Week 9 Ranks: Tight ends
Top 25 tight ends for Week 9
By position: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DSTMore rankings: Flex
| IDPByes: New England Patriots, New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams
Note: Rankings were updated to account for the latest news and to remove players from Thursday's Chiefs-Chargers game.
Last update: Friday, 4:27 p.m. ET
| Rank | Name | Team | Opp. | ![]() Berry | ![]() Harris | ![]() Karabell | ![]() Cockcroft | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Graham | NO | Phi | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 2 | Jason Witten | DAL | @Atl | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2.3 |
| 3 | Tony Gonzalez | ATL | Dal | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2.5 |
| 4 | Heath Miller | PIT | @NYG | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4.0 |
| 5 | Owen Daniels | HOU | Buf | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 6 | Martellus Bennett | NYG | Pit | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7.3 |
| 7 | Brent Celek | PHI | @NO | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7.5 |
| 8 | Brandon Pettigrew | DET | @Jac | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Greg Olsen | CAR | @Wsh | 8 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 8.5 |
| 10 | Kyle Rudolph | MIN | @Sea | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10.3 |
| 11 | Jared Cook | TEN | Chi | 12 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 12.0 |
| 12 | Jermaine Gresham | CIN | Den | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12.8 |
| 13 | Scott Chandler | BUF | @Hou | 16 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14.3 |
| 14 | Brandon Myers | OAK | TB | 9 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14.8 |
| 15 | Jermichael Finley | GB | Ari | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15.0 |
| 16 | Dennis Pitta | BAL | @Cle | 15 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15.8 |
| 17 | Jacob Tamme | DEN | @Cin | 24 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 16.8 |
| 18 | Dwayne Allen | IND | Mia | 17 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18.3 |
| 19 | Logan Paulsen | WSH | Car | 10 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18.8 |
| 20 | Joel Dreessen | DEN | @Cin | 20 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 19.0 |
| 21 | Dallas Clark | TB | @Oak | 19 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 21.8 |
| 22 | Anthony Fasano | MIA | @Ind | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22.3 |
| 22 | Rob Housler | ARI | @GB | 23 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 22.3 |
| 24 | Marcedes Lewis | JAC | Det | NR | NR | 19 | 19 | 22.5 |
| 25 | Kellen Davis | CHI | @Ten | 21 | 24 | NR | NR | 24.3 |
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