2024 Week 5 Fantasy Football Rankings: TE, K, DEF

Jake Ferguson throws his hat in the ring for TE1 overall status, Tucker Kraft replaces Mike Gesicki as the “why not?” TE1 du jour, and Kyle Pitts wonders if his moment of relevance has ended.

Other positions: Quarterback | Running Back | Receiver

Updated 10/6 at 10:45 AM ET. Removed Evan Engram.

Week 5 Tight Ends

1	Jake Ferguson	DAL	at PIT
2	Trey McBride	ARI	at SF
3	Travis Kelce	KC	vs. NO
4	George Kittle	SF	vs. ARI
5	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	at HOU
6	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	vs. DAL
7	David Njoku	CLE	at WAS
8	Brock Bowers	LV	at DEN
9	Tucker Kraft	GB	at LAR
10	Dalton Schultz	HOU	vs. BUF
11	Cole Kmet	CHI	vs. LAR
12	Mark Andrews	BAL	at CIN
13	Cade Otton	TB	at ATL
14	Tyler Conklin	NYJ	at MIN
15	Kyle Pitts	ATL	vs. TB
16	Mike Gesicki	CIN	vs. BAL
17	Colby Parkinson	LAR	vs. GB
18	Isaiah Likely	BAL	at CIN
19	Zach Ertz	WAS	vs. CLE
20	Hunter Henry	NE	vs. MIA
21	Noah Fant	SEA	vs. NYG
22	Jonnu Smith	MIA	at NE
23	Brenton Strange	JAC	vs. IND
24	Juwan Johnson	NO	at KC
25	Noah Gray	KC	vs. NO
26	Austin Hooper	NE	vs. MIA
27	Luke Musgrave	GB	at LAR
28	Erick All	CIN	vs. BAL
29	Ja’Tavion Sanders	CAR	at CHI
30	Dawson Knox	BUF	at HOU
31	Greg Dulcich	DEN	vs. LV
32	Johnny Mundt	MIN	vs. NYJ

TE Notes: Even with the 49ers’ skill corps finally approaching full strength (sans CMC), George Kittle seems like the best bet for default TE1 status right now. His 2024 floor has been fine. Everyone knows about the ceiling. The Cardinals are a glorious Week 5 matchup. … Jake Ferguson is the rare 2024 tight end draft plan actually going to plan. Matchups shouldn’t matter much for the Cowboys’ No. 2 weapon. … The Cardinals expect Trey McBride back after a one-week absence with a concussion. A struggling Kyler Murray seemed totally out of ideas without his seam safety valve. Despite his rib injury, 49ers LB Fred Warner is an unideal Week 5 McBride welcoming committee. … Rashee Rice got hurt and Travis Kelce instantly had a usable effort. Overdue for positive touchdown regression, Kelce could end up back in his traditional top spot before long. … Dalton Kincaid still isn’t running enough routes, but he continues to command targets when doing so. Hopefully Texans/Bills actually shoots out.

Pat Freiermuth hasn’t really had a good game. He also hasn’t really had a bad one. Evidently that’s enough to make you a safe mid-range TE1 these days. … David Njoku (ankle) is practicing. If he returns from his three-game absence, it will be as a desperately needed No. 2 weapon for the Browns against a super leaky Commanders defense, albeit one that has so far limited tight end production against a soft slate of enemy seam stretchers. … Evan Engram (hamstring) is also fighting to get back from his three-game sabbatical. If he can make it, the Colts have been a land of opportunity for rival pass catchers. … Brock Bowers is predictably slumping after proving he needed to be a defensive focal point. Even with Davante Adams staging something of an in-season hold-in, Bowers’ Week 5 targets outlook isn’t amazing since the Broncos figure to wreck the Raiders’ entire passing-game operation. … Dalton Schultz is a poor man’s Pat Freiermuth in that he’s at least doing no evil. As for his good fantasy works? He’ll get back to you on that.

I decided to panic a little more than expected with Mark Andrews. With so many tight ends struggling, it’s tempting to fall back on fundamentals, one of which is: Andrews has been good a long time. But Andrews was struggling to even get on the field for the Ravens’ most important Week 4 snaps. I am holding Andrews at least one more week, but looking for starting alternatives vs. the Bengals. It should at least be a high-scoring affair where the Ravens need to pass. … We are rush returning Tucker Kraft to the TE1 ranks after Jordan Love immediately revived his fantasy relevance. How much of that was due to 28-0 comeback game script is a fair question. It’s also fair to focus on Kraft being one of the tight ends to have a good game in any circumstance this season. … Relative to the rest of the industry, I’ve never really been a Kyle Pitts booster. But even I have to stop pretending he’s relevant at all right now. The guy is losing target battles to Darnell Mooney and Ray-Ray McCloud and no longer even looks fast. … Cade Otton is tied for fourth in tight end targets at 21 (lol).

Week 5 Kickers

1	Jake Moody	SF	vs. ARI
2	Brandon Aubrey	DAL	at PIT
3	Tyler Bass	BUF	at HOU
4	Harrison Butker	KC	vs. NO
5	Younghoe Koo	ATL	vs. TB
6	Ka’imi Fairbairn	HOU	vs. BUF
7	Will Reichard	MIN	vs. NYJ
8	Austin Seibert	WAS	vs. CLE
9	Blake Grupe	NO	at KC
10	Chase McLaughlin	TB	at ATL
11	Evan McPherson	CIN	vs. BAL
12	Justin Tucker	BAL	at CIN
13	Chris Boswell	PIT	vs. DAL
14	Jason Myers	SEA	vs. NYG
15	Matt Prater	ARI	at SF
16	Greg Zuerlein	NYJ	at MIN
17	Wil Lutz	DEN	vs. LV
18	Dustin Hopkins	CLE	at WAS
19	Cairo Santos	CHI	vs. CAR
20	Eddy Pineiro	CAR	at CHI
21	Cam Little	JAC	vs. IND
22	Daniel Carlson	LV	at DEN
23	Matt Gay	IND	at JAC
24	Joshua Karty	LAR	vs. GB
25	Brayden Narveson	GB	at LAR
26	Greg Joseph	NYG	at SEA
27	Joey Slye	NE	vs. MIA
28	Jason Sanders	MIA	at NE

Week 5 Defense/Special Teams

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