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 is on bye this week. Adkisson was off last week with a bye.
2. Zac Alcorn - TE (FA)
Zac Alcorn is on bye this week. Alcorn was on bye last week.
3. Stephen Alexander - TE (FA)
Stephen Alexander is on bye this week. Alexander had a bye last week.
4. Michael Allan - TE (SEA)
Michael Allan faces the Broncos this week. Our system projects him for no catches, no yards and no touchdowns. Allan was on bye last week.
5. Courtney Anderson - TE (FA)
Courtney Anderson is on bye this week. Anderson was on 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 had a bye last week. He is playing against the Tennessee Titans this week. We're projecting him for no catches, no yards and no touchdowns.
8. Billy Baber - TE (FA)
Billy Baber was on bye last week. Billy Baber is on bye this week.
9. Billy Bajema - TE (LA)
Billy Bajema was off last week with a bye. Billy Bajema is against the Lions this week and is projected for no catches, no yards and no touchdowns.
10. Chris Baker - TE (SEA)
Chris Baker is playing against the Denver Broncos this week. We're projecting him 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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