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 16.
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. Brock Bowers - TE (LV)
Against the Eagles last week, Brock Bowers caught 6 catches, 28 yards and zero touchdowns. He faces the Texans this week. Bowers is projected for 11.3 catches, 98.7 yards and 0.6 touchdowns.
2. Trey McBride - TE (ARI)
Trey McBride caught 12 catches, 134 yards and 2 touchdowns versus the Houston Texans last week. Our system projects Trey McBride for 8.3 catches, 68.6 yards and 0.4 touchdowns versus the Falcons this week.
3. George Kittle - TE (SF)
George Kittle played against the Tennessee Titans last week. He caught 8 catches, 88 yards and 1 touchdown. We're projecting 5.5 catches, 58.6 yards and 0.4 touchdowns for George Kittle this week as he faces the Colts.
4. Brenton Strange - TE (JAX)
Brenton Strange is against the Broncos this week and is projected for 6.1 catches, 51.5 yards and 0.3 touchdowns. Strange caught 1 catch, 26 yards and zero touchdowns versus the New York Jets last week.
5. Chig Okonkwo - TE (TEN)
Against the 49ers last week, Chig Okonkwo caught 4 catches, 33 yards and zero touchdowns. He faces the Kansas City Chiefs this week. Our system projects him for 6.0 catches, 50.5 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
6. Jeremy Ruckert - TE (NYJ)
Jeremy Ruckert caught 2 catches, 13 yards and zero touchdowns versus the Jacksonville Jaguars last week. He is up against the Saints this week. Ruckert is projected for 5.5 catches, 48.5 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
7. Darren Waller - TE (MIA)
Darren Waller played against the Pittsburgh Steelers last week. He caught 7 catches, 66 yards and 2 touchdowns. We're projecting 4.4 catches, 44.1 yards and 0.3 touchdowns for Darren Waller this week as he faces the Bengals.
8. Tyler Warren - TE (IND)
Our system projects Tyler Warren for 4.3 catches, 38.9 yards and 0.2 touchdowns versus the 49ers this week. Warren caught 3 catches, 19 yards and zero touchdowns versus the Seattle Seahawks last week.
9. Pat Freiermuth - TE (PIT)
Pat Freiermuth played against the Miami Dolphins last week. He caught 3 catches, 45 yards and zero touchdowns. Our system projects Pat Freiermuth for 4.4 catches, 36.5 yards and 0.2 touchdowns versus the Lions this week.
10. Travis Kelce - TE (KC)
Travis Kelce is up against the Titans this week. Our system projects him for 4.4 catches, 35.4 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Last week, Kelce faced the Chargers. He caught 7 catches, 70 yards and zero touchdowns.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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