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. Trey McBride - TE (ARI)
Trey McBride faces the New Orleans Saints this week. Our system projects him for 8.6 catches, 74.2 yards and 0.4 touchdowns. McBride was on bye last week.
2. Juwan Johnson - TE (NO)
Juwan Johnson had a bye last week. He faces the Arizona Cardinals this week. Johnson is projected for 8.7 catches, 72.8 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
3. Travis Kelce - TE (KC)
We're projecting 7.6 catches, 64.6 yards and 0.4 touchdowns for Travis Kelce this week as he faces the Chargers. Kelce had a bye last week.
4. Brock Bowers - TE (LV)
Brock Bowers had a bye last week. He faces the New England Patriots this week. Bowers is projected for 6.4 catches, 55.2 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
5. Pat Freiermuth - TE (PIT)
Pat Freiermuth is playing against the New York Jets this week. Our system projects him for 6.5 catches, 53.0 yards and 0.3 touchdowns. Freiermuth had a bye last week.
6. Dalton Schultz - TE (HOU)
Our system projects Dalton Schultz for 5.7 catches, 54.9 yards and 0.3 touchdowns versus the Rams this week. Schultz had a bye last week.
7. George Kittle - TE (SF)
George Kittle is playing against the Seattle Seahawks this week. We're projecting him for 4.8 catches, 51.1 yards and 0.3 touchdowns. Kittle was on bye last week.
8. Kyle Pitts Sr. - TE (ATL)
Kyle Pitts Sr. was on bye last week. Our system projects Kyle Pitts Sr. for 4.6 catches, 50.1 yards and 0.3 touchdowns versus the Buccaneers this week.
9. Colston Loveland - TE (CHI)
We're projecting 5.1 catches, 45.6 yards and 0.3 touchdowns for Colston Loveland this week as he faces the Vikings. Loveland was on bye last week.
10. Tucker Kraft - TE (GB)
Tucker Kraft faces the Lions this week. Our system projects him for 4.3 catches, 44.0 yards and 0.3 touchdowns. Kraft was off last week with a bye.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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