How To Treat Treylon Burks as Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Target

Any questions about the health of Treylon Burks were put to rest on Thursday Night Football when the rookie obliterated the Packers with a 7-reception, 111-yard performance.

The Titans aren’t exactly loaded with weapons in the passing game, so Burks is an attractive option as one of Ryan Tannehill’s main targets. Tennessee also has a number of plus matchups down the stretch, notably games against Jacksonville, Los Angeles (Chargers) and Houston from Weeks 14-16.

Action Network's fantasy football experts make a deep dive on Burks' prospects rest of season.

Sean Koerner: Burks is coming off a career game — 7/111/0 — against the Packers. He flashed the upside we all know he has, but it’s going to be tough for him to post consistent WR3 value in such a run-heavy offense.

I’m generally a fan of stashing high-upside rookie WRs like Burks before they have their breakout game, but unfortunately, it may cost quite a bit of FAAB to land him now. If you are in win-now mode and need Burks to be more of a high-floor WR4 going forward, go for it.

Jameson Williams probably offers more long-term upside (i.e., fantasy playoffs) and can probably be had for much cheaper.

Samantha Previte: Burks was phenomenal in the Titans' Thursday night win over the Packers. He logged season highs in every category and caught 7-of-8 targets for 111 yards.

Woods also had a quality game with six receptions (on seven targets) for 69 yards. Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, who was coming off of a strong game in Week 10, caught 2-of-2 targets for 28 yards.

Burks and Woods may both be worth adding, though I would probably give a slight lean toward the former given his age and pedigree. The Titans have two tough matchups coming up, but things get easier in Week 14 against the Jaguars.

Mike Triplett: I agree with Sean’s words of caution on Burks given the Titans' uninspiring passing offense. But I actually thought of a different rookie WR comp — Green Bay’s Christian Watson.

Both rookies were slow to develop and hampered by injuries early. And in both cases, the teams have been desperate for a true WR1 to emerge. So a stat line like Burks’ should keep the opportunities coming for the 18th overall pick in this year’s draft. I like that kind of upside in a waiver-wire flier.