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 8.
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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 against the Chiefs this week and is projected for 9.0 catches, 66.8 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Against the Rams last week, Bowers caught 10 catches, 93 yards and zero touchdowns.
2. George Kittle - TE (SF)
Last week, George Kittle faced the Chiefs. He caught 6 catches, 92 yards and zero touchdowns. Our system projects George Kittle for 6.5 catches, 75.1 yards and 0.5 touchdowns versus the Cowboys this week.
3. Will Dissly - TE (LAC)
Will Dissly is playing against the New Orleans Saints this week. Our system projects him for 7.7 catches, 61.9 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Dissly caught 8 catches, 81 yards and zero touchdowns versus the Arizona Cardinals last week.
4. David Njoku - TE (CLE)
Against the Bengals last week, David Njoku caught 10 catches, 76 yards and 1 touchdown. He is playing against the Baltimore Ravens this week. Njoku is projected for 6.4 catches, 62.8 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
5. Travis Kelce - TE (KC)
Travis Kelce caught 4 catches, 17 yards and zero touchdowns versus the San Francisco 49ers last week. He is playing against the Las Vegas Raiders this week. Our system projects him for 6.0 catches, 52.1 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
6. Evan Engram - TE (JAX)
Evan Engram faces the Green Bay Packers this week. He is projected for 5.9 catches, 50.2 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Engram played against the New England Patriots last week. He caught 5 catches, 35 yards and zero touchdowns.
7. Jake Ferguson - TE (DAL)
Jake Ferguson was off last week with a bye. Jake Ferguson is against the 49ers this week and is projected for 5.5 catches, 52.8 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
8. Hunter Henry - TE (NE)
Hunter Henry is against the Jets this week and is projected for 5.5 catches, 53.1 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Henry played against the Jacksonville Jaguars last week. He caught 8 catches, 92 yards and zero touchdowns.
9. Trey McBride - TE (ARI)
Trey McBride played against the Los Angeles Chargers last week. He caught 5 catches, 51 yards and zero touchdowns. He is playing against the Miami Dolphins this week. McBride is projected for 5.4 catches, 42.3 yards and 0.1 touchdowns.
10. Sam LaPorta - TE (DET)
Sam LaPorta faces the Titans this week. We're projecting him for 4.6 catches, 45.3 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. LaPorta played against the Minnesota Vikings last week. He caught 1 catch, 25 yards and zero touchdowns.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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