Week 5 Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings: Darren Waller Back On The Radar

Michael Fabiano | Oct 4, 2025

Dolphins TE Darren Waller has moved into Michael Fabiano's fantasy tight end rankings for Week 5. / Sam Navarro-Imagn Images

The fifth week of the fantasy football season is here, and with it come the first batch of byes. In fact, nine of the next 10 weeks on the league’s slate will include at least two teams on a bye. This week, the Bears, Falcons Packers, and Steelers are all off the board, so countless managers will need some lineup replacements.

The Week 5 tight end rankings remain mostly chalk in the top 10, though Juwan Johnson has moved up and T.J. Hockenson down a few spots apiece. Darren Waller has joined the top 20 party after scoring two touchdowns this past Monday night.   

On the flip side, tight ends like Cade Otton and Evan Engram have slipped a bit this week, based on either a bad matchup, poor play or a combination of both scenarios. The same goes for Brenton Strange and David Njoku.

With that said, here are my complete fantasy football tight end rankings for the fifth week of the NFL season.

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Week 5 Fantasy Football TE Rankings

RK	Player	TM	Opponent
1	Trey McBride	ARI	vs. TEN
2	Jake Ferguson	DAL	at NYJ
3	Tyler Warren	IND	vs. LV
4	Sam LaPorta	DET	at CIN
5	Travis Kelce	KC	at JAC
6	Zach Ertz	WAS	at LAC
7	Juwan Johnson	NO	vs. NYG
8	Dallas Goedert	PHI	vs. DEN
9	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	vs. NE
10	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	at CLE
11	Hunter Henry	NE	at BUF
12	Mark Andrews	BAL	vs. HOU
13	Brenton Strange	JAC	vs. KC
14	Dalton Schultz	HOU	at BAL
15	Darren Waller	MIA	at CAR
16	Harold Fannin Jr.	CLE	vs. MIN
17	Jake Tonges	SF	at LAR
18	David Njoku	CLE	vs. MIN
19	Chigoziem Okonkwo	TEN	at ARI
20	Tommy Tremble	CAR	vs. MIA
21	Evan Engram	DEN	at PHI
22	Cade Otton	TB	at SEA
23	Theo Johnson	NYG	at NO
24	Mason Taylor	NYJ	vs. DAL
25	Oronde Gadsden	LAC	vs. WAS
26	AJ Barner	SEA	vs. TB
27	Mike Gesicki	CIN	vs. DET
28	Isaiah Likely	BAL	vs. HOU
29	Noah Gray	KC	vs. JAC
30	Elijah Arroyo	SEA	vs. TB
31	Austin Hooper	NE	at BUF
32	Ian Thomas	LV	at IND