Week 9 Fantasy TE PPR Rankings: Must-starts, sleepers, potential busts at tight end

Jacob Camenker

Week 9 Fantasy TE PPR Rankings: Must-starts, sleepers, potential busts at tight end image

Whenever the Eagles are on bye, our tight end rankings take a hit. Between Zach Ertz, Dallas Goedert, and Richard Rodgers, Eagles TEs have routinely been top-10 producers in PPR formats. Now, along with the Rams (Tyler Higbee, Gerald Everett), Browns (Austin Hooper, Harrison Bryant, David Njoku), and Bengals (Drew Sample), the Eagles are idle, and our Week 9 fantasy TE PPR rankings will have to rely on a few higher-target sleepers and waiver-wire streamers 

The good news is that Logan Thomas is returning to action. Thomas has seen at least four targets in every game this year and ranks 10th among TEs (minimum three games) in targets per game (5.7). He will be a top streaming option, and in PPR, he could even emerge as a TE1.

WEEK 9 STANDARD RANKINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker

Other risers in PPR include Hayden Hurst (vs. Broncos) and Dalton Schultz (vs. Steelers). Their matchups aren't exactly favorable, but both rank top 10 in TE targets so far this season. That gives them some upside in PPR formats. The same can be said of Trey Burton (vs. Ravens), who has two rushing touchdowns this year on top of his frequent targets.

WEEK 9 PPR RANKINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | D/ST | Kicker

Players that will fall a bit in PPR will be Jonnu Smith (vs. Bears), who not only has a tough matchup but has also had just four total catches in his past three games, Mike Gesicki (@ Cardinals), who has one or fewer catches in four of the past five games, and Greg Olsen (@ Bills), who has a good matchup but has just three catches in his past three games. They all have some upside, but they are better considerations in standard leagues than in PPR formats.

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One more potential sleeper to watch is Jordan Reed (vs. Packers). George Kittle (ankle) limped to the locker room late in San Francisco's Week 8 game, and Reed (knee) looks ready to return from the IR. With the 49ers playing on Thursday night, he might be thrust into action ahead of schedule. In the last full game he played, he caught seven-of-eight targets for 50 yards and two scores, so you know the upside is there if Kittle is out.

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Check back for updates to these TE PPR rankings throughout the week. For individual analysis of key TEs, click here.

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Week 9 Fantasy TE PPR Rankings

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These rankings are for full-point PPR leagues

Rank Player
1 Travis Kelce, KC vs. CAR
2 Darren Waller, LV @ LAC
3 Noah Fant, DEN @ ATL
4 Rob Gronkowski, TB vs. NO
5 Hunter Henry, LAC vs. LV
6 Eric Ebron, PIT @ DAL
7 Evan Engram, NYG @ WAS
8 Hayden Hurst, ATL vs. DEN
9 T.J. Hockenson, DET @ MIN
10 Mark Andrews, BAL @ IND
11 Jordan Reed, SF vs. GB
12 Trey Burton, IND vs. BAL
13 Logan Thomas, WAS vs. NYG
14 Darren Fells, HOU @ JAX
15 Jared Cook, NO @ TB
16 Jimmy Graham, CHI @ TEN
17 Dalton Schultz, DAL vs. PIT
18 Jonnu Smith, TEN vs. CHI
19 Mike Gesicki, MIA @ ARZ
20 Robert Tonyan, GB @ SF
21 Greg Olsen, SEA @ BUF
22 Albert Okwuegbunam, DEN @ ATL
23 Jack Doyle, IND vs. BAL
24 Tyler Eifert, JAX vs. HOU
25 Taysom Hill, NO @ TB
26 Irv Smith Jr., MIN vs. DET
27 Ian Thomas, CAR @ KC
28 Anthony Firkser, TEN vs. CHI
29 Kyle Rudolph, MIN vs. DET
30 Tyler Kroft, BUF vs. SEA
31 Jordan Akins, HOU @ JAX
32 Cameron Brate, TB vs. NO
33 Dan Arnold, ARZ vs. MIA

Jacob Camenker

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Jacob Camenker first joined The Sporting News as a fantasy football intern in 2018 after his graduation from UMass. He became a full-time employee with TSN in 2021 and now serves as a senior content producer with a particular focus on the NFL. Jacob worked at NBC Sports Boston as a content producer from 2019 to 2021. He is an avid fan of the NFL Draft and ranked 10th in FantasyPros’ Mock Draft Accuracy metric in both 2021 and 2022.