Week 8 Fantasy Football Rankings: Tight Ends

Kyle Pitts is coming into his own and has turned it on in recent weeks for the Falcons.

Welcome to Week 8 of the 2021 NFL season! We're now not quite halfway through the schedule and you know whether your team is a contender or a pretender. But that doesn't mean we can't squeak out a few wins and make a run into your league's postseason

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Week 8 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: QUARTERBACKS | RUNNING BACKS | WIDE RECEIVERS | TIGHT ENDS | KICKERS | TEAM DEFENSES

Week 8 Rankings (PPR)

QUARTERBACKS | RUNNING BACKSWIDE RECEIVERSTIGHT ENDSFLEXKICKERSTEAM DEFENSES (DST)

Atlanta Falcons Kyle Pitts
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TIGHT END RANKINGS

  1. Travis Kelce, KC (vs. NYG)
  2. Kyle Pitts, ATL (vs. CAR)
  3. T.J. Hockenson, DET (vs. PHI)
  4. Dallas Goedert, PHI (at DET)
  5. Rob Gronkowski, TB (at NO)
  6. Mike Gesicki, MIA (at BUF)
  7. Dalton Schultz, DAL (at MIN)
  8. Noah Fant, DEN (at WAS)
  9. Hunter Henry, NE (at LAC)
  10. Tyler Higbee, LAR (at HOU)
  11. Zach Ertz, ARI (vs. GB)
  12. Robert Tonyan, GB (at ARI)
  13. Ricky Seals-Jones, WAS (at DEN)
  14. C.J. Uzomah, CIN (at NYJ)
  15. Evan Engram, NYG (at KC)
  16. Jared Cook, LAC (vs. NE)
  17. Tyler Conklin, MIN (vs. DAL)
  18. Mo-Alie Cox, IND (vs. TEN)
  19. Dan Arnold, JAC (at SEA)
  20. Cole Kmet, CHI (vs. SF)
  21. Pat Freiermuth, PIT (at CLE)
  22. Gerald Everett, SEA (vs. JAC)
  23. David Njoku, CLE (vs. PIT)
  24. Tommy Sweeney, BUF (vs MIA)
  25. Austin Hooper, CLE (vs. PIT)
  26. Ross Dwelley, SF (at CHI)
  27. Adam Trautman, NO (vs. TB)
  28. Blake Jarwin, DAL (at MIN)
  29. Juwan Johnson, NO (vs. TB)
  30. Ryan Griffin, NYJ (vs. CIN)
  31. Anthony Firkser, TEN (at IND)
  32. Tommy Tremble, CAR (at ATL)

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MICHAEL FABIANO

Michael Fabiano is a fantasy football analyst for Sports Illustrated. His weekly rankings and Start 'Em, Sit 'Em articles are must-reads for fantasy players. He is also the co-host of the Fantasy Dirt Podcast on SI. Before joining SI in August 2020, he worked for CBS Sports, NFL Network and SiriusXM. He also contributes to Westwood One Radio. Fabiano was the first fantasy analyst to appear on one of the four major TV networks and is a member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame.