Fantasy Upside
Zach Ertz was never really consistent last year as a rookie, but did start to produce more in the second half. All four of his TDs came in Week 9 or later. This year, he’s projected to pass Brent Celek and put up much bigger numbers in the offense and be counted on as a bigger weapon.

Fantasy Downside
It was a familiar tune last season though too, and just about every week was supposed to be the week the Eagles used their TEs more. But it never really panned out. Ertz could still have to battle the veteran Celek for catches and snaps. Celek is hard-nosed and as tough as they come, so Ertz will have to be at his best to pass him. As of early August, Celek was still listed as the team’s TE1.

Bottom Line
There is some hype around Ertz this season, but like I said, it’s all things we heard last year so time will tell if the TE gets more involved this year. I believe Ertz will eventually pass Celek in terms of offensive use, but still, Ertz is ranked 13th on our list and is probably more of a TE2 for use in deeper leagues. There’s a lot of waiting and seeing to do with Ertz.