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. Travis Kelce - TE (KC)
Against the Eagles last week, Travis Kelce caught 4 catches, 61 yards and zero touchdowns. Travis Kelce is against the Giants this week and is projected for 8.6 catches, 72.5 yards and 0.4 touchdowns.
2. Brock Bowers - TE (LV)
Brock Bowers is playing against the Washington Commanders this week. He is projected for 6.6 catches, 54.4 yards and 0.3 touchdowns. Against the Chargers last week, Bowers caught 5 catches, 38 yards and zero 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)
Last week, David Njoku faced the Ravens. He caught 4 catches, 40 yards and zero touchdowns. He faces the Green Bay Packers this week. Njoku is projected for 5.7 catches, 48.5 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
5. Trey McBride - TE (ARI)
Trey McBride is up against the 49ers this week. We're projecting him for 5.7 catches, 46.1 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Last week, McBride faced the Panthers. He caught 6 catches, 78 yards and zero touchdowns.
6. Sam LaPorta - TE (DET)
Sam LaPorta played against the Chicago Bears last week. He caught 3 catches, 26 yards and zero touchdowns. He is up against the Ravens this week. LaPorta is projected for 4.9 catches, 45.1 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
7. Tucker Kraft - TE (GB)
Last week, Tucker Kraft faced the Commanders. He caught 6 catches, 124 yards and 1 touchdown. We're projecting 4.0 catches, 35.9 yards and 0.2 touchdowns for Tucker Kraft this week as he faces the Browns.
8. 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 3.9 catches, 37.5 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
9. Dalton Kincaid - TE (BUF)
Dalton Kincaid is playing against the Miami Dolphins this week. He is projected for 4.0 catches, 34.7 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Last week, Kincaid faced the Jets. He caught 4 catches, 37 yards and zero touchdowns.
10. Ja'Tavion Sanders - TE (CAR)
Ja'Tavion Sanders caught 7 catches, 54 yards and zero touchdowns versus the Arizona Cardinals last week. He faces 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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