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 17.
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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. Mason Taylor - TE (NYJ)
We're projecting 8.3 catches, 75.0 yards and 0.4 touchdowns for Mason Taylor this week as he faces the Patriots. Against the Saints last week, Taylor caught zero catches, zero yards and zero touchdowns.
2. Trey McBride - TE (ARI)
Against the Falcons last week, Trey McBride caught 4 catches, 27 yards and zero touchdowns. He is playing against the Cincinnati Bengals this week. Our system projects him for 8.1 catches, 66.0 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
3. Tyler Warren - TE (IND)
Tyler Warren played against the San Francisco 49ers last week. He caught 3 catches, 30 yards and zero touchdowns. He faces the Jaguars this week. Warren is projected for 5.9 catches, 53.8 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
4. Brenton Strange - TE (JAX)
Last week, Brenton Strange faced the Broncos. He caught 5 catches, 39 yards and 1 touchdown. Our system projects Brenton Strange for 6.2 catches, 52.8 yards and 0.3 touchdowns versus the Colts this week.
5. George Kittle - TE (SF)
Last week, George Kittle faced the Colts. He caught 7 catches, 115 yards and 1 touchdown. He faces the Bears this week. Kittle is projected for 5.0 catches, 55.1 yards and 0.4 touchdowns.
6. Chig Okonkwo - TE (TEN)
Chig Okonkwo caught 6 catches, 44 yards and 1 touchdown versus the Kansas City Chiefs last week. He faces the New Orleans Saints this week. We're projecting him for 5.8 catches, 48.7 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
7. Pat Freiermuth - TE (PIT)
Our system projects Pat Freiermuth for 5.6 catches, 46.4 yards and 0.2 touchdowns versus the Browns this week. Last week, Freiermuth faced the Lions. He caught 4 catches, 20 yards and zero touchdowns.
8. Darren Waller - TE (MIA)
Darren Waller is playing against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this week. We're projecting him for 4.7 catches, 47.0 yards and 0.3 touchdowns. Against the Bengals last week, Waller caught 3 catches, 40 yards and zero touchdowns.
9. Michael Mayer - TE (LV)
Against the Texans last week, Michael Mayer caught 1 catch, 10 yards and zero touchdowns. He faces the New York Giants this week. We're projecting him for 4.2 catches, 40.5 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
10. Travis Kelce - TE (KC)
Travis Kelce faces the Broncos this week. We're projecting him for 4.4 catches, 36.3 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Last week, Kelce faced the Titans. He caught 1 catch, 6 yards and zero touchdowns.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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