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Week 9 Tight End Rankings for Fantasy Football: TE Updates Include Cade Otton, Cole Kmet, Kyle Pitts, Evan Engram, David Njoku, Tucker Kraft, Sam LaPorta

Cole Kmet - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL injury News

RotoBaller's updated Week 9 tight end (TE) rankings for fantasy football in 2024. Read the weekend updates for our fantasy football TE rankings and win more.

Tight ends showed out last week on National Tight End Day, so hopefully, the momentum continues for the tough position to analyze and navigate. Below, you'll see our NFL team's updated Week 9 fantasy football tight end rankings for 2024 to help you make tough start-or-sit decisions.

Let's dig into the rankings to find out where key tight ends like Mark Andrews, Cade Otton, Kyle Pitts, David Njoku, Mike Gesicki, Cole Kmet, and more stand for Week 9.

Our tight end fantasy football rankings for Week 9 are put together by Nick Mariano, Scott Engel, Brandon Murchinson, 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. Be sure to bookmark our fantasy football rankings portal and check back regularly for updates. Most importantly, our free mobile app is a must-have - download it and configure your push notifications. We deliver all the top NFL news, injuries, and fantasy analysis 24x7 with our free push notification alerts... all for free!

Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:

 

Week 9 Tight End Fantasy Football News and Injuries

 

Week 9 Tight Ends Rankings for Fantasy Football

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TE
Tier
TE
Rank
Player
Name
Pos. Overall
Rank
1 1 Travis Kelce TE 36
2 2 Brock Bowers TE 39
3 3 Trey McBride TE 46
3 4 Evan Engram TE 54
3 5 Jake Ferguson TE 65
3 6 David Njoku TE 67
4 7 Cade Otton TE 70
4 8 Kyle Pitts TE 74
4 9 Sam LaPorta TE 81
5 10 Tucker Kraft TE 85
5 11 Dalton Kincaid TE 90
5 12 Dalton Schultz TE 99
5 13 Mark Andrews TE 101
5 14 Taysom Hill TE 104
6 15 T.J. Hockenson TE 109
6 16 Hunter Henry TE 112
6 17 Cole Kmet TE 113
6 18 Mike Gesicki TE 119
6 19 Zach Ertz TE 123
6 20 Tyler Conklin TE 126
6 21 Jonnu Smith TE 134
6 22 Isaiah Likely TE 140
6 23 Will Dissly TE 143
7 24 Grant Calcaterra TE 148
7 25 AJ Barner TE 154
7 26 Colby Parkinson TE 155
7 27 Juwan Johnson TE 156
7 28 Ja'Tavion Sanders TE 161
7 29 Theo Johnson TE 168
7 30 Noah Gray TE 169
7 31 Mo Alie-Cox TE 170
7 32 Chigoziem Okonkwo TE 171
7 33 Dawson Knox TE 175
8 34 Brenton Strange TE 178
8 35 Foster Moreau TE 185
8 36 Hayden Hurst TE 186
8 37 Erick All Jr. TE 188
8 38 Lucas Krull TE 189
9 39 Austin Hooper TE 196
9 40 Harrison Bryant TE 200
9 41 Adam Trautman TE 208
9 42 Cade Stover TE 219
9 43 Pharaoh Brown TE 220
9 44 Brock Wright TE 225
9 45 Josh Whyle TE 231
9 46 Tanner Hudson TE 233
9 47 Tommy Tremble TE 247
10 48 Johnny Mundt TE 248
10 49 Kylen Granson TE 251
10 50 Jordan Akins TE 256
10 51 Josh Oliver TE 265
10 52 Nick Vannett TE 271
10 53 Jeremy Ruckert TE 276
10 54 Will Mallory TE 278
10 55 Ben Sims TE 287
10 56 Elijah Higgins TE 289
10 57 Jack Stoll TE 291

Week 9 Tight End Outlooks For Fantasy Football

T.J. Hockenson, Minnesota Vikings - Fantasy Football Outlook

Minnesota Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson (knee) has been removed from the injury report ahead of the Week 9 matchup against the Indianapolis Colts. That means Hockenson is set to make his season debut this weekend.

He figures to be a significant part of the offense after hauling in 95 receptions for 960 yards and five touchdowns during his first full season with the team last year. There's a chance that Hockenson is limited during his first game back, but he should still be in the TE1 conversation for Week 9.

- Andy Webb., RotoBaller

David Njoku, Cleveland Browns - Fantasy Football Outlook

Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku (ankle) does not carry an injury designation into Sunday's tilt against the Los Angeles Chargers. Njoku was sidelined during Thursday's practice but was able to return on Friday. As a result, this could have simply been a scheduled day off for the tight end as he missed three games earlier in the season with the same injury.

The 28-year-old has enjoyed the two best of games of his season over the past two weeks averaging an excellent 20.4 PPR points in each of them. Fantasy managers should view Njoku as a solid TE1 in all formats facing the Los Angeles Chargers who have allowed the 21st-most PPR points to opposing wideouts this season.

- Andy Smith, RotoBaller

Kyle Pitts, Atlanta Falcons - Fantasy Football Outlook

Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts is coming off his best fantasy output of the season with four catches on five targets for 91 yards and two touchdowns, and in Week 9 he'll get a Cowboys defense that just allowed the 49ers' George Kittle to post a 6-128-1 line in Week 8.

Since logging a zero-catch performance in Week 4, the 24-year-old has had no less than five targets in the last four games, averaging around 79 yards receiving per game over that time. It feels like he's secured a solid role in this offense now, although, with a 15.95% target share, he's a distant third in the pecking order behind Drake London (26.72%) and Darnell Mooney (22.84%).

Dallas has allowed the 12th-most fantasy points to TEs, and while Pitts hasn't yet shed the potential for bust weeks, the former first-round draft pick still ranks as a TE1 in this matchup.

- Jarod Rupp, RotoBaller



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