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 Steelers and 49ers 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 Bengals this week. We're projecting him for 9.8 catches, 69.3 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Bowers caught 5 catches, 58 yards and zero touchdowns versus the Kansas City Chiefs last week.
2. Travis Kelce - TE (KC)
We're projecting 7.1 catches, 62.6 yards and 0.3 touchdowns for Travis Kelce this week as he faces the Buccaneers. Last week, Kelce faced the Raiders. He caught 10 catches, 90 yards and 1 touchdown.
3. David Njoku - TE (CLE)
David Njoku is playing against the Los Angeles Chargers this week. We're projecting him for 6.0 catches, 58.0 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Against the Ravens last week, Njoku caught 5 catches, 61 yards and 1 touchdown.
4. AJ Barner - TE (SEA)
AJ Barner played against the Buffalo Bills last week. He caught 2 catches, 34 yards and zero touchdowns. He faces the Los Angeles Rams this week. Barner is projected for 6.6 catches, 53.7 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
5. Dalton Kincaid - TE (BUF)
Dalton Kincaid faces the Miami Dolphins this week. We're projecting him for 6.0 catches, 52.6 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Kincaid caught 4 catches, 31 yards and 1 touchdown versus the Seattle Seahawks last week.
6. Trey McBride - TE (ARI)
Trey McBride faces the Chicago Bears this week. Our system projects him for 5.9 catches, 49.7 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. Against the Dolphins last week, McBride caught 9 catches, 124 yards and zero touchdowns.
7. Cade Otton - TE (TB)
Cade Otton played against the Atlanta Falcons last week. He caught 9 catches, 81 yards and 2 touchdowns. Cade Otton is against the Chiefs this week and is projected for 5.2 catches, 52.2 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
8. Sam LaPorta - TE (DET)
Sam LaPorta faces the Green Bay Packers this week. Our system projects him for 5.3 catches, 49.9 yards and 0.2 touchdowns. LaPorta caught 6 catches, 48 yards and 1 touchdown versus the Tennessee Titans last week.
9. Kyle Pitts - TE (ATL)
Against the Buccaneers last week, Kyle Pitts caught 4 catches, 91 yards and 2 touchdowns. He is up against the Cowboys this week. We're projecting him for 4.2 catches, 53.8 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
10. Jake Ferguson - TE (DAL)
Jake Ferguson played against the San Francisco 49ers last week. He caught 6 catches, 23 yards and zero touchdowns. We're projecting 5.2 catches, 46.1 yards and 0.2 touchdowns for Jake Ferguson this week as he faces the Falcons.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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