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