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 Titans, Chargers, Eagles and Lions 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. Travis Kelce - TE (KC)
Last week, Travis Kelce faced the Chargers. He caught 7 catches, 89 yards and zero touchdowns. We're projecting 7.7 catches, 73.8 yards and 0.4 touchdowns for Travis Kelce this week as he faces the Saints.
2. George Kittle - TE (SF)
George Kittle played against the New England Patriots last week. He caught 4 catches, 45 yards and 1 touchdown. Our system projects George Kittle for 4.9 catches, 59.1 yards and 0.4 touchdowns versus the Cardinals this week.
3. Brock Bowers - TE (LV)
Brock Bowers played against the Cleveland Browns last week. He caught 2 catches, 19 yards and zero touchdowns. He faces the Denver Broncos this week. We're projecting him for 6.3 catches, 47.2 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
4. Dalton Kincaid - TE (BUF)
Against the Ravens last week, Dalton Kincaid caught 5 catches, 47 yards and zero touchdowns. He is playing against the Houston Texans this week. Kincaid is projected for 5.8 catches, 46.8 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
5. Jake Ferguson - TE (DAL)
Jake Ferguson faces the Pittsburgh Steelers this week. He is projected for 5.0 catches, 47.8 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Ferguson caught 7 catches, 49 yards and zero touchdowns versus the New York Giants last week.
6. Trey McBride - TE (ARI)
Trey McBride faces the 49ers this week. We're projecting him for 5.2 catches, 41.7 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. McBride played against the Washington Redskins last week. He caught zero catches, zero yards and zero touchdowns.
7. Cade Otton - TE (TB)
Cade Otton played against the Philadelphia Eagles last week. He caught 6 catches, 52 yards and zero touchdowns. He faces the Falcons this week. Otton is projected for 3.8 catches, 42.1 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
8. Colby Parkinson - TE (LAR)
Our system projects Colby Parkinson for 4.1 catches, 38.3 yards and 0.2 touchdowns versus the Packers this week. Parkinson played against the Chicago Bears last week. He caught 4 catches, 33 yards and zero touchdowns.
9. Hunter Henry - TE (NE)
Hunter Henry faces the Dolphins this week. Our system projects him for 4.0 catches, 39.9 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Henry played against the San Francisco 49ers last week. He caught 2 catches, 12 yards and zero touchdowns.
10. Kyle Pitts - TE (ATL)
Kyle Pitts is playing against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this week. Our system projects him for 3.1 catches, 39.6 yards and 0.3 touchdowns. Last week, Pitts faced the Saints. He caught zero catches, zero yards and zero touchdowns.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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