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Early Week 5 Half-PPR Tight End Rankings for Fantasy Football: Luke Musgrave, Cole Kmet, Logan Thomas, Jonnu Smith, more

Cole Kmet - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL injury News

Week 5 fantasy football tight end rankings for half-PPR scoring, as of October 4, 2023. Set winning lineups with our Week 5 ranks for fantasy football and the 2023 NFL season.

Hey, RotoBallers! Week 5 kicks off Thursday with the Commanders against the Bears. Also, the bye gauntlet officially begins this week with the Bucs, Seahawks, Browns, and Chargers off this week. Our goal, as always, is to help you set the most optimal lineup. Today, we will review our Week 5 half-PPR tight end rankings for fantasy football as of October 4th. Let's see where key players such as Luke MusgraveCole KmetLogan ThomasJonnu SmithJake FergusonZach Ertz, and Tyler Higbee rank, among others.

Our half-PPR fantasy football rankings are put together by Nick Mariano. 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.

You should also bookmark our fantasy football rankings portal and check back regularly for updates. In addition to these half-PPR rankings, read our fantasy football articles and analysis - our NFL team discusses lineup sleepers, busts, NFL players to start and sit, waiver wire pickups, and so much more. Most importantly, our brand new free mobile app is a must-have - download it and configure your notifications. We deliver all the top NFL news, injuries, and fantasy analysis 24x7 with our free push notification alerts!

Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:

 

Week 5 Tight End Fantasy Football News and Injuries

Week 5 Fantasy Football Tight End Half-PPR Rankings

You can also check out our Week 5 PPR rankings and Standard rankings.

Note that quarterbacks, defenses, and kickers are all grouped separately towards the bottom. Each of those positions is ranked on their own. This helps to compare running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends for FLEX spots (without QB, DEF, and K mixed in).

Last updated on Wednesday 10/4:

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Tier
TE
Rank
Player
Name
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Rank
1 1 Travis Kelce TE 8
2 2 T.J. Hockenson TE 53
3 3 Mark Andrews TE 57
3 4 Sam LaPorta TE 72
3 5 Evan Engram TE 75
3 6 George Kittle TE 80
4 7 Dallas Goedert TE 83
5 8 Darren Waller TE 85
5 9 Jake Ferguson TE 86
5 10 Tyler Higbee TE 92
5 11 Logan Thomas TE 93
5 12 Zach Ertz TE 98
5 13 Hunter Henry TE 101
5 14 Dalton Schultz TE 102
6 15 Kyle Pitts TE 105
6 16 Cole Kmet TE 120
6 17 Luke Musgrave TE 121
6 18 Tyler Conklin TE 123
6 19 Dalton Kincaid TE 125
6 20 Taysom Hill TE 126
6 21 Dawson Knox TE 128
6 22 Jonnu Smith TE 130
6 23 Chigoziem Okonkwo TE 136
7 24 Hayden Hurst TE 139
7 25 Kylen Granson TE 148
7 26 Durham Smythe TE 149
7 27 Adam Trautman TE 150
7 28 Juwan Johnson TE 153
7 29 Mike Gesicki TE 156
7 30 Noah Gray TE 157
7 31 Darnell Washington TE 169
7 32 Josiah Deguara TE 173
7 33 Trey McBride TE 174
8 34 Isaiah Likely TE 178
8 35 Austin Hooper TE 185
8 36 Brevin Jordan TE 197
8 37 Tanner Hudson TE 200
8 38 Michael Mayer TE 202
9 39 AnDrew Ogletree TE 205
9 40 Cole Turner TE 215
9 41 Josh Oliver TE 216
9 42 Connor Heyward TE 217
9 43 Jimmy Graham TE 218
9 44 Mitchell Wilcox TE 221
9 45 Mo Alie-Cox TE 223
9 46 Luke Schoonmaker TE 226
9 47 Julian Hill TE 227
9 48 Pharaoh Brown TE 230
9 49 John Bates TE 231
10 50 Reggie Gilliam RB/TE 243


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