Will Dissly Fantasy

With Seattle Seahawks tight end Will Dissly (Achilles) done for the year, the team is likely to be heavily involved in trying to improve the position at the trade deadline, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Rapoport also says that Seattle has been using some of their backup defensive ends as tight ends in practice this week because of their issues at the position. After trading Nick Vannett to the Steelers earlier this year, Seattle is left with just Luke Willson and Jacob Hollister on the roster. Expect them to explore the trade market, with whoever they land ending up in a pretty solid fantasy situation.

Oct. 20th • 10:43 AM

Despite being the starting tight end last week, Luke Willson was only able to scrape together three targets. Baltimore is a neutral-to-slightly bad matchup for TE's, but even in a plus matchup, Willson will only be relevant if he's able to break the plane. Until he builds a track record of decent usage, Willson isn't even worth a speculative add at this point.

Oct. 19th • 4:40 PM

Seattle Seahawks tight end Will Dissly (Achilles) will undergo surgery on Thursday to fix his torn Achilles, according to a source. He will miss the remainder of the season but should be good to go for 2020. The 23-year-old was breaking out in 2019 with 23 catches on 27 targets for 262 yards and four touchdowns, so this is a big loss for Seattle and fantasy owners alike. In his absence, Luke Willson is expected to be the main pass-catcher, but he's a desperation, low-end TE2 target. Expect quarterback Russell Wilson to lean more on receivers Tyler Lockett and rookie D.K. Metcalf.

Oct. 16th • 3:12 PM