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