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 had a bye last week. He faces the Los Angeles Chargers this week. Our system projects him for 9.8 catches, 84.4 yards and 0.5 touchdowns.
2. David Njoku - TE (CLE)
David Njoku was on bye last week. Our system projects David Njoku for 7.5 catches, 65.7 yards and 0.4 touchdowns versus the Bengals this week.
3. Brock Bowers - TE (LV)
Brock Bowers had a bye last week. We're projecting 6.3 catches, 53.8 yards and 0.3 touchdowns for Brock Bowers this week as he faces the Patriots.
4. Dalton Schultz - TE (HOU)
Dalton Schultz had a bye last week. He faces the Rams this week. We're projecting him for 5.6 catches, 53.1 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
5. Trey McBride - TE (ARI)
Trey McBride faces the Saints this week. We're projecting him for 5.7 catches, 49.2 yards and 0.3 touchdowns. McBride was off last week with a bye.
6. George Kittle - TE (SF)
George Kittle was on bye last week. We're projecting 4.9 catches, 51.3 yards and 0.3 touchdowns for George Kittle this week as he faces the Seahawks.
7. Evan Engram - TE (DEN)
Evan Engram was on bye last week. Our system projects Evan Engram for 5.5 catches, 44.3 yards and 0.2 touchdowns versus the Titans this week.
8. Sam LaPorta - TE (DET)
Sam LaPorta was on bye last week. We're projecting 4.4 catches, 41.9 yards and 0.3 touchdowns for Sam LaPorta this week as he faces the Packers.
9. T.J. Hockenson - TE (MIN)
T.J. Hockenson faces the Chicago Bears this week. We're projecting him for 4.5 catches, 37.2 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Hockenson had a bye last week.
10. Cade Otton - TE (TB)
We're projecting 3.8 catches, 36.9 yards and 0.3 touchdowns for Cade Otton this week as he faces the Falcons. Otton had a bye last week.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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