Who Should I Start? Jeremy Ruckert or Cade Stover

Monday, June 9, 12:26 PM

The Athletic's Zack Rosenblatt writes that New York Jets tight end Jeremy Ruckert has shown progress as a pass-catcher this offseason. Ruckert was teammates with new quarterback Justin Fields in college at Ohio State, so he's been seeing a heavy workload during organized team activities. Still, Ruckert has plenty to prove coming off three disappointing seasons to start his NFL career, including regressing as a run-blocker last year. "I think he can help us in the passing game, he'll be a really good blocker," had coach Aaron Glenn said. "There's some technical things he can improve on." The 24-year-old former third-rounder (101st overall) in 2022 is still searching for his first NFL touchdown and has caught just 35 of 52 targets for 264 yards in his three seasons. With the Jets taking Mason Taylor in the second round of this year's draft, Ruckert's path to fantasy value is even more of an uphill battle.

Monday, November 10, 11:43 AM

According to Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston, Houston Texans tight end Cade Stover (foot) could be activated from IR as soon as this week. The second-year pro has been shelved since breaking his foot back in Week 1, but he's progressed well and should return to action within the next few weeks. Before Stover went down with an injury, he and teammate Dalton Schultz played a nearly identical snap total. It's unclear if that will be the case once he's back, but the 25-year-old will certainly siphon away some playing time -- and targets -- from Schultz, who has seen greater than a 70% snap share in five of his last seven appearances. Schultz is still a solid fantasy option for the time being, but it's a situation worth keeping an eye on for those relying on him.