Buccaneers Beat: TE O.J. Howard can't be covered

Aug 25, 2020

According to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, however, it's O.J. Howard who's been the star of camp, especially since the kickoff of padded practices in mid-August.

O.J. Howard is having an outstanding training camp. Nobody can cover him. His feet are moving better in the run game. His hands are not failing him in the pass game ... He is lining up on the field opposite Rob Gronkowski and creating the kind of mismatches most offensive coordinators only see in their dreams.

Fantasy Impact:

There were rumors the team wanted to trade Howard, but HC Bruce Arians seems to be walking back that talk, according to the story. The story also said Howard has been one of the team biggest offensive breakouts. With Gronk ranked 9th among our TEs, Howard can be found way down at 30th. The problem for Howard will be getting targets away from Gronk and the talented WRs on the Bucs.

yesterday

Cowboys TE Jake Ferguson officially Out for Week 12

Adam Schefter

yesterday · 4:12 PM EST

Cowboys list TE Jake Ferguson as out for Sunday’s game vs. Washington due to his concussion.

Related Players: Luke Schoonmaker

Fantasy Impact:

This puts Schoonmaker more or less in TE streaming consideration, but there are far better options this week, which puts him low on the totem pole.

Eagles WR DeVonta Smith officially Out for Week 12

Mike Garafolo

yesterday · 4:04 PM EST

Eagles ruled out WR DeVonta Smith (hamstring) for Sunday against the Rams.

Related Players: A.J. Brown, Jahan Dotson, Johnny Wilson, Dallas Goedert

Fantasy Impact:

It's a bit of a crapshoot as to who the "WR2" on the offense will be, but now that he's ruled out, Brown and Goedert should get a nice boost to their bottom line. That would lock Goedert into a no-doubt TE1 role in Week 12.