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Martellus Bennett’s Fantasy Outlook After Rob Gronkowski’s Injury

November 18, 2016   ·     ·   Jump to comments

Fantasy owners will once again look toward New England Patriots tight end Martellus Bennett for production with Rob Gronkowski unavailable for Sunday's game against the San Francisco 49ers.  
The Patriots announced that Gronkowski is officially out for Week 11 after suffering a chest injury against the Seattle Seahawks.
Gronkowski is one of the few fantasy players who is so far and away the best player at his position that no one else comes close to touching him.
Per Pro-Football-Reference.com, Gronkowski's 184 standard-league fantasy points last year were 26 more than the No. 2 tight end (Cleveland's Gary Barnidge).
According to Pro Football Focus on Nov. 8, Gronkowski's 14.2-yard average depth of target was two yards higher than that of second-ranked TE Greg Olsen.
No other tight end in the NFL is capable of matching Gronkowski's high level of production when he's on the field. Over the last three seasons in which he's played at least...

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