Tight end is always a rough-and-tumble, rugged position, with lots of variability from week to week. Getting the right tight end in your starting lineup is always a challenge and can be even more confusing in a topsy-turvy Week 18. If your league uses Week 18, though, DraftKings Network is here to help with my top 15 TE Rankings for this week.
Plenty is sure to shift and change throughout the week, but as of Monday afternoon, these rankings below reflect the players best positioned to go off this week.
In Week 17, Trey McBride (23.6 FPTS) was the top producer at the position, as he has been most of the season. His historic campaign has been remarkably consistent, and he’ll seek to finish strong in Week 18.
Behind McBride, rookie Colston Loveland (21.4 FPTS) and fill-in plays Jake Tonges (19.0 FPTS), Michael Mayer (17.9 FPTS) and Greg Dulcich (16.1 FPTS) were the other tight ends to produce more than 15 fantasy points.
Check out the rest of my Week 18 rankings on my author page, where you can also find more content from me throughout the playoffs and into the NFL offseason as our coverage of other fantasy sports picks up.
Once again, these TE rankings are released on Monday. Anything that changes throughout the week will need to be adjusted. Stay tuned to DraftKings Network for all the analysis you need to get ready for the last week of the regular season!
Here are my top 15 tight ends that I would start in Week 18:
- Trey McBride (at LAR)
- George Kittle (vs. SEA)
- Kyle Pitts Sr. (vs. NO)
- Michael Mayer (vs. KC)
- Harold Fannin Jr. (at CIN) – if healthy
- Jake Ferguson (at NYG)
- Juwan Johnson (at ATL)
- Tyler Warren (at HOU)
- Hunter Henry (vs. MIA)
- Brenton Strange (vs. TEN)
- Dalton Schultz (vs. IND)
- Dallas Goedert (vs. WAS)
- Travis Kelce (at LV)
- AJ Barner (at SF)
- Theo Johnson (vs. DAL) – if healthy
These rankings are based on news and information available as of Monday afternoon. Stay tuned to DraftKings Network throughout the week for ongoing coverage as matchups and situations develop.
