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.
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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 was on bye last week. He is up against the Jaguars this week. Bowers is projected for 7.0 catches, 58.6 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
2. George Kittle - TE (SF)
George Kittle caught 4 catches, 43 yards and 1 touchdown versus the Houston Texans last week. He is up against the Giants this week. Kittle is projected for 6.3 catches, 56.3 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
3. Trey McBride - TE (ARI)
Trey McBride had a bye last week. He is up against the Cowboys this week. We're projecting him for 6.1 catches, 47.1 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
4. Chig Okonkwo - TE (TEN)
Last week, Chig Okonkwo faced the Colts. He caught 4 catches, 53 yards and zero touchdowns. He is up against the Chargers this week. Our system projects him for 5.6 catches, 41.4 yards and 0.1 touchdowns.
5. Travis Kelce - TE (KC)
Travis Kelce is up against the Bills this week. He 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)
Evan Engram is up against the Texans this week. We're projecting him for 5.2 catches, 37.0 yards and 0.1 touchdowns. Engram played against the Dallas Cowboys last week. He caught 4 catches, 36 yards and zero touchdowns.
7. Sam LaPorta - TE (DET)
Sam LaPorta was off last week with a bye. He is playing against the Minnesota Vikings this week. We're projecting him for 4.3 catches, 40.6 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
8. Theo Johnson - TE (NYG)
Against the Eagles last week, Theo Johnson caught 3 catches, 20 yards and zero touchdowns. He faces the San Francisco 49ers this week. We're projecting him for 4.4 catches, 34.5 yards and 0.1 touchdowns.
9. T.J. Hockenson - TE (MIN)
T.J. Hockenson played against the Los Angeles Chargers last week. He caught 2 catches, 26 yards and zero touchdowns. He is up against the Lions this week. Our system projects him for 4.7 catches, 33.0 yards and 0.1 touchdowns.
10. Dalton Kincaid - TE (BUF)
Last week, Dalton Kincaid faced the Panthers. He caught 1 catch, 23 yards and zero touchdowns. Dalton Kincaid is against the Chiefs this week and is projected for 4.1 catches, 34.5 yards and 0.1 touchdowns.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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