Week 9 Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings: T.J. Hockenson Falls Even Further

Michael Fabiano | Nov 2, 2025

Vikings TE T.J. Hockenson faces the Detroit Lions in Week 9. / Jeremy Reper-Imagn Images

Welcome to Week 9!

Most of us survived last week’s bye-mageddon, and the NFL goes back to the typical four-team bye this week with the Browns, Buccaneers, Eagles and Jets all off. The tight ends who will be off the board include Dallas Goedert, Harold Fannin Jr., David Njoku, Cade Otton and Mason Taylor.

Once again, there is no international game on the NFL schedule this week.

This week’s risers include Oronde Gadsden, Kyle Pitts Sr., and Colston Loveland, all of whom have very favorable matchups on the schedule. On the flip side, tight ends like Dalton Kincaid, Dalton Schultz and Evan Engram could struggle versus tougher opponents.

With that said, here are my complete fantasy football tight end rankings for Week 9 of the NFL season.

Be sure to check back all week for daily updates!

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Week 9 Fantasy Tight End Rankings

RK	Player	TM	Opponent
1	Trey McBride	ARI	at DAL
2	Tyler Warren	IND	at PIT
3	Tucker Kraft	GB	vs. CAR
4	Brock Bowers	LV	vs. JAC
5	Jake Ferguson	DAL	vs. ARI
6	George Kittle	SF	at NYG
7	Oronde Gadsden	LAC	at TEN
8	Sam LaPorta	DET	vs. MIN
9	Travis Kelce	KC	at BUF
10	Kyle Pitts Sr.	ATL	at NE
11	Mark Andrews	BAL	at MIA
12	Zach Ertz	WAS	vs. SEA
13	Theo Johnson	NYG	vs. SF
14	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	vs. KC
15	Evan Engram	DEN	at HOU
16	Hunter Henry	NE	vs. ATL
17	Dalton Schultz	HOU	vs. DEN
18	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	at DET
19	Juwan Johnson	NO	at LAR
20	AJ Barner	SEA	at WAS
21	Jonnu Smith	PIT	vs. IND
22	Noah Fant	CIN	vs. CHI
23	Chig Okonkwo	TEN	vs. LAC
24	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	vs. IND
25	Colston Loveland	CHI	at CIN
26	Hunter Long	JAC	at LV
27	Ja'Tavion Sanders	CAR	at GB
28	Isaiah Likely	BAL	at MIA
29	Tyler Higbee	LAR	vs. NO
30	Darnell Washington	PIT	vs. IND
31	Taysom Hill	NO	at LAR
32	Gunnar Helm	TEN	vs. LAC