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Week 8 TE Rankings
115 players ranked · STD scoring · Updated
Projected — Week 5 is the current week
No betting lines yet. Sportsbooks have not posted totals for this week, so the scoring environment here is estimated from season scoring rates rather than taken from the market. Player roles and matchups are current; the point projections are less certain than a normal week's.
Trey McBride of ARI is the number one TE in Week 8 STD scoring on the road against DAL, in a game where his offense is implied for 26.4 points, projected for 11.1 points. 2 TEs sit in tiers 1 and 2 combined, and those are the ones you start without thinking. The week's real question mark is Brock Bowers at TE2, where confidence is low because back from injury, blended with his 2025 role, elite usage, only 2 games of data.
Past weeks are scored against actual results.
Tier 1
- TE1▲ 2start
Trey McBride
ARI · TE
Elite usage.
ARI · @ DAL · 11.1 PROJ · 26.4 EST · high confidence
Tier 2
- TE2—start
Brock Bowers
LV · TE
Back from injury, blended with his 2025 role, elite usage, only 2 games of data.
LV · @ NYJ · 9.6 PROJ · 26.1 EST · low confidence
Tier 3
- TE3▲ 4start
T.J. Hockenson
MIN · TE
Elite usage, offense implied for 29.0, week-to-week role has been volatile.
MIN · @ DET · 7.9 PROJ · 29.0 EST · low confidence
- TE4▼ 3start
Sam LaPorta
DET · TE
Elite usage.
DET · vs MIN · 7.5 PROJ · 20.8 EST · medium confidence
- TE5▲ 4start
Mark Andrews
BAL · TE
Strong usage, offense implied for 33.6.
BAL · @ BUF · 7.0 PROJ · 33.6 EST · medium confidence
- TE6▲ 5start
Michael Mayer
LV · TE
Strong usage.
LV · @ NYJ · 6.8 PROJ · 26.1 EST · medium confidence
- TE7▲ 88start
Brenton Strange
JAX · TE
Strong usage, offense implied for 29.3.
JAX · vs IND · 6.7 PROJ · 29.3 EST · medium confidence
- TE8—start
Darren Waller
CAR · TE
Strong usage, offense implied for 34.4, week-to-week role has been volatile.
CAR · @ GB · 6.7 PROJ · 34.4 EST · low confidence
- TE9▲ 9start
Tyler Higbee
LA · TE
Strong usage, week-to-week role has been volatile.
LA · vs LAC · 6.5 PROJ · 24.4 EST · low confidence
- TE10—start
Colston Loveland
CHI · TE
Elite usage, week-to-week role has been volatile.
CHI · @ SEA · 6.4 PROJ · 22.1 EST · low confidence
Tier 4
- TE11▲ 5start
Harold Fannin Jr.
CLE · TE
Elite usage, week-to-week role has been volatile.
CLE · @ PIT · 5.7 PROJ · 19.1 EST · low confidence
- TE12▲ 1start
Tucker Kraft
GB · TE
Strong usage.
GB · vs CAR · 5.7 PROJ · 21.5 EST · medium confidence
- TE13▲ 6flex
Travis Kelce
KC · TE
Strong usage, offense implied for 30.0, week-to-week role has been volatile.
KC · @ DEN · 5.7 PROJ · 30.0 EST · low confidence
- TE14—flex
Mike Gesicki
CIN · TE
Strong usage, week-to-week role has been volatile.
CIN · vs TEN · 5.6 PROJ · 21.8 EST · low confidence
- TE15▲ 79flex
Dalton Kincaid
BUF · TE
Solid role, offense implied for 32.4, week-to-week role has been volatile.
BUF · vs BAL · 5.2 PROJ · 32.4 EST · low confidence
- TE16▼ 4flex
Pat Freiermuth
PIT · TE
Strong usage.
PIT · vs CLE · 5.1 PROJ · 19.8 EST · high confidence
- TE17—flex
Jake Ferguson
DAL · TE
Solid role, offense implied for 38.6.
DAL · vs ARI · 5.0 PROJ · 38.6 EST · high confidence
- TE18▼ 3flex
Cade Otton
TB · TE
Strong usage.
TB · vs ATL · 5.0 PROJ · 18.9 EST · high confidence
Tier 5
- TE19▲ 5sit
Dallas Goedert
PHI · TE
Back from injury, blended with his 2025 role, solid role, only 2 games of data.
PHI · @ WAS · 4.6 PROJ · 24.7 EST · low confidence
- TE20▲ 3sit
Tyler Warren
IND · TE
Strong usage, low-scoring spot (17.8 implied).
