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 is on bye this week. Lewis was off last week with a bye.
2. Jimmy Graham - TE (FA)
Jimmy Graham is on bye this week. Graham had a bye last week.
3. Kyle Rudolph - TE (FA)
Kyle Rudolph was on bye last week. Kyle Rudolph is on bye this week.
4. Zach Ertz - TE (WAS)
Zach Ertz had a bye last week. He faces the New York Giants this week. We're projecting him for no catches, no yards and no touchdowns.
5. Travis Kelce - TE (KC)
Travis Kelce was on bye last week. He faces the Chargers this week. Our system projects him for no catches, no yards and no touchdowns.
6. Ryan Griffin - TE (FA)
Ryan Griffin had a bye last week. Ryan Griffin is on bye this week.
7. Jordan Matthews - TE (FA)
Jordan Matthews is on bye this week. Matthews was off last week with a bye.
8. Richard Rodgers - TE (FA)
Richard Rodgers is on bye this week. Rodgers had a bye last week.
9. Logan Thomas - TE (FA)
Logan Thomas was on bye last week. Logan Thomas is on bye this week.
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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