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    Zach Ertz Fantasy Hub: Week 13 Injury Update, Start/Sit Advice, Projections, and More

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    Here's the latest Zach Ertz fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups, including injury status, start-sit advice, trade insight, and more.

    The Washington Commanders will face the Tennessee Titans in Week 13. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding TE Zach Ertz.

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    Is Zach Ertz Playing in Week 13?

    Ertz was given a rest day on Wednesday. He returned to a full practice the rest of the week and carries no injury status entering Sunday’s game.

    We’ll continue to monitor the Commanders’ 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 Zach Ertz in Week 13?

    We have Brock Bowers breaking the mold for young tight ends, but don’t sleep on the elder statesmen. Jonnu Smith has 15 catches and three touchdowns over the past two weeks, and Zach Ertz has quietly been producing ever since Jayden Daniels’ (ribs) injury.

    The veteran TE has been a top-10 producer at the position in four of his past six games (four end-zone targets over that stretch). Ertz has been on the field for over 70% of Washington’s snaps in each of the past three, and as a part of an offense that lacks a WR2 (Ertz has 17 more targets than any Commander not named McLaurin this season), the volume projects as stable.

    Ertz and Daniels showed a nice connection on their timing-based four-yard score over the weekend. I have Ertz ranked well within the reasonable starter range. I’m playing him over Cade Otton, Mark Andrews, and a few other tight ends who have had peaks and valleys this year.

    Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 13 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.

    Zach Ertz’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 13

    As of 8 AM ET on Sunday morning, Ertz is projected to score 8.9 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 3.9 receptions for 35.9 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.

    Zach Ertz’s Fantasy Ranking

    Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 2:45 PM ET on Wednesday, December 11. If you're in a Superflex league, make sure you check out our Weekly Consensus Superflex Rankings.

    Week 15 TE PPR Rankings

    1) Brock Bowers | LV (vs. ATL)
    2) Trey McBride | ARI (vs. NE)
    3) George Kittle | SF (vs. LAR)
    4) Travis Kelce | KC (at CLE)
    5) Jonnu Smith | MIA (at HOU)
    6) David Njoku | CLE (vs. KC)
    7) Evan Engram | JAX (vs. NYJ)
    8) T.J. Hockenson | MIN (vs. CHI)
    9) Sam LaPorta | DET (vs. BUF)
    10) Tucker Kraft | GB (at SEA)
    11) Pat Freiermuth | PIT (at PHI)
    12) Mark Andrews | BAL (at NYG)
    13) Will Dissly | LAC (vs. TB)
    14) Zach Ertz | WAS (at NO)
    15) Dalton Schultz | HOU (vs. MIA)
    16) Jake Ferguson | DAL (at CAR)
    17) Juwan Johnson | NO (vs. WAS)
    18) Dalton Kincaid | BUF (at DET)
    19) Kyle Pitts | ATL (at LV)
    20) Cade Otton | TB (at LAC)
    21) Grant Calcaterra | PHI (vs. PIT)
    22) Chigoziem Okonkwo | TEN (vs. CIN)
    23) Cole Kmet | CHI (at MIN)
    24) Noah Gray | KC (at CLE)
    25) Mike Gesicki | CIN (at TEN)
    26) Noah Fant | SEA (vs. GB)
    27) Isaiah Likely | BAL (at NYG)
    28) Tyler Conklin | NYJ (at JAX)
    29) Ja'Tavion Sanders | CAR (vs. DAL)
    30) Hunter Henry | NE (at ARI)

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