IND · @ JAX · 4.2 PROJ · 17.8 EST · high confidence
- TE21▲ 6sit
Noah Gray
KC · TE
Solid role, offense implied for 30.0.
KC · @ DEN · 4.1 PROJ · 30.0 EST · medium confidence
- TE22▼ 1sit
AJ Barner
SEA · TE
Strong usage, low-scoring spot (18.5 implied), week-to-week role has been volatile.
SEA · vs CHI · 4.0 PROJ · 18.5 EST · low confidence
- TE23▲ 2sit
Greg Dulcich
MIA · TE
Strong usage, low-scoring spot (13.5 implied), week-to-week role has been volatile.
MIA · vs NE · 3.9 PROJ · 13.5 EST · low confidence
- TE24▼ 4sit
Darnell Washington
PIT · TE
Solid role, week-to-week role has been volatile.
PIT · vs CLE · 3.7 PROJ · 19.8 EST · low confidence
Tier 6
- TE25▲ 76sit
Oronde Gadsden II
LAC · TE
Strong usage, low-scoring spot (15.0 implied), week-to-week role has been volatile.
LAC · @ LA · 3.7 PROJ · 15.0 EST · low confidence
- TE26—sit
Gunnar Helm
TEN · TE
Solid role, low-scoring spot (14.9 implied).
TEN · @ CIN · 3.5 PROJ · 14.9 EST · medium confidence
- TE27▲ 3sit
Tommy Tremble
CAR · TE
Offense implied for 34.4.
CAR · @ GB · 3.3 PROJ · 34.4 EST · high confidence
- TE28▲ 61sit
Chig Okonkwo
WAS · TE
Back from injury, blended with his 2025 role, solid role, only 2 games of data.
WAS · vs PHI · 3.3 PROJ · 22.1 EST · low confidence
- TE29▲ 2sit
Hunter Henry
NE · TE
Solid role, low-scoring spot (17.8 implied), week-to-week role has been volatile.
NE · @ MIA · 3.3 PROJ · 17.8 EST · low confidence
- TE30▲ 13sit
Austin Hooper
ATL · TE
Only 2 games of data.
ATL · @ TB · 3.1 PROJ · 24.9 EST · low confidence
- TE31▲ 9sit
Colby Parkinson
LA · TE
Steady role, no change.
LA · vs LAC · 3.1 PROJ · 24.4 EST · medium confidence
- TE32▼ 3sit
Kenyon Sadiq
NYJ · TE
Solid role, low-scoring spot (17.3 implied), week-to-week role has been volatile.
NYJ · vs LV · 3.0 PROJ · 17.3 EST · low confidence
- TE33▲ 50sit
Dawson Knox
BUF · TE
Offense implied for 32.4.
BUF · vs BAL · 2.9 PROJ · 32.4 EST · medium confidence
- TE34▲ 1sit
Matthew Hibner
BAL · TE
Offense implied for 33.6.
BAL · @ BUF · 2.7 PROJ · 33.6 EST · medium confidence
- TE35▲ 4sit
Zach Ertz
PHI · TE
Only 2 games of data.
PHI · @ WAS · 2.7 PROJ · 24.7 EST · low confidence
- TE36▲ 66sit
Jackson Hawes
BUF · TE
Offense implied for 32.4, only 1 games of data.
BUF · vs BAL · 2.6 PROJ · 32.4 EST · low confidence
- TE37▲ 1sit
Eli Raridon
NE · TE
Low-scoring spot (17.8 implied).
NE · @ MIA · 2.4 PROJ · 17.8 EST · medium confidence
- TE38▲ 11sit
Kyle Pitts
ATL · TE
Steady role, no change.
ATL · @ TB · 2.4 PROJ · 24.9 EST · medium confidence
- TE39▼ 7sit
Evan Engram
DEN · TE
Low-scoring spot (15.4 implied).
DEN · vs KC · 2.3 PROJ · 15.4 EST · medium confidence
- TE40▼ 4sit
Jeremy Ruckert
NYJ · TE
Low-scoring spot (17.3 implied), week-to-week role has been volatile.
NYJ · vs LV · 2.3 PROJ · 17.3 EST · low confidence
- TE41▼ 8sit
Nate Adkins
DEN · TE
Low-scoring spot (15.4 implied), week-to-week role has been volatile.
DEN · vs KC · 2.3 PROJ · 15.4 EST · low confidence
- TE42▲ 6sit
Elijah Higgins
ARI · TE
Steady role, no change.
