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2024 Week 9 Fantasy Football Rankings: TE, K, DEF

Cade Otton aims to prove he belongs in the TE1 ranks, T.J. Hockeson makes his long-awaited return from his knee injury, and Tucker Kraft fights for looks in the Packers’ crowded skill group.

Other positions: Quarterback | Running Back | Receiver

Week 9 Tight Ends

1

Travis Kelce

KC

vs TB

2

Trey McBride

ARI

vs CHI

3

Evan Engram

JAC

at PHI

4

Brock Bowers

LV

at CIN

5

David Njoku

CLE

vs LAC

6

Cade Otton

TB

at KC

7

Kyle Pitts

ATL

vs DAL

8

Jake Ferguson

DAL

vs HOU

9

Sam LaPorta

DET

at GB

10

Dalton Schultz

HOU

at NYJ

11

Dalton Kincaid

BUF

vs MIA

12

T.J. Hockenson

MIN

vs IND

13

Hunter Henry

NE

at TEN

14

Cole Kmet

CHI

at ARI

15

Taysom Hill

NO

at CAR

16

Tucker Kraft

GB

vs DET

17

Mark Andrews

BAL

vs DEN

18

Will Dissly

LAC

at CLE

19

Zach Ertz

WAS

at NYG

20

Isaiah Likely

BAL

vs DEN

21

Tyler Conklin

NYJ

vs HOU

22

Jonnu Smith

MIA

at BUF

23

Noah Fant

SEA

vs LAR

24

Chig Okonkwo

TEN

vs NE

25

Brenton Strange

JAC

at PHI

26

Noah Gray

KC

vs TB

27

Colby Parkinson

LAR

at SEA

28

Ja’Tavion Sanders

CAR

vs NO

29

Juwan Johnson

NO

at CAR

30

Theo Johnson

NYG

vs WAS

31

Mike Gesicki

CIN

vs LV

32

Grant Calcaterra

PHI

vs JAC

33

Erick All

CIN

vs LV

TE Notes: With at least seven receptions for 70 yards in three of his past four appearances, Travis Kelce has re-established his floor, and it’s an elite one. Even with DeAndre Hopkins joining the Chiefs’ offense, Kelce projects for target share dominance for the foreseeable future. … Miraculously, unfathomably Trey McBride remains without a receiving score. Thank goodness he’s back to No. 2 overall in tight end receptions (42). … You don’t have to ask Trevor Lawrence twice to target Evan Engram, and he now has little choice with Gabe Davis (shoulder) and Brian Thomas Jr. (ribs) both in danger of joining Christian Kirk (collarbone) on the shelf. … Brock Bowers has 10 more receptions (52) than any other seam stretcher. So why is he not my runaway TE1 overall? Well, for starters, let’s be real: You’re not benching him. Beyond that, it’s just all about offensive environment. If we are going through the weekly rankings motions, Bowers’ situation isn’t yet foolproof…


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Author : NBC Sports

Publish date : 2024-10-31 15:27:43

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