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.
You can also check out our full list of TE rankings or use our free who should I start tool for an interactive way to use our fantasy football rankings.
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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. Travis Kelce - TE (KC)
Travis Kelce faces the Giants this week. He is projected for 8.6 catches, 72.5 yards and 0.4 touchdowns. Kelce caught 4 catches, 61 yards and zero touchdowns versus the Philadelphia Eagles last week.
2. Brock Bowers - TE (LV)
Last week, Brock Bowers faced the Chargers. He caught 5 catches, 38 yards and zero touchdowns. He is playing against the Washington Commanders this week. Our system projects him for 6.6 catches, 54.4 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
3. T.J. Hockenson - TE (MIN)
T.J. Hockenson is against the Bengals this week and is projected for 5.8 catches, 48.7 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Hockenson played against the Atlanta Falcons last week. He caught 1 catch, 12 yards and zero touchdowns.
4. David Njoku - TE (CLE)
David Njoku played against the Baltimore Ravens last week. He caught 4 catches, 40 yards and zero touchdowns. He is up against the Packers this week. Njoku is projected for 5.7 catches, 48.5 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
5. Trey McBride - TE (ARI)
We're projecting 5.7 catches, 46.1 yards and 0.2 touchdowns for Trey McBride this week as he faces the 49ers. Last week, McBride faced the Panthers. He caught 6 catches, 78 yards and zero touchdowns.
6. Sam LaPorta - TE (DET)
Sam LaPorta is against the Ravens this week and is projected for 4.9 catches, 45.1 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Against the Bears last week, LaPorta caught 3 catches, 26 yards and zero touchdowns.
7. Tucker Kraft - TE (GB)
Our system projects Tucker Kraft for 4.0 catches, 35.9 yards and 0.2 touchdowns versus the Browns this week. Against the Commanders last week, Kraft caught 6 catches, 124 yards and 1 touchdown.
8. Hunter Henry - TE (NE)
Last week, Hunter Henry faced the Dolphins. He caught 1 catch, 9 yards and zero touchdowns. He faces the Steelers this week. Henry is projected for 3.9 catches, 37.5 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
9. Dalton Kincaid - TE (BUF)
Last week, Dalton Kincaid faced the Jets. He caught 4 catches, 37 yards and zero touchdowns. Our system projects Dalton Kincaid for 4.0 catches, 34.7 yards and 0.2 touchdowns versus the Dolphins this week.
10. Ja'Tavion Sanders - TE (CAR)
Ja'Tavion Sanders played against the Arizona Cardinals last week. He caught 7 catches, 54 yards and zero touchdowns. He is playing against the Atlanta Falcons this week. Our system projects him for 4.4 catches, 34.0 yards and 0.1 touchdowns.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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