As we draw closer to fantasy football season kicking off, we continue to look at our positional rankings. With the new age TE's that are especially involved in the offense, this is a position that has greatly increased in importance as of late. Let's look at our top 10 PPR TE's.
#10 - Dallas Schultz (Texans)
Will moving to the Texans from the Cowboys be a good thing? Maybe. Yeah, he doesn't have Dak Prescott throwing to him anymore. But with the Texans he could, and probably should, be a feature part of the passing game.
#9 - David Njoku (Browns)
Njoku's receptions were a career high last year, but the Browns have added to their offense. He's proven that he can make catches, but will he see the ball enough for it to matter.
#8 - Pat Freiermuth (Steelers)
Freiermuth was top 10 in targets per game for TE's last year, but was hindered by his lack of touchdown production. If the Steelers involve him more in the passing game as is expected, he could rise up the rankings.
#7 - Kyle Pitts (Falcons)
I totally understand why everyone's so enamored by Pitts. He's that talented. But he just hasn't produced. Pitts is stuck in a run first offense by necessity.
#6 - TJ Hockenson (Vikings)
Most have Hockenson rated much higher. Maybe I'm just a jaded Lions fan, but I just don't see huge numbers. If you look at his averages as a Viking last year, they were nice. But let's not forget that they may be skewed by 2 gigantic games.
#5 - Dallas Goedert (Eagles)
Goedert should see a fairly consistent target volume, but with A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith on the outside, will it be enough? He's helped by the fact that Hurts has never been afraid to keep a TE as a focal point in the offense.
#4 - George Kittle (49ers)
The key question here may be how Kittle and Brock Purdy ultimately mesh. Are the high touchdown totals with Purdy at QB more indicative or is the small catch volume more of a point to the truth?
#3 - Darren Waller (Giants)
Waller is risky at the 3 spot, but sometimes you have to make the right call to win a championship. His move to the Giants could get him more targets, or it could cost him since the Giants didn't throw the ball that much in the first place.
#2 - Mark Andrews (Ravens)
He was much more productive when LaMar Jackson was behind center, but good nontheless even without him. He's a very reliable and safe TE choice.
#1 - Travis Kelce (Chiefs)
This one seems obvious and numbers wise it's not even close. The only real question here is how high do you take him.