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BALLER MOVE: Add as TE2 or bye-week replacement
OWNED IN: 30% of Fleaflicker leagues
ANALYSIS: If you've scored big with Jacob Tamme as a waiver wire pickup or cheap DFS option over the last two weeks, kudos to you. Just make sure to keep in mind the key contributing factor to Tamme's recent success -- the absence of wide receiver Leonard Hankerson.
Hankerson has been sidelined with a hamstring injury for the last two games, opening up more chances for Tamme as the No. 2 option behind stud wide receiver Julio Jones in Atlanta's high-powered passing game. After logging 10 receptions for 103 yards and a touchdown in Week 9 against Tampa Bay, Tamme followed that with six catches for 61 yards in Sunday's loss to San Francisco. Overall, his 38 receptions this season are tied with Jimmy Graham and Jordan Reed for sixth among tight ends, so he's had nice value, particularly in PPR leagues.
But with Hankerson's expected return after the Falcons' Week 10 bye, Tamme could devolve into the third option for quarterback Matt Ryan. Tamme has also been hurt by a lack of touchdowns this season -- he has just one of Atlanta's 12 scores through the air. Moving forward, Tamme would serve as an excellent TE2 or bye-week fill-in, but counting on him as an every-week TE1 is simply unwise.
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