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