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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Lastly, the Raiders, Seahawks, Cardinals, Lions, Rams and Jaguars 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. George Kittle - TE (SF)
Against the Falcons last week, George Kittle caught zero catches, zero yards and zero touchdowns. He faces the Texans this week. Our system projects him for 6.8 catches, 65.6 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
2. David Njoku - TE (CLE)
David Njoku faces the Patriots this week. He is projected for 6.1 catches, 44.7 yards and 0.1 touchdowns. Njoku played against the Miami Dolphins last week. He caught zero catches, zero yards and zero touchdowns.
3. Cade Otton - TE (TB)
Against the Lions last week, Cade Otton caught 7 catches, 65 yards and zero touchdowns. He faces the New Orleans Saints this week. We're projecting him for 4.7 catches, 43.9 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
4. Travis Kelce - TE (KC)
Travis Kelce caught 3 catches, 54 yards and zero touchdowns versus the Las Vegas Raiders last week. Our system projects Travis Kelce for 4.4 catches, 36.9 yards and 0.2 touchdowns versus the Commanders this week.
5. Evan Engram - TE (DEN)
Evan Engram is against the Cowboys this week and is projected for 4.7 catches, 34.8 yards and 0.1 touchdowns. Engram caught 5 catches, 42 yards and zero touchdowns versus the New York Giants last week.
6. T.J. Hockenson - TE (MIN)
We're projecting 4.5 catches, 31.1 yards and 0.1 touchdowns for T.J. Hockenson this week as he faces the Chargers. Hockenson played against the Philadelphia Eagles last week. He caught 6 catches, 43 yards and zero touchdowns.
7. Tucker Kraft - TE (GB)
Against the Cardinals last week, Tucker Kraft caught 5 catches, 58 yards and 1 touchdown. He faces the Pittsburgh Steelers this week. Kraft is projected for 3.7 catches, 34.4 yards and 0.1 touchdowns.
8. Dalton Schultz - TE (HOU)
Dalton Schultz faces the San Francisco 49ers this week. We're projecting him for 3.5 catches, 31.4 yards and 0.1 touchdowns. Schultz caught 9 catches, 98 yards and zero touchdowns versus the Seattle Seahawks last week.
9. Chig Okonkwo - TE (TEN)
Our system projects Chig Okonkwo for 3.9 catches, 28.3 yards and 0.1 touchdowns versus the Colts this week. Okonkwo caught zero catches, zero yards and zero touchdowns versus the New England Patriots last week.
10. Pat Freiermuth - TE (PIT)
Pat Freiermuth is up against the Packers this week. He is projected for 3.7 catches, 28.5 yards and 0.1 touchdowns. Against the Bengals last week, Freiermuth caught 5 catches, 111 yards and 2 touchdowns.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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