Tight End Rankings and Projections For Week 10, Oronde Gadsden II Sky Rockets to No. 2

The Chargers rookie looks to keep up his stellar production in Week 10. Plus we rank every tight end for Fantasy Football with updated stat projections.

Oct 19, 2025; Inglewood, California, USA; Los Angeles Chargers tight end Oronde Gadsden (86) enters the field before the game against the Indianapolis Colts at SoFi Stadium. | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

After missing three games, Brock Bowers made up for lost time by kicking in the tight end door in Week 9. He caught 12 of his 13 targets for 127 yards and three touchdowns, leading to the top fantasy point day (43.30) of the season. His success moved him to 10th at tight end (86.80 fantasy points), only 30.50 fantasy points away from second place in PPR formats.

Last week, I highlighted the direction of Colston Loveland in my Week 9 projections, ranking him eighth while stating he was a must-start against the Bengals and a waiver wire add if available.

Loveland is a must tight end start for me, and he should offer more fantasy value over the back half of this season. I expect him to be an excellent value in the DFS market this week.

He rewarded my belief with an elite game (6/118/2), highlighted by his game-winning 58-yard touchdown.

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Two other tight ends scored over 20.00 fantasy points.

• Dalton Kincaid (22.10 only on the field for 35% of the Bills’ snaps)

• Sam LaPorta (21.70)

Nov 2, 2025; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers (89) celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the second half against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Allegiant Stadium. | Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images

After nine weeks, here are the top 10 tight ends by scoring average in PPR formats:

·      Brock Bowers (17.36)

·      Trey McBride (16.20)

·      Tucker Kraft (14.65)

·      Dallas Goedert (14.41)

·      Jake Ferguson (14.38)

·      Tyler Warren (13.16)

·      Dalton Kincaid (13.16)

·      Oronde Gadsden (12.61)

·      Kyle Pitts (10.90)

·      Harold Fannin (10.73)

·      Juwan Johnson (9.99)

·      Hunter Henry (9.98)

Each week, I’ll release my depth charts and projections on Wednesday, with a neutral eye informed by hints from previous results or in-season injuries. These statistics represent baseline outlooks, with their potential already factored in. Touchdowns create impact scores and winning fantasy days, especially in non-PPR formats. Who scores them each week is the Holy Grail that the fantasy market searches for weekly.

My projections will be ranked in a way that won’t resemble the weekly consensus. My man, Matt Brandon, is in charge of finding a balance between my player outlooks and the public view of each week's rankings.

Here’s a look at our opening Week 10 top 12 tight ends projections:

Week 10 Tight End Projections and Rankings | Shawn Childs

Brock Bowers, Las Vegas Raiders

As expected, Bowers regains the top tight end billing in Week 10 after his monster game. The Raiders had him on the field for 81% of their plays while also giving Michael Mayer 83% of their snaps. With Jakobi Meyers shipped out of town, Bowers is the lockdown top receiving option for the Raiders. On the downside of this, Las Vegas plays on Thursday night, inviting possibly fewer snaps for their star tight end.

Defense Points Allowed to Tight Ends | Shawn Childs

Denver has given up big plays to tight ends (13.0 yards per catch), but they do have plenty of talent on defense, even with the loss of their top CB, Patrick Surtain, to a pectoral issue. The Broncos rank 12th in tight end defense (103.20 fantasy points). They allowed eight catches for 97 yards and one touchdown at home to Brock Bowers in 2024 (4/38 in Las Vegas).

• Tyler Warren (4/79)

• Oronde Gadsden (5/46)

• Dallas Goedert (3/19/1)

• Giants tight ends (6/154/2)

• Jake Ferguson (0/0)

• Dalton Schultz (6/77)

The Raiders brings questionable quarterback play to their Week 10 matchup, but Bowers is their only trusted receiving option. He should be active again, as long as his knee recovers enough over a short week of rest.

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Oct 19, 2025; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Green Bay Packers tight end Luke Musgrave (88) against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium. | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

Luke Musgrave, Green Bay Packers

In my fantasy baseball and football career, I’ve made this statement many times: Sometimes the best replacement for a hurt player is the player taking over his role on the field. Tucker Kraft teams will be scouring the waiver wire for an upgrade this week, and I’m sure Colston Loveland will be their first choice, but we already identified him last week.

Musgrave is the next tight end up for the Packers. Green Bay drafted him in the second round in 2023, ahead of Tucker Kraft (third round pick), but injuries derailed his growth over his first two seasons. Musgrave flashed in his rookie campaign (34/352/1 on 46 targets over 11 games), but lost his way in 2024 (7/45 with 10 missed games).

His college resume was short over four seasons (47/633/2) due to the COVID-19 season, and 11 missed games in 2022 due to a knee injury. His foundation in pass routes is exceptionally high, creating wins at all three levels of the defense. Musgrave should handle himself well in blocking, even with more strength needed.

He missed six games in his rookie year with the Packers due to a lacerated kidney. Four games into last season, Musgrave only had five catches for 22 yards on seven targets, while playing second fiddle to Tucker Kraft in snaps (108 to 227). An ankle injury knocked him out of 10 games, followed by only two more catches for 23 yards on three targets over minimal snaps (52) over the final four matchups.

I view him as a talented tight end with some injury risk. Remember, friends don’t let friend replace star players for free, meaning I would block by adding Musgrave to see how he does over the next couple of weeks. His projections don’t stand out this week, so much of the fantasy market will dismiss him as a viable pickup.

Full list of tight end rankings for Week 10.

Bust Tight End of the Week From Week 9

Injured Green Bay Packers tight end Tucker Kraft (85) is carted off the field during the third quarter of their game against the Carolina Panthers Sunday, November 2, 2025 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. | Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Tucker Kraft, Green Bay Packers

After a great start to the season over seven games (30/469/6 on 41 targets), highlighted by two impact showings (6/124/1 and 7/143/1), Kraft caught only two of his three targets in Week 9 for 20 yards. Unfortunately, his year ended in the third quarter against the Panthers due to torn ACL.

Runner Up: Tyler Warren (5/26) struggled to find open field against the Steelers, leading to a disappointing day. Tight ends dominated Pittsburgh in three previous games (NE – 10/118/2, CLE – 11/109, and GB – 9/152/2).

Here are the only two tight end potential projections changes in Week 10:

Harold Fannin, Cleveland Browns

Fannin could slip to TE2 status this week in the Browns’ offense after landing on the injury report late in the week with a hamstring issue. I have his projections the same until I see a better update.

Hunter Long, Jacksonville Jaguars

Long won’t play this week due to hip and knee issues. The Jaguars hope to have Brenton Strange back in a couple of weeks.