Tight Ends Start 'Em, Sit 'Em and Fantasy Football Trends for Week 10 (2025)

Rob's tight end fantasy football start 'em, sit 'em picks for Week 10 of the 2025 season. Who should I start at tight end for fantasy football in Week 10 lineups?

The big news this week at the tight end position revolves around the Tucker Kraft injury. After weeks of missing Brock Bowers and finally getting him back, fantasy managers have now lost Kraft for the season. This will send many fantasy managers reeling.

There is no replacing Kraft. It simply cannot be done. Well, unless you were lucky enough to add Oronde Gadsden II, but otherwise, you're kind of out of luck. However, there are some capable waiver wire tight ends fantasy managers should be eyeing up, and we'll be talking about them.

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Best Tucker Kraft Replacements

Colston Loveland, Chicago Bears

These players in this subcategory are listed in the order that I would prioritize them if you've just lost Kraft. I've only included tight ends with a sub-50.0% roster percentage on ESPN. There is no replacing Kraft. Not really. If you lost Kraft, you should be rostering two tight ends (assuming you weren't lucky enough to have Tyler Warren or Oronde Gadsden II) the rest of the way. The goal is to patchwork a tight end group that keeps you competitive.

Loveland's range of outcomes is wide, but his ceiling is among the highest. We saw that last week. Now, granted, it was against the Bengals, but he still put up 26.8 half-PPR points after having seven targets, six receptions, 118 yards, and two touchdowns. Luther Burden III has been a bench player thus far. D.J. Moore has been disappointing, very hit-or-miss (mostly miss).

Rome Odunze has disappeared since the team's bye week in Week 5. Chicago's offense desperately needs a playmaker in the passing game. Last Sunday, that was Loveland.

Bears.

Colston Loveland’s first TD catch vs. Cincy. Align as the boundary X receiver. Isolation throw on the glance route.

Loveland’s alignments on routes run in Week 9…

Tight = 11
Wide = 10
Slot = 7
Backfield = 1 pic.twitter.com/VqIawDEyvw

— Matt Bowen (@MattBowen41) November 4, 2025

Cole Kmet is still in the picture, and that could negatively affect Loveland's value once he's back healthy. He missed Week 8 with a back injury and left Week 9 early with a concussion. Loveland now has three consecutive weeks with at least three receptions. That's a number he had not hit in a single game before. From Weeks 7-9, Loveland's target rate was 19%.

This was tied for second with Odunze and Moore among players with at least 15 routes run for Chicago during that period of time.

Over the last three weeks, Loveland has had the best yard per route run average on the team. With the league's current concussion policy, players often have a hard time passing through protocol in just one week. Loveland should be viewed as a top-10 tight end if Kmet is out. If he comes back, Loveland's value could take a hit, but his talent profile is one worth betting on.

Luke Musgrave, Green Bay Packers

Kraft was injured with a little over 12 minutes left in the third quarter. From that point on, Musgrave had a 66.7% route share. Considering this was planned, the fact that they immediately went to Musgrave is a positive sign. It shouldn't be overly surprising, however. Musgrave was drafted before Kraft in the same draft class. Compared to Musgrave's 66.7% route share, John FitzPatrick was at 23.8%.

With a week to plan, it shouldn't be surprising if Musgrave has an even bigger role. The Packers didn't make any moves at the trade deadline to improve their broken, battered group of pass-catchers. Dontayvion Wicks remains banged up, as does rookie Matthew Golden. Jayden Reed is still on IR. Musgrave should have plenty of opportunities.

Packers Head Coach Matt LaFleur on Luke Musgrave: "Luke's a guy we have a ton of confidence in. I think his career got started off with a little adversity with injuries but he definitely brings a vertical presence."

— weston hodkiewicz (@WesHod) November 3, 2025

In the third and fourth quarters last week, Musgrave had a 14.3% target share and a 21.0% target rate. Those numbers aren't going to blow anyone away, but given that the offense didn't have time to plan, they're encouraging. Following Kraft's injury, Musgrave's three targets were tied for second on the team with Christian Watson.

Musgrave had the second-most receptions and yards post-Kraft's injury. He was also very efficient, averaging 2.43 yards per route run. Fantasy managers shouldn't expect Musgrave to replicate Kraft, but he should be viewed as a high-end TE2 with upside.

Theo Johnson, New York Giants

Malik Nabers was injured in Week 4. From Week 4-9, Johnson is averaging 9.8 half-PPR PPG. He's scored five touchdowns, and while many will point out that he's due for regression, his expected half-PPR PPG (10.2) is actually higher than his actual PPG average. While much of his scoring has come via touchdowns, Johnson has gotten significant work around the goal line.

