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Week 1 fantasy football tight end rankings, as of September 8th. Set winning lineups with our Week 1 rankings for fantasy football and the 2022 NFL season.
And we're back! The NFL season has arrived and we're going to guide you all season long. Today we're looking at our Week 1 fantasy football tight end rankings, as of September 8th. Our goal is to help you set those winning lineups, so let's see where key tight ends like George Kittle, Darren Waller, Zach Ertz and Logan Thomas rank, among others.
Our tight end fantasy football rankings are put together by Nick Mariano, Brandon Murchison and Andersen Pickard. In addition to our staff rankings, below you will also find a summary of the important fantasy football injury news for this week. There are always key injuries to keep track of, so be sure to check back until kickoff.
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Week 1 Tight Ends Fantasy Football News and Injuries
- George Kittle Could Be Held Out In Week 1
- Darren Waller Not On Week 1 Injury Report
- Zach Ertz Not Present On Thursday
- Logan Thomas Listed As Limited Wednesday
Week 1 Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings
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Last updated on Thursday 9/8 at 5:00 pm ET:
| TE Tier |
TE Rank |
Player Name |
Pos. | Overall Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Travis Kelce | TE | 13 |
| 2 | 4 | Mark Andrews | TE | 24 |
| 2 | 2 | Kyle Pitts | TE | 30 |
| 2 | 3 | George Kittle | TE | 44 |
| 3 | 5 | Darren Waller | TE | 59 |
| 3 | 6 | Dalton Schultz | TE | 61 |
| 3 | 7 | Dallas Goedert | TE | 67 |
| 3 | 8 | T.J. Hockenson | TE | 82 |
| 3 | 9 | Zach Ertz | TE | 90 |
| 3 | 11 | Dawson Knox | TE | 102 |
| 4 | 10 | Pat Freiermuth | TE | 107 |
| 4 | 12 | Cole Kmet | TE | 114 |
| 4 | 13 | Mike Gesicki | TE | 124 |
| 4 | 14 | David Njoku | TE | 129 |
| 4 | 15 | Hunter Henry | TE | 130 |
| 5 | 16 | Noah Fant | TE | 131 |
| 5 | 17 | Irv Smith Jr. | TE | 132 |
| 5 | 18 | Albert Okwuegbunam | TE | 135 |
| 5 | 19 | Austin Hooper | TE | 137 |
| 5 | 20 | Gerald Everett | TE | 157 |
| 5 | 21 | Evan Engram | TE | 170 |
| 5 | 22 | Robert Tonyan | TE | 172 |
| 5 | 23 | Tyler Higbee | TE | 175 |
| 5 | 24 | Brevin Jordan | TE | 180 |
| 6 | 25 | Hayden Hurst | TE | 185 |
| 6 | 26 | Logan Thomas | TE | 213 |
| 6 | 27 | Cameron Brate | TE | 227 |
| 6 | 28 | C.J. Uzomah | TE | 236 |
| 6 | 29 | Kyle Rudolph | TE | 246 |
| 6 | 30 | Adam Trautman | TE | 250 |
| 7 | 31 | Dan Arnold | TE | 256 |
| 7 | 32 | Jonnu Smith | TE | 258 |
| 7 | 33 | Mo Alie-Cox | TE | 268 |
| 7 | 34 | Tyler Conklin | TE | 280 |
| 7 | 35 | Daniel Bellinger | TE | 286 |
| 7 | 36 | Ricky Seals-Jones | TE | 291 |
| 7 | 37 | Harrison Bryant | TE | 295 |
| 7 | 38 | Greg Dulcich | TE | 298 |
| 7 | 39 | Tommy Tremble | TE | 301 |
| 8 | 40 | Foster Moreau | TE | 307 |
| 8 | 41 | Isaiah Likely | TE | 311 |
| 8 | 42 | Tyler Kroft | TE | 315 |
| 8 | 43 | Blake Bell | TE | 316 |
| 8 | 44 | Trey McBride | TE | 317 |
| 8 | 45 | Donald Parham Jr. | TE | 327 |
| 8 | 46 | Kylen Granson | TE | 337 |
| 8 | 47 | Ross Dwelley | TE | 345 |
| 8 | 48 | O.J. Howard | TE | 348 |
| 8 | 49 | Nick Vannett | TE | 350 |
| 9 | 50 | Adam Shaheen | TE | 351 |
| 9 | 51 | Jacob Hollister | TE | 352 |
| 9 | 52 | Tre' McKitty | TE | 362 |
| 9 | 53 | Jake Ferguson | TE | 367 |
| 9 | 54 | Drew Sample | TE | 370 |
| 9 | 55 | Jelani Woods | TE | 372 |
| 9 | 56 | Geoff Swaim | TE | 379 |
| 9 | 57 | Jalen Wydermyer | TE | 380 |
| 9 | 58 | Cade Otton | TE | 381 |
| 10 | 59 | Jeremy Ruckert | TE | 388 |
| 10 | 60 | Cole Turner | TE | 389 |
| 10 | 61 | Josiah Deguara | TE | 393 |
| 10 | 62 | Pharaoh Brown | TE | 404 |
| 10 | 63 | Will Dissly | TE | 410 |
| 10 | 64 | John Bates | TE | 411 |
| 10 | 65 | Anthony Firkser | TE | 423 |
| 10 | 66 | Maxx Williams | TE | 428 |
| 10 | 67 | Durham Smythe | TE | 429 |
| 10 | 68 | Jacob Harris | TE | 435 |
| 10 | 69 | Jared Cook | TE | 441 |
| 10 | 70 | Ian Thomas | TE | 442 |
| 10 | 71 | Jordan Akins | TE | 443 |
| 10 | 72 | Ryan Griffin | TE | 452 |
| 10 | 73 | Marcedes Lewis | TE | 458 |
| 10 | 74 | Zach Gentry | TE | 461 |
| 10 | 75 | Kendall Blanton | TE | 469 |
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