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Fantasy Football Week 6 Tight End Rankings

Publish Date: October 14, 2026

The 2026 NFL season has officially kicked off, and with that, the fantasy football season as well. After Week 5 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 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 6.

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

Updates for Week 6:

Sam LaPorta, T.J. Hockenson, Mike Gesicki and Greg Dulcich are all on bye this week, so fantasy managers should replace those tight ends with options off the bench or waivers.
Kenyon Sadiq’s status for Week 6 is uncertain as the Jets‘ tight end is dealing with a concussion. Sadiq was a limited participant at Jets practice on Wednesday, but his status should be monitored as we get closer to Sunday.

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