Who Should I Start? Jared Wiley or Gunnar Helm

Wednesday, June 18, 12:52 PM

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Jared Wiley (knee) is participating in individual drills at mandatory minicamp this week while wearing a brace on his surgically-repaired right knee. The fact that Wiley is even taking part in offseason workouts at all is pretty impressive after he suffered a torn ACL last November. The 24-year-old is doing well in his recovery, but he still may not be fully ready for training camp this summer or the start of the 2025 regular season in September. The former fourth-rounder (131st overall) last year will merely be competing for the No. 3 tight end spot with Robert Tonyan when he's fully healthy as depth behind Travis Kelce and Noah Gray. In his first year in the NFL with the Chiefs in 2024, Wiley only appeared in seven regular-season games (two starts) and caught his only target for seven yards. He's nowhere near the fantasy radar.

Friday, November 7, 7:42 PM

Tennessee Titans rookie tight end Gunnar Helm has teased fantasy upside in his first NFL season and scored his first career touchdown in the Week 8 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. However, Helm followed that up with one catch for 15 yards in last week's loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. The 23-year-old has a bright future, but in a struggling Titans offense led by rookie quarterback Cameron Ward, he hasn't been much more than a TE3 with upside in fantasy leagues this year. The fourth-round selection out of Texas enters the Week 10 bye with 20 total catches for 187 yards and one touchdown on his 25 targets. Helm is really not much more than a dynasty/keeper stash for the time being, as long as Chig Okonkwo stays healthy. With that said, Tennessee may look to get Helm more involved in the offense for the second half of the season.