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. Brock Bowers - TE (LV)
Brock Bowers was off last week with a bye. Brock Bowers is against the Dolphins this week and is projected for 6.3 catches, 64.9 yards and 0.5 touchdowns.
2. Trey McBride - TE (ARI)
Trey McBride was on bye last week. He faces the Los Angeles Chargers this week. Our system projects him for 6.1 catches, 61.1 yards and 0.4 touchdowns.
3. Colston Loveland - TE (CHI)
Our system projects Colston Loveland for 5.2 catches, 62.8 yards and 0.5 touchdowns versus the Panthers this week. Loveland was off last week with a bye.
4. Tyler Warren - TE (IND)
Tyler Warren is against the Ravens this week and is projected for 4.9 catches, 53.6 yards and 0.3 touchdowns. Warren was off last week with a bye.
5. Harold Fannin Jr. - TE (CLE)
Harold Fannin Jr. was on bye last week. We're projecting 4.5 catches, 47.4 yards and 0.3 touchdowns for Harold Fannin Jr. this week as he faces the Jaguars.
6. Sam LaPorta - TE (DET)
Sam LaPorta is against the Saints this week and is projected for 4.2 catches, 48.5 yards and 0.3 touchdowns. LaPorta was off last week with a bye.
7. Tucker Kraft - TE (GB)
Tucker Kraft is playing against the Minnesota Vikings this week. We're projecting him for 3.9 catches, 48.9 yards and 0.4 touchdowns. Kraft was on bye last week.
8. Kyle Pitts Sr. - TE (ATL)
Kyle Pitts Sr. was on bye last week. Our system projects Kyle Pitts Sr. for 4.3 catches, 47.7 yards and 0.2 touchdowns versus the Steelers this week.
9. Travis Kelce - TE (KC)
Our system projects Travis Kelce for 4.3 catches, 45.2 yards and 0.3 touchdowns versus the Broncos this week. Kelce was on bye last week.
10. George Kittle - TE (SF)
George Kittle faces the Rams this week. Our system projects him for 3.7 catches, 42.8 yards and 0.3 touchdowns. Kittle was on bye last week.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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