Trey Burton

Week 4 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Trey Burton led the Bears in receiving (55 yards) last week and is second on the team in receiving yards this season (90). Burton hasn't found much success, but part of that could just be Mitch Trubisky having low numbers overall.

In Week 4, Burton gets a strong matchup against the Bucs, who have surprisingly allowed the most fantasy points to opposing tight ends. On average, Tampa Bay is allowing a league-high 109 yards per game to TEs. The Bucs have also allowed 25 receptions to TEs, which ties for the league lead. We like Burton as a TE1 play vs. Tampa Bay.

Week 2 at Seattle Seahawks

There were some good things and some bad things to take away from Trey Burton's first game with the Bears. On the plus side, he played 87 percent of the team's offensive snaps and saw six targets (second on the team). However, on the bad side, he finished with just one catch for 15 yards.

Burton has talent, but we knew he'd be a somewhat risky option since he's never really been a full-time starter before. He wasn't great in Week 1, but don't give up hope on him. We still like him as a low-end TE1 option against the Seahawks in Week 2.

Fantasy Upside

Trey Burton was an intriguing option last year who showed signs of promise, but couldn’t really get on the field due to the Eagles’ abundance of tight ends. Burton comes to Chicago as the clear-cut starter in a promising Matt Nagy offense that made Travis Kelce into a star. Burton is more of a receiving threat than a blocking tight end threat, lining up in the slot on 37.5 percent of his snaps last season with the Eagles.

Fantasy Downside

While the hype is high on Burton, the fact of the matter is we’ve never seen what he can do in a starting role. Sure he looked good in spurts last season, but he only finished with 248 yards on 23 receptions. He’s never played more than 345 snaps in any of his four seasons, which brings in a question of durability, especially for a smaller player at this position.

2018 Bottom Line

There’s a lot to like about Burton in 2018. He’s athletic and in a good system with what appears to be a good quarterback. The stars are all aligned for success, but we haven’t seen it happen yet, so there’s definitely some risk. If everything works out, though, Burton should end up with TE1 numbers.