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Fantasy football rankings - updated tight end (TE) Week 6 rankings for 2025. Read the top-accuracy fantasy football TE PPR rankings.
George Kittle and Brock Bowers are banged up, meaning we have even fewer must-start TEs than usual. We're here to help you decide who to start with our Week 6 fantasy football tight end rankings for 2025. In the full table of TE rankings below, fantasy managers will see where TEs on the start-sit bubble, like Darren Waller, Tucker Kraft, Hunter Henry, Juwan Johnson, Zach Ertz, David Njoku, Harold Fannin Jr., and more stand for the sixth slate of fantasy football.
Our tight end fantasy football rankings for Week 6 are put together by Nick Mariano. Below the rankings, you will also find key fantasy football outlooks from our RotoBaller staff, as well as the "Who to Start?" tool. Also, be sure to check our fantasy football news for this week. There are always key injuries and developments to keep track of, so check back throughout the week for updates.
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Week 6 Tight End Rankings for Fantasy Football
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| TE Tier |
TE Rank |
Player Name |
Pos. | Overall Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Trey McBride | TE | 32 |
| 1 | 2 | Jake Ferguson | TE | 53 |
| 2 | 3 | Tyler Warren | TE | 57 |
| 3 | 4 | Tucker Kraft | TE | 60 |
| 3 | 5 | Sam LaPorta | TE | 65 |
| 3 | 6 | Hunter Henry | TE | 67 |
| 3 | 7 | Dalton Kincaid | TE | 68 |
| 4 | 8 | Darren Waller | TE | 79 |
| 4 | 9 | Travis Kelce | TE | 82 |
| 5 | 10 | Kyle Pitts | TE | 84 |
| 6 | 11 | Zach Ertz | TE | 85 |
| 6 | 12 | Dallas Goedert | TE | 87 |
| 6 | 13 | David Njoku | TE | 88 |
| 6 | 14 | Jake Tonges | TE | 92 |
| 7 | 15 | Michael Mayer | TE | 93 |
| 7 | 16 | Theo Johnson | TE | 100 |
| 7 | 17 | Juwan Johnson | TE | 102 |
| 7 | 18 | Mason Taylor | TE | 104 |
| 8 | 19 | Evan Engram | TE | 105 |
| 8 | 20 | Mark Andrews | TE | 107 |
| 8 | 21 | Harold Fannin Jr. | TE | 117 |
| 9 | 22 | AJ Barner | TE | 118 |
| 9 | 23 | Cade Otton | TE | 121 |
| 9 | 24 | Hunter Long | TE | 123 |
| 10 | 25 | Chig Okonkwo | TE | 134 |
| 10 | 26 | Jonnu Smith | TE | 143 |
| 10 | 27 | Cole Kmet | TE | 144 |
| 10 | 28 | Colston Loveland | TE | 152 |
| 11 | 29 | Tommy Tremble | TE | 162 |
| 12 | 30 | Oronde Gadsden II | TE | 166 |
| 13 | 31 | Mitchell Evans | TE | 167 |
| 13 | 32 | Mike Gesicki | TE | 171 |
| 13 | 33 | Pat Freiermuth | TE | 175 |
| 13 | 34 | Taysom Hill | TE | 176 |
| 13 | 35 | Gunnar Helm | TE | 179 |
| 13 | 36 | Isaiah Likely | TE | 188 |
| 13 | 37 | Austin Hooper | TE | 190 |
| 14 | 38 | Elijah Arroyo | TE | 193 |
| 14 | 39 | Noah Gray | TE | 194 |
| 14 | 40 | Noah Fant | TE | 201 |
| 14 | 41 | Tyler Higbee | TE | 204 |
| 14 | 42 | Dawson Knox | TE | 213 |
| 14 | 43 | Will Dissly | TE | 215 |
| 14 | 44 | Daniel Bellinger | TE | 219 |
| 14 | 45 | Johnny Mundt | TE | 220 |
| 14 | 46 | Tyler Conklin | TE | 222 |
| 14 | 47 | Ian Thomas | TE | 224 |
| 14 | 48 | Elijah Higgins | TE | 225 |
| 15 | 49 | Brock Wright | TE | 228 |
| 15 | 50 | Davis Allen | TE | 230 |
| 15 | 51 | Julian Hill | TE | 231 |
| 15 | 52 | Darnell Washington | TE | 232 |
| 15 | 53 | Albert Okwuegbunam | TE | 236 |
| 15 | 54 | Adam Trautman | TE | 238 |
| 15 | 55 | Luke Schoonmaker | TE | 239 |
| 15 | 56 | Luke Farrell | TE | 246 |
| 15 | 57 | Jackson Hawes | TE | 248 |
| 15 | 58 | Colby Parkinson | TE | 251 |
| 15 | 59 | Luke Musgrave | TE | 254 |
| 16 | 60 | Foster Moreau | TE | 256 |
| 16 | 61 | Jeremy Ruckert | TE | 261 |
| 16 | 62 | Tanner Hudson | TE | 263 |
| 16 | 63 | Tanner Conner | TE | 264 |
| 16 | 64 | Drew Sample | TE | 265 |
| 16 | 65 | John Bates | TE | 266 |
| 16 | 66 | Nate Adkins | TE | 268 |
| 16 | 67 | Payne Durham | TE | 269 |
| 16 | 68 | Mo Alie-Cox | TE | 271 |
| 16 | 69 | John FitzPatrick | TE | 272 |
| 16 | 70 | Charlie Kolar | TE | 274 |
| 17 | 71 | Chris Manhertz | TE | 275 |
| 17 | 72 | Charlie Woerner | TE | 277 |
| 17 | 73 | Brevyn Spann-Ford | TE | 279 |
| 17 | 74 | Reggie Gilliam | RB/TE | 282 |
Week 6 Tight End Rankings Outlooks
Hunter Henry, New England Patriots
New England Patriots tight end Hunter Henry is looking to bounce back as a reliable fantasy option during Week 6 against the New Orleans Saints. Henry wasn't heavily involved last Sunday against the Bills, catching just two passes for 46 yards as he turned in his second-worst fantasy performance of the season.
