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Fantasy Football Week 12 Tight End Rankings

Chris Thomas

Publish Date: November 23, 2022

The 2022-23 NFL season has already been extremely entertaining. There are no byes this week because six teams are playing on Thanksgiving. Injuries have started to mount up at this point of the season, so 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 fantasy football week 12 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 Los Angeles Rams	TE1
Must Start	Mark Andrews*	vs Jacksonville Jaguars	TE2
Starting TE1	T.J. Hockenson	vs New England Patriots	TE3
Starting TE1	Pat Freiermuth	vs Indianapolis Colts	TE4
Starting TE1	Tyler Higbee	vs Kansas City Chiefs	TE5
Starting TE1	David Njoku	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	TE6
Starting TE1	George Kittle	vs New Orleans Saints	TE7
Starting TE1	Dalton Schultz	vs New York Giants	TE8
Starting TE1	Gerald Everett	vs Arizona Cardinals	TE9
TD Dependent Starter	Dawson Knox	vs Detroit Lions	TE10
TD Dependent Starter	Foster Moreau	vs Seattle Seahawks	TE11
TD Dependent Starter	Cole Kmet	vs New York Jets	TE12
TD Dependent Starter	Hayden Hurst	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	TE13
TD Dependent Starter	Juwan Johnson	vs San Francisco 49ers	TE14
TD Dependent Starter	Logan Thomas	vs Atlanta Falcons	TE15
TD Dependent Starter	Greg Dulcich	vs Carolina Panthers	TE16
TD Dependent Starter	Noah Fant	vs Las Vegas Raiders	TE17
Deep League Starter	Evan Engram	vs Baltimore Ravens	TE18
Deep League Starter	Tyler Conklin	vs Chicago Bears	TE19
Deep League Starter	Mike Gesicki	vs Houston Texans	TE20
Deep League Starter	Austin Hooper	vs Cincinnati Bengals	TE21
Deep League Starter	Trey McBride	vs Los Angeles Chargers	TE22
Leave on the Bench	Jonnu Smith	vs Minnesota Vikings	TE23
Leave on the Bench	Cade Otton	vs Cleveland Browns	TE24
Leave on the Bench	Robert Tonyan	vs Philadelphia Eagles	TE25
Leave on the Bench	Will Dissly	vs Las Vegas Raiders	TE26
Leave on the Bench	Taysom Hill	vs San Francisco 49ers	TE27
Leave on the Bench	Cameron Brate	vs Cleveland Browns	TE28
Leave on the Bench	Isaiah Likely	vs Jacksonville Jaguars	TE29
Leave on the Bench	Noah Gray	vs Los Angeles Rams	TE30

Possible Changes that can occur before Sunday

TE9 Gerald Everett, Los Angeles Chargers

Gerald Everett missed last week’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs with a groin injury. If Everett was to miss this week’s game against the Arizona Cardinals Tre’ McKitty would become the TE22 between Trey McBride and Jonnu Smith.

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