Fantasy Football 2022 Tight End PPR Rankings, Cheat Sheet and Stat Projections

These tight end rankings, stats, projections and cheat sheet can give you the edge you need to win it all.

Shawn Childs | Aug 23, 2022

You can find my tight end rankings, projections and full cheat sheet below, but first, I want to talk about some of my thoughts on the position and some recent updates to those rankings.

Rankings by position: QB | RB | WR | TE

Zach Ertz remains sidelined with a calf issue as the preseason winds down. His projections remain the same while waiting for a better upside on his status for Week 1.

When doing the predraft research, I gave Charlie Kolar a high grade while expecting him to need time to develop. Unfortunately, he had surgery in late July to repair a sports hernia issue, putting him on the back burner of the Ravens' tight end depth chart. I didn't rate Isaiah Likely when making the early projections due to only using two tight end options for each team. Likely is an undersized player (6'4" and 235 lbs.) for his position, but Baltimore lacks secondary talent at wide receiver behind Rashod Bateman. On my latest projections, I'm shifting some of the wide receiver chances to the tight end position to put Likely on the map. He dazzled in the Ravens' second preseason game (8/100/1), suggesting Baltimore will get him on the field with Mark Andrews to create mismatches.

2022 FANTASY FOOTBALL PROJECTIONS & RANKINGS

TIGHT ENDS

TEAM-BY-TEAM PROJECTIONS

CHEAT SHEET

More about my rankings and projections

I walk through the NFL player pool each season to get a feel for each team's offensive structure. The goal is to get a baseline of a player's outlook using previous seasons to highlight rushing and passing splits. Any changes in coaching staff or personnel invite different opportunities for some players. I want to highlight each player's ceiling while also being careful not to influence unless I see something in a scouting report or potential change in a player's opportunity. At the same time, I must stay in tune with the player news and coach-speak in training camp.

After finishing the player projections, I backup my results by showing how I came to my conclusion in each team's offensive profile. Over the summer, these stats are fluid. Even though my fantasy points results come out as rankings, a viewer needs to understand the back story of each player. They also need to see how close some groups of players rank. The difference between 10 or so players may be as little as 10 fantasy points. By knowing the player pool, each person should have their opinion to make draft day decisions.

I never want to make projections to match previous results or current ADPs. That wouldn't be fair. After having a feel for the player pool, I need to compare my views with other drafters to find potential drafting opportunities. Each draft site has different scoring systems and ranking in the draft room. To become a better drafter, getting in tune with the draft flow is essential to improve your chances of winning.

Published Aug 23, 2022

SHAWN CHILDS