Brent Celek a Good TE Option in Week 12

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ANALYSIS: I featured San Francisco’s Garrett Celek, Brent’s little brother, last week.  I also featured Zach Ertz, Brent’s teammate, in the column.  And yet here we are, one week later, and the spotlight now shines on Brent.

Celek had been a fantasy zero for most of the season.  If you took out the back-to-back games in October when Celek scored touchdowns, in his six other games he caught three passes.  Many top tight ends catch three passes in one quarter or one half.  This is why Celek’s percentage owned is in single digits.

But Celek is back on the fantasy map after catching 11 passes for 213 yards over his last two outings.  At the ripe old age of 30 he is averaging 15.8 yards per catch and is suddenly clicking in an offense that had virtually ignored him for most of the season. 2015 has been the year for veteran tight ends to find a second wind.  Just ask Benjamin Watson owners.

Ertz was concussed after landing on the back of his neck and head in Philadelphia’s last game, so the chances of him being ready and cleared in four days seem slim. That means Celek could be targeted for more passes this Thursday than he has at any juncture this year.

Philadelphia plays at Detroit to kick off the Thanksgiving slate.  The Lions are 19^th in the NFL against the pass and coming off two nice defensive efforts against the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers, but they have allowed touchdowns to tight ends in three of their last four games and have had secondary breakdowns all season long.  Celek would be my first choice if I needed a tight end this week.