Vernon Davis (TE, WAS) - Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: Washington Redskins tight end Vernon Davis is 100 years old, and we know he is technically the backup for Jordan Reed in Washington, but Reed is the most injury-prone tight end in the NFL. He makes Rob Gronkowski look as durable as Brett Favre in a Jets uniform. So if you were a gambler and drafted Reed and have a spot on your roster where you can stash Davis as a rare tight end handcuff, it is a no-brainer.

Davis had 43 receptions for 648 yards last season and could equal those numbers again if Reed gets injured for umpteenth time. New Redskins quarterback Alex Smith loves tossing to his tight ends (check out Travis Kelce’s numbers the past couple seasons in Kansas City for a reminder), and the Redskins receiving corps is average-at-best. Also, Washington only faces one pass defense (Jacksonville) that was ranked in the top-10 in 2017. Davis is not going to put up Zach Ertz numbers, but he could be better than what you have at TE right now.