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Updated Week 18 fantasy football tight end rankings as of January 8th, 2023. Set your winning lineups with our Week 18 NFL rankings for fantasy football.
Navigating the tight end position is never easy, but most top-tier tight ends play in meaningful Week 18 games. As always, not everyone has must-start options at tight end, so we're here to help with our updated Week 18 fantasy football tight end rankings, as of January 8th. Let's see where key tight ends like Tyler Higbee, Dawson Knox, Trey McBride, Colby Parkinson, and Albert Okwuegbunam 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 18 Tight Ends Fantasy Football News and Injuries
- Mark Andrews Will Not Play in Week 18
- Noah Fant Doesn't Carry An Injury Designation
- Taysom Hill, Juwan Johnson Questionable For Week 18
- Irv Smith Jr. Officially Activated From Injured Reserve
- Jonnu Smith Downgraded To Out For Week 18
- Josh Allen, Dawson Knox Cleared For Week 18
- Tyler Higbee Has Favorable Matchup In Week 18
- Trey McBride Looks To Build On Big Outing
- Albert Okwuegbunam Should Have A Big Role Yet Again
Week 18 Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings
You can also check out our Week 18 Half-PPR rankings and Standard rankings. A big congrats to our very own Nick Mariano who once again finished as a top-10 ranker in 2021 across the entire fantasy football industry!
Last updated on Sunday 1/8 at 06:00 am ET:
| TE Tier |
TE Rank |
Player Name |
Pos. | Overall Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Travis Kelce | TE | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | George Kittle | TE | 42 |
| 3 | 4 | T.J. Hockenson | TE | 48 |
| 3 | 5 | Evan Engram | TE | 58 |
| 3 | 6 | Dallas Goedert | TE | 65 |
| 4 | 7 | Darren Waller | TE | 67 |
| 4 | 8 | Dalton Schultz | TE | 68 |
| 4 | 9 | Taysom Hill | TE | 73 |
| 5 | 10 | Pat Freiermuth | TE | 77 |
| 5 | 11 | Dawson Knox | TE | 79 |
| 5 | 12 | Tyler Higbee | TE | 88 |
| 5 | 13 | David Njoku | TE | 97 |
| 5 | 14 | Tyler Conklin | TE | 103 |
| 5 | 15 | Noah Fant | TE | 105 |
| 6 | 16 | Juwan Johnson | TE | 106 |
| 6 | 17 | Gerald Everett | TE | 120 |
| 6 | 18 | Cole Kmet | TE | 121 |
| 7 | 19 | Hayden Hurst | TE | 132 |
| 7 | 20 | Cade Otton | TE | 141 |
| 7 | 21 | Trey McBride | TE | 142 |
| 7 | 22 | Hunter Henry | TE | 143 |
| 7 | 23 | Logan Thomas | TE | 150 |
| 7 | 24 | Chigoziem Okonkwo | TE | 153 |
| 7 | 25 | Robert Tonyan | TE | 157 |
| 8 | 26 | Colby Parkinson | TE | 160 |
| 8 | 27 | Jelani Woods | TE | 161 |
| 9 | 28 | Jordan Akins | TE | 164 |
| 9 | 29 | Mike Gesicki | TE | 165 |
| 9 | 30 | Daniel Bellinger | TE | 172 |
| 9 | 31 | Albert Okwuegbunam | TE | 180 |
| 9 | 32 | Foster Moreau | TE | 188 |
| 9 | 33 | Eric Saubert | TE | 191 |
| 9 | 34 | Austin Hooper | TE | 193 |
| 9 | 35 | Isaiah Likely | TE | 195 |
| 9 | 36 | Brock Wright | TE | 196 |
| 10 | 37 | Shane Zylstra | TE | 202 |
| 10 | 38 | Noah Gray | TE | 206 |
| 10 | 39 | C.J. Uzomah | TE | 211 |
| 10 | 40 | Tommy Tremble | TE | 212 |
| 10 | 41 | MyCole Pruitt | TE | 217 |
| 10 | 42 | James Mitchell | TE | 219 |
| 10 | 43 | Donald Parham Jr. | TE | 220 |
| 10 | 44 | Harrison Bryant | TE | 221 |
| 10 | 45 | Brycen Hopkins | TE | 223 |
| 10 | 46 | Josiah Deguara | TE | 226 |
| 10 | 47 | Mo Alie-Cox | TE | 228 |
| 10 | 48 | Ian Thomas | TE | 231 |
| 10 | 49 | Brevin Jordan | TE | 232 |
| 10 | 50 | Anthony Firkser | TE | 233 |
| 10 | 51 | Durham Smythe | TE | 237 |
| 10 | 52 | Adam Trautman | TE | 239 |
| 10 | 53 | Marcedes Lewis | TE | 243 |
| 10 | 54 | Josh Oliver | TE | 251 |
| 10 | 55 | Dan Arnold | TE | 252 |
| 10 | 56 | O.J. Howard | TE | 254 |
| 10 | 57 | Nick Vannett | TE | 261 |
| 10 | 58 | Reggie Gilliam | RB/TE | 305 |
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