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