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. He faces the Miami Dolphins this week. Our system projects him for 6.2 catches, 71.1 yards and 0.5 touchdowns.
2. David Njoku - TE (CLE)
David Njoku was off last week with a bye. He faces the Cowboys this week. Our system projects him for 5.8 catches, 64.0 yards and 0.5 touchdowns.
3. Sam LaPorta - TE (DET)
Sam LaPorta had a 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 was off last week with a bye. We're projecting 5.5 catches, 58.7 yards and 0.5 touchdowns for Dalton Kincaid this week as he faces the Cardinals.
5. Jake Ferguson - TE (DAL)
Jake Ferguson was on bye last week. Our system projects Jake Ferguson for 5.5 catches, 58.6 yards and 0.4 touchdowns versus the Browns this week.
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 had a bye last week.
7. Tyler Conklin - TE (NYJ)
Tyler Conklin was on bye last week. He is up against the 49ers this week. We're projecting 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. Juwan Johnson is against the Panthers this week and is projected for 4.1 catches, 49.2 yards and 0.4 touchdowns.
9. Kyle Pitts - TE (ATL)
Kyle Pitts was off last week with a bye. We're projecting 3.6 catches, 50.1 yards and 0.4 touchdowns for Kyle Pitts this week as he faces the Steelers.
10. Dallas Goedert - TE (PHI)
Dallas Goedert was off last week with a bye. He faces the Packers this week. Goedert is projected for 4.2 catches, 46.7 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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