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