DraftKings Daily Fantasy Football Helper for Week 8

Tight Ends

High-Cost Option: Rob Gronkowski ($7,000)

Over the past three weeks, Rob Gronkowski has finished as a top-two tight end in Reception NEP every single week. He's been on fire since the return of Tom Brady and should keep it going against their divisional rival, Buffalo Bills. In his 10 games against the Bills, Gronk has averaged a stat line of 4.7 receptions, 70.4 yards, and 1.0 touchdowns. The Bills haven been stingy against opposing tight ends and have yet to give up a score to the position so far in 2016. These New England Patriots-Buffalo Bills games have been wildly entertaining the last few years, and I'm expecting the same with Brady looking Gronk's way for a score in this matchup.

Mid-Cost Option: Gary Barnidge ($3,300)

Since the beginning of the 2015 season, Gary Barnidge has averaged 17.1 PPR points per game with McCown in the lineup and just 10.7 with all other quarterbacks, per the RotoViz Game Splits App. The Jets shouldn't provide much resistance to them rekindling their magic together, with the Jets ranking top-10 in most fantasy points and receiving yards given up to opposing tight ends. Barnidge has 50-plus receiving yards in five-straight games and makes for a fantastic play in either cash or GPPs.

Low-Cost Option: C.J. Fiedorowicz ($2,800)

Over the past four weeks, C.J. Fiedorowicz ranks top-five in fantasy points at the tight end position. He's averaged 6.8 targets per game over that span and now gets a terrific matchup against a Detroit Lions back-seven that's giving up the most receiving touchdowns and fourth-most receptions to opposing tight ends this season. Fiedorowicz looks the perfect punt play at tight end this week in a game Vegas projects to be a close one.

Other Options: Jimmy Graham ($6,100), Travis Kelce ($4,900), Cameron Brate ($3,200)