Tight ends are a tricky position to manage in fantasy football.
If you're lucky enough to have a top-tier TE, then it's incredibly easy to set your lineup each week. However, most of us are not that lucky and need to search the waiver wire and soft matchups in search of a serviceable tight end that might have a chance of getting into the end zone.
To help you out, I put together this summary of our top 10 ranked tight ends for week 1.
You can also check out our full list of TE rankings or use our free who should I start tool for an interactive way to use our fantasy football rankings.
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No teams have a bye week this week, so you have a full slate of players to choose from.
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Full Rankings
If you want to dive head-first into the full set of projections for this week, here are our rankings for each format:
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Rankings Summary
1. Travis Kelce - TE (KC)
Travis Kelce is playing against the Los Angeles Chargers this week. He is projected for 9.8 catches, 84.4 yards and 0.5 touchdowns. Kelce was on bye last week.
2. David Njoku - TE (CLE)
David Njoku is up against the Bengals this week. He is projected for 7.5 catches, 65.7 yards and 0.4 touchdowns. Njoku was off last week with a bye.
3. Brock Bowers - TE (LV)
Brock Bowers had a bye last week. He is up against the Patriots this week. We're projecting him for 6.3 catches, 53.8 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
4. Dalton Schultz - TE (HOU)
Dalton Schultz had a bye last week. He is playing against the Los Angeles Rams this week. Our system projects him for 5.6 catches, 53.1 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
5. Trey McBride - TE (ARI)
Trey McBride had a bye last week. Our system projects Trey McBride for 5.7 catches, 49.2 yards and 0.3 touchdowns versus the Saints this week.
6. George Kittle - TE (SF)
George Kittle is playing against the Seattle Seahawks this week. We're projecting him for 4.9 catches, 51.3 yards and 0.3 touchdowns. Kittle had a bye last week.
7. Evan Engram - TE (DEN)
Evan Engram had a bye last week. We're projecting 5.5 catches, 44.3 yards and 0.2 touchdowns for Evan Engram this week as he faces the Titans.
8. Sam LaPorta - TE (DET)
Our system projects Sam LaPorta for 4.4 catches, 41.9 yards and 0.3 touchdowns versus the Packers this week. LaPorta was off last week with a bye.
9. T.J. Hockenson - TE (MIN)
T.J. Hockenson had a bye last week. He is playing against the Chicago Bears this week. Hockenson is projected for 4.5 catches, 37.2 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
10. Cade Otton - TE (TB)
Cade Otton is against the Falcons this week and is projected for 3.8 catches, 36.9 yards and 0.3 touchdowns. Otton was off last week with a bye.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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