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Chris Thomas’ Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings for Week 17

This year more than ever it has been difficult to make decisions about fantasy football lineups because of injuries, byes, and Covid-19 concerns. With starters, Travis Kelce and Dallas Goedert sitting out this week championship team’s fantasy teams could be largely affected and could force teams to start emergency options.
This week is the second week of championship week in a majority of leagues. Owners who may have two tight ends on their roster that they have been flipping between all season. Deciding between the two could be the difference between winning and losing.
Here are my tight end rankings for Week 17 of the 2020 NFL Season.

*Ratings are subject to change due to injury reports or possible move to reserve/COVID-19 list*

(Check out the section below for details on players already rumored to possibly miss this week and how their replacement options rank for the week)

Key:
Must Start- a player who is in your lineup regardless of the matchup or most circumstances. They Will likely finish near the top of the league in points that week and in most weeks.
Starting TE1- a player who makes fantasy owners comfortable starting week after week. Regardless of the matchup, this player has a solid floor.
TD Dependent Starter- a player who may not be a lock to start for a team every week, but will start more times than not because of depth at the position. Their production is based on whether they can get in the end zone or not. It can be the difference between a top 10 performance or top 25 performance
Deep League Starter- a player whose ceiling isn’t high but should put up enough production to be started in deep leagues. When a player like this is started it is because their production though it will likely be low, will be better than a few options.
Leave on the Bench- a player who should be avoided in all lineups that week. Many times this player could even be left on waivers.
Category Name Opponent Ranking
Must Start Darren Waller vs Denver Broncos TE1
Must Start Mark Andrews vs Cincinnati Bengals TE2
Must Start T.J. Hockenson vs Minnesota Vikings TE3
Must Start George Kittle vs Seattle Seahawks TE4
Starting TE1 Noah Fant vs Las Vegas Raiders TE5
Starting TE1 Logan Thomas vs Philadelphia Eagles TE6
Starting TE1 Hunter Henry vs Kansas City Chiefs TE7
Starting TE1 Robert Tonyan vs Chicago Bears TE8
Starting TE1 Irv Smith Jr. vs Detroit Lions TE9
Starting TE1 Evan Engram vs Dallas Cowboys TE10
TD Dependent Starter Rob Gronkowski vs Atlanta Falcons TE11
TD Dependent Starter Dalton Schultz vs New York Giants TE12
TD Dependent Starter Jimmy Graham vs Green Bay Packers TE13
TD Dependent Starter Jonnu Smith vs Houston Texans TE14
TD Dependent Starter Mike Gesicki vs Buffalo Bills TE15
TD Dependent Starter Jared Cook vs Carolina Panthers TE16
TD Dependent Starter Zach Ertz vs Washington Football Team TE17
Deep League Starter Cole Kmet vs Green Bay Packers TE18
Deep League Starter Jordan Akins vs Tennessee Titans TE19
Deep League Starter Hayden Hurst vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers TE20
Deep League Starter Vance McDonald vs Cleveland Browns TE21
Deep League Starter Dan Arnold vs Los Angeles Rams TE22
Deep League Starter Dawson Knox vs Miami Dolphins TE23
Deep League Starter Austin Hooper vs Pittsburgh Steelers TE24
Deep League Starter Trey Burton vs Jacksonville Jaguars TE25
Leave on the Bench Tyler Higbee vs Arizona Cardinals TE26
Leave on the Bench Jack Doyle vs Jacksonville Jaguars TE27
Leave on the Bench Richard Rodgers vs Washington Football Team TE28
Leave on the Bench  Jacob Hollister vs San Fransisco 49ers TE29
Leave on the Bench Tyler Conklin vs Detroit Lions TE30
Leave on the Bench Jordan Reed vs Seattle Seahawks TE31
Leave on the Bench Tyler Eifert vs Indianapolis Colts TE32
Leave on the Bench Drew Sample vs Baltimore Ravens TE33
Leave on the Bench Nick Keizer vs Los Angeles Chargers TE34
Leave on the Bench Cameron Brate vs Atlanta Falcons TE35
Leave on the Bench Gerald Everett vs Arizona Cardinals TE36

Possible Changes that can occur before Sunday

TE18 Cole Kmet, Chicago Bears

This week in practice Cole Kmet suffered a shoulder injury. If he is unable to play Jimmy Graham will become a more interesting option this week for teams who do not have a definite starter at the position. His value doesn’t change much if Kmet is out.

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