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