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. James Adkisson - TE (FA)
James Adkisson was on bye last week. James Adkisson is on bye this week.
2. Zac Alcorn - TE (FA)
Zac Alcorn was on bye last week. Zac Alcorn is on bye this week.
3. Stephen Alexander - TE (FA)
Stephen Alexander was off last week with a bye. He is on bye this week.
4. Michael Allan - TE (SEA)
Our system projects Michael Allan for no catches, no yards and no touchdowns versus the Broncos this week. Allan had a bye last week.
5. Courtney Anderson - TE (FA)
Courtney Anderson is on bye this week. Anderson had a bye last week.
6. Mark Anelli - TE (FA)
Mark Anelli was off last week with a bye. Mark Anelli is on bye this week.
7. Richard Angulo - TE (CHI)
Richard Angulo was off last week with a bye. Our system projects Richard Angulo for no catches, no yards and no touchdowns versus the Titans this week.
8. Billy Baber - TE (FA)
Billy Baber is on bye this week. Baber was off last week with a bye.
9. Billy Bajema - TE (LA)
Billy Bajema had a bye last week. He faces the Detroit Lions this week. Bajema is projected for no catches, no yards and no touchdowns.
10. Chris Baker - TE (SEA)
Chris Baker is against the Broncos this week and is projected for no catches, no yards and no touchdowns. Baker was on bye last week.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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