Key Points
Week 9 bye weeks have only moderate impact among top tight ends.
Studs dominate rankings and could carry your lineups.
Injuries are not a major factor in Week 9 fantasy play.
The impact of bye weeks is only moderate this week with David Njoku, Harold Fannin Jr., Mason Taylor, and Dallas Goedert out of the player pool. On the positive side, we should see the return of Las Vegas’ Brock Bowers (knee).
Atop the Week 9 fantasy football rankings, usual suspects dominate the rankings. It’s an excellent week to rely on your studs, so don’t be surprised to see the tight end position carry lineups for depleted running back and wide receiver.
Week 9 Fantasy TE Rankings
Tight end rankings: Week 9RkPlayerPosTmOppTier 11Tyler WarrenTEIND@PIT2Tucker KraftTEGBCAR3Jake FergusonTEDALARITier 24Jonnu SmithTEPITIND5Trey McBrideTEARI@DALINJBrock BowersTELVJACTier 37George KittleTESF@NYG8Kyle PittsTEATL@NE9Mark AndrewsTEBAL@MIA10Zach ErtzTEWASSEATier 411Oronde Gadsden IITELAC@TEN12Sam LaPortaTEDETMIN13Travis KelceTEKC@BUF14Colston LovelandTECHI@CIN15Juwan JohnsonTENO@LAR16Evan EngramTEDEN@HOU17Ja’Tavion SandersTECAR@GBTier 518Hunter HenryTENEATL19Dalton SchultzTEHOUDEN20Dalton KincaidTEBUFKC21T.J. HockensonTEMIN@DET22Isaiah LikelyTEBAL@MIA23Noah FantTECINCHITier 624Chigoziem OkonkwoTETENLAC25AJ BarnerTESEA@WAS26Pat FreiermuthTEPITIND27Taysom HillTENO@LAR28Michael MayerTELVJACINJCole KmetTECHI@CINIRDarren WallerTEMIABALIRMike GesickiTECINCHIIRBrenton StrangeTEJAC@LV—David NjokuTECLEBYE—Harold Fannin Jr.TECLEBYE—Mason TaylorTENYJBYE—Dallas GoedertTEPHIBYE—Cade OttonTETBBYE
Green: Player moved up in the latest rankings update.
Red: Player moved down in the latest rankings update.
1 point per reception (PPR)
0.1 point per rushing/receiving yard
6 points per rushing/receiving TD
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