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 was on bye last week. Evan Engram is against the Dolphins this week and is projected for 6.2 catches, 71.1 yards and 0.5 touchdowns.
2. David Njoku - TE (CLE)
David Njoku had a bye last week. He faces the Cowboys this week. We're projecting him for 5.8 catches, 64.0 yards and 0.5 touchdowns.
3. Sam LaPorta - TE (DET)
Sam LaPorta was on bye last week. Sam LaPorta is against the Rams this week and is projected for 5.4 catches, 62.9 yards and 0.5 touchdowns.
4. Dalton Kincaid - TE (BUF)
Dalton Kincaid is up against the Cardinals this week. Our system projects him for 5.5 catches, 58.7 yards and 0.5 touchdowns. Kincaid had a bye last week.
5. Jake Ferguson - TE (DAL)
Jake Ferguson was on bye last week. He is playing against the Cleveland Browns this week. We're projecting him for 5.5 catches, 58.6 yards and 0.4 touchdowns.
6. Cade Otton - TE (TB)
Cade Otton faces the Washington Redskins this week. Our system projects him for 4.5 catches, 54.3 yards and 0.4 touchdowns. Otton was on bye last week.
7. Tyler Conklin - TE (NYJ)
Tyler Conklin was on bye last week. He is up against the 49ers this week. Our system projects him for 4.3 catches, 49.2 yards and 0.4 touchdowns.
8. Juwan Johnson - TE (NO)
Juwan Johnson was off last week with a bye. He faces the Panthers this week. Our system projects him for 4.1 catches, 49.2 yards and 0.4 touchdowns.
9. Kyle Pitts - TE (ATL)
Our system projects Kyle Pitts for 3.6 catches, 50.1 yards and 0.4 touchdowns versus the Steelers this week. Pitts had a bye last week.
10. Dallas Goedert - TE (PHI)
We're projecting 4.2 catches, 46.7 yards and 0.3 touchdowns for Dallas Goedert this week as he faces the Packers. Goedert was on bye last week.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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