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