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Fantasy Football Week 7 Tight End Rankings

Publish Date: October 22, 2026

With six weeks of the 2026 NFL season in the books, the fantasy football season is already approaching its midpoint. The landscape for the best options for your fantasy football team has continued to take shape, with surprise performances, breakout players and fantasy duds shaking up rankings week to week. As we get closer to the halfway point of the season, let’s take a look at my fantasy football tight end rankings heading into Week 7.

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 often 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 and 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.

Status Uncertain- A player who has some sort of injury designation for the week and whose status should be monitored throughout the week to see if they’ll play.

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

Updates for Week 7:

Dalton Kincaid, Brenton Strange, Oronde Gadsden II, Chig Okonkwo and Dawson Knox are all on bye this week, so fantasy managers should replace these tight ends with options off the bench.
Tyler Warren is uncertain to play as he’s dealing with a groin injury that kept him out of the Colts‘ Week 6 matchup against the Titans. Warren did not practice on Thursday and may end up missing Week 7 as well, but fantasy managers should keep an eye on his injury designation heading into Sunday’s game.

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