ARI · @ DAL · 2.3 PROJ · 26.4 EST · medium confidence
- TE43▲ 42sit
John Bates
WAS · TE
Only 2 games of data.
WAS · vs PHI · 2.2 PROJ · 22.1 EST · low confidence
- TE44▲ 64sit
Nate Boerkircher
JAX · TE
Offense implied for 29.3.
JAX · vs IND · 2.2 PROJ · 29.3 EST · medium confidence
- TE45▼ 4sit
Jonnu Smith
GB · TE
Steady role, no change.
GB · vs CAR · 2.1 PROJ · 21.5 EST · medium confidence
- TE46—sit
Cole Kmet
CHI · TE
Steady role, no change.
CHI · @ SEA · 2.1 PROJ · 22.1 EST · medium confidence
- TE47▼ 5sit
Mark Redman
GB · TE
Only 1 games of data.
GB · vs CAR · 2.1 PROJ · 21.5 EST · low confidence
- TE48▼ 1sit
Mitchell Evans
CAR · TE
Offense implied for 34.4.
CAR · @ GB · 2.1 PROJ · 34.4 EST · high confidence
- TE49▼ 4sit
Drew Sample
CIN · TE
Only 2 games of data.
CIN · vs TEN · 2.0 PROJ · 21.8 EST · low confidence
- TE50▼ 6sit
Brock Wright
DET · TE
Steady role, no change.
DET · vs MIN · 1.7 PROJ · 20.8 EST · medium confidence
- TE51▼ 1sit
Ian Thomas
LV · TE
Only 2 games of data.
LV · @ NYJ · 1.7 PROJ · 26.1 EST · low confidence
- TE52▲ 2sit
Davis Allen
LA · TE
Steady role, no change.
LA · vs LAC · 1.6 PROJ · 24.4 EST · high confidence
- TE53—sit
Johnny Mundt
PHI · TE
Steady role, no change.
PHI · @ WAS · 1.4 PROJ · 24.7 EST · medium confidence
- TE54▼ 2sit
Erick All
CIN · TE
Only 1 games of data.
CIN · vs TEN · 1.3 PROJ · 21.8 EST · low confidence
- TE55▲ 44sit
Ben Sinnott
WAS · TE
Only 2 games of data.
WAS · vs PHI · 1.3 PROJ · 22.1 EST · low confidence
- TE56▲ 34sit
Charlie Kolar
LAC · TE
Back from injury, blended with his 2025 role, low-scoring spot (15.0 implied), only 2 games of data.
LAC · @ LA · 1.2 PROJ · 15.0 EST · low confidence
- TE57—sit
Durham Smythe
BAL · TE
Thin usage, offense implied for 33.6.
BAL · @ BUF · 1.1 PROJ · 33.6 EST · medium confidence
- TE58▼ 3sit
Mason Taylor
NYJ · TE
Back from injury, blended with his 2025 role, low-scoring spot (17.3 implied), only 1 games of data.
NYJ · vs LV · 1.1 PROJ · 17.3 EST · low confidence
- TE59▼ 3sit
Tanner Hudson
CIN · TE
Steady role, no change.
CIN · vs TEN · 1.1 PROJ · 21.8 EST · medium confidence
- TE60—sit
Will Kacmarek
MIA · TE
Low-scoring spot (13.5 implied).
MIA · vs NE · 1.0 PROJ · 13.5 EST · high confidence
- TE61▼ 2sit
Payne Durham
TB · TE
Only 1 games of data.
TB · vs ATL · 1.0 PROJ · 18.9 EST · low confidence
- TE62▲ 5sit
Charlie Woerner
ATL · TE
Thin usage, only 1 games of data.
ATL · @ TB · 0.9 PROJ · 24.9 EST · low confidence
- TE63▲ 1sit
Blake Whiteheart
CLE · TE
Thin usage.
CLE · @ PIT · 0.8 PROJ · 19.1 EST · medium confidence
- TE64▼ 1sit
Jelani Woods
NYJ · TE
Thin usage, low-scoring spot (17.3 implied), only 2 games of data.
NYJ · vs LV · 0.7 PROJ · 17.3 EST · low confidence
- TE65▼ 4sit
Adam Trautman
DEN · TE
Thin usage, low-scoring spot (15.4 implied), only 2 games of data.
DEN · vs KC · 0.7 PROJ · 15.4 EST · low confidence
- TE66▼ 1sit
Sam Roush
CHI · TE
Thin usage.
