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Fantasy Football Week 8 Tight End Rankings

Publish Date: October 29, 2026

With seven 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 8.

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

Updates for Week 8:

George Kittle, Isaiah Likely, Juwan Johnson, Dalton Schultz and Noah Fant 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 continues to deal with a groin injury that kept him out of the Colts‘ Week 6 and 7 games. Warren was listed as a limited participant on Wednesday’s practice report, but fantasy managers should continue monitoring his injury status heading into Sunday’s game against the Jaguars.

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