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The 2024 NFL season has flown by, and it's time for the final regular-season slate of the year. Week 18 is always challenging, as many teams have "nothing" to play for and could hold out key players. That said, our Week 18 fantasy football tight end rankings will be updated as news comes in. For now, all recent developments are accounted for.
Ahead of Week 18 lineup calls, let's take a look at where key tight ends like Jonnu Smith, Mark Andrews, Zach Ertz, Tucker Kraft, Chig Okonkwo, Noah Gray, and Kyle Pitts stand for the upcoming slate.
Our half-PPR tight end fantasy football rankings for Week 18 are put together by Nick Mariano. In addition to our staff rankings, below you will also find a summary of the important tight end fantasy football injury news for this week. Be sure to bookmark our fantasy football rankings portal and check back regularly for updates.
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Week 18 Tight End Fantasy Football News and Injuries
- Charlie Kolar Hopeful To Return In Week 18
- Chargers Non-Committal On Whether Starters Will Play In Week 18
- Panthers Starters Will Play In Week 18
Week 18 Tight End Rankings for Fantasy Football
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| TE Tier |
TE Rank |
Player Name |
Pos. | Overall Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Brock Bowers | TE | 32 |
| 2 | 2 | Sam LaPorta | TE | 42 |
| 3 | 3 | Trey McBride | TE | 43 |
| 3 | 4 | Jonnu Smith | TE | 66 |
| 3 | 5 | George Kittle | TE | 68 |
| 3 | 6 | Mark Andrews | TE | 76 |
| 4 | 7 | T.J. Hockenson | TE | 84 |
| 5 | 8 | Zach Ertz | TE | 88 |
| 5 | 9 | Tucker Kraft | TE | 91 |
| 5 | 10 | Cade Otton | TE | 96 |
| 5 | 11 | Chig Okonkwo | TE | 99 |
| 5 | 12 | Pat Freiermuth | TE | 106 |
| 5 | 13 | Mike Gesicki | TE | 109 |
| 5 | 14 | Kyle Pitts | TE | 121 |
| 6 | 15 | Hunter Henry | TE | 124 |
| 6 | 16 | Noah Gray | TE | 133 |
| 6 | 17 | Isaiah Likely | TE | 139 |
| 6 | 18 | Jake Ferguson | TE | 141 |
| 6 | 19 | Juwan Johnson | TE | 142 |
| 6 | 20 | Dalton Schultz | TE | 144 |
| 6 | 21 | Grant Calcaterra | TE | 146 |
| 6 | 22 | Noah Fant | TE | 157 |
| 6 | 23 | Tyler Conklin | TE | 159 |
| 7 | 24 | Dalton Kincaid | TE | 161 |
| 7 | 25 | Cole Kmet | TE | 164 |
| 7 | 26 | Foster Moreau | TE | 170 |
| 7 | 27 | Brenton Strange | TE | 171 |
| 7 | 28 | Austin Hooper | TE | 173 |
| 7 | 29 | Will Dissly | TE | 174 |
| 7 | 30 | Jordan Akins | TE | 180 |
| 7 | 31 | Ja'Tavion Sanders | TE | 181 |
| 7 | 32 | Dawson Knox | TE | 196 |
| 7 | 33 | Payne Durham | TE | 197 |
| 8 | 34 | Daniel Bellinger | TE | 199 |
| 8 | 35 | Michael Mayer | TE | 200 |
| 8 | 36 | Stone Smartt | TE | 204 |
| 8 | 37 | AJ Barner | TE | 206 |
| 8 | 38 | Adam Trautman | TE | 210 |
| 8 | 39 | Brock Wright | TE | 215 |
| 8 | 40 | Cade Stover | TE | 218 |
| 8 | 41 | Colby Parkinson | TE | 222 |
| 8 | 42 | Darnell Washington | TE | 226 |
| 8 | 43 | Davis Allen | TE | 228 |
| 8 | 44 | Luke Schoonmaker | TE | 231 |
| 8 | 45 | Kylen Granson | TE | 232 |
| 8 | 46 | Devin Culp | TE | 233 |
| 8 | 47 | Elijah Higgins | TE | 236 |
| 8 | 48 | Jeremy Ruckert | TE | 237 |
| 8 | 49 | Drew Ogletree | TE | 238 |
| 8 | 50 | Johnny Mundt | TE | 244 |
| 9 | 51 | Lucas Krull | TE | 247 |
| 9 | 52 | Luke Musgrave | TE | 250 |
| 9 | 53 | Durham Smythe | TE | 253 |
| 9 | 54 | Blake Whiteheart | TE | 256 |
| 9 | 55 | Ben Sinnott | TE | 258 |
| 9 | 56 | Nick Vannett | TE | 259 |
| 9 | 57 | Chris Manhertz | TE | 260 |
| 9 | 58 | John Bates | TE | 261 |
| 9 | 59 | Josh Oliver | TE | 262 |
| 9 | 60 | Josh Whyle | TE | 265 |
| 9 | 61 | Charlie Woerner | TE | 266 |
| 9 | 62 | Charlie Kolar | TE | 272 |
| 9 | 63 | MyCole Pruitt | TE | 278 |
| 9 | 64 | Eric Saubert | TE | 284 |
| 10 | 65 | Gerald Everett | TE | 285 |
| 10 | 66 | Luke Farrell | TE | 290 |
| 10 | 67 | Pharaoh Brown | TE | 292 |
| 10 | 68 | Connor Heyward | TE | 294 |
| 10 | 69 | Kenny Yeboah | TE | 295 |
| 10 | 70 | Julian Hill | TE | 304 |
| 10 | 71 | Greg Dulcich | TE | 305 |
| 10 | 72 | Ko Kieft | TE | 306 |
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