We are now in the fifth 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 5 TE rankings.
Top 30 Fantasy TE Rankings
1) Trey McBride | Arizona Cardinals (at SF)
2) George Kittle | San Francisco 49ers (vs. ARI)
3) Travis Kelce | Kansas City Chiefs (vs. NO)
4) Brock Bowers | Las Vegas Raiders (at DEN)
5) Dalton Kincaid | Buffalo Bills (at HOU)
6) Jake Ferguson | Dallas Cowboys (at PIT)
7) Tucker Kraft | Green Bay Packers (at LAR)
8) David Njoku | Cleveland Browns (at WAS)
9) Cole Kmet | Chicago Bears (vs. CAR)
10) Pat Freiermuth | Pittsburgh Steelers (vs. DAL)
11) Dalton Schultz | Houston Texans (vs. BUF)
12) Kyle Pitts | Atlanta Falcons (vs. TB)
13) Zach Ertz | Washington Commanders (vs. CLE)
14) Tyler Conklin | New York Jets (vs. MIN [London})
15) Colby Parkinson | Los Angeles Rams (vs. GB)
16) Isaiah Likely | Baltimore Ravens (at CIN)
17) Hunter Henry | New England Patriots (vs. MIA)
18) Mike Gesicki | Cincinnati Bengals (vs. BAL)
19) Noah Fant | Seattle Seahawks (vs. NYG)
20) Brenton Strange | Jacksonville Jaguars (vs. IND)
21) Noah Gray | Kansas City Chiefs (vs. NO)
22) Greg Dulcich | Denver Broncos (vs. LV)
23) Elijah Higgins | Arizona Cardinals (at SF)
24) Jonnu Smith | Miami Dolphins (at NE)
25) Cade Otton | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (at ATL)
26) Johnny Mundt | Minnesota Vikings (vs. NYJ [London])
27) Juwan Johnson | New Orleans Saints (at KC)
28) Luke Musgrave | Green Bay Packers (at LAR)
29) Dawson Knox | Buffalo Bills (at HOU)
30) Jordan Akins | Cleveland Browns (at WAS)
The Top Tight Ends To Start in Week 5
Tucker Kraft, Green Bay Packers (at LAR)
In the year 2024, we chase points at tight end. Last week, Tucker Kraft continued his dominance over Luke Musgrave as the Packers’ TE1.
Kraft played 85% of the snaps last week. He commanded a season-high nine targets, catching six for 53 yards and a touchdown. He was the overall TE1 with 17.3 fantasy points at the conclusion of Sunday’s games.
This week, the Packers should feast on the Rams’ disastrous pass defense. So far, the Rams have allowed the sixth-most fantasy points per game to tight ends. That’s more than enough reason to start Kraft.
Hunter Henry, New England Patriots (vs. MIA)
It’s risky starting any pass-catchers against the Dolphins right now. With the Dolphins completely incapable of doing anything offensively, their opponents don’t exactly need to throw the ball.
With that said, this has been a team to attack with the tight end position. The Dolphins have allowed a 26.1% target share to TEs this season. Hunter Henry’s 20.4% target share is fifth in the league and he’s run a route on 91.7% of Patriots pass plays.
Henry is on the field. He’s running routes. And he’s commanding targets against a defense that struggles to defend the tight end. That’s about as good of a situation as you can ask for at fantasy’s weakest position.
