2024 Week 10 Fantasy Football Rankings: TE, K, DEF

Hunter Henry tries to do it all himself for the Patriots, T.J. Hockenson goes in search of statistical improvement in his second game back, and Taysom Hill prepares to serve as a battering ram for the Saints.

Other positions: Quarterback | Running Back | Receiver

Updated 11/10 at 11:45 AM ET. Adjusted Dalton Kincaid and Dallas Goedert.

Week 10 Tight Ends

1	George Kittle	SF	at TB
2	Travis Kelce	KC	vs DEN
3	Cade Otton	TB	vs SF
4	Trey McBride	ARI	vs NYJ
5	Jake Ferguson	DAL	vs PHI
6	Evan Engram	JAC	vs MIN
7	Mike Gesicki	CIN	at BAL
8	Kyle Pitts	ATL	at NO
9	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	at IND
10	Hunter Henry	NE	at CHI
11	Taysom Hill	NO	vs ATL
12	Dallas Goedert	PHI	at DAL
13	Mark Andrews	BAL	vs CIN
14	Sam LaPorta	DET	at HOU
15	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	at JAC
16	Jonnu Smith	MIA	at LAR
17	Dalton Schultz	HOU	vs DET
18	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	at WAS
19	Cole Kmet	CHI	vs NE
20	Ja’Tavion Sanders	CAR	vs NYG
21	Zach Ertz	WAS	vs PIT
22	Will Dissly	LAC	vs TEN
23	Tyler Conklin	NYJ	at ARI
24	Theo Johnson	NYG	at CAR
25	Grant Calcaterra	PHI	at DAL
26	Chigoziem Okonkwo	TEN	at LAC
27	Juwan Johnson	NO	vs ATL
28	Colby Parkinson	LAR	vs MIA
29	Brenton Strange	JAC	vs MIN
30	Noah Gray	KC	vs DEN

TE Notes: No one has offered a better floor/ceiling combo this season than George Kittle. Can that withstand the return of Christian McCaffrey? At least for one week, I’ll vote yes as we wait to see how quickly CMC gets re-acclimated to central-pillar status. The Chiefs look like they might have something of a Shaq/Kobe situation on their hands with DeAndre Hopkins/Travis Kelce. With the two veterans clearing space for each other, the clear could be the stretch-run limit. … The Bucs’ de facto WR1, Cade Otton is suddenly 8/70/1 money in the bank. Sudden role player reliance can be a dangerous game to play in fantasy, but the Bucs don’t have the personnel for a better plan. … Trey McBride can’t find the end zone, which is only really a problem the rare weeks he doesn’t reach his floor. Week 9 was one such contest. The Jets, who have been stingy up the seam this year, could be another.

Might we have a Cade Otton situation on our hands with Jake Ferguson? It’s more likely than not, however … we kind of already did even before Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb got hurt. Ferguson’s returns had been frustratingly inconsistent in that setup. We persist with the mid-range TE1 rank because it is all too plausible backup QB Cooper Rush opts for Fergie’s easy looks over the middle of the field. … Mike Gesicki with Tee Higgins in the lineup: Eight catches in five games. Mike Gesicki without Tee Higgins in the lineup: An average of 6/71 on seven targets over four contests. Gesicki is somehow the Bengals’ down-field threat sans Higgins, and Week 10 opponent Baltimore is vulnerable down the field. … We had been overdue for a Kyle Pitts rug pull. The key word there? Overdue. That means we actually got a stretch of steady Pitts production, a rarity in the past. Like all tight ends, Pitts is volatile. Unlike the Pitts of the past two years, he is offsetting it with spiked weeks and touchdowns. (Though apparently we need to keep an eye on his snap counts.)

Sixth in tight end receptions (39), Hunter Henry has remained surprisingly steady. The Bears are not a great matchup for young QB Drake Maye, but he’s going to need his easy Henry connection to survive. … Injury prone though he is, Taysom Hill is suddenly one of the last men standing for the Saints. Provided he plays a full 60 minutes, there’s almost no way he finishes outside the top 12 “tight ends.” … Mark Andrews has been acutely matchup and game environment dependent. What’s on tap for Thursday? A 52.5 total vs. a Bengals defense that surrendered one of Andrews’ better efforts of the year. … Averaging a weekly 3/27 with zero total scores, Dalton Schultz has lost all TE1 benefit of the doubt as the Texans prepare for Nico Collins’ return. … Ja’Tavion Sanders has yet to find the end zone, but he’s gone at least 4/49 three of the past four weeks. That has depended in part on some Tommy Tremble absences, but the Panthers are a team whose sole stretch-run goal is rookie evaluation. Sanders is worth waiver wire fliers and TE2 dart throws.

Week 10 Kickers

1	Justin Tucker	BAL	vs CIN
2	Harrison Butker	KC	vs DEN
3	Younghoe Koo	ATL	at NO
4	Tyler Bass	BUF	at IND
5	Ka’imi Fairbairn	HOU	vs DET
6	Chris Boswell	PIT	at WAS
7	Jake Moody	SF	at TB
8	Jake Bates	DET	at HOU
9	Cameron Dicker	LAC	vs TEN
10	Chase McLaughlin	TB	vs SF
11	Jason Sanders	MIA	at LAR
12	Evan McPherson	CIN	at BAL
13	Joshua Karty	LAR	vs MIA
14	Wil Lutz	DEN	at KC
15	Jake Elliott	PHI	at DAL
16	Chad Ryland	ARI	vs NYJ
17	Cairo Santos	CHI	vs NE
18	Matt Gay	IND	vs BUF
19	Brandon Aubrey	DAL	vs PHI
20	Blake Grupe	NO	vs ATL
21	Zane Gonzalez	WAS	vs PIT
22	Cam Little	JAC	vs MIN
23	Riley Patterson	NYJ	at ARI
24	Nick Folk	TEN	at LAC
25	Joey Slye	NE	at CHI
26	John Parker Romo	MIN	at JAC
27	Eddy Pineiro	CAR	vs NYG
28	Jude McAtamney	NYG	at CAR

Week 10 Defense/Special Teams

1	Chicago Bears	CHI	vs NE
2	Minnesota Vikings	MIN	at JAC
3	Los Angeles Chargers	LAC	vs TEN
4	Kansas City Chiefs	KC	vs DEN
5	Philadelphia Eagles	PHI	at DAL
6	Detroit Lions	DET	at HOU
7	San Francisco 49ers	SF	at TB
8	New York Jets	NYJ	at ARI
9	New York Giants	NYG	at CAR
10	Buffalo Bills	BUF	at IND
11	Atlanta Falcons	ATL	at NO
12	Washington Commanders	WAS	vs PIT
13	Los Angeles Rams	LAR	vs MIA
14	Denver Broncos	DEN	at KC
15	Arizona Cardinals	ARI	vs NYJ
16	Pittsburgh Steelers	PIT	at WAS
17	Baltimore Ravens	BAL	vs CIN
18	Carolina Panthers	CAR	vs NYG
19	Jacksonville Jaguars	JAC	vs MIN
20	Houston Texans	HOU	vs DET
21	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	TB	vs SF
22	Miami Dolphins	MIA	at LAR
23	New Orleans Saints	NO	vs ATL
24	Tennessee Titans	TEN	at LAC
25	Indianapolis Colts	IND	vs BUF
26	New England Patriots	NE	at CHI
27	Cincinnati Bengals	CIN	at BAL
28	Dallas Cowboys	DAL	vs PHI