Looking for an edge at tight end in Week 4? With injuries and disappointing early performances thinning out the position, hungry fantasy football managers need to hit the waiver wire for upside and volume. If stability and upside are what’s needed, these are the tight ends who could tip the scales in Week 4 fantasy matchups.
Week 4 Fantasy TE Rankings
1) Brock Bowers | Las Vegas Raiders (vs. CHI)
2) Trey McBride | Arizona Cardinals (vs. SEA)
3) Tyler Warren | Indianapolis Colts (at LAR)
4) Tucker Kraft | Green Bay Packers (at DAL)
5) Sam LaPorta | Detroit Lions (vs. CLE)
6) Jake Ferguson | Dallas Cowboys (vs. GB)
7) T.J. Hockenson | Minnesota Vikings (vs. PIT (Ireland))
8) Juwan Johnson | New Orleans Saints (at BUF)
9) Travis Kelce | Kansas City Chiefs (vs. BAL)
10) Dallas Goedert | Philadelphia Eagles (at TB)
11) Dalton Kincaid | Buffalo Bills (vs. NO)
12) Hunter Henry | New England Patriots (vs. CAR)
13) David Njoku | Cleveland Browns (at DET)
14) Kyle Pitts Sr. | Atlanta Falcons (vs. WAS)
15) Zach Ertz | Washington Commanders (at ATL)
16) Harold Fannin Jr. | Cleveland Browns (at DET)
17) Mark Andrews | Baltimore Ravens (at KC)
18) Brenton Strange | Jacksonville Jaguars (at SF)
19) Chig Okonkwo | Tennessee Titans (at HOU)
20) Jonnu Smith | Pittsburgh Steelers (vs. MIN (Ireland))
21) Colston Loveland | Chicago Bears (at LV)
22) Ja’Tavion Sanders | Carolina Panthers (at NE)
23) Dalton Schultz | Houston Texans (vs. TEN)
24) Theo Johnson | New York Giants (vs. LAC)
25) Cade Otton | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (vs. PHI)
26) Mike Gesicki | Cincinnati Bengals (at DEN)
27) Jake Tonges | San Francisco 49ers (vs. JAX)
28) AJ Barner | Seattle Seahawks (at ARI)
29) Pat Freiermuth | Pittsburgh Steelers (vs. MIN (Ireland))
30) Noah Gray | Kansas City Chiefs (vs. BAL)
Jonnu Smith, TE, Pittsburgh Steelers
Jonnu Smith has been a victim of circumstance when it comes to his fantasy reputation. In Atlanta, he was the player getting in the way of Kyle Pitts’s targets. Then, on the Miami Dolphins, he was frustratingly used at the expense of Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle.
In reality, though, Smith is just a very talented receiving tight end who has dominated on his last two teams. The tight end isn’t hitting the heights that he did on the Dolphins yet, but his usage through three weeks in Pittsburgh has been promising enough.
New Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is still figuring out his favorite targets and showed frustration with Pat Freiermuth on two different occasions in Week 3. Smith has overshadowed far better target competition than he has in Pittsburgh, and it wouldn’t be a surprise to see him quickly emerge as one of Rodgers’s favorite targets.
Ja’Tavion Sanders, TE, Carolina Panthers
Ja’Tavion Sanders was a priority waiver add ahead of Week 3 after catching seven of nine targets for 54 yards in Week 2. Unfortunately, from a fantasy standpoint, the Carolina Panthers demolished the Falcons 30-0, leaving little need for Bryce Young to spread the ball around.
Young attempted just 24 passes against Atlanta, having attempted 90 passes over his first two games of the season. Sanders caught two targets but had a quiet week due to the overall lack of volume.
Those who picked up Sanders of waivers will already have had their doubts, meaning he’ll be available for next to nothing if he hasn’t already been dropped.
