Tucker Kraft Leads Week 6 Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings & Projections

Tucker Kraft headlines the Week 6 fantasy football tight end rankings as breakout stars like Jake Ferguson and AJ Barner continue to shake up the position’s landscape.

Green Bay Packers tight end Tucker Kraft (85) stiff arms Dallas Cowboys linebacker Jack Sanborn (57) during the game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers at AT&T Stadium. | Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

The tight end position had four players score over 20.00 fantasy points last week in PPR formats. AJ Barner (24.30 fantasy points) had his best opportunity of his career (7/53/2 on seven targets), resulting in him leading tight ends in scoring for the week. Seattle has had him on the field for 80% or more of their snaps in four of his five starts. Before Week 5, there were only three tight end games at this level: 

• Tucker Kraft (6/124/1)
• Hunter Henry (8/90/2)
• Jake Ferguson (13/82)

The biggest surprise at tight end this year continues to be Jake Ferguson. He leads the position in fantasy points (86.20), helped by CeeDee Lamb being injured (9/78, 13/82, 7/40/1, and 7/49/2). Only four wide receivers and eight running backs have outscored him this year. Ferguson was the second-best tight end in Week 4 (23.90 fantasy points).

Here are the top 12 tight ends from Week 5:

• AJ Barner (24.30)
• Jake Ferguson (23.90)
• Theo Johnson (21.30)
• Sam LaPorta (20.20)
• Travis Kelce (19.10)
• Darren Waller (18.80)
• David Njoku (18.70)
• Mason Taylor (17.70)
• Jake Tonges (17.10)
• Dalton Kincaid (16.80)
• Tyler Warren (14.40)
• Evan Engram (13.30)

The change to Jaxson Dart at quarterback for the Giants has led to Theo Johnson becoming fantasy relevant over the past two weeks (3/17/1 and 6/33/2). The Giants went into their last game with a dink and dunk game plan, leading to their knights (Chess pieces/tight ends) being more active in their attack. 

With Jameson Williams disappearing in the Lions’ offense last week, San LaPorta posted a correction game (5/92/1), highlighted by his yards per catch (18.4).

The Best Fantasy Football Tight Ends In 2025

Here are the top 12 tight ends by scoring average in PPR formats:

• Darren Waller (18.25 – two games)
• Jake Ferguson (17.24)
• Tyler Warren (13.26)
• Tucker Kraft (12.70)
• Trey McBride (12.50)
• Hunter Henry (12.00)
• Travis Kelce (11.66)
• Kyle Pitts (11.63)
• Sam LaPorta (10.78)
• Jake Tonges (10.72)
• Dallas Goedert (10.46)
• Juwan Johnson (10.42)

Week 5 Fantasy Football Bust

Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews (89) reacts after scoring a touchdown during the first half against the Cleveland Browns at M&T Bank Stadium. | Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images

Mark Andrews, Baltimore Ravens

The change at quarterback for Baltimore suggested more passes last week, but the Ravens can’t move the ball when their defense is on the field for over half of the game. Andrew gets the tight end bust of the week award (two catches for 22 yards) for dropping a late pass, which would have given a win for the over side of his prop line (25 yards).

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Week 6 Fantasy Football Tight End Projections Preview

Here’s a look at our opening Week 6 top 12 tight ends projections:

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Tucker Kraft, Green Bay Packers

After two quiet games (3/29 and 5/56 on nine combined targets), Kraft draws a favorable matchup against the Bengals. Cincinnati has allowed the most fantasy points (92.50) in PPR formats while ranking last in catches (34) and targets (49) allowed. Sam LaPorta (5/92/1), T.J. Hockenson (5/49/1), and the Browns’ tight ends (10/100) had the most success.

Week 6 Waiver Wire Tight End

New York Jets tight end Mason Taylor (85) reacts to the play during the second half against the Pittsburgh Steelers at MetLife Stadium. | Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

Mason Taylor, New York Jets

Over the past two games (5/65 and 9/67 on 19 targets), Taylor emerged as the number two tight end option for the Jets. He’s been on the field for 82.9% of New York’s snaps this year. Taylor has a below-par matchup this week vs. the Broncos. Tight ends have 20 catches for 213 yards and one touchdown on 36 targets against Denver. The Jets’ rising tight end fits the TE2 category in deeper formats, with the talent to be much better over the second half of the season. 

Here are the Week 6 tight end projection updates:

Dalton Kincaid, Buffalo Bills

The Bills play on Monday night, giving Kincaid a better window to play. He has been limited in practice this week with an oblique issue. Buffalo has a bye in Week 7, which has to be a factor in his suiting up against the Falcons.

Tyler Higbee, Los Angeles Rams

The Rams will have Higbee back in the starting lineup this week after sitting out Week 5 with a hip issue. I added him back to their projections.