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We're a month into the NFL season, and it's critical to lock up a victory in Week 5 for your fantasy teams. Not to worry, we're here to help as always with our updated Week 5 fantasy football tight end rankings as of October 8th. Our goal is to help you set those winning lineups, so let's see where key tight ends like Dallas Goedert, T.J. Hockenson, Tyler Higbee, George Kittle, Cade Otton, and Hunter Henry, 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 5 Tight Ends Fantasy Football News and Injuries
- Kyle Pitts Ruled Out For Week 5
- T.J. Hockenson Off The Week 5 Injury Report
- Dawson Knox Ruled Out For Week 5
- Cameron Brate Ruled Out For Week 5
- Logan Thomas Questionable For Week 5
- Jonnu Smith Doubtful For Week 5
- Brevin Jordan Ruled Out For Week 5
- Taysom Hill Dealing With Rib Injury
Week 5 Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings
You can also check out our Week 5 Half-PPR rankings and Standard rankings. A big congrats to our very own Nick Mariano who once again finished as a top-10 ranker in 2021 across the entire fantasy football industry!
Last updated on Saturday 10/8 at 3:00 pm ET:
| TE Tier |
TE Rank |
Player Name |
Pos. | Overall Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Travis Kelce | TE | 14 |
| 1 | 2 | Mark Andrews | TE | 20 |
| 2 | 3 | Zach Ertz | TE | 60 |
| 2 | 4 | Dallas Goedert | TE | 70 |
| 2 | 5 | T.J. Hockenson | TE | 71 |
| 2 | 6 | Darren Waller | TE | 74 |
| 3 | 7 | Tyler Higbee | TE | 75 |
| 3 | 8 | David Njoku | TE | 81 |
| 3 | 9 | Pat Freiermuth | TE | 88 |
| 3 | 10 | Gerald Everett | TE | 97 |
| 4 | 11 | George Kittle | TE | 99 |
| 4 | 12 | Tyler Conklin | TE | 106 |
| 4 | 13 | Hayden Hurst | TE | 112 |
| 4 | 14 | Robert Tonyan | TE | 117 |
| 4 | 15 | Dalton Schultz | TE | 125 |
| 5 | 16 | Logan Thomas | TE | 127 |
| 5 | 17 | Irv Smith Jr. | TE | 128 |
| 5 | 18 | Evan Engram | TE | 132 |
| 5 | 19 | Mo Alie-Cox | TE | 133 |
| 5 | 20 | Will Dissly | TE | 134 |
| 5 | 21 | Cade Otton | TE | 141 |
| 5 | 22 | Tommy Sweeney | TE | 147 |
| 5 | 23 | Hunter Henry | TE | 156 |
| 5 | 24 | Taysom Hill | TE | 159 |
| 6 | 25 | Noah Fant | TE | 164 |
| 6 | 26 | Mike Gesicki | TE | 166 |
| 6 | 27 | Daniel Bellinger | TE | 169 |
| 6 | 28 | Austin Hooper | TE | 173 |
| 6 | 29 | Isaiah Likely | TE | 174 |
| 6 | 30 | Cole Kmet | TE | 180 |
| 7 | 31 | Harrison Bryant | TE | 184 |
| 7 | 32 | Kylen Granson | TE | 186 |
| 7 | 33 | O.J. Howard | TE | 188 |
| 7 | 34 | Tommy Tremble | TE | 189 |
| 7 | 35 | Albert Okwuegbunam | TE | 190 |
| 7 | 36 | Anthony Firkser | TE | 197 |
| 7 | 37 | Geoff Swaim | TE | 200 |
| 7 | 38 | Jelani Woods | TE | 202 |
| 7 | 39 | Ian Thomas | TE | 203 |
| 8 | 40 | Eric Saubert | TE | 206 |
| 8 | 41 | Parker Hesse | TE | 213 |
| 8 | 42 | Noah Gray | TE | 214 |
| 8 | 43 | Josh Oliver | TE | 217 |
| 8 | 44 | Durham Smythe | TE | 218 |
| 8 | 45 | Chigoziem Okonkwo | TE | 220 |
| 8 | 46 | Colby Parkinson | TE | 226 |
| 8 | 47 | Quintin Morris | TE | 229 |
| 8 | 48 | Adam Trautman | TE | 239 |
| 8 | 49 | Tanner Hudson | TE | 241 |
| 9 | 50 | Jody Fortson | TE | 243 |
| 9 | 51 | John Bates | TE | 244 |
| 9 | 52 | Johnny Mundt | TE | 251 |
| 9 | 53 | Tre' McKitty | TE | 252 |
| 9 | 54 | Jordan Akins | TE | 253 |
| 9 | 55 | Trey McBride | TE | 254 |
| 9 | 56 | Dan Arnold | TE | 259 |
| 9 | 57 | C.J. Uzomah | TE | 261 |
| 9 | 58 | Donald Parham Jr. | TE | 265 |
| 10 | 59 | Foster Moreau | TE | 266 |
| 10 | 60 | Mitchell Wilcox | TE | 270 |
| 10 | 61 | Jake Fergusson | TE | 278 |
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