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 9.
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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Lastly, the Jets, Browns, Eagles and Buccaneers have a bye this week so keep that in mind when setting your lineup.
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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. Brock Bowers - TE (LV)
Brock Bowers was off last week with a bye. He is playing against the Jacksonville Jaguars this week. We're projecting him for 7.0 catches, 58.6 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
2. George Kittle - TE (SF)
We're projecting 6.3 catches, 56.3 yards and 0.2 touchdowns for George Kittle this week as he faces the Giants. Kittle caught 4 catches, 43 yards and 1 touchdown versus the Houston Texans last week.
3. Trey McBride - TE (ARI)
Trey McBride was off last week with a bye. He faces the Dallas Cowboys this week. We're projecting him for 6.1 catches, 47.1 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
4. Chig Okonkwo - TE (TEN)
Chig Okonkwo is playing against the Los Angeles Chargers this week. He is projected for 5.6 catches, 41.4 yards and 0.1 touchdowns. Against the Colts last week, Okonkwo caught 4 catches, 53 yards and zero touchdowns.
5. Travis Kelce - TE (KC)
Travis Kelce caught 6 catches, 99 yards and 1 touchdown versus the Washington Commanders last week. Travis Kelce is against the Bills this week and is projected for 5.2 catches, 40.4 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
6. Evan Engram - TE (DEN)
Evan Engram played against the Dallas Cowboys last week. He caught 4 catches, 36 yards and zero touchdowns. We're projecting 5.2 catches, 37.0 yards and 0.1 touchdowns for Evan Engram this week as he faces the Texans.
7. Sam LaPorta - TE (DET)
Sam LaPorta is playing against the Minnesota Vikings this week. We're projecting him for 4.3 catches, 40.6 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. LaPorta was off last week with a bye.
8. Theo Johnson - TE (NYG)
Last week, Theo Johnson faced the Eagles. He caught 3 catches, 20 yards and zero touchdowns. He is playing against the San Francisco 49ers this week. Johnson is projected for 4.4 catches, 34.5 yards and 0.1 touchdowns.
9. T.J. Hockenson - TE (MIN)
Our system projects T.J. Hockenson for 4.7 catches, 33.0 yards and 0.1 touchdowns versus the Lions this week. Hockenson caught 2 catches, 26 yards and zero touchdowns versus the Los Angeles Chargers last week.
10. Dalton Kincaid - TE (BUF)
Dalton Kincaid caught 1 catch, 23 yards and zero touchdowns versus the Carolina Panthers last week. Our system projects Dalton Kincaid for 4.1 catches, 34.5 yards and 0.1 touchdowns versus the Chiefs this week.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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