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 9.
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 Jets, Browns, Eagles and Buccaneers 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. Brock Bowers - TE (LV)
Brock Bowers faces the Jaguars this week. Our system projects him for 7.0 catches, 58.6 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Bowers was on bye last week.
2. George Kittle - TE (SF)
George Kittle faces the New York Giants this week. He is projected for 6.3 catches, 56.3 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Kittle caught 4 catches, 43 yards and 1 touchdown versus the Houston Texans last week.
3. Trey McBride - TE (ARI)
Trey McBride had a bye last week. Our system projects Trey McBride for 6.1 catches, 47.1 yards and 0.2 touchdowns versus the Cowboys this week.
4. Chig Okonkwo - TE (TEN)
Chig Okonkwo caught 4 catches, 53 yards and zero touchdowns versus the Indianapolis Colts last week. He is playing against the Los Angeles Chargers this week. Okonkwo is projected for 5.6 catches, 41.4 yards and 0.1 touchdowns.
5. Travis Kelce - TE (KC)
Travis Kelce is against the Bills this week and is projected for 5.2 catches, 40.4 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Last week, Kelce faced the Commanders. He caught 6 catches, 99 yards and 1 touchdown.
6. Evan Engram - TE (DEN)
Against the Cowboys last week, Evan Engram caught 4 catches, 36 yards and zero touchdowns. Evan Engram is against the Texans this week and is projected for 5.2 catches, 37.0 yards and 0.1 touchdowns.
7. Sam LaPorta - TE (DET)
Sam LaPorta was on bye last week. Our system projects Sam LaPorta for 4.3 catches, 40.6 yards and 0.2 touchdowns versus the Vikings this week.
8. Theo Johnson - TE (NYG)
Theo Johnson played against the Philadelphia Eagles last week. He caught 3 catches, 20 yards and zero touchdowns. Theo Johnson is against the 49ers this week and is projected for 4.4 catches, 34.5 yards and 0.1 touchdowns.
9. T.J. Hockenson - TE (MIN)
Last week, T.J. Hockenson faced the Chargers. He caught 2 catches, 26 yards and zero touchdowns. Our system projects T.J. Hockenson for 4.7 catches, 33.0 yards and 0.1 touchdowns versus the Lions this week.
10. Dalton Kincaid - TE (BUF)
Dalton Kincaid faces the Chiefs this week. Our system projects him for 4.1 catches, 34.5 yards and 0.1 touchdowns. Last week, Kincaid faced the Panthers. He caught 1 catch, 23 yards and zero touchdowns.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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