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. Travis Kelce - TE (KC)
Travis Kelce was off last week with a bye. He faces the Chargers this week. Kelce is projected for 9.8 catches, 84.4 yards and 0.5 touchdowns.
2. David Njoku - TE (CLE)
David Njoku was on bye last week. He faces the Bengals this week. Njoku is projected for 7.5 catches, 65.7 yards and 0.4 touchdowns.
3. Brock Bowers - TE (LV)
Brock Bowers had a bye last week. Brock Bowers is against the Patriots this week and is projected for 6.3 catches, 53.8 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
4. Dalton Schultz - TE (HOU)
Dalton Schultz is against the Rams this week and is projected for 5.6 catches, 53.1 yards and 0.3 touchdowns. Schultz was on bye last week.
5. Trey McBride - TE (ARI)
Trey McBride is up against the Saints this week. He is projected for 5.7 catches, 49.2 yards and 0.3 touchdowns. McBride had a bye last week.
6. George Kittle - TE (SF)
George Kittle was on bye last week. He is playing against the Seattle Seahawks this week. Kittle is projected for 4.9 catches, 51.3 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
7. Evan Engram - TE (DEN)
Evan Engram faces the Titans this week. Our system projects him for 5.5 catches, 44.3 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Engram had a bye last week.
8. Sam LaPorta - TE (DET)
Sam LaPorta was off last week with a bye. Our system projects Sam LaPorta for 4.4 catches, 41.9 yards and 0.3 touchdowns versus the Packers this week.
9. T.J. Hockenson - TE (MIN)
T.J. Hockenson had a bye last week. Our system projects T.J. Hockenson for 4.5 catches, 37.2 yards and 0.2 touchdowns versus the Bears this week.
10. Cade Otton - TE (TB)
Cade Otton was off last week with a bye. He is up against the Falcons this week. Otton is projected for 3.8 catches, 36.9 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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