Fantasy Football Week 17 Tight End Rankings

The 2023-24 NFL season has been outstanding so far. Already there have been a ton of breakout players and fantasy duds that have made the game so entertaining. Bye weeks are officially over. This means that playoffs have begun in your fantasy leagues. Most leagues are having their championship this week. During the playoffs Fantasy Managers will have full utilization of their roster and need to make sure they have backup options on their roster incase their stars get hurt. There have plenty of injuries this season to crucial players that make the pool of players to choose from on waivers that much thinner. It’s always a great idea to evaluate backup options so that way fantasy managers are prepared if star players miss time. Here are the fantasy football week 17 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.

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 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.

Rankings

Players that are could miss this week’s game

TE8 Cole Kmet, Chicago Bears

Cole Kmet missed practice on Wednesday with a knee injury. It is unclear if Kmet will miss time with the injury. If Kmet misses Week 17 against the Atlanta Falcons Robert Tonyan becomes the TE36 between Lucas Krull and Elijah Higgins.

TE13 Darren Waller, New York Giants

Darren Waller was limited in practice on Wednesday with a knee injury. If Waller misses Week 17 against the Los Angeles Rams Daniel Bellinger becomes the TE18 between Dalton Kincaid and Tyler Conklin.

TE16 Hunter Henry, New England Patriots

Hunter Henry last week’s game against the Denver Broncos with a knee injury. If Henry misses Week 17 against the Buffalo Bills Mike Gesicki becomes the TE18 between Dalton Kincaid and Tyler Conklin.

TE26 Michael Mayer, Las Vegas Raiders

Michael Mayer missed practice on Wednesday with a toe injury. It is unclear if Mayer will miss time because of the injury. If Mayer misses Week 17 against the Indianapolis Colts Austin Hooper becomes the TE32 between Noah Gray and Will Mallory.

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