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Fantasy Football Week 5 Tight End Rankings

Publish Date: October 6, 2022

The 2022-23 NFL season has already been extremely entertaining. It has shown fantasy trends that have started to develop and show what could happen the rest of the season. Already some players have proven to be fantasy relevant while some fantasy stars have been alarmingly disappointing to this point. Injuries have started to mount up this season. It is always a great idea to evaluate backup options so that way fantasy managers are prepared if star players miss time. Here are the Week 5 fantasy football tight end rankings.

*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 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.

Category Name Opponent Ranking
Must Start Travis Kelce vs Las Vegas Raiders TE1
Must Start Mark Andrews vs Cincinnati Bengals TE2
Starting TE1 T.J. Hockenson* vs New England Patriots TE3
Starting TE1 Tyler Higbee vs Dallas Cowboys TE4
Starting TE1 Darren Waller vs Kansas City Chiefs TE5
Starting TE1 Zach Ertz vs Philadelphia Eagles TE6
Starting TE1 Dallas Goedert vs Arizona Cardinals TE7
Starting TE1 Pat Freiermuth vs Buffalo Bills TE8
Starting TE1 Kyle Pitts* vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers TE9
Starting TE1 George Kittle vs Carolina Panthers TE10
TD Dependent Starter Gerald Everett vs Cleveland Browns TE11
TD Dependent Starter David Njoku* vs Los Angeles Chargers TE12
TD Dependent Starter Dalton Schultz vs Los Angeles Rams TE13
TD Dependent Starter Tyler Conklin vs Miami Dolphins TE14
TD Dependent Starter Hayden Hurst* vs Baltimore Ravens TE15
TD Dependent Starter Logan Thomas vs Tennessee Titans TE16
TD Dependent Starter Dawson Knox* vs Pittsburgh Steelers TE17
TD Dependent Starter Will Dissly vs New Orleans Saints TE18
Deep League Starter Irv Smith Jr. vs Chicago Bears TE19
Deep League Starter Robert Tonyan vs New York Giants TE20
Deep League Starter Cameron Brate vs Atlanta Falcons TE21
Deep League Starter Evan Engram vs Houston Texans TE22
Deep League Starter Mo Alie-Cox vs Denver Broncos TE23
Leave on the Bench Hunter Henry vs Detroit Lions TE24
Leave on the Bench Juwan Johnson vs Seattle Seahawks TE25
Leave on the Bench Cole Kmet vs Minnesota Vikings TE26
Leave on the Bench Albert Okwuegbunam vs Indianapolis Colts TE27
Leave on the Bench Kylen Granson vs Denver Broncos TE28
Leave on the Bench Noah Fant vs New Orleans Saints TE29
Leave on the Bench Mike Gesicki vs New York Jets TE30
Leave on the Bench O.J. Howard vs Jacksonville Jaguars TE31
Leave on the Bench Jelani Woods vs Denver Broncos TE32
Leave on the Bench Austin Hooper vs Washington Commanders TE33
Leave on the Bench Colby Parkinson vs New Orleans Saints TE34
Leave on the Bench Isaiah Likely vs Cincinnati Bengals TE35
Leave on the Bench Taysom Hill* vs Minnesota Vikings TE36

Possible Changes that can occur before Sunday

TE3 T.J. Hockenson, Detroit Lions

T.J. Hockenson missed practice Wednesday because of a hip injury. If he was to miss Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots Brock Wright would be Detroit’s starting tight end but not be able to produce at the level Hockenson is capable of doing in a given week.

TE9 Kyle Pitts, Atlanta Falcons

Kyle Pitts missed practice Wednesday with a hamstring injury. If he is to miss this week’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers there is no clear tight end that would come in and step in to replace his production.

TE12 David Njoku, Cleveland Browns

David Njoku sat out of practice on Wednesday to rest a knee injury. He is expected to practice later this week and play on Sunday. However if Njoku was to miss this week’s game Harrison Bryant would join the list at TE22 between Evan Engram and Mo Alie-Cox.

TE15 Hayden Hurst, Cincinnati Bengals

Hayden Hurst was limited in practice Wednesday with a groin injury. If he was to miss this week’s game against the Baltimore Ravens then Devin Asiasi would join the list as TE32 between Jelani Woods and Austin Hooper.

TE17 Dawson Knox, Buffalo Bills

Dawson Knox missed practice on Wednesday with both foot and hamstring injuries. If he was to miss this week’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers then Quintin Morris would be expected to step up as Buffalo’s starting tight end in Knox’s absence.

TE36 Taysom Hill, New Orleans Saints

Taysom Hill missed last week’s game against Carolina Panthers with a rib injury. If Hill misses this week’s game against the Minnesota Vikings Adam Trautman would be expected to step up as the Saints’ second tight end.

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