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Week 3 Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings

George Kittle is back in the top five this week as his 49ers prepare to host the Cardinals.
George Kittle: 49ers
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Week 3 ranks: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | Team D | Flex

The first two weeks of the fantasy football season are in the books, and with them have come more than their fair share of surprising statistical player developments. 

Big-name tight ends such as Colston Loveland, Tucker Kraft, Kyle Pitts Sr. and Harold Fannin Jr. have had slow starts in the stat sheets, while upstart pass catchers like Dalton Kincaid and Isaiah Likely have outplayed their preseason expectations early in the new campaign. 

With two weeks of data—it’s not a lot, but it’s a start—the value of players and their upcoming fantasy matchups, favorable or unfavorable, has begun to take shape. You’ll see that in this week’s rankings: a few players you picked as borderline starters or backups have moved up (hello, Kincaid and Likely), while projected starters like Loveland, Kraft, and Pitts Sr. have moved down. They’re still in the fantasy starters range, but much lower on the list.

So, here are my fantasy tight end rankings as we head into Week 3. Check back on a regular basis for updates, especially after the final team injury reports come out!

Week 3 Fantasy Tight End Rankings

RK

Player

TM

Opponent

1

Trey McBride

ARI

at SF

2

Dalton Kincaid

BUF

vs. LAC

3

Brock Bowers

LV

at NO

4

Tyler Warren

IND

vs. HOU

5

George Kittle

SF

vs. ARI

6

Travis Kelce

KC

at MIA

7

Sam LaPorta

DET

vs. NYJ

8

Dalton Schultz

HOU

at IND

9

Terrance Ferguson

LAR

at DEN

10

Isaiah Likely

NYG

vs. TEN

11

Tucker Kraft

GB

vs. ATL

12

Juwan Johnson

NO

vs. LV

13

Mark Andrews

BAL

at DAL

14

Oronde Gadsden II

LAC

at BUF

15

Colston Loveland

CHI

vs. PHI

16

Harold Fannin Jr.

CLE

vs. CAR

17

Jake Ferguson

DAL

vs. BAL

18

Hunter Henry

NE

at JAC

19

Pat Freiermuth

PIT

vs. CIN

20

Kyle Pitts Sr.

ATL

at GB

21

AJ Barner

SEA

at WAS

22

Brenton Strange

JAC

vs. NE

23

Darren Waller

CAR

at CLE

24

Kenyon Sadiq

NYJ

at DET

25

T.J. Hockenson

MIN

at TB

26

Mike Gesicki

CIN

at PIT

27

Evan Engram

DEN

vs. LAR

28

Cade Otton

TB

vs. MIN

29

Colby Parkinson

LAR

at DEN

30

Greg Dulcich

MIA

vs. KC

31

Gunnar Helm

TEN

at NYG

32

Zach Ertz

PHI

at CHI


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Michael Fabiano
MICHAEL FABIANO

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. Before joining SI in August 2020, he worked for CBS Sports, NFL Network and SiriusXM. He also contributes to Westwood One Radio and the Locked on Dynasty Podcast. 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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