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 9.
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Lastly, the Jets, Browns, Eagles and Buccaneers 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. Brock Bowers - TE (LV)
Brock Bowers had a bye last week. Brock Bowers is against the Jaguars this week and is projected for 7.0 catches, 58.6 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
2. George Kittle - TE (SF)
George Kittle is up against the Giants this week. We're projecting him for 6.3 catches, 56.3 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Against the Texans last week, Kittle caught 4 catches, 43 yards and 1 touchdown.
3. Trey McBride - TE (ARI)
Trey McBride had a bye last week. He is up against the Cowboys this week. McBride is projected for 6.1 catches, 47.1 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
4. Chig Okonkwo - TE (TEN)
Chig Okonkwo faces the Los Angeles Chargers this week. Our system projects him for 5.6 catches, 41.4 yards and 0.1 touchdowns. Last week, Okonkwo faced the Colts. He caught 4 catches, 53 yards and zero touchdowns.
5. Travis Kelce - TE (KC)
Last week, Travis Kelce faced the Commanders. He caught 6 catches, 99 yards and 1 touchdown. We're projecting 5.2 catches, 40.4 yards and 0.2 touchdowns for Travis Kelce this week as he faces the Bills.
6. Evan Engram - TE (DEN)
Against the Cowboys last week, Evan Engram caught 4 catches, 36 yards and zero touchdowns. He faces the Houston Texans this week. We're projecting him for 5.2 catches, 37.0 yards and 0.1 touchdowns.
7. Sam LaPorta - TE (DET)
Sam LaPorta was on bye last week. He faces the Vikings this week. We're projecting him for 4.3 catches, 40.6 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
8. Theo Johnson - TE (NYG)
Theo Johnson played against the Philadelphia Eagles last week. He caught 3 catches, 20 yards and zero touchdowns. He faces the 49ers this week. Our system projects him for 4.4 catches, 34.5 yards and 0.1 touchdowns.
9. T.J. Hockenson - TE (MIN)
T.J. Hockenson is playing against the Detroit Lions this week. We're projecting him for 4.7 catches, 33.0 yards and 0.1 touchdowns. Hockenson played against the Los Angeles Chargers last week. He caught 2 catches, 26 yards and zero touchdowns.
10. Dalton Kincaid - TE (BUF)
We're projecting 4.1 catches, 34.5 yards and 0.1 touchdowns for Dalton Kincaid this week as he faces the Chiefs. Against the Panthers last week, Kincaid caught 1 catch, 23 yards and zero touchdowns.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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