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 12.
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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Lastly, the Dolphins, Broncos, Chargers and Commanders have a bye this week so keep that in mind when setting your lineup.
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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. Brock Bowers - TE (LV)
Brock Bowers faces the Cleveland Browns this week. Our system projects him for 8.9 catches, 78.9 yards and 0.5 touchdowns. Bowers played against the Dallas Cowboys last week. He caught 7 catches, 72 yards and zero touchdowns.
2. Trey McBride - TE (ARI)
Our system projects Trey McBride for 9.1 catches, 76.1 yards and 0.4 touchdowns versus the Jaguars this week. Last week, McBride faced the 49ers. He caught 10 catches, 115 yards and 1 touchdown.
3. Chig Okonkwo - TE (TEN)
Last week, Chig Okonkwo faced the Texans. He caught 3 catches, 56 yards and zero touchdowns. He is playing against the Seattle Seahawks this week. Our system projects him for 6.9 catches, 57.2 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
4. George Kittle - TE (SF)
George Kittle caught 6 catches, 67 yards and 2 touchdowns versus the Arizona Cardinals last week. He is playing against the Carolina Panthers this week. Kittle is projected for 5.0 catches, 54.9 yards and 0.4 touchdowns.
5. Travis Kelce - TE (KC)
Travis Kelce is against the Colts this week and is projected for 5.5 catches, 49.9 yards and 0.3 touchdowns. Kelce played against the Denver Broncos last week. He caught 9 catches, 91 yards and 1 touchdown.
6. David Njoku - TE (CLE)
Last week, David Njoku faced the Ravens. He caught 1 catch, 7 yards and zero touchdowns. He is up against the Raiders this week. Our system projects him for 5.8 catches, 47.9 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
7. Brenton Strange - TE (JAX)
Brenton Strange didn't play last week. We're projecting 5.1 catches, 43.4 yards and 0.2 touchdowns for Brenton Strange this week as he faces the Cardinals.
8. T.J. Hockenson - TE (MIN)
Our system projects T.J. Hockenson for 4.9 catches, 40.7 yards and 0.2 touchdowns versus the Packers this week. Against the Bears last week, Hockenson caught 3 catches, 39 yards and zero touchdowns.
9. Juwan Johnson - TE (NO)
Juwan Johnson is against the Falcons this week and is projected for 4.5 catches, 38.8 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Johnson had a bye last week.
10. Kyle Pitts Sr. - TE (ATL)
Kyle Pitts Sr. caught 2 catches, 14 yards and zero touchdowns versus the Carolina Panthers last week. He is up against the Saints this week. Our system projects him for 3.8 catches, 42.2 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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