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