Who Should I Start? Trey McBride or Michael Mayer

Tuesday, November 4, 12:51 AM

Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride caught five of his nine targets for 55 yards and a touchdown in Monday night's win against the Dallas Cowboys. McBride has now caught four touchdowns in three games with Jacoby Brissett as the starter, compared to three touchdowns in 22 games with Kyler Murray as the starter since last season. The 25-year-old superstar also became the first tight end in NFL history to record at least five receptions in the first eight games of a season. McBride racks up a ton of volume underneath and is one of the best YAC threats at the position, plus Brissett seems to be unlocking his ability in the red zone. McBride will again rank as a top two tight end option for Arizona's Week 10 matchup against the Seattle Seahawks.

Tuesday, November 4, 12:38 PM

ESPN's Ryan McFadden writes that both Las Vegas Raiders tight ends Brock Bowers and Michael Mayer should see an increase in targets after the team traded receiver Jakobi Meyers to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Tuesday. Mayer was targeted seven times and had three catches for 26 yards in Sunday's overtime loss to the Jaguars. The Raiders used 12 personnel (two tight ends) more than any game this season in Week 9. In addition to Bowers and Mayer seeing more targets going forward, Tre Tucker will be the team's unquestioned WR1, with rookies Jack Bech and Dont'e Thornton Jr., and veteran Tyler Lockett seeing the field more. Although Mayer was targeted a season-high-tying seven times on Sunday, Bowers still overshadowed him with a monster 12-127-3 line. As long as Bowers remains healthy, Mayer will be a touchdown-dependent TE2 in fantasy.