2022 TE Strength of Schedule
Tue May 17 1:00pm ET
By JEFF PAUR @jeffpaur
Sr Fantasy Writer
Using our rules for our money leagues, we came up with a schedule strength ranking for the tight end position. We are using our fantasy defenses report to calculate the rankings. This report can be found in all of our leagues under the "reports" heading. We took the schedule of each team and entered the average number of fantasy points allowed to tight ends last season from all of their opponents to get our fantasy points allowed number. This is a good indication of the tight ends with the most favorable schedules for fantasy scoring for the coming season.
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2022 TE SOS |
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1. |
New York Jets |
191.3 |
2. |
Los Angeles Rams |
193.2 |
3. |
Cincinnati Bengals |
196.4 |
4. |
Green Bay Packers |
196.6 |
5. |
Baltimore Ravens |
196.8 |
6. |
Las Vegas Raiders |
196.9 |
7. |
Seattle Seahawks |
198.1 |
8. |
Carolina Panthers |
199.1 |
9. |
Detroit Lions |
199.1 |
10. |
Miami Dolphins |
199.1 |
11. |
Philadelphia Eagles |
199.5 |
12. |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
199.5 |
13. |
Minnesota Vikings |
200.1 |
14. |
San Francisco 49ers |
201.1 |
15. |
Atlanta Falcons |
201.7 |
16. |
Buffalo Bills |
201.8 |
17. |
Arizona Cardinals |
203.9 |
18. |
Los Angeles Chargers |
204.6 |
19. |
Indianapolis Colts |
205.8 |
20. |
Chicago Bears |
206.5 |
21. |
New England Patriots |
210.2 |
22. |
Cleveland Browns |
210.9 |
23. |
New Orleans Saints |
211.1 |
24. |
Kansas City Chiefs |
212.6 |
25. |
Washington Commanders |
213.8 |
26. |
Houston Texans |
214.2 |
27. |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
219 |
28. |
Dallas Cowboys |
221 |
29. |
New York Giants |
222.3 |
30. |
Denver Broncos |
223.8 |
31. |
Tennessee Titans |
226.2 |
32. |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
227 |
A lot of the teams that have very favorable fantasy schedules for tight ends don’t have a great tight end situation, which is a little unfortunate. Eric Ebron signed with the Jaguars this offseason and gets the easiest schedule in football for tight ends. Ebron could make some waves his first season in Jacksonville as a favorite target of Trevor Lawrence. Austin Hooper landed with the Titans and could quickly become a top target for Ryan Tannehill. Tennessee has the second easiest fantasy schedule for tight ends. Two top tight ends with good schedules, though, are Dalton Schultz and Pat Freiermuth. These guys can have big seasons in favorable situations.
The Jets continue to land on all the unfavorable passing game lists. New York leads the way for toughest fantasy tight end schedule. The Jets upgraded their tight end position with the additions of C.J. Uzomah and Tyler Conklin, but both could be hit or miss in this offense. Be wary. The Rams, Bengals, Packers and Ravens also have challenging fantasy tight end schedules. A couple big names hit this list, including Mark Andrews and Tyler Higbee. Andrews is pretty matchup proof, but the erratic Higbee is more of a concern with this schedule. It could be more of the same for Higbee this season.
Take a close look at this entire ranking when figuring out your fantasy rankings for the coming season.
We also wanted to look at playoff schedules for fantasy tight ends. So we crunched the numbers of all the schedules from Weeks 14-17, which is the fantasy playoffs for most leagues. We know you have to get to the playoffs first, but knowing the tight ends with the easiest playoff schedules doesn’t hurt by any means, especially in the big money contests.
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2022 TE PLAYOFF SOS |
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1. |
Arizona Cardinals |
164.2 |
2. |
Cincinnati Bengals |
166.6 |
3. |
Las Vegas Raiders |
168.9 |
4. |
Philadelphia Eagles |
178 |
5. |
Atlanta Falcons |
185.2 |
6. |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
186.2 |
7. |
Miami Dolphins |
187.4 |
8. |
Denver Broncos |
187.5 |
9. |
Green Bay Packers |
191.9 |
10. |
Houston Texans |
192.4 |
11. |
Detroit Lions |
193.4 |
12. |
Baltimore Ravens |
196 |
13. |
Washington Commanders |
197.1 |
14. |
Kansas City Chiefs |
199.2 |
15. |
Seattle Seahawks |
199.5 |
16. |
New York Jets |
210.3 |
17. |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
212.2 |
18. |
Los Angeles Chargers |
212.8 |
19. |
New England Patriots |
215.9 |
20. |
Buffalo Bills |
216.2 |
21. |
Indianapolis Colts |
217.9 |
22. |
Carolina Panthers |
218.8 |
23. |
Cleveland Browns |
220.4 |
24. |
Chicago Bears |
223.1 |
25. |
Dallas Cowboys |
225.4 |
26. |
New Orleans Saints |
225.7 |
27. |
Los Angeles Rams |
229.2 |
28. |
San Francisco 49ers |
229.4 |
29. |
Minnesota Vikings |
232.4 |
30. |
Tennessee Titans |
235.5 |
31. |
New York Giants |
236.1 |
32. |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
242.7 |
A big-name tight end that has a favorable playoff fantasy schedule is George Kittle. So if you are going early on a tight end, Kittle could be worth the early draft capital. And Pat Freiermuth is one name that lands on both the regular season and playoff fantasy schedule for tight ends. He could be a good mid-round target for fantasy teams at the tight end spot, helping post consistent numbers in the regular season and playoffs.
Darren Waller has a really challenging playoff schedule, ranking third overall. He also has Davante Adams to compete with for targets this year, so he might be a player you just avoid. Two other talented tight ends with tough playoff schedules are Zach Ertz and Dallas Goedert. These guys are low-end No. 1 tight ends, so maybe target a different option around their skillset because of their playoff schedules. It is definitely something to keep in mind come draft day.