Antonio Gates

Week 7 vs. Tennessee Titans (London)

The Chargers are favored with an implied team total of 26 points, foreshadowing what should be a successful offensive day for this offense. However, Antonio Gates only has one touchdown this season and one game where he has gained more than 30 yards. He can't be started with any confidence at this point in his career.

Week 5 vs. Oakland Raiders

The Chargers have the third-highest implied team total in Week 5 at 28.75 points. Oakland is just 27th in aFPA to TEs this season. Nevertheless, Antonio Gates continues to need to score to be useful in fantasy lineups. He's turned in decent floor performances in PPR leagues for the insanely thin TE position, but just know starting him is a dart throw in hopes of a touchdown. He's not a TE1 in Week 5.

Week 3 at Los Angeles Rams

Proceed cautiously with the Chargers offense this week, despite the fact that they lit up the Chiefs and Bills in the first two weeks of the season. The Rams defense is most certainly not the Chiefs or Bills. A low implied team total of 20.5 points is also cause for concern. The Rams are first in fantasy points allowed to WRs, with less than 60 yards given up to the position each of the first two games, potentially funneling production to the tight end position. That was the case Week 1 with Jared Cook going off but not last week with Ricky Seals-Jones. Maybe Gates is in the game plan this week, but with only four targets in two weeks, you can't start him.