The Cincinnati Bengals will face the Cleveland Browns in Week 16. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding TE Mike Gesicki.
Is Mike Gesicki Playing in Week 16?
Gesicki is not listed on the injury report this week, so barring any setbacks, he is on track to play this weekend.
We’ll continue to monitor the Bengals’ injury report. You can also visit and bookmark our NFL Injury Tracker and Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.
Should You Start or Sit Mike Gesicki in Week 16?
Gesicki has run a route on 96.7% of his snaps this season and that’s great. The Bengals have no interest in asking him to block, and that’s generally a good box to check. But getting on the field is also a positive — that is not currently a strength for their tight end.
That’s now consecutive games with under 20 routes run and 10 games this season with a sub-50% snap share. It was good to see that Joe Burrow’s first two completions in Tennessee went to Gesicki, but we are talking about trying to trust a TE with a limited role that has resulted in just one finish inside of the top 15 performers at the position since September.
There are tight ends in explosive offenses that I’d rather take a flier on than Gesicki.
There are backup tight ends walking into more featured roles that I’d rather take a flier on than Gesicki.
You don’t have to dig this deep.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 16 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Mike Gesicki’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 16
As of Sunday morning, Gesicki is projected to score 6.8 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 2.7 receptions for 29.4 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
Mike Gesicki’s Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 11:45 PM ET on Saturday, January 25.
Conference Championship TE PPR Rankings
1) Travis Kelce | KC (vs. BUF)
2) Dallas Goedert | PHI (vs. WAS)
3) Dalton Kincaid | BUF (at KC)
4) Zach Ertz | WAS (at PHI)
5) Noah Gray | KC (vs. BUF)
6) Dawson Knox | BUF (at KC)
7) John Bates | WAS (at PHI)
8) Grant Calcaterra | PHI (vs. WAS)
9) Ben Sinnott | WAS (at PHI)
10) Quintin Morris | BUF (at KC)
11) Peyton Hendershot | KC (vs. BUF)
12) E.J. Jenkins | PHI (vs. WAS)
13) Anthony Firkser | NYJ ()