Who Should I Start? Sam LaPorta or Dalton Kincaid

Friday, November 21, 12:17 PM

According to Detroit Football Network's Justin Rogers, Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta (back) is likely to miss the remainder of the season after successful surgery on his back. The 24-year-old was amid a rebound campaign, posting a 40/489/3 line before sustaining a back injury in their 44-22 win over the Commanders in Week 10. However, his status quickly deteriorated, and he's now facing a significant recovery. Fellow tight end Brock Wright (ankle) will operate as Detroit's TE1 in his teammate's stead, with Ross Dwelley working in behind him. Neither projects to be particularly useful for fantasy.

Friday, November 21, 8:18 PM

Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott said on Friday that tight end Dalton Kincaid (hamstring) is improving, and the team will see where he's headed going into a Week 13 matchup versus the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, Nov. 30, according to Maddy Glab of BuffaloBills.com. Kincaid suffered a hamstring injury in the Week 10 loss to the Miami Dolphins and hasn't practiced or played since. The 26-year-old will have extra time to rehab before the Bills' Week 13 game, though, so fantasy managers will be keeping their fingers crossed that he can return by then. Quarterback Josh Allen is surely hoping that he'll have Kincaid available after being sacked a career-high eight times and finishing with no touchdowns for only the third time in his career in Thursday's loss to the Texans. Kincaid will immediately be back on the TE1 radar whenever he returns. He has caught 29 of his 36 targets this year for 448 yards and four touchdowns as one of Allen's top targets.