Cameron Brate

HC Bruce Arians on O.J. Howard: "He's getting back, but he's not there yet. He had a chance to make a couple of grimy catches in the end zone and didn't come up with them. I expect him to make those. He's still catching up to the speed of it, the physicality of it."

Related players: Rob Gronkowski, Cameron Brate

Howard owned the No. 13 per game average before going down with an Achilles injury in Week 4. If Gronkowski continues to decline or the Bucs just want to limit his snaps, Howard could surprise. He cleared 49 yards and/or found the end zone in three of four games last year. Keep in mind, Brate had a nice postseason last year, too, but we have Howard just behind Gronk in our TE rankings. However both are considered TE3 options right now and could cancel one another out.