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 17.
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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. Mason Taylor - TE (NYJ)
Mason Taylor is against the Patriots this week and is projected for 8.3 catches, 75.0 yards and 0.4 touchdowns. Against the Saints last week, Taylor caught zero catches, zero yards and zero touchdowns.
2. Trey McBride - TE (ARI)
Our system projects Trey McBride for 8.1 catches, 66.0 yards and 0.3 touchdowns versus the Bengals this week. McBride caught 4 catches, 27 yards and zero touchdowns versus the Atlanta Falcons last week.
3. Tyler Warren - TE (IND)
Tyler Warren played against the San Francisco 49ers last week. He caught 3 catches, 30 yards and zero touchdowns. He faces the Jacksonville Jaguars this week. We're projecting him for 5.9 catches, 53.8 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
4. Brenton Strange - TE (JAX)
Last week, Brenton Strange faced the Broncos. He caught 5 catches, 39 yards and 1 touchdown. Brenton Strange is against the Colts this week and is projected for 6.2 catches, 52.8 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
5. George Kittle - TE (SF)
Our system projects George Kittle for 5.0 catches, 55.1 yards and 0.4 touchdowns versus the Bears this week. Kittle played against the Indianapolis Colts last week. He caught 7 catches, 115 yards and 1 touchdown.
6. Chig Okonkwo - TE (TEN)
We're projecting 5.8 catches, 48.7 yards and 0.3 touchdowns for Chig Okonkwo this week as he faces the Saints. Last week, Okonkwo faced the Chiefs. He caught 6 catches, 44 yards and 1 touchdown.
7. Pat Freiermuth - TE (PIT)
Against the Lions last week, Pat Freiermuth caught 4 catches, 20 yards and zero touchdowns. He faces the Cleveland Browns this week. Freiermuth is projected for 5.6 catches, 46.4 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
8. Darren Waller - TE (MIA)
Darren Waller is against the Buccaneers this week and is projected for 4.7 catches, 47.0 yards and 0.3 touchdowns. Waller caught 3 catches, 40 yards and zero touchdowns versus the Cincinnati Bengals last week.
9. Michael Mayer - TE (LV)
We're projecting 4.2 catches, 40.5 yards and 0.3 touchdowns for Michael Mayer this week as he faces the Giants. Last week, Mayer faced the Texans. He caught 1 catch, 10 yards and zero touchdowns.
10. Travis Kelce - TE (KC)
Last week, Travis Kelce faced the Titans. He caught 1 catch, 6 yards and zero touchdowns. Travis Kelce is against the Broncos this week and is projected for 4.4 catches, 36.3 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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