Jordan Reed

Week 8 vs. Atlanta Falcons

For as many targets as Jordan Reed saw last week (12), his production (7-38) was disappointing, but given the landscape of the TE position, it's hard to complain about 12 targets. Clearly, Washington is trying to get their best pass catching and red zone weapon more involved. The Falcons may be fifth against TEs in aFPA, but Reed's involvement in the offense is enough to keep him in the TE1 conversation.

Week 7 vs. Dallas Cowboys

Washington and Dallas is a game that's expected to be low scoring, as it is the second-lowest total on the Week 7 slate. However with Jamison Crowder out last week, Jordan Reed saw an increase in targets. Nine was a season-high. Part of that might have also been Chris Thompson being out, but Dallas is just 19th in aFPA to TEs this season. Reed has posted at least eight PPR points in all but one game this year. With how thin fantasy TE is, you start Reed when he's healthy.

Week 5 at New Orleans Saints

Washington comes off its early bye week and heads to New Orleans for a game that's tied for the second-highest over/under of Week 5's Sunday and Monday slate. The Saints rank first in aFPA to TEs. We believe Alex Smith's tendency to target his RB and TE will weigh more into this match-up though, as Reed is averaging more targets than any Washington wideout. The state of the fantasy TE position also locks Reed into starting lineups any week he's healthy. Don't overthink the match-up here.