CHI · @ SEA · 0.7 PROJ · 22.1 EST · medium confidence
- TE67▼ 5sit
Robert Tonyan
PIT · TE
Thin usage, only 1 games of data.
PIT · vs CLE · 0.7 PROJ · 19.8 EST · low confidence
- TE68▼ 2sit
Elijah Arroyo
SEA · TE
Thin usage, low-scoring spot (18.5 implied), only 1 games of data.
SEA · vs CHI · 0.6 PROJ · 18.5 EST · low confidence
- TE69▼ 1sit
Daniel Bellinger
TEN · TE
Thin usage, low-scoring spot (14.9 implied).
TEN · @ CIN · 0.6 PROJ · 14.9 EST · high confidence
- TE70▼ 1sit
Luke Schoonmaker
DAL · TE
Thin usage, offense implied for 38.6, only 2 games of data.
DAL · vs ARI · 0.6 PROJ · 38.6 EST · low confidence
- TE71—sit
Brevyn Spann-Ford
DAL · TE
Thin usage, offense implied for 38.6.
DAL · vs ARI · 0.6 PROJ · 38.6 EST · high confidence
- TE72▲ 26sit
Colson Yankoff
WAS · TE
Thin usage.
WAS · vs PHI · 0.5 PROJ · 22.1 EST · high confidence
- TE73▼ 1sit
Hunter Long
ARI · TE
Thin usage.
ARI · @ DAL · 0.5 PROJ · 26.4 EST · high confidence
- TE74▼ 4sit
Eric Saubert
SEA · TE
Thin usage, low-scoring spot (18.5 implied).
SEA · vs CHI · 0.5 PROJ · 18.5 EST · high confidence
- TE75▼ 2sit
Mo Alie-Cox
IND · TE
Thin usage, low-scoring spot (17.8 implied), only 1 games of data.
IND · @ JAX · 0.4 PROJ · 17.8 EST · low confidence
- TE76▼ 1sit
Gavin Bartholomew
MIN · TE
Thin usage, offense implied for 29.0, only 1 games of data.
MIN · @ DET · 0.3 PROJ · 29.0 EST · low confidence
- TE77▲ 19sit
Hayden Rucci
LAC · TE
Thin usage, low-scoring spot (15.0 implied), only 1 games of data.
LAC · @ LA · 0.2 PROJ · 15.0 EST · low confidence
- TE78▲ 1sit
Andrew Ogletree
IND · TE
Thin usage, low-scoring spot (17.8 implied).
IND · @ JAX · 0.1 PROJ · 17.8 EST · medium confidence
- TE79▲ 1sit
Josh Cuevas
BAL · TE
Thin usage, offense implied for 33.6, only 2 games of data.
BAL · @ BUF · 0.1 PROJ · 33.6 EST · low confidence
- TE80▼ 46sit
Chris Manhertz
NYG · TE
On bye this week — not ranked to play.
NYG · BYE · 0.0 PROJ · low confidence
- TE81▼ 77sit
George Kittle
SF · TE
On bye this week — not ranked to play.
SF · BYE · 0.0 PROJ · medium confidence
- TE82▼ 1sit
David Njoku
LAC · TE
Listed reserve — not ranked to play.
LAC · @ LA · 0.0 PROJ · 15.0 EST · low confidence
- TE83▼ 55sit
Dalton Schultz
HOU · TE
On bye this week — not ranked to play.
HOU · BYE · 0.0 PROJ · medium confidence
- TE84▼ 33sit
Foster Moreau
HOU · TE
On bye this week — not ranked to play.
HOU · BYE · 0.0 PROJ · low confidence
- TE85▼ 3sit
Josh Oliver
MIN · TE
Out for the season — not ranked to play.
MIN · @ DET · 0.0 PROJ · 29.0 EST · medium confidence
- TE86▼ 64sit
Noah Fant
NO · TE
On bye this week — not ranked to play.
NO · BYE · 0.0 PROJ · low confidence
- TE87▼ 81sit
Juwan Johnson
NO · TE
On bye this week — not ranked to play.
NO · BYE · 0.0 PROJ · low confidence
- TE88▼ 10sit
Brevin Jordan
HOU · TE
On bye this week — not ranked to play.
HOU · BYE · 0.0 PROJ · low confidence
- TE89▼ 5sit
Quintin Morris
JAX · TE
Thin usage, offense implied for 29.3.
JAX · vs IND · 0.0 PROJ · 29.3 EST · medium confidence
- TE90▼ 4sit
Feleipe Franks
CAR · TE
Thin usage, offense implied for 34.4.
