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Zach Ertz
TE
, Washington Commanders

Age: 34
Weight: 250 lbs
Height: 6' 5"
College: Stanford

ADP: 172
Depth Chart Ranking: 1

Pts	RecYds	RecTD	Rec	RuYds
68.6	466	3	49	0

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Eagles TE Zach Ertz should be ready for season opener after sports hernia surgery

Philly.com

Aug 14, 2015 · 2:54 PM EDT

Eagles HC Chip Kelly said tight end Zach Ertz will sit out the entire preseason with a nagging "core muscle" problem. He said Ertz should be ready for the season opener Sept. 14 at Atlanta. The Eagles later confirmed that Ertz had surgery, performed by Dr. William Meyers in Philadelphia. Center Jason Kelce said Ertz had a more minor tear than Kelce suffered last season, when Kelce was operated on by Meyers for a sports hernia and missed four games and five weeks. Kelce said it took a few weeks after he came back to really feel right again.

Fantasy Impact:

If Ertz had a 'more minor tear' than Kelce then it's possible he could heal more quickly than the five weeks it took Kelce to return to the field. If Ertz is out for four weeks, then he may be able to return to practice leading up to Week 1. For now, consider him questionable for Sep. 14, but be relatively confident that he returns by Week 2 or Week 3 at the latest.

Zach Ertz to miss rest of preseason

Pro Football Talk

Aug 14, 2015 · 12:25 PM EDT

Via Geoff Mosher of CSNPhilly.com, Eagles coach Chip Kelly said the tight end Zach Ertz has a core muscle injury, and won’t play the rest of the preseason.

He’s still expected to be fine for the start of the regular season, but the Eagles wanted to give him time to rest. He’s seeing Dr. Williams Meyers (the sports hernia specialist in Philadelphia who did Arian Foster’s surgery), but Kelly didn’t know if Ertz would need or already had any kind of procedure.

Fantasy Impact:

Kelly didn't rule out surgery, but the hope is by shutting him down now Ertz will be ready to go for Week 1. That's not locked in stone, however. Brent Celek is next up on the depth chart but has spent more time as a blocker last year. He is a proven pass-catcher, though. Kelly said Trey Burton, the team's TE3, has been doing a nice job in camp thus far so he could be in line for more time. If Ertz does have surgery, a Week 1 return might not be possible because the standard timetable is 6-8 weeks. This was supposed to be his bust-out year, but owners drafting in the near future will have to have a backup plan in case he needs surgery and misses the start of the season.

CSN Philly

Aug 13, 2015 · 12:10 AM EDT

Eagles TE Zach Ertz has taken punishment all camp and appeared seriously hurt after catching a pass very close the goal line in red-zone action. Ertz struggled to get up, lumbered to the sideline and then dropped again to his knees as the trainers came running toward him. Ertz eventually got back to his feet and walked off the pain. He barely practiced after. Ertz has endured a few scary moments in camp and missed one practice already.

Fantasy Impact:

This is something to file away if Ertz begins to miss practice later this week.

Shurmur: Eagles TE Zach Ertz is 'certainly a more efficient blocker'

Philly.com

Aug 12, 2015 · 1:56 PM EDT

Tight end Zach Ertz spent a good chunk of the offseason in Arizona doing MMA training in his never-ending quest to improve his blocking.

Judging by his play so far in training camp, it worked.

“He’s certainly a more efficient blocker,’’ offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur said. “His redeeming quality as a tight end is as a pass receiver. We all know that.

“But what’s important and what was maybe not considered a redeeming quality, you improve at. And we’ve seen those improvements that he’s focused on in the offseason.

“He’s better with his feet. He’s doing a better job of hitting his target. And depending on where the play is being run, he has a little better idea of how the defender is going to try to beat him and then how to finish the block.’’

Fantasy Impact:

Ertz was the #13 TE in both standard and PPR formats despite only playing half of the Eagles’ snaps in his second year. Most (73%) of his snaps came on passing downs, so if his playing time is going to increase, a majority of the additional snaps are likely to come in run formations. Still, there’s upside with Ertz if he begins to see starter’s snaps. The Eagles lost their leading receiver -- first DeSean Jackson and then Jeremy Maclin -- in back-to-back seasons, so there will be opportunity from a targets standpoint. Ertz's snaps are a guessing game right now.