# Stop Wasting Picks on Expensive Tight Ends?

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Podcast: [Spike Week](https://stenobird.com/podcast/spike-week-4161358)
Published: 2026-06-24T18:55:41+00:00
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Duration seconds: 8309

## Resource

Superstar Tight Ends like Brock Bowers and Trey McBride offer huge upside, but should we just be going cheap at the position in Best Ball? ⚙️ Get Spike Week premium w/ our new Draft Optimizer, Draft Hacker overlays, & DraftIQ, plus all Best Ball Rankings, Strategy Content & Discord access for one low price - https://spikeweek.com/go-premium/ 💥 Sign up for Drafters Fantasy for a 100% Deposit Bonus on any deposit up to $100 - http://drafters.com/refer/spike 💨 Sign up for FastDraft for a 100% Deposit Bonus up to $50 w/ code SPIKE - https://fastdraft.app/ 📻 Prefer audio podcast version? Subscribe to the Spike Week podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spike-week-fantasy-football-best-ball/id1581811502 🎶 Custom Music On Stream Provided By Jesse Wilkins- https://open.spotify.com/artist/6kzJrweZftGmxwlxDk3Qc9?si=S_gYHqH3SX6jHHquoVRz2w 👪 Join the Spike Week Discord Community - http://discord.gg/spikeweek 0:00 Intro 3:00 Why Late Round TE Works in 2026 & Top Cheap Tight Ends 37:00 Late Round TE Best Ball Draft (Live Strategy) 1:29:00 Combining Hero RB + Strong Stacks + Late TE

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