Fantasy Football: Is Tommy Sweeney a starting TE in Week 8?

Should you start Tommy Sweeney on your fantasy football team this week against the Dolphins?

The Buffalo Bills will be back on the field after a bye week last week but will be without their starting tight end, Dawson Knox. He suffered a broken hand two weeks ago against the Tennessee Titans and head coach Sean McDermott confirmed he will be out this week.

Knox will be replaced this week by Tommy Sweeney, who finished the game against the Titans after Knox suffered his hand injury. The former seventh round pick stepped into the starting lineup and even caught his first career touchdown.

The tight end position hasn’t one that has been heavily involved in this offense before this season but Knox has broken out and currently leads the team in receiving touchdowns with five. He has been productive enough to be a starting tight end on most fantasy football teams.

Now that Sweeney seemingly steps into that role, at least this week, it raises the question if people should start the Buffalo Bills tight end?

Tommy Sweeney has a favorable matchup in Week 8

The good news is if you are starting Tommy Sweeney this week, he has a great matchup against a Miami Dolphins defense that has struggled against tight ends. According to NFL.com, the Dolphins are giving up the ninth most points to tight ends over the past four weeks.

The biggest question is whether the Bills play Sweeney as much as Knox has been or if the Bills move to more four wide receiver sets until he returns from injury. Even if they do increase playing more four wide, Sweeney should see the field enough to at least be considered.

In a week where Darren Waller and Matt Andrews are on bye, Tommy Sweeney is worth a flyer on a player who at least has a good chance at a touchdown this week against the Miami Dolphins.