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.
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Lastly, the Bills, Jets, Bengals, Falcons, Saints, Jaguars and None 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. Travis Kelce - TE (KC)
Travis Kelce is up against the Panthers this week. He is projected for 8.0 catches, 71.4 yards and 0.3 touchdowns. Kelce caught 2 catches, 8 yards and zero touchdowns versus the Buffalo Bills last week.
2. Brock Bowers - TE (LV)
Last week, Brock Bowers faced the Dolphins. He caught 13 catches, 126 yards and 1 touchdown. He is up against the Broncos this week. Bowers is projected for 8.6 catches, 66.5 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
3. Trey McBride - TE (ARI)
Trey McBride had a bye last week. He is up against the Seahawks this week. We're projecting him for 6.6 catches, 54.5 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
4. George Kittle - TE (SF)
George Kittle is up against the Packers this week. We're projecting him for 5.8 catches, 53.1 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Last week, Kittle faced the Seahawks. He caught zero catches, zero yards and zero touchdowns.
5. Dallas Goedert - TE (PHI)
Against the Redskins last week, Dallas Goedert caught 5 catches, 61 yards and zero touchdowns. Our system projects Dallas Goedert for 6.0 catches, 52.7 yards and 0.2 touchdowns versus the Rams this week.
6. Luke Schoonmaker - TE (DAL)
Against the Texans last week, Luke Schoonmaker caught 6 catches, 56 yards and zero touchdowns. Luke Schoonmaker is against the Redskins this week and is projected for 5.6 catches, 45.0 yards and 0.1 touchdowns.
7. Will Dissly - TE (LAC)
Will Dissly faces the Baltimore Ravens this week. Our system projects him for 5.6 catches, 44.1 yards and 0.1 touchdowns. Against the Bengals last week, Dissly caught 4 catches, 80 yards and 1 touchdown.
8. Jonnu Smith - TE (MIA)
We're projecting 4.8 catches, 47.2 yards and 0.2 touchdowns for Jonnu Smith this week as he faces the Patriots. Against the Raiders last week, Smith caught 6 catches, 101 yards and 2 touchdowns.
9. David Njoku - TE (CLE)
David Njoku is up against the Steelers this week. We're projecting him for 5.1 catches, 45.1 yards and 0.1 touchdowns. Njoku played against the New Orleans Saints last week. He caught 9 catches, 81 yards and zero touchdowns.
10. Cade Otton - TE (TB)
Cade Otton was off last week with a bye. Our system projects Cade Otton for 4.7 catches, 45.9 yards and 0.2 touchdowns versus the Giants this week.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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