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 3.
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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. Trey McBride - TE (ARI)
Trey McBride faces the San Francisco 49ers this week. He is projected for 8.6 catches, 70.4 yards and 0.4 touchdowns. Last week, McBride faced the Panthers. He caught 6 catches, 78 yards and zero touchdowns.
2. Travis Kelce - TE (KC)
Travis Kelce is up against the Giants this week. Our system projects him for 7.2 catches, 60.9 yards and 0.3 touchdowns. Kelce caught 4 catches, 61 yards and zero touchdowns versus the Philadelphia Eagles last week.
3. Juwan Johnson - TE (NO)
Juwan Johnson played against the San Francisco 49ers last week. He caught 5 catches, 49 yards and 1 touchdown. Our system projects Juwan Johnson for 7.6 catches, 58.9 yards and 0.2 touchdowns versus the Seahawks this week.
4. Brock Bowers - TE (LV)
Brock Bowers faces the Commanders this week. We're projecting him for 6.4 catches, 52.5 yards and 0.3 touchdowns. Last week, Bowers faced the Chargers. He caught 5 catches, 38 yards and zero touchdowns.
5. Pat Freiermuth - TE (PIT)
Pat Freiermuth played against the Seattle Seahawks last week. He caught 3 catches, 31 yards and zero touchdowns. He is playing against the New England Patriots this week. We're projecting him for 6.4 catches, 50.8 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
6. Brenton Strange - TE (JAX)
Brenton Strange is against the Texans this week and is projected for 4.8 catches, 40.4 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Strange played against the Cincinnati Bengals last week. He caught 3 catches, 17 yards and zero touchdowns.
7. Sam LaPorta - TE (DET)
Sam LaPorta is up against the Ravens this week. We're projecting him for 4.5 catches, 42.2 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Against the Bears last week, LaPorta caught 3 catches, 26 yards and zero touchdowns.
8. Dalton Schultz - TE (HOU)
Dalton Schultz is against the Jaguars this week and is projected for 4.6 catches, 41.9 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Schultz caught 3 catches, 29 yards and zero touchdowns versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last week.
9. Tucker Kraft - TE (GB)
Tucker Kraft faces the Cleveland Browns this week. Our system projects him for 4.3 catches, 42.1 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Kraft played against the Washington Commanders last week. He caught 6 catches, 124 yards and 1 touchdown.
10. Hunter Henry - TE (NE)
Against the Dolphins last week, Hunter Henry caught 1 catch, 9 yards and zero touchdowns. He is up against the Steelers this week. Our system projects him for 4.3 catches, 41.5 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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