Yahoo Sports fantasy analyst Andy Behrens explains why the Saints tight end/quarterback is worth starting in your lineup this week.

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Yes, it’s National Tight End Day.

So I want to talk about everyone’s favorite fake tight end Taysom Hill. When we last saw him, he was scoring a pair of touchdowns against Atlanta.

He qualifies as a tight end and certainly doesn’t play the position in a traditional sense.

Eh, but he’s an offensive weapon for a team that has few such players.

Given the situation for the Saints right now at receiver and at quarterback, it’s not hard to imagine a high-touch season coming up for Hill, one of those games where he throws a little, a catch a bit, be careful.

He’s on the goal line, he’s facing the Chargers this week and with Tayson Hill, he’s, you know, he’s the weird kind of, uh, quote-unquote tight end where we actually have to look at the quality of the opponent’s defense .

Um, and he’s facing a run defense that’s giving up 4.6 yards per carry.

Um, and that’s mainly again, that’s what we focus on with Taysom almost every week where Hill is healthy.

He’s a top 10 fantasy tight end for me.

It’s a cheap code.

Yes.

But you spent all summer begging for his tight suitability.

You got it.

Um, I’m starting him in multiple competitions this week.

The tight end has been an absolute minefield all year and Hill is at least a positive answer.

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