Who Should I Start? Travis Kelce or David Njoku

Saturday, October 4, 11:04 PM

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce will take on the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday night in Week 5. Kelce caught five passes for 48 yards in last week's win over the Baltimore Ravens. The Chiefs star put up a modest stat line in Week 4, but played a secondary role behind the returning speedster Xavier Worthy. Worthy finished the game with the most receiving and rushing yards on the team against the Ravens. Kelce is no longer capable of putting the team on his back, but he's still involved enough in the offense to warrant a weekly start. With the return of Rashee Rice from suspension in a few weeks, it will be interesting to see how Kelce's role is affected. That said, Kelce should still be a big part of the passing attack against the Jaguars. Jacksonville's defense is middle-of-the-pack in fantasy points allowed to opposing tight ends, so Kelce should have no issues against them. Kelce is ranked TE8 in our RotoBaller Half-PPR rankings, making him a mid-range TE1 once again.

Sunday, October 5, 1:36 PM

Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku scored and led his team in receiving on Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings, turning nine targets into six catches for 67 yards and a touchdown. Unfortunately for Cleveland, it wasn't quite enough, as the offense couldn't seal the game and the defense surrendered the lead in the final 30 seconds. The big tight end, however, had his best game of the season with rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel, who found both Njoku and fellow tight end Harold Fannin Jr. for touchdowns. The Browns' typically volatile QB situation presents risk, but Sunday was an encouraging day for fantasy managers that showed Njoku still can be a productive fantasy player, even alongside Fannin getting targets and a rookie throwing the ball.