If your fantasy football league is still going in the final week of the regular season, then congratulations! You are truly a brave soul to take on the inevitable mocking and withstand change for so long. We don't agree with you, but damnit if we don't respect you. As a reward for your courage, we're happy to offer up some Week 18 fantasy TE rankings for both standard and PPR leagues to help you finish the season on a high note.
Injuries are important to track every week, but in Week 18, it's more important to know which players might be rested because their teams have nothing to play for. Even if a player is slated to start, it's tough to know just how many snaps he'll get if his team has locked up their playoff spot, but we'll do our best throughout the week to stay on top of each situation and update accordingly. The Buccaneers and Giants are locked into their playoff seeds, while several other teams are only playing for seeding that may or may not matter much to them. For now, we'll still rank their players as if they're going all out.
Matchup-wise, the Seahawks (vs. Rams in Week 18), Cardinals (@ 49ers), Dolphins (vs. Jets), Falcons (vs. Buccaneers), and Titans (@ Jaguars) allow the most fantasy points to TEs, so Tyler Higbee, George Kittle, Tyler Conklin, Cade Otton, and Evan Engram are all great options if they're expected to play the majority of snaps. Otton and Conklin are widely available on waiver wires, making them the top streams of the week, though Otton obviously comes with risks because we don't know how much he'll play, never mind the fact that Blaine Gabbert will likely be throwing him passes. If Otton rests, Ko Kieft becomes your Week 18 sleeper.
WEEK 18 FANTASY RANKINGS:
QBs | RBs | WRs | D/STs | Kickers
The Lions (@ Packers), Giants (@ Eagles), Broncos (vs. Chargers), Jaguars (vs. Titans), Buccaneers (@ Falcons), Raiders (vs. Chiefs), and Patriots (@ Bills) round out the top 12 in terms of fantasy points allowed to TEs. That puts Robert Tonyan on the streamer map and moves Dallas Goedert, Gerald Everett, Darren Waller, and Dawson Knox into "must-start" territory. Those in really deep leagues can even try MyCole Pruitt against the Bucs, although he managed just 50 yards in a better matchup against Arizona last week, so he's probably best left for DFS tournaments.
The Saints (vs. Panthers), Bills (vs. Patriots), Cowboys (@ Commanders), Bears (vs. Vikings), 49ers (vs. Cardinals), Commanders (vs. Cowboys), Eagles (vs. Giants), Browns (@ Steelers), Packers (vs. Lions), and Steelers (vs. Browns) allow the fewest fantasy points to TEs. We still see T.J. Hockenson as a must-start, but Dalton Schultz, Pat Freiermuth, and David Njoku are in more precarious positions. They're all better in PPR leagues, though, so we'd still use them in most 12-team formats, especially if you can't get Conklin or Tonyan.
Overall, there are enough decent TEs to go around if you're still playing this week. As long as you stay on top of the matchups, who's in, who's out, and who's facing potentially bad weather, you should be fine.
We'll be updating these TE rankings as needed throughout the week, so check back for the latest changes and analysis.
Week 18 fantasy TE rankings for standard leagues
Rankings based on standard, non-PPR scoring
Rank Player
1 Travis Kelce, Chiefs @ Raiders
2 George Kittle, 49ers vs. Cardinals
3 Evan Engram, Jaguars vs. Titans
4 Tyler Higbee, Rams @ Seahawks
5 Darren Waller, Raiders vs. Chiefs
6 Dawson Knox, Bills vs. Patriots
7 Mark Andrews, Ravens @ Bengals
8 T.J. Hockenson, Vikings @ Bears
