Welcome back to the DLF Mailbag, the preeminent mailbag in all the dynasty fantasy football land. Of all the lightning rod players in both the NFL and fantasy football, Jacksonville receiver Brian Thomas has to be near the top of the list. There’s fairly little positive to say about his 2025 campaign – he fell way off his sterling rookie numbers when he finished as a PPR WR1, and often times seemed completely out of sync with quarterback Trevor Lawrence . Meanwhile, teammate Parker Washington began to operate as the team’s top option in the passing game, tight end Brenton Strange also emerged as a key cog, and midseason addition Jakobi Meyers appeared to immediately fit in. Oftentimes dynasty owners will make excuses for underwhelming efforts. But with Thomas, it was broadly doom and gloom, with little consideration given to his myriad of injuries. Recent reports have noted Thomas stating things like “it doesn’t hurt to run” and feeling good after having “a lot of things cleaned up.” Coinciding with this are reports that he’s thus far looked like the star of OTAs. Currently the dynasty WR22, Thomas still isn’t “cheap,” per se. However he’s a lot cheaper than when he was viewed as a top dynasty asset, and if these reports ring true, at just 23 years old he continues to possess upside that dwarfs his cost. With rookie drafts ongoing, now could be a time for believers to pry him away from concerned owners at a discount. As a reminder, there are multiple ways to pose your burning questions! You can send me a tweet on Twitter/X ( @EDH_27 ), and you can also reach out using our Discord channel, or the old-fashioned way ( via our online webform ). Let’s get to it! From the old-school webform… The Right Spend on Tight End? My league is a 12-team Superflex, Start 11, Start 2 TE, full-point TE premium league. Coming into the draft, my assumption was that managers would aggressively attack elite tight ends early because every team needs two starters and there simply aren’t that many difference-makers at the position. Instead, the room has mostly drafted as though this were a traditional superflex league. The notable tight end picks through five rounds are: * Brock Bowers : 1.08 (me) * Trey McBride : 1.10 * Colston Loveland : 2.05 (me) * Tyler Warren : 3.08 * Tucker Kraft : 4.05 (me) Am I overestimating the long-term scarcity of tight ends in a 2TE, full-point premium format? – Michael in San Francisco In leagues starting a single tight end, there are often three general schools of thought. First, you can hit the position early, snagging a stud like McBride or Bowers and then counting the rounds until you need to worry about it again. Second, you can take a shorter-term approach by taking a veteran who’s still producing (e.g., players like George Kittle , Jake Ferguson , Mark Andrews , or even Travis Kelce ), giving yourself a stable option for a couple of years, kicking the can down the road for obtaining more youthful options. Or third, spend multiple picks on middle round players (think Dalton Kincaid , Brenton Strange, or AJ Barner ), playing matchups and hoping for a breakout. To be clear, there are merits to each approach. But more importantly, even the best laid plans can fall victim to the whims of other owners. As an example, players drafting in the mid-to-back end of the first round likely think they should have a great chance at Bowers or McBride, but it’s entirely possible folks ahead of them might simply like them more. At that point,…