Week 17 Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings: Travis Kelce Falls Out Of The Top 10

Welcome to Week 17 and the fantasy football championship! If you survived past the first two rounds, congratulations! Now, let’s win that league title (and bragging rights)!
The NFL slate is broken up into four days this week due to the Christmas holiday. On Thursday, the Cowboys will face the Commanders, the Vikings will host the Lions, and the Broncos will face the Chiefs in Kansas City.
Saturday includes two games, starting with the Texans and the Chargers and finishing with the Ravens at the Packers at Lambeau Field. There will be 10 games on Sunday, including the Sunday night contest, and the week ends as normal on Monday night.
This week’s biggest tight end ranking risers are Kyle Pitts. Sr., Harold Fannin Jr., and Juwan Johnson, all of whom have great matchups or are playing at an exceedingly high level lately. On the flip side, players like Travis Kelce, Mark Andrews, and T.J. Hockenson have either seen their fantasy stats decline in recent weeks or could struggle against a tough opponent.
With that said, here are my complete fantasy football tight end rankings for Week 17 of the NFL season! Be sure to check back daily for updates!
All Positions: QBs | RBs | WRs | FLEX | Ks | DEFs
Week 17 Fantasy Tight End Rankings
RK | Player | TM | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Trey McBride | ARI | at CIN |
2 | Kyle Pitts Sr. | ATL | vs. LAR |
3 | Harold Fannin Jr. | CLE | vs. PIT |
4 | Hunter Henry | NE | at NYJ |
5 | Juwan Johnson | NO | at TEN |
6 | Dalton Schultz | HOU | at LAC |
7 | Jake Ferguson | DAL | at WAS |
8 | Jake Tonges | SF | vs. CHI |
9 | Colby Parkinson | LAR | at ATL |
10 | Brenton Strange | JAC | at IND |
11 | Dallas Goedert | PHI | at BUF |
12 | AJ Barner | SEA | at CAR |
13 | Tyler Warren | IND | vs. JAC |
14 | Colston Loveland | CHI | at SF |
15 | Michael Mayer | LV | vs. NYG |
16 | Taysom Hill | NO | at TEN |
17 | Travis Kelce | KC | vs. DEN |
18 | Dalton Kincaid | BUF | vs. PHI |
19 | Darren Waller | MIA | vs. TB |
20 | Oronde Gadsden | LAC | vs. HOU |
21 | Mark Andrews | BAL | at GB |
22 | Chig Okonkwo | TEN | vs. NO |
23 | Mike Gesicki | CIN | vs. TB |
24 | Darnell Washington | PIT | at CLE |
25 | Evan Engram | DEN | at KC |
26 | Cade Otton | TB | at MIA |
27 | Pat Freiermuth | PIT | at CLE |
28 | Josh Oliver | MIN | vs. DET |
29 | Isaiah Likely | BAL | at GB |
30 | Luke Musgrave | GB | vs. BAL |
31 | Gunner Helm | TEN | vs. NO |

Michael Fabiano is a fantasy football analyst for Sports Illustrated. His weekly rankings and Start 'Em, Sit 'Em articles are must-reads for fantasy players. He is also the co-host of the Fantasy Dirt Podcast on SI. Before joining SI in August 2020, he worked for CBS Sports, NFL Network and SiriusXM. He also contributes to Westwood One Radio. Fabiano was the first fantasy analyst to appear on one of the four major TV networks and is a member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame.
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