He should be more involved this week against the Saints, and he has a great opportunity to produce in a big way. After all, New Orleans has allowed the second-most touchdowns and third-most fantasy points to opposing tight ends in 2025. Henry is Drake Maye's favorite target, not named Stefon Diggs, and he should be a mid-to-low TE1 this week.
Tucker Kraft, Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers tight end Tucker Kraft has had a solid start to his second season as the full-time starting tight end for the Packers and looks to come off the team's Week 5 bye on the right foot when the Packers host the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 6. In Week 4, Kraft could only manage five targets with five receptions for 56 yards against the Cowboys in Green Bay's 40-40 tie.
Kraft has been one of the best pass-catchers on the team this season, but even he is not immune to some of the things that plague the Packers' offense, like a lack of target concentration and pass volume concerns. Those factors bog down the upside case of the top Packers' pass-catchers and render the secondary pass-catchers irrelevant in most weeks. Kraft is a volatile boom-or-bust option with an inconsistent target-earning profile, but Week 6 represents a good matchup against the Bengals. Kraft is a fine start for fantasy purposes.
Juwan Johnson, New Orleans Saints
After logging two limited practices to start the week, New Orleans Saints tight end Juwan Johnson (ankle) was a full participant on Friday and is good to go for Sunday's matchup with the Patriots, according to head coach Kellen Moore.
While Johnson has seen his target share and receptions drop dramatically over the last two weeks, the Patriots have been one of the league's worst teams at defending the tight end and have already ruled out starting safety Jaylinn Hawkins. Johnson has a chance to repeat some of his early-season success and could be readily available on waiver wires following two disappointing performances.
Who Should I Start Tool
Not sure who to start? Check out the Who Should I Start tool:
Compare up to four players and we'll tell you who to start...
Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some common Week 6 fantasy football lineup decisions are regarding tight end options like Darren Waller, Tucker Kraft, Hunter Henry, Juwan Johnson, Zach Ertz, David Njoku, Harold Fannin Jr.. But not to worry, we are here to help make these decisions and build winning lineups in Week 6.
Week 6 Player Decisions. Set your optimal fantasy football lineups for Week 6 of the 2025 NFL season. Our free Who Should I Start? tool will help make your fantasy football lineup decisions. Compare up to four NFL players, and we tell you who to start... all free! Get your winning lineups set, and make the right decisions.
Using The Tool. This is a simple tool but very powerful. The first step is to enter the player names that you want to compare. In the first box, search for the first player's name. In the second box, search for the second player's name. Compare up to four NFL players at once, and then click the Who To Start? button to see who the recommended starts are based on weekly fantasy football matchups.
Improvements For Who Should I Start? You may have noticed, we've added lots of great features for you to give you as much information as possible to win your fantasy football matchups each week. You'll see NFL player tiles with headshots and bye weeks, enhanced search results with data to compare, and a slick new interface. We hope you enjoy!
How It Works. Each week, our RotoBaller staff puts together their weekly fantasy football rankings and projections based on their research. That information is the core data that is powering the decision-making in this tool. When you search for player names, you will only see those players who are ranked. If someone is out for the week, they will not appear in the search results.
Scoring Formats. Fantasy football managers play in various types of leagues, and this tool allows you to choose whether it's PPR scoring, Half-PPR scoring, or Standard (Non-PPR) scoring. The second thing you want to do is to select the scoring format. There are three small radio buttons (small circles), so click on the scoring format you prefer. The results may vary based on the scoring format you select.
Popular Week 6 Searches. Curious to see some tough lineup decisions for Week 6 (2025)? Below you will find a list of some popular Who Should I Start? searches that RotoBaller readers are looking at this week. Click any of the links to see the result and recommendation.
Popular Week 6 Searches - Start/Sit Player Comparisons
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