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. Brock Bowers - TE (LV)
Brock Bowers faces the Carolina Panthers this week. He is projected for 7.6 catches, 73.8 yards and 0.5 touchdowns. Bowers caught 9 catches, 98 yards and zero touchdowns versus the Baltimore Ravens last week.
2. Trey McBride - TE (ARI)
Last week, Trey McBride faced the Rams. He caught 6 catches, 67 yards and zero touchdowns. He faces the Detroit Lions this week. Our system projects him for 6.2 catches, 65.3 yards and 0.5 touchdowns.
3. Travis Kelce - TE (KC)
Our system projects Travis Kelce for 5.9 catches, 60.8 yards and 0.4 touchdowns versus the Falcons this week. Kelce played against the Cincinnati Bengals last week. He caught 1 catch, 5 yards and zero touchdowns.
4. Dalton Kincaid - TE (BUF)
Dalton Kincaid played against the Miami Dolphins last week. He caught 4 catches, 33 yards and zero touchdowns. He is playing against the Jacksonville Jaguars this week. We're projecting him for 5.7 catches, 55.5 yards and 0.4 touchdowns.
5. Sam LaPorta - TE (DET)
Our system projects Sam LaPorta for 5.3 catches, 56.6 yards and 0.4 touchdowns versus the Cardinals this week. Last week, LaPorta faced the Buccaneers. He caught 2 catches, 13 yards and zero touchdowns.
6. Jake Ferguson - TE (DAL)
We're projecting 4.9 catches, 53.9 yards and 0.4 touchdowns for Jake Ferguson this week as he faces the Ravens. Ferguson caught zero catches, zero yards and zero touchdowns versus the New Orleans Saints last week.
7. Mark Andrews - TE (BAL)
We're projecting 4.7 catches, 49.5 yards and 0.4 touchdowns for Mark Andrews this week as he faces the Cowboys. Andrews played against the Las Vegas Raiders last week. He caught 4 catches, 51 yards and zero touchdowns.
8. Dallas Goedert - TE (PHI)
Dallas Goedert caught 3 catches, 38 yards and zero touchdowns versus the Atlanta Falcons last week. We're projecting 4.6 catches, 47.2 yards and 0.3 touchdowns for Dallas Goedert this week as he faces the Saints.
9. Brenton Strange - TE (JAX)
We're projecting 3.8 catches, 50.5 yards and 0.4 touchdowns for Brenton Strange this week as he faces the Bills. Last week, Strange faced the Browns. He caught 3 catches, 65 yards and zero touchdowns.
10. Colby Parkinson - TE (LAR)
Our system projects Colby Parkinson for 4.1 catches, 45.4 yards and 0.3 touchdowns versus the 49ers this week. Parkinson caught 1 catch, 12 yards and zero touchdowns versus the Arizona Cardinals last week.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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