Fantasy Football Week 10 Tight End Rankings

The 2025-26 NFL season is underway which means we are in the thick of fantasy football season! The fantasy landscape has already changed since the preseason due to breakout players and major injuries across the league. Bye weeks have been taking place. This means that tight ends like Travis Kelce and Jake Ferguson will be out this week. It would be irresponsible to start a player with a rough matchup over a player with a more favorable one that is ranked or projected to perform similarly. Here are fantasy football Week 10 tight end rankings.

*Ratings are subject to change due to injury reports or possible move to the Injured Reserve 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.

Touchdown 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 a 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.

Fantasy Football Week 10 Tight End Rankings

Players that could miss this week’s game

TE14 Dalton Schultz, Houston Texans

Dalton Schultz was limited in practice on Wednesday because of knee and shoulder injuries. He played last week’s game with those injuries. If Schultz misses Week 10 against the Jacksonville Jaguars Harrison Bryant will become TE32 between Darnell Washington and Taysom Hill.

TE20 Theo Johnson, New York Giants

Theo Johnson suffered a shoulder injury last week against the San Francisco 49ers. He was limited in practice on Wednesday because of the injury. If Johnson misses Week 10 against the Chicago Bears Daniel Bellinger becomes TE27 between Tyler Higbee and Isaiah Likely.

TE24 AJ Barner, Seattle Seahawks

AJ Barner was limited in practice in practice on Wednesday with a calf injury. It is unclear if this injury could hold Barner out this week’s game. If Barner misses Week 10 against the Arizona Cardinals Elijah Arroyo moves to TE26 between Luke Musgrave and Tyler Higbee.

TE32 Darnell Washington, Pittsburgh Steelers

Darnell Washington missed practice on Wednesday with a foot injury. It is unclear if this injury could cause Washington miss any time. If Washington misses Week 10 against the Los Angeles Chargers Jonnu Smith moves up to TE28 between Tyler Higbee and Pat Freiermuth. Pat Freiermuth moves up to TE29 between Jonnu Smith and Isaiah Likely.

Players that are currently not expected to play

Tucker Kraft, Green Bay Packers

Tucker Kraft was placed on Injured Reserve after tearing his ACL last week against the Carolina Panthers. This will end his 2025-26 season. Luke Musgrave will step in as Green Bays starting tight end in Kraft’s absence. This is Musgrave’s opportunity to become the player Green Bay drafted in the second round in 2023. Kraft will have to recover over the next few months and will try to be ready for the beginning of the season. He may not return to action until this time next year.

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