The Cleveland Browns will be without Jordan Cameron in Week 10 and that means fantasy football owners will need some tight end help and players like Mychal Rivera, Owen Daniels, Charles Clay, Heath Miller and Larry Donnell could be strong pickups for this weekend, as they have the chance to step up for owners and on Cleveland, Jim Dray and Gary Barnidge will get the starting nods.
Cameron has been dealing with injuries throughout the season and after finally returning to action he suffered a head injury and now is out for Week 10. Cameron is one of the most athletic tight ends in the league and his loss is big for the Browns and fantasy owners. Cameron has played in just six games this season and he missed time earlier in the year and now has just 13 catches for 250 yards in that time. Last season Cameron played in 15 games and had 80 catches for 917 yards and seven touchdowns, all career highs.
Cameron has only missed three games over the past two seasons and now he is on track to put up some of the lowest numbers of his short career. Cameron came into the season with tons of fantasy potential and many saw him as a Gronk or Jimmy Graham type. Cameron has only had one "great game" for fantasy owners and he has not had more than three catches in any week. Cameron had three catches for 102 yards and his lone touchdown of the season in the win over the Steelers, but other than that, he has not been over 50 yards in any other game.
Mychal Rivera could be a great replacement option this week, as the Raiders are playing the Broncos and that means Derek Carr likely will be getting harassed, forcing him to go to his safety net in Rivera. Last week Rivera led the team as a receiver and also had two touchdowns and while that can't be expected every week, he should be a solid option for Week 10. Rivera and Derek Carr have a nice rapport going over the past few games and after putting up seven catches against the Browns and eight against the Seahawks he now is shaping up as a consistent option.
In the last two games Rivera has had 20 targets and that has been the most on the raiders and moving forward Rivera is expected to be involved in the offense. This season Rivera has 28 catches for 222 yards and two touchdowns and he is on pace to beat his totals from his rookie season last year. Clay has been one of the best options this season and the Dolphins have been playing better and he now has 27 catches on the year in eight games. Clay had five catches and a TD last week and he has another solid matchup this weekend.
Heath Miller and the Steelers play the Jets so that is enough for a start, but Big Ben is on a record roll and he loves Miller. The Jets can't cover anyone and there is a very good chance that Roethlisberger keeps things going on Sunday and Miller could be one of his favorite targets after he had a nice TD last week. Travis Kelce has been one of the best finds in the league and he is shaping up to be the new Gronk with the way he has played for the Chiefs.
