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