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.
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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. Trey McBride - TE (ARI)
Trey McBride is against the Saints this week and is projected for 8.6 catches, 71.6 yards and 0.3 touchdowns. McBride had a bye last week.
2. Brock Bowers - TE (LV)
Brock Bowers faces the New England Patriots this week. Our system projects him for 8.1 catches, 65.8 yards and 0.3 touchdowns. Bowers had a bye last week.
3. David Njoku - TE (CLE)
David Njoku is up against the Bengals this week. He is projected for 7.4 catches, 61.6 yards and 0.4 touchdowns. Njoku was off last week with a bye.
4. Travis Kelce - TE (KC)
Travis Kelce was on bye last week. He faces the Los Angeles Chargers this week. Kelce is projected for 6.7 catches, 54.6 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
5. Jonnu Smith - TE (PIT)
We're projecting 5.3 catches, 51.3 yards and 0.3 touchdowns for Jonnu Smith this week as he faces the Jets. Smith was on bye last week.
6. T.J. Hockenson - TE (MIN)
T.J. Hockenson was on bye last week. Our system projects T.J. Hockenson for 5.4 catches, 47.0 yards and 0.3 touchdowns versus the Bears this week.
7. George Kittle - TE (SF)
George Kittle had a bye last week. He faces the Seahawks this week. Our system projects him for 4.9 catches, 51.3 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
8. Sam LaPorta - TE (DET)
Sam LaPorta had a bye last week. He is playing against the Green Bay Packers this week. Our system projects him for 5.1 catches, 48.7 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
9. Jake Ferguson - TE (DAL)
Jake Ferguson was on bye last week. We're projecting 5.1 catches, 46.4 yards and 0.2 touchdowns for Jake Ferguson this week as he faces the Eagles.
10. Chig Okonkwo - TE (TEN)
Chig Okonkwo was on bye last week. He is up against the Broncos this week. We're projecting him for 5.3 catches, 42.9 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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