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)
Travis Kelce caught 4 catches, 61 yards and zero touchdowns versus the Philadelphia Eagles last week. He faces the New York Giants this week. Our system projects him for 8.6 catches, 72.5 yards and 0.4 touchdowns.
2. Brock Bowers - TE (LV)
Against the Chargers last week, Brock Bowers caught 5 catches, 38 yards and zero touchdowns. He is up against the 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 faces the Bengals this week. He 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 faces the Green Bay Packers this week. We're projecting him for 5.7 catches, 48.5 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Njoku caught 4 catches, 40 yards and zero touchdowns versus the Baltimore Ravens last week.
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. McBride played against the Carolina Panthers last week. 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. Our system projects Sam LaPorta for 4.9 catches, 45.1 yards and 0.2 touchdowns versus the Ravens this week.
7. Tucker Kraft - TE (GB)
Tucker Kraft faces the Cleveland Browns this week. We're projecting him for 4.0 catches, 35.9 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Last week, Kraft faced the Commanders. He caught 6 catches, 124 yards and 1 touchdown.
8. Hunter Henry - TE (NE)
Our system projects Hunter Henry for 3.9 catches, 37.5 yards and 0.2 touchdowns versus the Steelers this week. Henry played against the Miami Dolphins last week. He caught 1 catch, 9 yards and zero touchdowns.
9. Dalton Kincaid - TE (BUF)
Dalton Kincaid is up against the Dolphins this week. We're projecting him 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 faces the Atlanta Falcons this week. He is projected for 4.4 catches, 34.0 yards and 0.1 touchdowns. Sanders caught 7 catches, 54 yards and zero touchdowns versus the Arizona Cardinals last week.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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