Fantasy Football Week 17 TE Start ’Em Sit ’Em: Sleepers, Busts, and Must-Start Players Ft. Harold Fannin Jr.

December 25, 2025 | 1:36 PM EST

Fantasy Football Championships. One player going crazy for your fantasy team could lead to a championship in your league. What if that player were a tight end? Not impossible. For owners, there is only one thing they can do: Get their team ready and set. Making sure every roster spot is elite is 100% necessary to win a championship. Let’s make sure to start with the TE spot.

Start ‘Em

Harold Fannin Jr., Browns

If you have seen the Browns at all the past few weeks, Fannin Jr. has been going absolutely insane. Sheduer Sanders loves to throw him the ball ever since he got the starting job. Fannin has gotten over 11 points in his last four games; he should keep it rolling this week as well.

Hunter Henry, Patriots

Henry is another guy who is just hot right now. The Jets are on deck this week for the Pats. New York also struggles against tight ends. They are in the top 10 in yards and touchdowns allowed. Henry should have a game.

Jake Ferguson, Cowboys

The Cowboys don’t look like they are going to sit back to end this year. For Ferguson, that means he should be playing most of the game. With the Commanders struggling almost everywhere on defense, Ferguson should be able to grab a few receptions and maybe a touchdown.

Sit ‘Em

Travis Kelce, Chiefs

Kelce could have been the guy who saved your game last year. This year, he has a third-string QB throwing to him. Keep him off your team; no one knows what the Chiefs are going to look like.

AJ Barner, Seahawks

This one could go either way, as Barner had a career game last week. This week, he has the Panthers, who have been good against tight ends. It just doesn’t seem worth the risk for a guy who hasn’t been able to consistently stay in double-digits.

Tyler Warren, Colts

This one hurts to throw in here. Warren has been consistently in the start section of this weekly column. This week, it just doesn’t seem worth it for fantasy owners. No one knows what Philip Rivers is going to do weekly. Best to just stay away.

Final Thoughts

Tight Ends are always one of those positions where you don’t know exactly what you are going to get. Hopefully, this is able to get your team in the right position to just do anything but lose this week. Because this week, losing just isn’t an option.