Dennis Pitta

Week 9 vs. Pittsburgh

Dennis Pitta has been heavily-targeted this season, but hasn’t put up big fantasy numbers. He had only 40 yards on four catches, despite being targeted nine times against the Jets before the bye last week. Pitta is still valuable though, as he leads the Ravens in receptions and should continue to be heavily targeted.

This week, Pitta faces a Steelers defense that has only given up two touchdowns, but has allowed 38 receptions to the TE position this year. Pitta isn’t an elite option, but he’s a good streamer who gets a little bump in PPR leagues and a big bump in a week where a lot of TEs are off on byes. We have him inside our top-10.

Week 6 at New York Giants
Dennis Pitta had seven catches for 58 yards last week against Washington, but it was fellow TE Crockett Gillmore who found the end zone. While concerning, it’s worth noting that pitta remains on the field for 71% of the team’s offensive snaps and the move to a 2TE set hasn’t hurt the number of targets Pitta gets. He still ranks third on the team with 37 on the season.

This week, he’ll face a Giants defense that has only allowed six touchdown passes this year, and only one to a TE. However, Pitta should benefit from the absence of the injured Steve Smith Sr., likely seeing an increase in short passes coming his way, and he’s a nice streaming option this week.

Week 4 vs. Oakland
Dennis Pitta is second on the team with 24 targets, and he appears healthy and back in his starting role, playing 71% of the team’s snaps compared to only 46% for Crockett Gillmore. Pitta had only 42 yards against the Jaguars last week, but he caught six passes and his volume of targets should make him a quality borderline TE1 throughout the season, as long as he stays off the injury report.

This week, Pitta has upside against the Oakland defense. The Raiders have allowed the most passing yards to opposing offense so far this season, including the ninth most fantasy points to the TE position specifically. Expect good things from Pitta who should be a solid starter this week.