Week 1 Fantasy Football Rankings: Tight Ends

Big things expected of Darren Waller in his Giants debut.

Now’s the time to start thinking about setting your lineups, and we’re here to help with our initial fantasy player rankings! I’ve used a full-point PPR scoring system for these rankings, which you can use in coordination with the Week 1 edition of Start Em, Sit Em. At Sports Illustrated, we have you completely covered!

Be sure to check back for updates … and good luck everyone!

Tight End Rankings:

  1. T.J. Hockenson, MIN (vs. TB)
  2. Darren Waller, NYG (vs. DAL)
  3. Dallas Goedert, PHI (at NE)
  4. Tyler Higbee, LAR (at SEA)
  5. George Kittle, SF (at PIT)
  6. Isaiah Likely, BAL (vs. HOU)
  7. David Njoku, CLE (vs. CIN)
  8. Evan Engram, JAC (at IND)
  9. Pat Freiermuth, PIT (vs. SF)
  10. Kyle Pitts, ATL (vs. CAR)
  11. Jake Ferguson, DAL (at NYG)
  12. Luke Musgrave, GB (at CHI)
  13. Greg Dulcich, DEN (vs. LV)
  14. Chigoziem Okonkwo, TEN (at NO)
  15. Gerald Everett, LAC (vs. MIA)
  16. Sam LaPorta, DET (at KC)
  17. Dalton Schultz, HOU (at BAL)
  18. Juwan Johnson, NO (vs. TEN)
  19. Tyler Conklin, NYJ (vs. BUF)
  20. Cole Kmet, CHI (vs. GB)
  21. Noah Fant, SEA (vs. LAR)
  22. Dalton Kincaid, BUF (at NYJ)
  23. Hayden Hurst, CAR (at ATL)
  24. Taysom Hill, NO (vs. TEN)
  25. Irv Smith Jr., CIN (at CLE)
  26. Noah Gray, KC (vs. DET)
  27. Hunter Henry, NE (vs. PHI)
  28. Dawson Knox, BUF (at NYJ)
  29. Cade Otton, TB (at MIN)
  30. Michael Mayer, LV (at DEN)
  31. Mike Gesicki, NE (vs. PHI)
  32. Logan Thomas, WAS (vs. ARI)

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Michael Fabiano
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.