Since Week 4, Johnson has led the team in red zone and end zone targets. He's also second on the team in targets during this time and tied for second in target share with Darius Slayton, who has missed a few games. Johnson's route share is a healthy 75.0% and there's limited target competition in New York.

In the six games since Week 4, Johnson has four games with 9.0 half-PPR points or more, including an 18.3-point performance. Johnson won't replace Kraft. No one available on the waiver wire can do that, but Johnson has been a strong fantasy option since Nabers was injured.

Harold Fannin Jr., Cleveland Browns

Fannin is currently averaging 8.4 half-PPR PPG, which is a far cry from Kraft, but Fannin has shown plenty of potential as a rookie. Unfortunately, for Fannin's fantasy value, David Njoku remained with the Browns. Fannin has four games with 9.0 half-PPR points or more in nine games. He has three games with double-digit points.

All of this is despite just a 61.5% route share. If that number were to ever increase, Fannin could really pop.

His target rate is 25%, which is a top-eight number among tight ends and is first on the Browns. In fact, no other Cleveland receiver or tight end with at least 10 routes has a target rate of 20% or higher. Fannin is also first on the team in yards per route run. Njoku will likely hold Fannin back from hitting his ceiling the rest of the season, but his target-earning potential should be appealing to fantasy managers.

Fannin was added to Thursday's injury report with a hamstring injury. Managers should keep a close eye on his status during Friday's practice. If he is unable to play, Njoku would become a must-start player.

Cade Otton, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

From 2024 to 2025, there have been six games that Mike Evans has missed. He is now out for most of the remaining portion of the regular season with a broken collarbone. Chris Godwin is still dealing with a lower leg injury. He was inactive last week, and we haven't heard much information about the injury or his return date.

There have been four games in the past two years where both Evans and Godwin were inactive.

Godwin did not practice yesterday, and it sounds like he's still several weeks away from returning. That means Otton could very well continue operating as Baker Mayfield's No. 2 pass-catcher behind only Emeka Egbuka, for at least a few weeks. Even once Godwin returns, Otton may not fall as far as he would have in years past. That's because Godwin may not be the same player he used to be. They could truly be a #2A and #2B situation.

Who Are the Best Weekly Streamers in Week 10?

We'll define "streamer" as any tight end with a rostered percentage below 65%, based on ESPN. Looking at the rankings below, they include Harold Fannin Jr. and everyone beneath him, except David Njoku (66.7%), Hunter Henry (67.0%), and T.J. Hockenson (83.1%).

1. Cade Otton, Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New England Patriots

The Patriots have allowed the sixth-most fantasy points to tight ends this season at 12.4 half-PPR PPG. Mike Evans is on IR. It appears highly likely that Chris Godwin will not suit up. The same can be said of Bucky Irving. Without Irving, their running game has really struggled, which could lead to a heavier focus on the passing game.

2. Harold Fannin Jr., Cleveland Browns at New York Jets

The Jets just traded what feels like their entire defense. Quinnen Williams and Sauce Gardner are no longer with the Jets. The concern here is that the Browns lean heavily on their rushing attack, but Fannin leads the team in first-read target share since Dillon Gabriel has taken over.

3. Dalton Schultz vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Schultz has averaged 9.2 half-PPR PPG over their last four games. I'm slightly concerned about C.J. Stroud being out, but Davis Mills isn't a complete slouch. Outside of Nico Collins, Schultz has been the only dependable pass-catcher for the Texans. The Jaguars have allowed the second-most fantasy points to tight ends at 15.3 half-PPR PPG, which is more than six teams allow to quarterbacks.

Week 10 Rankings

1. Trey McBride at Seahawks

2. Brock Bowers at Broncos

3. George Kittle vs Rams

4. Sam LaPorta at Commanders

5. Oronde Gadsden II vs Steelers

6. Tyler Warren vs Falcons

7. Dalton Kincaid at Dolphins

8. Colston Loveland vs Giants

9. Kyle Pitts Sr. at Colts

10. Mark Andrews at Vikings

11. Dallas Goedert at Packers

12. Cade Otton vs Patriots

13. Harold Fannin Jr., at Jets

14. Dalton Schultz vs Jaguars

15. Luke Musgrave vs Eagles

16. Hunter Henry at Buccaneers

17. Zach Ertz vs Lions

18. Theo Johnson at Bears

19. David Njoku at Jets

20. Juwan Johnson at Panthers

21. T.J. Hockenson vs Ravens

22. Isaiah Likely at Vikings

23. A.J. Barner vs Cardinals

24. Evan Engram vs Raiders

25. Michael Mayer at Broncos

26. Mason Taylor vs Browns

27. Jonnu Smith at Chargers

28. Pat Freiermuth at Chargers

29. Greg Dulcich vs Bills

30. Tyler Higbee at 49ers

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