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Updated Week 18 fantasy football tight end rankings as of January 4th, 2023. Set your winning lineups with our Week 18 NFL rankings for fantasy football.
Navigating the tight end position is never an easy task, but most of the top-tier tight ends are playing 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 4th. Our goal is to help you set those winning lineups, so let's see where key tight ends like Evan Engram, Darren Waller, Taysom Hill, Cole Kmet, and Trey McBride 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 Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings
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Last updated on Wednesday 1/4 at 3:30 pm ET:
| TE Tier |
TE Rank |
Player Name |
Pos. | Overall Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Travis Kelce | TE | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | George Kittle | TE | 39 |
| 2 | 3 | Evan Engram | TE | 44 |
| 3 | 4 | Mark Andrews | TE | 66 |
| 3 | 5 | T.J. Hockenson | TE | 71 |
| 3 | 6 | Dalton Schultz | TE | 74 |
| 4 | 7 | Dallas Goedert | TE | 83 |
| 4 | 8 | Darren Waller | TE | 84 |
| 4 | 9 | Dawson Knox | TE | 86 |
| 5 | 10 | Taysom Hill | TE | 91 |
| 5 | 11 | Pat Freiermuth | TE | 98 |
| 5 | 12 | Cole Kmet | TE | 99 |
| 5 | 13 | David Njoku | TE | 100 |
| 5 | 14 | Tyler Higbee | TE | 105 |
| 5 | 15 | Tyler Conklin | TE | 107 |
| 6 | 16 | Juwan Johnson | TE | 127 |
| 6 | 17 | Trey McBride | TE | 130 |
| 6 | 18 | Gerald Everett | TE | 132 |
| 7 | 19 | Hunter Henry | TE | 136 |
| 7 | 20 | Hayden Hurst | TE | 137 |
| 7 | 21 | Cade Otton | TE | 143 |
| 7 | 22 | Robert Tonyan | TE | 145 |
| 7 | 23 | Albert Okwuegbunam | TE | 147 |
| 7 | 24 | Noah Fant | TE | 148 |
| 7 | 25 | Jordan Akins | TE | 151 |
| 8 | 26 | Logan Thomas | TE | 162 |
| 8 | 27 | Jelani Woods | TE | 167 |
| 9 | 28 | Chigoziem Okonkwo | TE | 173 |
| 9 | 29 | Mike Gesicki | TE | 175 |
| 9 | 30 | Daniel Bellinger | TE | 179 |
| 9 | 31 | Colby Parkinson | TE | 183 |
| 9 | 32 | Austin Hooper | TE | 190 |
| 9 | 33 | Isaiah Likely | TE | 192 |
| 9 | 34 | Brock Wright | TE | 193 |
| 9 | 35 | Noah Gray | TE | 194 |
| 9 | 36 | Shane Zylstra | TE | 195 |
| 10 | 37 | Foster Moreau | TE | 196 |
| 10 | 38 | Tommy Tremble | TE | 202 |
| 10 | 39 | Donald Parham Jr. | TE | 203 |
| 10 | 40 | Mo Alie-Cox | TE | 205 |
| 10 | 41 | James Mitchell | TE | 208 |
| 10 | 42 | MyCole Pruitt | TE | 209 |
| 10 | 43 | Ian Thomas | TE | 212 |
| 10 | 44 | Josiah Deguara | TE | 214 |
| 10 | 45 | Harrison Bryant | TE | 216 |
| 10 | 46 | C.J. Uzomah | TE | 219 |
| 10 | 47 | Adam Trautman | TE | 220 |
| 10 | 48 | Durham Smythe | TE | 223 |
| 10 | 49 | Marcedes Lewis | TE | 226 |
| 10 | 50 | Brevin Jordan | TE | 229 |
| 10 | 51 | Anthony Firkser | TE | 242 |
| 10 | 52 | Josh Oliver | TE | 243 |
| 10 | 53 | Dan Arnold | TE | 254 |
| 10 | 54 | O.J. Howard | TE | 257 |
| 10 | 55 | Nick Vannett | TE | 258 |
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