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 5.
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 Steelers, Bears, Packers and Falcons 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. Trey McBride - TE (ARI)
Trey McBride played against the Seattle Seahawks last week. He caught 7 catches, 52 yards and zero touchdowns. He faces the Titans this week. We're projecting him for 6.5 catches, 53.5 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
2. David Njoku - TE (CLE)
We're projecting 6.7 catches, 53.1 yards and 0.2 touchdowns for David Njoku this week as he faces the Vikings. Njoku played against the Detroit Lions last week. He caught 2 catches, 11 yards and zero touchdowns.
3. Travis Kelce - TE (KC)
Travis Kelce played against the Baltimore Ravens last week. He caught 5 catches, 48 yards and zero touchdowns. He is playing against the Jacksonville Jaguars this week. Kelce is projected for 6.0 catches, 49.3 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
4. Jake Ferguson - TE (DAL)
Against the Packers last week, Jake Ferguson caught 7 catches, 40 yards and 1 touchdown. We're projecting 4.9 catches, 41.9 yards and 0.2 touchdowns for Jake Ferguson this week as he faces the Jets.
5. T.J. Hockenson - TE (MIN)
T.J. Hockenson is playing against the Cleveland Browns this week. He is projected for 4.8 catches, 37.4 yards and 0.1 touchdowns. Last week, Hockenson faced the Steelers. He caught 4 catches, 39 yards and zero touchdowns.
6. Evan Engram - TE (DEN)
Last week, Evan Engram faced the Bengals. He caught 4 catches, 29 yards and zero touchdowns. We're projecting 4.9 catches, 34.3 yards and 0.1 touchdowns for Evan Engram this week as he faces the Eagles.
7. Sam LaPorta - TE (DET)
Last week, Sam LaPorta faced the Browns. He caught 3 catches, 39 yards and zero touchdowns. We're projecting 4.2 catches, 36.7 yards and 0.2 touchdowns for Sam LaPorta this week as he faces the Bengals.
8. Theo Johnson - TE (NYG)
Theo Johnson caught 3 catches, 17 yards and 1 touchdown versus the Los Angeles Chargers last week. Our system projects Theo Johnson for 4.5 catches, 36.0 yards and 0.1 touchdowns versus the Saints this week.
9. Tyler Warren - TE (IND)
Tyler Warren is playing against the Las Vegas Raiders this week. He is projected for 4.0 catches, 34.2 yards and 0.1 touchdowns. Warren caught 5 catches, 70 yards and zero touchdowns versus the Los Angeles Rams last week.
10. Hunter Henry - TE (NE)
Hunter Henry faces the Bills this week. We're projecting him for 3.6 catches, 31.6 yards and 0.1 touchdowns. Against the Panthers last week, Henry caught 2 catches, 39 yards and 1 touchdown.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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