Week 9 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups: 5 Tight Ends to Take a Chance on

If you're like me, and you drafted a tight end like Dallas Clark who his spent the majority of his season on the back of a milk carton, you probably have been scraping at the waiver wire, looking for help at the ever-unpredictable position of tight end.

So I'm here to help with five tight ends I think will help you this week.

Brent Celek, Philadelphia Eagles

Holy cow—Brent Celek is a part of the Eagles passing game again!

He's been largely forgotten about in fantasy and is likely available, he has posted 11 receptions, 136 receiving yards and two touchdowns in the past two weeks, and he's facing a Bears team that gives up an average of 12.1 fantasy points to tight ends each week.

Oh, and with Michael Vick, LeSean McCoy, DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin to worry about, the Bears will likely be susceptible to Celek slipping over the middle.

If you need a tight end, Brent Celek is absolutely your top priority.

Jermaine Gresham, Cincinnati Bengals

Gresham was a surprise scratch against the Seahawks this weekend with a hamstring tweak, though he should be good to go this week.

Chances are he's available in your league, and he has a scintillating matchup against a Titans defense that has given up 13.6, 17.1, 16.2 and 7.7 fantasy points to tight ends in their last four games.

He may not get you a ton of yards, but he has scored three touchdowns this year, including two in the past three game he's played in.

Jake Ballard, New York Giants

If I told you that there was a tight end almost guaranteed to be available in your league that has scored 9.3, 13.2, 8.1 and 5.5 fantasy points in his past four games, you'd be interested, right?

Well then, let me introduce you to Jake Ballard, who has suddenly become a viable option in the New York Giants passing attack.

And while the Patriots have been stingy against tight ends for much of the year, they have given up 12.8 and 9.2 fantasy points to tight ends in their past two games against the Cowboys and Steelers. The trends suggest you give Ballard a shot.

Heath Miller, Pittsburgh Steelers

At least on ESPN, Heath Miller is only owned in 42.8 percent of all leagues, though his stock is rising. In other words, this is the week to pick him up.

And why not? He may not have reached the end zone last week, but he still racked up seven catches for 85 yards and has scored touchdowns in two of the past four weeks. Baltimore is a tough play this week, but if nothing else you can stash Miller, who should be a viable play for weeks to come.

Dustin Keller, New York Jets

Dustin Keller is being dropped in leagues at an alarming rate, which means you might be able to scoop him up in your league.

Take a chance—while he hasn't scored a touchdown since Week 2, he faces a Buffalo team that has given up 98 and 94 yards to tight ends respectively in the past two weeks.

Hopefully the Jets spent the bye week remembering how valuable a commodity Keller can be when he is a focus of the offense. If they did, you'll be looking smart this weekend.