We are now in the fourth week of the fantasy football season. As always, it is crucial to know what players are the preferable starts. Taking player talent, performance, and matchup into account, here are my Week 4 TE rankings.
Top 30 Fantasy TE Rankings
1) George Kittle | San Francisco 49ers (vs. NE)
2) Brock Bowers | Las Vegas Raiders (vs. CLE)
3) Dallas Goedert | Philadelphia Eagles (at TB)
4) Jake Ferguson | Dallas Cowboys (at NYG)
5) Sam LaPorta | Detroit Lions (vs. SEA)
6) Dalton Kincaid | Buffalo Bills (at BAL)
7) Travis Kelce | Kansas City Chiefs (at LAC)
8) Kyle Pitts | Atlanta Falcons (vs. NO)
9) Isaiah Likely | Baltimore Ravens (vs. BUF)
10) Pat Freiermuth | Pittsburgh Steelers (at IND)
11) Mike Gesicki | Cincinnati Bengals (at CAR)
12) Colby Parkinson | Los Angeles Rams (at CHI)
13) Dalton Schultz | Houston Texans (vs. JAX)
14) Zach Ertz | Washington Commanders (at ARI)
15) Hunter Henry | New England Patriots (at SF)
16) Tucker Kraft | Green Bay Packers (vs. MIN)
17) Tyler Conklin | New York Jets (vs. DEN)
18) Cole Kmet | Chicago Bears (vs. LAR)
19) Brock Wright | Detroit Lions (vs. SEA)
20) Brenton Strange | Jacksonville Jaguars (at HOU)
21) Noah Fant | Seattle Seahawks (at DET)
22) Jonnu Smith | Miami Dolphins (vs. TEN)
23) Taysom Hill | New Orleans Saints (at ATL)
24) Mark Andrews | Baltimore Ravens (vs. BUF)
25) Greg Dulcich | Denver Broncos (at NYJ)
26) Jordan Akins | Cleveland Browns (at LV)
27) Chigoziem Okonkwo | Tennessee Titans (at MIA)
28) Cade Otton | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (vs. PHI)
29) Juwan Johnson | New Orleans Saints (at ATL)
30) Elijah Higgins | Arizona Cardinals (vs. WAS)
The Top Tight Ends To Start in Week 4
Dallas Goedert, Philadelphia Eagles (at TB)
It’s really difficult to recommend a tight end to start. This feels like point chasing, but in this case, it’s justified.
The Eagles have been without A.J. Brown for the past two weeks. They just lost DeVonta Smith to a concussion. With a Week 5 bye and the team coming off a win, it seems probable that the Eagles will hold out Brown for one more game and not risk bringing Smith back too quickly.
There is not a lot of depth behind Brown and Smith at wide receiver. As a result, Jalen Hurts looked to his tight end early and often last week. Dallas Goedert is coming off a career performance, catching 10 of 11 targets for 170 yards. No pass-catcher other than Smith saw more than three.
Given the state of the tight end, it’s no surprise the Bucs have only allowed 3.2 fantasy points per game to the position. However, Sam LaPorta is the only top tight end they’ve faced. If Goedert enters this week as Jalen Hurts’ only reliable pass-catcher, he should be in for another game of heavy volume.
Tucker Kraft, Green Bay Packers (vs. MIN)
Nothing about Tucker Kraft’s performance this season suggests fantasy managers should start him. But it’s not as if the rest of the tight ends have been any better. This requires going out on a limb and projecting improvement in what could be a sneaky high-scoring game.
Jordan Love is expected to return this week. Unsurprisingly, Kraft’s best game of the season came in Week 1 with Love under center. It was only three catches for 37 yards, but that’s about what we can expect from tight ends. Just hope he scores.
Kraft is the clear TE1 for the Packers. He’s outsnapped Luke Musgrave in every game. This week, he gets a Vikings defense allowing the ninth-most fantasy points per game to tight ends. That’s enough of a reason as any to take a chance on Kraft.