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Week 18 PPR Tight End Rankings for Fantasy Football- Cole Kmet, Juwan Johnson, Dalton Kincaid, Kyle Pitts, Gerald Everett

Juwan Johnson - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL Injury News

Updated Week 18 fantasy football tight end rankings for PPR scoring. Set winning lineups with our Week 18 ranks for fantasy football and the 2023 NFL season.

RotoBallers, the final week of the NFL regular season is officially here. While most fantasy football leagues are over, some leagues have two-week championships, team of the week, and league titles on the line. At RotoBaller, we have been with you all season long and are back at it again with our NFL team's Week 18 PPR tight end rankings for the 2023 fantasy football season.

The Ravens, Chiefs, Browns, 49ers, and Rams can't change their current seed in the playoffs, and it's unclear how much playing time tight ends such as Travis KelceGeorge Kittle, and David Njoku will have in Week 18. This week will be very challenging for fantasy managers between injuries and resting scenarios. Today, we will look at where essential tight ends such as Cole Kmet, Juwan Johnson, Dalton Kincaid, Gerald Everett, and Kyle Pitts rank in Week 18.

Our PPR fantasy football tight end rankings for Week 18 are assembled by Nick MarianoScott EngelAndersen Pickard, and Brandon Murchinson. In addition to our staff rankings, below you will find a summary of this week's important fantasy football injury news. There are always critical injuries to track, so check back until kickoff.

Editor's Note: Access RotoBaller’s trusted fantasy football rankings for PPR, Standard, Dynasty, Super Flex, and Best Ball formats. Get tiered cheat sheets, expert analysis, and player outlooks to dominate your draft from every angle.

 

Week 18 Tight End Fantasy Football News and Injuries

Week 18 Tight End Rankings Analysis

A new feature has been added to our weekly fantasy football rankings article. Below, you will find our fantasy football outlooks for key options in Week 18, which gives readers a matchup preview of that player and advice on whether to start or avoid for the upcoming week. We provide outlooks for all 32 NFL teams, which can be found on our player profile pages and our fantasy football news desk.

Kyle Pitts, TE, Atlanta Falcons
Week 18 Overall PPR Rankings: 43
Week 18 Tight End PPR Rankings: 107

Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts has been playing better over the last month or so. In fact, Pitts has 49 receiving yards or more during three of his last five games. The young tight end is coming off a dud but is hopeful to rebound against the New Orleans Saints. The biggest problem is that the Falcons don't have a reliable option at quarterback right now. The expectation is that the team will use a run-heavy approach in Week 18. That being said, Pitts is more of a touchdown-dependent option for this game.

Cole Kmet, TE, Chicago Bears
Week 18 Overall PPR Rankings: 94
Week 18 Tight End PPR Rankings: 12

Chicago Bears tight end Cole Kmet (knee) is listed as questionable to play in the Week 18 regular-season finale against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. Kmet didn't practice on Wednesday, was limited on Thursday, and managed to put in a full practice on Friday, so he's clearly on the right side of questionable. The 24-year-old was also questionable last week but was active and played a season-low 13 snaps in the Week 17 win over the Atlanta Falcons.

It sounds as though he's healthier this week, which means he should see the field more often. Kmet could see plenty of targets, too, with receiver Darnell Mooney (concussion) already being ruled out. In the season opener against Green Bay, Kmet had five catches on seven targets for 44 yards. Consider him a risky low-end, touchdown-dependent TE1 in fantasy for the Bears' final game of the season at Lambeau Field.

Gerald Everett, TE, Los Angeles Chargers
Week 18 Overall PPR Rankings: 75
Week 18 Tight End PPR Rankings: 7

Los Angeles Chargers tight end Gerald Everett could have a strong end to his season in a Week 18 game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Everett has taken on a larger role in the second half of the season with injuries striking several LA pass catchers. With Keenan Allen (heel) likely out and Joshua Palmer (concussion) questionable at best, Everett should have another big role on Sunday afternoon. He has a solid floor and some touchdown upside, making him a solid TE1 for the final week of the season.

Week 18 Fantasy Football Tight End PPR Rankings

Rankings are updated until kick-off. Be sure to bookmark our weekly PPR rankings, Half-PPR rankings, Standard rankings.

TE
Tier
TE
Rank
Player
Name
Pos. Overall
Rank
1 1 Sam LaPorta TE 33
2 2 Trey McBride TE 38
3 3 Jake Ferguson TE 42
3 4 Evan Engram TE 51
3 5 Travis Kelce TE 62
3 6 George Kittle TE 72
4 7 Gerald Everett TE 75
5 8 Dalton Schultz TE 78
5 9 Tucker Kraft TE 80
5 10 Dallas Goedert TE 90
5 11 Darren Waller TE 92
5 12 Cole Kmet TE 94
5 13 Taysom Hill TE 96
5 14 Juwan Johnson TE 99
6 15 Dalton Kincaid TE 104
6 16 David Njoku TE 106
6 17 Kyle Pitts TE 107
6 18 Pat Freiermuth TE 115
6 19 Chigoziem Okonkwo TE 120
6 20 Cade Otton TE 123
6 21 Logan Thomas TE 125
6 22 Jonnu Smith TE 128
6 23 Isaiah Likely TE 135
7 24 Tyler Conklin TE 142
7 25 Harrison Bryant TE 143
7 26 Tanner Hudson TE 146
7 27 Noah Gray TE 151
7 28 Davis Allen TE 157
7 29 Noah Fant TE 162
7 30 Charlie Woerner TE 168
7 31 Johnny Mundt TE 171
7 32 Austin Hooper TE 174
7 33 Charlie Kolar TE 178
8 34 Kylen Granson TE 179
8 35 Mike Gesicki TE 183
8 36 Dawson Knox TE 196
8 37 Luke Musgrave TE 198
8 38 Durham Smythe TE 202
9 39 Josh Oliver TE 203
9 40 Brevin Jordan TE 205
9 41 Lucas Krull TE 207
9 42 Will Mallory TE 211
9 43 Tommy Tremble TE 213
9 44 Jordan Akins TE 216
9 45 Mo Alie-Cox TE 218
9 46 Daniel Bellinger TE 219
9 47 Brayden Willis TE 222
10 48 Drew Sample TE 229
10 49 Robert Tonyan TE 230
10 50 Blake Bell TE 231
10 51 Pharaoh Brown TE 232
10 52 Peyton Hendershot TE 235
10 53 Colby Parkinson TE 247
10 54 Adam Trautman TE 248
10 55 Stone Smartt TE 250
10 56 Foster Moreau TE 251
10 57 Stephen Sullivan TE 252
10 58 MyCole Pruitt TE 266
10 59 Matt Bushman TE 267
10 60 Will Dissly TE 272
10 61 John Bates TE 277
10 62 Kenny Yeboah TE 279
10 63 Luke Farrell TE 281
10 64 Jimmy Graham TE 282
10 65 Mitchell Wilcox TE 284
10 66 Connor Heyward TE 285
10 67 Julian Hill TE 288
10 68 Brycen Hopkins TE 289
10 69 Cole Turner TE 290

 



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