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