The Dolphins franchised Mike Gesicki back in March, but they’re not using him. Their plans for him changed, I suppose, when they were able to land Tyreek Hill. Gesicki has caught 1 pass for 5 yards in his last four games.

But Gesicki is still the same guy. He’s 27, and just a year removed from catching 73 passes for 780 yards. And he caught 5 and 6 touchdowns in the 2019-20 seasons. He’s going to be a free agent in the spring, and I imagine there will be a market for him. Some team will sign him with the intention of using him as a pass-catching tight end.

With that in mind, I think it makes sense to stash away Gesicki as a second tight end in a dynasty format. A decent chance, I think, that he puts up top-10 numbers at the position in 2023. So why not roster him now, before the price goes up?

My list of tight ends (for a dynasty league) appears below. These assume PPR scoring, and a 12-team league, with each probably rostering about three tight ends. Owners would players’ rights indefinitely, so I tend to move the younger players up and the older players down.

I turn my attention to dynasty leagues each Saturday during the regular season. With most of the games being played a day early this week, I’m publishing this week’s installment a day early.

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Last week: Running backs.

Next week: Wide receivers.

DYNASTY LEAGUE TIGHT ENDS
RkTmPlayerAge
1.ATLKyle Pitts22.2
2.BALMark Andrews27.3
3.KCTravis Kelce33.2
4.PITPat Freiermuth24.2
5.MINT.J. Hockenson25.5
6.CHICole Kmet23.8
7.PHIDallas Goedert28.0
8.CLEDavid Njoku26.4
9.DALDalton Schultz26.4
10.BUFDawson Knox26.1
11.JACEvan Engram28.3
12.SFGeorge Kittle29.2
13.TEN• Chigoziem Okonkwo23.3
14.DEN• Greg Dulcich22.7
15.LVDarren Waller30.3
16.MIAMike Gesicki27.2
17.BAL• Isaiah Likely22.7
18.NEHunter Henry28.0
19.LACGerald Everett28.5
20.NOJuwan Johnson26.3
21.SEANoah Fant25.1
22.CINHayden Hurst29.3
23.ARI• Trey McBride23.1
24.IND• Jelani Woods24.2
25.TB• Cade Otton23.7
26.LARTyler Higbee30.0
27.INDKylen Granson24.7
28.GBRobert Tonyan28.6
29.NYJTyler Conklin27.4
30.NEJonnu Smith27.3
31.NYG• Daniel Bellinger22.2
32.NOTaysom Hill32.3
33.LVFoster Moreau25.6
34.DAL• Jake Ferguson23.9
35.TENAustin Hooper28.1
36.WASLogan Thomas31.5
37.CLEHarrison Bryant24.7
38.SEAWill Dissly26.5
39.KCJody Fortson27.0
40.ARIZach Ertz32.1

—Ian Allan