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Fantasy Football Week 5 Tight End Rankings

Publish Date: October 8, 2026

The 2026-27 NFL season has officially kicked off, and with that, the fantasy football season as well. After Week 4 of the NFL season, the landscape for the best options for your fantasy football team has already started to take shape, with surprise performances, breakout players and fantasy duds all changing week to week. The season is still early, and it remains to be seen who the top pass catchers in fantasy will be, but let’s take a look at my fantasy football rankings for tight ends going into Week 5.

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.

Low-End 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 other 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	Matchup Start/Sit	Ranking
Must Start	Trey McBride	VS. Detroit Lions	A+	TE1
Must Start	Brock Bowers	AT New England Patriots	A+	TE2
Must Start	George Kittle	AT Seattle Seahawks	A+	TE3
Starter	Sam LaPorta	AT Arizona Cardinals	A	TE4
Starter	Tyler Warren	AT Pittsburgh Steelers	A-	TE5
Starter	Juwan Johnson	VS. Minnesota Vikings	B+	TE6
Starter	Dalton Kincaid	AT Los Angeles Rams	B+	TE7
Starter	Isaiah Likely	AT Washington Commanders	A-	TE8
Low-End Starter	Harold Fannin Jr.	AT New York Jets	B+	TE9
Low-End Starter	Tucker Kraft	VS. Chicago Bears	B+	TE10
Low-End Starter	Colston Loveland	AT Green Bay Packers	B+	TE11
Low-End Starter	Mark Andrews	AT Atlanta Falcons	B-	TE12
Low-End Starter	T.J. Hockenson	AT New Orleans Saints	B	TE13
Deep League Starter	Mike Gesicki	AT Miami Dolphins	B	TE14
Deep League Starter	Jake Ferguson	VS. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	B	TE15
Deep League Starter	Hunter Henry	VS. Las Vegas Raiders	B-	TE16
Deep League Starter	Dalton Schultz	AT Tennessee Titans	B+	TE17
Deep League Starter	Kenyon Sadiq	VS. Cleveland Browns	B-	TE18
Deep League Starter	Brenton Strange	VS. Philadelphia Eagles	B-	TE19
Deep League Starter	Tyler Higbee	VS. Buffalo Bills	B-	TE20
Deep League Starter	Pat Freiermuth	VS. Indianapolis Colts	B-	TE21
Leave on the Bench	Dallas Goedert (Questionable)	AT Jacksonville Jaguars	B	TE22
Leave on the Bench	Kyle Pitts Sr.	VS. Baltimore Ravens	B-	TE23
Leave on the Bench	Darnell Washington	VS. Indianapolis Colts	B-	TE24
Leave on the Bench	Oronde Gadsden II	VS. Denver Broncos	B-	TE25
Leave on the Bench	Cade Otton	AT Dallas Cowboys	C+	TE26
Leave on the Bench	AJ Barner	VS. San Francisco 49ers	C+	TE27
Leave on the Bench	Michael Mayer	AT New England Patriots	C+	TE28
Leave on the Bench	Evan Engram	AT Los Angeles Chargers	C+	TE29
Leave on the Bench	Greg Dulcich	VS. Cincinnati Bengals	C+	TE30
Leave on the Bench	Gunnar Helm	VS. Houston Texans	C	TE31
Leave on the Bench	Noah Fant	VS. Minnesota Vikings	C	TE32
Leave on the Bench	Matt Hibner	AT Atlanta Falcons	C	TE33
Leave on the Bench	Theo Johnson	AT Washington Commanders	C	TE34
Leave on the Bench	Dawson Knox	AT Los Angeles Rams	C	TE35
Leave on the Bench	Zach Ertz	AT Jacksonville Jaguars	C	TE36
Leave on the Bench	Cole Kmet	AT Green Bay Packers	C	TE37
Leave on the Bench	Chig Okonkwo	VS. New York Giants	C	TE38
Leave on the Bench	Travis Kelce	BYE	N/A	N/A
Leave on the Bench	Darren Waller	BYE	N/A	N/A
Leave on the Bench	Noah Gray	BYE	N/A	N/A

Updates for Week 5:

Travis Kelce and Darren Waller are both on bye this week, so fantasy managers should replace both tight ends with options off the bench or waivers.
Dallas Goedert could make his return to the field for the Eagles this week after missing the last two games with a sprained MCL. Goedert was a limited participant at practice on Wednesday, and fantasy owners should keep an eye on his status leading up to Sunday’s matchup against the Jaguars.

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