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. T.J. Hockenson - TE (MIN)
T.J. Hockenson is on bye this week. Hockenson had a bye last week.
2. Tyler Higbee - TE (LAR)
Tyler Higbee is on bye this week. Higbee was on bye last week.
3. Hunter Henry - TE (NE)
Hunter Henry was on bye last week. He is on bye this week.
4. Pat Freiermuth - TE (PIT)
Pat Freiermuth was off last week with a bye. Pat Freiermuth is on bye this week.
5. George Kittle - TE (SF)
George Kittle is on bye this week. Kittle had a bye last week.
6. Darren Waller - TE (NYG)
Darren Waller is on bye this week. Waller had a bye last week.
7. Evan Engram - TE (JAX)
Evan Engram was off last week with a bye. Evan Engram is on bye this week.
8. Dalton Schultz - TE (HOU)
Dalton Schultz was on bye last week. He is on bye this week.
9. Dallas Goedert - TE (PHI)
Dallas Goedert is on bye this week. Goedert had a bye last week.
10. Kyle Pitts - TE (ATL)
Kyle Pitts is on bye this week. Pitts had a bye last week.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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