7 Deep Fantasy Football Sleepers for Week 15

Anthony Firsker, TE, Tennessee Titans

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Another rookie tight end in position for a larger workload due to injury is Anthony Firkser of the Tennessee Titans.

In Week 14’s win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Titans lost Jonnu Smith to an MCL injury. With Smith expected to miss the rest of the season, Firkser should see a boost in offensive responsibility moving forward. With Smith out the second half of last week's game, Firkser played a season-high 40% of snaps and finished with 3 targets, 3 catches, and 27 yards. The performance was his fourth straight game with at least 3 catches, leaving the tight end with 35.5 PPR points since Week 11 and a surprising top-10 PPR tight end rank over the last four weeks.

While last week’s numbers aren’t mind-blowing, consider Marcus Mariota attempted just 24 passes in the 30-9 rout of the Jaguars. That leaves Firkser with a solid floor and a decent ceiling in a likely closer matchup with the New York Giants in Week 15. The Titans currently sit as 2.5-point underdogs to New York, providing Firkser with a favorable game script against a team giving up slightly more than 12 PPR points per game to tight ends.