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 8.
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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. Brock Bowers - TE (LV)
Brock Bowers played against the Los Angeles Rams last week. He caught 10 catches, 93 yards and zero touchdowns. Our system projects Brock Bowers for 9.0 catches, 66.8 yards and 0.2 touchdowns versus the Chiefs this week.
2. George Kittle - TE (SF)
George Kittle played against the Kansas City Chiefs last week. He caught 6 catches, 92 yards and zero touchdowns. He faces the Cowboys this week. We're projecting him for 6.5 catches, 75.1 yards and 0.5 touchdowns.
3. Will Dissly - TE (LAC)
Against the Cardinals last week, Will Dissly caught 8 catches, 81 yards and zero touchdowns. Our system projects Will Dissly for 7.7 catches, 61.9 yards and 0.2 touchdowns versus the Saints this week.
4. David Njoku - TE (CLE)
David Njoku faces the Baltimore Ravens this week. Our system projects him for 6.4 catches, 62.8 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Njoku played against the Cincinnati Bengals last week. He caught 10 catches, 76 yards and 1 touchdown.
5. Travis Kelce - TE (KC)
We're projecting 6.0 catches, 52.1 yards and 0.2 touchdowns for Travis Kelce this week as he faces the Raiders. Kelce played against the San Francisco 49ers last week. He caught 4 catches, 17 yards and zero touchdowns.
6. Evan Engram - TE (JAX)
Last week, Evan Engram faced the Patriots. He caught 5 catches, 35 yards and zero touchdowns. Our system projects Evan Engram for 5.9 catches, 50.2 yards and 0.2 touchdowns versus the Packers this week.
7. Jake Ferguson - TE (DAL)
Jake Ferguson had a bye last week. He is playing against the San Francisco 49ers this week. We're projecting him for 5.5 catches, 52.8 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
8. Hunter Henry - TE (NE)
Hunter Henry is up against the Jets this week. Our system projects him for 5.5 catches, 53.1 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Henry played against the Jacksonville Jaguars last week. He caught 8 catches, 92 yards and zero touchdowns.
9. Trey McBride - TE (ARI)
Trey McBride played against the Los Angeles Chargers last week. He caught 5 catches, 51 yards and zero touchdowns. He is playing against the Miami Dolphins this week. McBride is projected for 5.4 catches, 42.3 yards and 0.1 touchdowns.
10. Sam LaPorta - TE (DET)
Sam LaPorta is up against the Titans this week. We're projecting him for 4.6 catches, 45.3 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. LaPorta played against the Minnesota Vikings last week. He caught 1 catch, 25 yards and zero touchdowns.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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