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Updated Week 18 Tight End Rankings for Fantasy Football: Travis Kelce, Darren Waller, Dawson Knox, George Kittle, Pat Freiermuth

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Our updated Week 18 fantasy football tight end rankings. Set your winning lineups with our Week 18 rankings for fantasy football and the 2021 NFL season.

Week 18 of the NFL season is here, and some fantasy football leagues are still going. Below you will see our team's updated Week 18 tight end rankings for fantasy football. We are here to help you set those winning lineups, for season long or DFS formats, so let's see where key tight ends likeTravis Kelce, Darren Waller, Dawson Knox, George Kittle and Pat Freiermuth rank, among others?

In addition to our staff rankings, below you will also find a summary of the important fantasy football injury news for this week. There are many key injuries and COVID-19 situations to keep track of, so be sure to check back until kickoff. Before we get to the actual rankings, be sure to look over the quick-hit list of any relevant fantasy football injuries at the tight end position. Good luck in Week 18!

A big congrats to our very own Nick Mariano who once again finished as a top-10 ranker in 2021 across the entire fantasy football industry!

Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:

 

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Week 18 Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings

Be sure to also check out our Week 18 Half-PPR rankings and Standard rankings.

Last updated on Sunday 1/9 at 11:00 am ET:

TE Rank Player Name Pos Overall Rank
1 Mark Andrews TE 12
2 Travis Kelce TE 15
3 George Kittle TE 29
4 Rob Gronkowski TE 33
5 Zach Ertz TE 42
6 Dalton Schultz TE 50
7 Darren Waller TE 53
8 Dawson Knox TE 59
9 Kyle Pitts TE 72
11 Cole Kmet TE 87
10 Mike Gesicki TE 93
12 Noah Fant TE 95
13 Hunter Henry TE 97
14 Pat Freiermuth TE 100
15 Tyler Higbee TE 105
16 Dallas Goedert TE 115
17 Gerald Everett TE 124
18 Tyler Conklin TE 134
19 John Bates TE 135
20 Evan Engram TE 142
21 C.J. Uzomah TE 148
22 Brevin Jordan TE 155
23 Cameron Brate TE 157
24 Albert Okwuegbunam TE 158
25 Jared Cook TE 159
26 David Njoku TE 164
27 Foster Moreau TE 176
28 Jack Doyle TE 179
29 Austin Hooper TE 182
30 Dan Arnold TE 187
31 Jonnu Smith TE 188
32 Josiah Deguara TE 190
33 Jimmy Graham TE 199
34 Anthony Firkser TE 206
35 Adam Trautman TE 208
36 Hayden Hurst TE 214
37 Tyler Kroft TE 217
38 O.J. Howard TE 221
39 Geoff Swaim TE 223
40 Mo Alie-Cox TE 224
41 Will Dissly TE 226
42 Stephen Anderson TE 231
43 Durham Smythe TE 236
44 Ian Thomas TE 239
45 Pharaoh Brown TE 242
46 Marcedes Lewis TE 248
47 Darrell Daniels TE 251
48 Jeremy Sprinkle TE 252
49 Adam Shaheen TE 255
50 Nick Vannett TE 259
51 Blake Bell TE 265
52 Nick Boyle TE 267
53 Jesse James TE 268
54 Kyle Rudolph TE 270



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