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 3.
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. Trey McBride - TE (ARI)
Trey McBride is up against the 49ers this week. We're projecting him for 8.6 catches, 70.4 yards and 0.4 touchdowns. Against the Panthers last week, McBride caught 6 catches, 78 yards and zero touchdowns.
2. Travis Kelce - TE (KC)
Travis Kelce is against the Giants this week and is projected for 7.2 catches, 60.9 yards and 0.3 touchdowns. Against the Eagles last week, Kelce caught 4 catches, 61 yards and zero touchdowns.
3. Juwan Johnson - TE (NO)
Against the 49ers last week, Juwan Johnson caught 5 catches, 49 yards and 1 touchdown. Juwan Johnson is against the Seahawks this week and is projected for 7.6 catches, 58.9 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
4. Brock Bowers - TE (LV)
Brock Bowers played against the Los Angeles Chargers last week. He caught 5 catches, 38 yards and zero touchdowns. Brock Bowers is against the Commanders this week and is projected for 6.4 catches, 52.5 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
5. Pat Freiermuth - TE (PIT)
Pat Freiermuth played against the Seattle Seahawks last week. He caught 3 catches, 31 yards and zero touchdowns. Our system projects Pat Freiermuth for 6.4 catches, 50.8 yards and 0.2 touchdowns versus the Patriots this week.
6. Brenton Strange - TE (JAX)
Brenton Strange is playing against the Houston Texans this week. He is projected for 4.8 catches, 40.4 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Strange caught 3 catches, 17 yards and zero touchdowns versus the Cincinnati Bengals last week.
7. Sam LaPorta - TE (DET)
Last week, Sam LaPorta faced the Bears. He caught 3 catches, 26 yards and zero touchdowns. He faces the Baltimore Ravens this week. LaPorta is projected for 4.5 catches, 42.2 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
8. Dalton Schultz - TE (HOU)
Dalton Schultz is playing against the Jacksonville Jaguars this week. He is projected for 4.6 catches, 41.9 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Schultz caught 3 catches, 29 yards and zero touchdowns versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last week.
9. Tucker Kraft - TE (GB)
Tucker Kraft faces the Cleveland Browns this week. Our system projects him for 4.3 catches, 42.1 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Against the Commanders last week, Kraft caught 6 catches, 124 yards and 1 touchdown.
10. Hunter Henry - TE (NE)
Hunter Henry played against the Miami Dolphins last week. He caught 1 catch, 9 yards and zero touchdowns. Our system projects Hunter Henry for 4.3 catches, 41.5 yards and 0.2 touchdowns versus the Steelers this week.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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