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. Evan Engram - TE (JAX)
Evan Engram faces the Dolphins this week. He is projected for 6.2 catches, 71.1 yards and 0.5 touchdowns. Engram was off last week with a bye.
2. David Njoku - TE (CLE)
David Njoku is against the Cowboys this week and is projected for 5.8 catches, 64.0 yards and 0.5 touchdowns. Njoku was off last week with a bye.
3. Sam LaPorta - TE (DET)
Sam LaPorta is playing against the Los Angeles Rams this week. He is projected for 5.4 catches, 62.9 yards and 0.5 touchdowns. LaPorta was on bye last week.
4. Dalton Kincaid - TE (BUF)
Dalton Kincaid was on bye last week. Our system projects Dalton Kincaid for 5.5 catches, 58.7 yards and 0.5 touchdowns versus the Cardinals this week.
5. Jake Ferguson - TE (DAL)
Jake Ferguson was on bye last week. Jake Ferguson is against the Browns this week and is projected for 5.5 catches, 58.6 yards and 0.4 touchdowns.
6. Cade Otton - TE (TB)
Cade Otton was off last week with a bye. He is playing against the Washington Redskins this week. Otton is projected for 4.5 catches, 54.3 yards and 0.4 touchdowns.
7. Tyler Conklin - TE (NYJ)
We're projecting 4.3 catches, 49.2 yards and 0.4 touchdowns for Tyler Conklin this week as he faces the 49ers. Conklin had a bye last week.
8. Kyle Pitts - TE (ATL)
Kyle Pitts was off last week with a bye. He faces the Pittsburgh Steelers this week. Pitts is projected for 3.6 catches, 50.1 yards and 0.4 touchdowns.
9. Dallas Goedert - TE (PHI)
Dallas Goedert was on bye last week. Our system projects Dallas Goedert for 4.2 catches, 46.7 yards and 0.3 touchdowns versus the Packers this week.
10. Pat Freiermuth - TE (PIT)
Pat Freiermuth had a bye last week. Our system projects Pat Freiermuth for 4.3 catches, 45.4 yards and 0.3 touchdowns versus the Falcons this week.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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