an absolute fantasy bust this year, finishing with 25 catches for 374 yards and no touchdowns in seven games.