CAR · @ GB · 0.0 PROJ · 34.4 EST · high confidence
- TE91▼ 33sit
Luke Farrell
SF · TE
On bye this week — not ranked to play.
SF · BYE · 0.0 PROJ · high confidence
- TE92▼ 5sit
Ko Kieft
TB · TE
Thin usage, only 1 games of data.
TB · vs ATL · 0.0 PROJ · 18.9 EST · low confidence
- TE93▼ 5sit
Nick Muse
ATL · TE
Thin usage, only 2 games of data.
ATL · @ TB · 0.0 PROJ · 24.9 EST · low confidence
- TE94▼ 89sit
Isaiah Likely
NYG · TE
On bye this week — not ranked to play.
NYG · BYE · 0.0 PROJ · low confidence
- TE95▼ 4sit
E.J. Jenkins
PHI · TE
Thin usage, only 2 games of data.
PHI · @ WAS · 0.0 PROJ · 24.7 EST · low confidence
- TE96▼ 4sit
Cameron Latu
NE · TE
Thin usage, low-scoring spot (17.8 implied).
NE · @ MIA · 0.0 PROJ · 17.8 EST · medium confidence
- TE97▼ 4sit
Brayden Willis
SF · TE
On bye this week — not ranked to play.
SF · BYE · 0.0 PROJ · medium confidence
- TE98▼ 21sit
Cade Stover
HOU · TE
On bye this week — not ranked to play.
HOU · BYE · 0.0 PROJ · low confidence
- TE99▼ 2sit
Treyton Welch
NO · TE
On bye this week — not ranked to play.
NO · BYE · 0.0 PROJ · low confidence
- TE100▼ 63sit
Theo Johnson
NYG · TE
On bye this week — not ranked to play.
NYG · BYE · 0.0 PROJ · medium confidence
- TE101▼ 1sit
Jake Briningstool
KC · TE
Thin usage, offense implied for 30.0.
KC · @ DEN · 0.0 PROJ · 30.0 EST · medium confidence
- TE102▲ 1sit
Patrick Herbert
LAC · TE
Thin usage, low-scoring spot (15.0 implied), only 1 games of data.
LAC · @ LA · 0.0 PROJ · 15.0 EST · low confidence
- TE103▲ 1sit
Keleki Latu
BUF · TE
Thin usage, offense implied for 32.4.
BUF · vs BAL · 0.0 PROJ · 32.4 EST · medium confidence
- TE104▲ 1sit
Terrance Ferguson
LA · TE
Listed reserve — not ranked to play.
LA · vs LAC · 0.0 PROJ · 24.4 EST · low confidence
- TE105▼ 29sit
Oscar Delp
NO · TE
On bye this week — not ranked to play.
NO · BYE · 0.0 PROJ · low confidence
- TE106—sit
Bauer Sharp
TB · TE
Thin usage.
TB · vs ATL · 0.0 PROJ · 18.9 EST · medium confidence
- TE107—sit
Carsen Ryan
CLE · TE
Thin usage, only 2 games of data.
CLE · @ PIT · 0.0 PROJ · 19.1 EST · low confidence
- TE108▼ 34sit
Marlin Klein
HOU · TE
On bye this week — not ranked to play.
HOU · BYE · 0.0 PROJ · low confidence
- TE109—sit
Luke Musgrave
GB · TE
Listed reserve — not ranked to play.
GB · vs CAR · 0.0 PROJ · 21.5 EST · low confidence
- TE110—sit
Will Mallory
IND · TE
Listed reserve — not ranked to play.
IND · @ JAX · 0.0 PROJ · 17.8 EST · low confidence
- TE111—sit
Tip Reiman
ARI · TE
Listed reserve — not ranked to play.
ARI · @ DAL · 0.0 PROJ · 26.4 EST · low confidence
- TE112—sit
Ben Yurosek
MIN · TE
Listed reserve — not ranked to play.
MIN · @ DET · 0.0 PROJ · 29.0 EST · low confidence
- TE113—sit
Jake Tonges
SF · TE
On bye this week — not ranked to play.
SF · BYE · 0.0 PROJ · low confidence
- TE114—sit
Julian Hill
NE · TE
Listed reserve — not ranked to play.
NE · @ MIA · 0.0 PROJ · 17.8 EST · low confidence
- TE115—sit
Grant Calcaterra
PHI · TE
Listed reserve — not ranked to play.
PHI · @ WAS · 0.0 PROJ · 24.7 EST · low confidence
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