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 1.
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. Marcedes Lewis - TE (FA)
Marcedes Lewis had a bye last week. He is on bye this week.
2. Jimmy Graham - TE (FA)
Jimmy Graham is on bye this week. Graham was on bye last week.
3. Kyle Rudolph - TE (FA)
Kyle Rudolph is on bye this week. Rudolph had a bye last week.
4. Zach Ertz - TE (WAS)
We're projecting no catches, no yards and no touchdowns for Zach Ertz this week as he faces the Giants. Ertz was off last week with a bye.
5. Travis Kelce - TE (KC)
Our system projects Travis Kelce for no catches, no yards and no touchdowns versus the Chargers this week. Kelce was off last week with a bye.
6. Ryan Griffin - TE (FA)
Ryan Griffin is on bye this week. Griffin had a bye last week.
7. Jordan Matthews - TE (FA)
Jordan Matthews was off last week with a bye. Jordan Matthews is on bye this week.
8. Richard Rodgers - TE (FA)
Richard Rodgers is on bye this week. Rodgers was on bye last week.
9. Logan Thomas - TE (FA)
Logan Thomas is on bye this week. Thomas was off last week with a bye.
10. Maxx Williams - TE (FA)
Maxx Williams is on bye this week. Williams was off last week with a bye.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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