The 2024-25 NFL season has begun which means fantasy football is back! The fantasy landscape has already changed since the preseason due to breakout players and major injuries across the league.Bye weeks are starting to take place. This means that tight ends like Jake Ferguson and Cole Kmet will be out this week. On top of that injuries have started to mount up at this point of the season. 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 7 tight end rankings.
[Ratings are subject to change due to injury reports or possible move to Injured Reserve 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]
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 | George Kittle | vs Kansas City Chiefs | TE1 |
| Starting TE1 | Travis Kelce | vs San Francisco 49ers | TE2 |
| Starting TE1 | Brock Bowers | vs Los Angeles Rams | TE3 |
| Starting TE1 | Trey McBride | vs Los Angeles Chargers | TE4 |
| Starting TE1 | Evan Engram* | vs New England Patriots | TE5 |
| Starting TE1 | Dallas Goedert* | vs New York Giants | TE6 |
| Starting TE1 | Kyle Pitts | vs Seattle Seahawks | TE7 |
| Starting TE1 | David Njoku | vs Cincinnati Bengals | TE8 |
| Starting TE1 | Sam LaPorta | vs Minnesota Vikings | TE9 |
| Starting TE1 | Dalton Kincaid* | vs Tennessee Titans | TE10 |
| Starting TE1 | Cade Otton | vs Baltimore Ravens | TE11 |
| Starting TE1 | T.J. Hockenson* | vs Detroit Lions | TE12 |
| TD Dependent Starter | Tucker Kraft* | vs Houston Texans | TE13 |
| TD Dependent Starter | Zach Ertz | vs Carolina Panthers | TE14 |
| TD Dependent Starter | Pat Freiermuth | vs New York Jets | TE15 |
| TD Dependent Starter | Mark Andrews | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | TE16 |
| TD Dependent Starter | Colby Parkinson | vs Las Vegas Raiders | TE17 |
| Deep League Starter | Hunter Henry | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | TE18 |
| Deep League Starter | Noah Fant | vs Atlanta Falcons | TE19 |
| Deep League Starter | Tyler Conklin | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | TE20 |
| Deep League Starter | Isaiah Likely | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | TE21 |
| Deep League Starter | Ja’Tavion Sanders | vs Washington Commanders | TE22 |
| Leave on the Bench | Erick All Jr. | vs Cleveland Browns | TE23 |
| Leave on the Bench | Juwan Johnson | vs Denver Broncos | TE24 |
| Leave on the Bench | Will Dissly* | vs Arizona Cardinals | TE25 |
| Leave on the Bench | Mike Gesicki | vs Cleveland Browns | TE26 |
| Leave on the Bench | Chigoziem Okonkwo | vs Buffalo Bills | TE27 |
| Leave on the Bench | Jonnu Smith | vs Indianapolis Colts | TE28 |
| Leave on the Bench | Hayden Hurst* | vs Arizona Cardinals | TE29 |
| Leave on the Bench | Theo Johnson | vs Philadelphia Eagles | TE30 |
| Leave on the Bench | Mo Alie-Cox | vs Miami Dolphins | TE31 |
TE5 Evan Engram, Jacksonville Jaguars
Evan Engram was limited in practice on Thursday with a hamstring injury. He returned last week after missing the previous four because of the injury. If Engram misses Week 7 against the New England Patriots Brenton Strange becomes the TE16 between Mark Andrews and Colby Parkinson.
TE6 Dallas Goedert, Philadelphia Eagles
Dallas Goedert missed practice on Thursday with a hamstring injury. This isn’t a great sign for Goedert to play in this week’s game. If Goedert misses Week 7 against the New York Giants Grant Calcaterra becomes TE19 between Noah Fant and Tyler Conklin.
TE10 Dalton Kincaid, Buffalo Bills
Dalton Kincaid was limited in practice on Thursday with a collarbone injury. If Kincaid misses Week 7 against the Tennessee Titans Dawson Knox becomes TE20 between Tyler Conklin and Isaiah Likely.
TE12 T.J. Hockenson, Minnesota Vikings
T.J. Hockenson has missed the first five games of the year after tearing his ACL late last season. He was limited in practice on Thursday. If Hockenson misses Week 7 against the Detroit Lions Johnny Mundt becomes TE23 between Erick All Jr. and Juwan Johnson.
TE13 Tucker Kraft, Green Bay Packers
Tucker Kraft was limited in practice on Thursday with a groin injury. If Kraft misses week 7 against the Houston Texans Ben Sims will start at tight end for the Packers.
Los Angeles Chargers Tight Ends: TE25 Will Dissly & TE29 Hayden Hurst
Will Dissly was limited in practice on Thursday with a shoulder injury. Hayden Hurst missed practice on Thursday with a groin injury. If both Dissly and Hurst miss Week 7 against the Arizona Cardinals Stone Smartt will start at tight end for the Chargers.
If Dissly plays in Week 7 against the Arizona Cardinals and Hurst is inactive, Dissly remains TE25 between Juwan Johnson and Mike Gesicki.
If Hurst plays in Week 7 against the Arizona Cardinals and Dissly is inactive, Hurst moves up to TE25 between Juwan Johnson and Mike Gesicki.
Taysom Hill, New Orleans Saints
Taysom Hill was ruled out against the Denver Broncos with a rib injury. While Hill is out no one will fill his exact role. Juwan Johnson is the team’s starting tight end but no one does all of what Hill does for New Orleans’ offense.
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