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Charles Clay: PPR value, but little else

Tight end catches plenty of passes for small gains

Trying to find some fantasy value in the Bills, but there's not much to get excited about. LeSean McCoy is a great talent, but he's an older back trapped on what looks like a bad team. Charles Clay has actually been fairly productive over the years, so there's some value in leagues that award a point per reception. But he's not going to put up huge numbers.

Although it seems like he's hurt all the time, Clay has caught 50-plus passes in each of the last four seasons. But as he's gotten older, those catches have started doing less damage. He averaged just 9.0 yards per catch in the preseason (7 for 63), and 9.7 a year ago. Among tight ends who caught more than 30 passes, that was one of the lowest figures in the league. Down with primarily a lot of guys who won't be starting this season.

TIGHT ENDS, YARDS PER CATCH (2016)
PlayerNoYdsAvgTD
Jimmy Graham, Sea.6592314.26
Greg Olsen, Car.80107313.43
Vernon Davis, Wash.4458313.32
Hunter Henry, S.D.3647813.38
Travis Kelce, K.C.85112513.24
Martellus Bennett, N.E.5570112.77
Coby Fleener, N.O.5063112.64
Jared Cook, G.B.3037712.61
Delanie Walker, Tenn.6580012.37
Eric Ebron, Det.6171111.72
Cameron Brate, T.B.5766011.68
Dwayne Allen, Ind.3540611.66
Gary Barnidge, Clev.5561211.12
Clive Walford, Oak.3335910.93
Jermaine Gresham, Ariz.3739110.62
Zach Ertz, Phil.7881610.54
Jordan Reed, Wash.6668610.46
C.J. Fiedorowicz, Hou.5455910.44
Antonio Gates, S.D.5354810.37
Zach Miller, Chi.4748610.34
Kyle Rudolph, Minn.8384010.17
Lance Kendricks, L.A.5049910.02
Jack Doyle, Ind.595849.95
Jason Witten, Dall.696739.83
Charles Clay, Buff.575529.74
Julius Thomas, Jac.302819.44
Richard Rodgers, G.B.302719.02
Ryan Griffin, Hou.504428.82
Trey Burton, Phil.373278.81
Jesse James, Pitt.393388.73
Dennis Pitta, Balt.867298.52
Will Tye, NYG483958.21

So there's some PPR value there, more if you're in an FFPC scoring league (which gives tight ends 1.5 points per reception). But a lower-level starter.

--Andy Richardson

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