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 16.
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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. Brock Bowers - TE (LV)
Brock Bowers is playing against the Houston Texans this week. Our system projects him for 11.3 catches, 98.7 yards and 0.6 touchdowns. Bowers played against the Philadelphia Eagles last week. He caught 6 catches, 28 yards and zero touchdowns.
2. Trey McBride - TE (ARI)
Our system projects Trey McBride for 8.3 catches, 68.6 yards and 0.4 touchdowns versus the Falcons this week. Against the Texans last week, McBride caught 12 catches, 134 yards and 2 touchdowns.
3. George Kittle - TE (SF)
Our system projects George Kittle for 5.5 catches, 58.6 yards and 0.4 touchdowns versus the Colts this week. Against the Titans last week, Kittle caught 8 catches, 88 yards and 1 touchdown.
4. Brenton Strange - TE (JAX)
Last week, Brenton Strange faced the Jets. He caught 1 catch, 26 yards and zero touchdowns. He is up against the Broncos this week. We're projecting him for 6.1 catches, 51.5 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
5. Chig Okonkwo - TE (WAS)
Chig Okonkwo is up against the Eagles this week. He is projected for 6.0 catches, 50.5 yards and 0.3 touchdowns. Against the Giants last week, Okonkwo caught 4 catches, 33 yards and zero touchdowns.
6. Jeremy Ruckert - TE (NYJ)
Jeremy Ruckert caught 2 catches, 13 yards and zero touchdowns versus the Jacksonville Jaguars last week. Jeremy Ruckert is against the Saints this week and is projected for 5.5 catches, 48.5 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
7. Darren Waller - TE (FA)
Darren Waller had a bye last week. He is on bye this week.
8. Tyler Warren - TE (IND)
Tyler Warren faces the San Francisco 49ers this week. We're projecting him for 4.3 catches, 38.9 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Warren caught 3 catches, 19 yards and zero touchdowns versus the Seattle Seahawks last week.
9. Pat Freiermuth - TE (PIT)
Pat Freiermuth faces the Detroit Lions this week. We're projecting him for 4.4 catches, 36.5 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Freiermuth played against the Miami Dolphins last week. He caught 3 catches, 45 yards and zero touchdowns.
10. Travis Kelce - TE (KC)
Against the Chargers last week, Travis Kelce caught 7 catches, 70 yards and zero touchdowns. We're projecting 4.4 catches, 35.4 yards and 0.2 touchdowns for Travis Kelce this week as he faces the Titans.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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