Who Should I Start? Zach Ertz or Travis Kelce

Tuesday, October 24, 12:39 PM

The Arizona Cardinals are placing three-time Pro Bowl tight end Zach Ertz (quadriceps) on Injured Reserve on Tuesday with a quadriceps strain that he suffered in the Week 7 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, according to sources. Ertz will now miss at least four games, but the plan is for him to return this year. Fantasy managers in deeper leagues with an IR spot available can look to stash the 32-year-old veteran, but if you have other needs, don't feel compelled to hang onto him. Ertz has 27 receptions on 43 targets for 187 yards and one touchdown through seven games in 2023. With him sidelined for at least four games, Trey McBride becomes an interesting waiver-wire pickup heading into Week 8. He's currently rostered in just 2% of Yahoo leagues.

Monday, November 27, 1:12 AM

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce submitted his largest receiving output since Week 7 during Sunday's 31-17 victory over the division-rival Las Vegas Raiders, hauling in six passes on seven targets for 91 yards. Kelce beat his defender for 27 yards on the front end of the first half's two-minute warning, before being on the receiving end of a successful flea flicker for 23 more yards as K.C.'s offense began to hum again. That sequence was the highlight of the eight-time Pro Bowler's afternoon, but Kelce's overall spryness was also a very welcome sight after looking a bit sluggish in recent weeks. With T.J. Hockenson and Dalton Kincaid on a bye plus Mark Andrews (ankle) sitting on the shelf, Kelce will have little competition for overall TE1 honors in Week 13 rankings when the Chiefs travel to Lambeau Field for a battle with the Green Bay Packers.