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. Trey McBride - TE (ARI)
Trey McBride faces the Tennessee Titans this week. Our system projects him for 6.5 catches, 53.5 yards and 0.3 touchdowns. McBride played against the Seattle Seahawks last week. He caught 7 catches, 52 yards and zero touchdowns.
2. David Njoku - TE (CLE)
Against the Lions last week, David Njoku caught 2 catches, 11 yards and zero touchdowns. He faces the Vikings this week. Our system projects him for 6.7 catches, 53.1 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
3. Travis Kelce - TE (KC)
Travis Kelce caught 5 catches, 48 yards and zero touchdowns versus the Baltimore Ravens last week. Our system projects Travis Kelce for 6.0 catches, 49.3 yards and 0.2 touchdowns versus the Jaguars this week.
4. Jake Ferguson - TE (DAL)
Jake Ferguson caught 7 catches, 40 yards and 1 touchdown versus the Green Bay Packers last week. We're projecting 4.9 catches, 41.9 yards and 0.2 touchdowns for Jake Ferguson this week as he faces the Jets.
5. T.J. Hockenson - TE (MIN)
Against the Steelers last week, T.J. Hockenson caught 4 catches, 39 yards and zero touchdowns. Our system projects T.J. Hockenson for 4.8 catches, 37.4 yards and 0.1 touchdowns versus the Browns this week.
6. Evan Engram - TE (DEN)
We're projecting 4.9 catches, 34.3 yards and 0.1 touchdowns for Evan Engram this week as he faces the Eagles. Last week, Engram faced the Bengals. He caught 4 catches, 29 yards and zero touchdowns.
7. Sam LaPorta - TE (DET)
We're projecting 4.2 catches, 36.7 yards and 0.2 touchdowns for Sam LaPorta this week as he faces the Bengals. LaPorta caught 3 catches, 39 yards and zero touchdowns versus the Cleveland Browns last week.
8. Theo Johnson - TE (NYG)
Last week, Theo Johnson faced the Chargers. He caught 3 catches, 17 yards and 1 touchdown. We're projecting 4.5 catches, 36.0 yards and 0.1 touchdowns for Theo Johnson this week as he faces the Saints.
9. Tyler Warren - TE (IND)
Tyler Warren faces the Raiders this week. We're projecting him for 4.0 catches, 34.2 yards and 0.1 touchdowns. Warren played against the Los Angeles Rams last week. He caught 5 catches, 70 yards and zero touchdowns.
10. Hunter Henry - TE (NE)
Hunter Henry is up against the Bills this week. He is projected for 3.6 catches, 31.6 yards and 0.1 touchdowns. Henry played against the Carolina Panthers last week. He caught 2 catches, 39 yards and 1 touchdown.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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