Who Should I Start? Harrison Bryant or Trey McBride

Sunday, December 14, 12:51 PM

Houston Texans tight end Harrison Bryant (neck, shoulder) was activated from Injured Reserve this week and is officially active for Sunday's game against the visiting Arizona Cardinals in Week 15. Bryant will return after missing four games on IR with neck and shoulder injuries. The 27-year-old isn't a realistic fantasy option at the tight end position in his return as a backup behind Dalton Schultz. Before getting hurt, Bryant had only two receptions on six targets for seven yards in his first eight games with the Texans in 2025. He will be battling for TE2 duties the rest of the season alongside Cade Stover. If anything were to happen to Schultz, Bryant would be an option off the waiver wire as a TE2 streamer.

Saturday, December 27, 12:18 AM

Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride is coming off his lowest fantasy performance of the season. McBride was unable to extend his NFL record for most consecutive games with at least five receptions, and it will end at 16 straight games. However, the 26-year-old remains the TE1 overall by a large amount and has outscored the TE2 by 83.4 PPR points this season. Entering Week 17, McBride is RotoBaller's No. 1 tight end across all formats in a positive matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals. The Bengals' defense has allowed the third-most receiving touchdowns and the sixth-most receiving yards this year. McBride could bounce back big on Sunday, and he remains a set-it-and-forget-it TE1 heading into Week 17.