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Gary Barnidge, TE, Cleveland Browns

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Yahoo! Ownership: 8%

This Sunday against the Chargers, Browns tight end Gary Barnidge flashed signs that he's going to be a bigger part of this Cleveland offense than most of us expected.

Dismissed by many as a one-game fluke against a Raiders defense that has had problems defending the tight end position this season, Barnidge followed up his 6-reception, 105-yard, 1-touchdown day against Oakland last week with a 6-reception, 75-yard, 1-touchdown day at San Diego this week.

Though he was going up against a Chargers defense that has ranked as the eighth least efficient unit against the pass according to our metrics, his underrated pass catching ability was on full display when he made an incredible one-handed juggling catch on his one-yard touchdown.

And with a 1.11 Reception NEP per target through the league's first three weeks to lead all players at the tight end position with at least 15 targets prior to his impressive Week 4 performance, Barnidge is showing everyone that perhaps he is the real deal and here to stay as an integral part of the Browns passing offense.

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