Kenyon

Sadiq

The first-round rookie was held to one catch for the second week in a row. He has four catches over his past four games. It wouldn’t be surprising for his role to expand as the season wears on, but there were no signs of that happening this week. He isn’t worth holding onto in most fantasy formats.

Although there was an injury-shortened appearance mixed in, Sadiq now has just three catches for 15 yards over his past three games. This, as Mason Taylor has caught nine balls for 57 yards over the past two weeks. Sadiq’s big-play ability is going to come back into play sooner rather than later, but he is unsurprisingly maxing out as a zero-floor TE2 in fantasy for the time being.

Sadiq made quick work of the league’s concussion protocol, for better or worse. With Omar Cooper Jr. also active vs. the Pats, Sadiq isn’t much more than a low-end TE2 prayer.

Sadiq left Week 5 with a concussion. He was upgraded to a full practice on Friday and seemingly cleared the league’s concussion protocol over the weekend. With Mason Taylor and Omar Cooper Jr. back for Week 6, there will likely be fewer targets to go around in a Jets offense that has regressed heavily over the past two weeks. Sadiq is a low-end TE2 for his date with New England.

He did upgrade to a full practice and Aaron Glenn told reporters he expects Sadiq to play. Sadiq’s fantasy upside is well-known, but with Mason Taylor back and Omar Cooper Jr. also pushing to play, his target volume has shrunk quite a bit from some of the early-season scenarios we’ve seen. He’s likely a TE2 at this point.

He has been limited twice and doesn’t look close to clearing concussion protocol. It’s become rarer for players to launch a Friday comeback to get off protocol, but it’s not unprecedented. Sadiq looks like he’s on the doubtful side of questionable heading into Friday.

The good news is that Sadiq was able to practice in a limited capacity on Wednesday. Sadiq suffered the head injury in Week 5 against Cleveland and did not return to action. Mason Taylor led the team’s tight ends with a 59 percent route rate against the Browns, catching all three of his targets for 23 yards. If Sadiq remains in the protocol tomorrow, he would be a long shot to play in Week 6. Taylor in that case would be a desperation streaming option in 12-team leagues.

To make matters worse, Sadiq suffered the injury in the process of losing a fumble. Targeted on a 3rd-and-9 near the goal line in the third quarter, Sadiq was short of the first down and got “Peanut punched” for the giveaway. With neither side getting anything going in rainy New Jersey conditions, Sadiq had just two receptions for three yards before going down, getting out-produced by a returning Mason Taylor in the process. Now highly questionable for Week 6 against the Patriots, Sadiq will not be on the streamer radar if given the go-ahead.

Taylor’s return could be problematic for rookie TE Kenyon Sadiq. Sadiq posted a 7/105/1 receiving line two weeks ago before goose-egging last week. Taylor is not a serious receiving threat, but he can eat into Sadiq’s snap share. Sadiq likely remains a viable TE1, but his volatility just increased a tad.

A week after breaking out with 105 yards on seven catches against Detroit, Sadiq came up empty. He ran a route on 12 of the Jets’ 20 drop backs on a miserably low volume day for the New York offense. Sadiq split routes with Jeremy Ruckert, a less-than-bullish sign for the rookie’s involvement in the Jets offense moving forward. Sadiq will have some streaming appeal in Week 5 against the Browns if Mason Taylor remains sidelined.