9 Dallas Goedert, Eagles vs. Giants
10 Tyler Conklin, Jets @ Dolphins
11 Gerald Everett, Chargers @ Broncos
12 Cade Otton, Buccaneers @ Falcons
13 Cole Kmet, Bears vs. Vikings
14 Pat Freiermuth, Steelers vs. Browns
15 Taysom Hill, Saints vs. Panthers
16 Dalton Schultz, Cowboys @ Commanders
17 Juwan Johnson, Saints vs. Panthers
18 Robert Tonyan, Packers vs. Lions
19 Noah Fant, Seahawks vs. Rams
20 Hayden Hurst, Bengals vs. Ravens
21 David Njoku, Browns @ Steelers
22 Chig Okonkwo, Titans @ Jaguars
23 MyCole Pruitt, Falcons vs. Buccaneers
24 Trey McBride, Cardinals @ 49ers
25 Albert Okwuegbunam, Broncos vs. Chargers
26 Logan Thomas, Commanders vs. Cowboys
27 Jordan Akins, Texans @ Colts
28 Austin Hooper, Titans @ Jaguars
29 Jeff Driskel, Texans @ Colts
30 Jelani Woods, Colts vs. Texans
31 Hunter Henry, Patriots @ Bills
32 Mike Gesicki, Dolphins vs. Jets
33 Brock Wright, Lions @ Packers
34 Ian Thomas, Panthers @ Saints
35 Daniel Bellinger, Giants @ EaglesRank Player
1 Travis Kelce, Chiefs @ Raiders
2 George Kittle, 49ers vs. Cardinals
3 Evan Engram, Jaguars vs. Titans
4 Tyler Higbee, Rams @ Seahawks
5 Darren Waller, Raiders vs. Chiefs
6 Dawson Knox, Bills vs. Patriots
7 Mark Andrews, Ravens @ Bengals
8 T.J. Hockenson, Vikings @ Bears
9 Dallas Goedert, Eagles vs. Giants
10 Tyler Conklin, Jets @ Dolphins
11 Gerald Everett, Chargers @ Broncos
12 Cade Otton, Buccaneers @ Falcons
13 Cole Kmet, Bears vs. Vikings
14 Pat Freiermuth, Steelers vs. Browns
15 Taysom Hill, Saints vs. Panthers
16 Dalton Schultz, Cowboys @ Commanders
17 Juwan Johnson, Saints vs. Panthers
18 Robert Tonyan, Packers vs. Lions
19 Noah Fant, Seahawks vs. Rams
20 Hayden Hurst, Bengals vs. Ravens
21 David Njoku, Browns @ Steelers
22 Chig Okonkwo, Titans @ Jaguars
23 MyCole Pruitt, Falcons vs. Buccaneers
24 Trey McBride, Cardinals @ 49ers
25 Albert Okwuegbunam, Broncos vs. Chargers
26 Logan Thomas, Commanders vs. Cowboys
27 Jordan Akins, Texans @ Colts
28 Austin Hooper, Titans @ Jaguars
29 Jeff Driskel, Texans @ Colts
30 Jelani Woods, Colts vs. Texans
31 Hunter Henry, Patriots @ Bills
32 Mike Gesicki, Dolphins vs. Jets
33 Brock Wright, Lions @ Packers
34 Ian Thomas, Panthers @ Saints
35 Daniel Bellinger, Giants @ Eagles
Week 18 fantasy TE PPR rankings
Rankings based on full-point PPR scoring
Rank Player
1 Travis Kelce, Chiefs @ Raiders
2 George Kittle, 49ers vs. Cardinals
3 Evan Engram, Jaguars vs. Titans
4 Tyler Higbee, Rams @ Seahawks
5 Darren Waller, Raiders vs. Chiefs
6 Dawson Knox, Bills vs. Patriots
7 Mark Andrews, Ravens @ Bengals
8 T.J. Hockenson, Vikings @ Bears
9 Dallas Goedert, Eagles vs. Giants
10 Tyler Conklin, Jets @ Dolphins
11 Gerald Everett, Chargers @ Broncos
12 Pat Freiermuth, Steelers vs. Browns
13 Cade Otton, Buccaneers @ Falcons
14 Cole Kmet, Bears vs. Vikings
15 Dalton Schultz, Cowboys @ Commanders
16 Taysom Hill, Saints vs. Panthers
17 Juwan Johnson, Saints vs. Panthers
18 Hayden Hurst, Bengals vs. Ravens
19 David Njoku, Browns @ Steelers
20 Robert Tonyan, Packers vs. Lions
21 Noah Fant, Seahawks vs. Rams
22 Chig Okonkwo, Titans @ Jaguars
23 MyCole Pruitt, Falcons vs. Buccaneers
24 Logan Thomas, Commanders vs. Cowboys
25 Trey McBride, Cardinals @ 49ers
26 Albert Okwuegbunam, Broncos vs. Chargers
27 Jordan Akins, Texans @ Colts
28 Austin Hooper, Titans @ Jaguars
29 Jelani Woods, Colts vs. Texans
30 Hunter Henry, Patriots @ Bills
31 Jeff Driskel, Texans @ Colts
32 Mike Gesicki, Dolphins vs. Jets
33 Brock Wright, Lions @ Packers
34 Ian Thomas, Panthers @ Saints
35 Daniel Bellinger, Giants @ Eagles
