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 5.
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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Lastly, the Steelers, Bears, Packers and Falcons have a bye this week so keep that in mind when setting your lineup.
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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. David Njoku - TE (CLE)
David Njoku is playing against the Minnesota Vikings this week. Our system projects him for 6.8 catches, 56.2 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Against the Lions last week, Njoku caught 2 catches, 11 yards and zero touchdowns.
2. Brock Bowers - TE (LV)
Brock Bowers is against the Colts this week and is projected for 6.9 catches, 54.6 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Bowers played against the Chicago Bears last week. He caught 5 catches, 46 yards and zero touchdowns.
3. Trey McBride - TE (ARI)
Our system projects Trey McBride for 6.1 catches, 50.6 yards and 0.3 touchdowns versus the Titans this week. McBride played against the Seattle Seahawks last week. He caught 7 catches, 52 yards and zero touchdowns.
4. Travis Kelce - TE (KC)
Travis Kelce played against the Baltimore Ravens last week. He caught 5 catches, 48 yards and zero touchdowns. Our system projects Travis Kelce for 5.5 catches, 46.0 yards and 0.2 touchdowns versus the Jaguars this week.
5. Jake Ferguson - TE (DAL)
Jake Ferguson caught 7 catches, 40 yards and 1 touchdown versus the Green Bay Packers last week. He faces the New York Jets this week. Ferguson is projected for 4.6 catches, 38.6 yards and 0.1 touchdowns.
6. T.J. Hockenson - TE (MIN)
Our system projects T.J. Hockenson for 4.8 catches, 37.3 yards and 0.1 touchdowns versus the Browns this week. Hockenson caught 4 catches, 39 yards and zero touchdowns versus the Pittsburgh Steelers last week.
7. Sam LaPorta - TE (DET)
Sam LaPorta caught 3 catches, 39 yards and zero touchdowns versus the Cleveland Browns last week. He is playing against the Cincinnati Bengals this week. We're projecting him for 4.2 catches, 38.0 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
8. Theo Johnson - TE (NYG)
Theo Johnson caught 3 catches, 17 yards and 1 touchdown versus the Los Angeles Chargers last week. He is up against the Saints this week. Johnson is projected for 4.4 catches, 34.4 yards and 0.1 touchdowns.
9. Evan Engram - TE (DEN)
Evan Engram caught 4 catches, 29 yards and zero touchdowns versus the Cincinnati Bengals last week. We're projecting 4.5 catches, 32.2 yards and 0.1 touchdowns for Evan Engram this week as he faces the Eagles.
10. Tyler Warren - TE (IND)
Tyler Warren caught 5 catches, 70 yards and zero touchdowns versus the Los Angeles Rams last week. He faces the Las Vegas Raiders this week. Warren is projected for 3.7 catches, 32.3 yards and 0.1 touchdowns.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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