2024 Week 7 Fantasy Football Rankings: TE, K, DEF

Evan Engram aims to build off his fantasy sensational game against the Bears, David Njoku wonders if he’s the last man left in Cleveland, and Mark Andrews ponders the meaning of his recent improved production.

Other positions: Quarterback | Running Back | Receiver

Week 7 Tight Ends

1	Travis Kelce	KC	at SF
2	George Kittle	SF	vs. KC
3	Trey McBride	ARI	vs. LAC
4	Brock Bowers	LV	at LAR
5	Evan Engram	JAC	vs. NE
6	Sam LaPorta	DET	at MIN
7	David Njoku	CLE	vs. CIN
8	Kyle Pitts	ATL	vs. SEA
9	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	vs. TEN
10	Dalton Schultz	HOU	at GB
11	Tucker Kraft	GB	vs. HOU
12	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	vs. NYJ
13	Cade Otton	TB	vs. BAL
14	Mark Andrews	BAL	at TB
15	Zach Ertz	WAS	vs. CAR
16	Hunter Henry	NE	at JAC
17	Isaiah Likely	BAL	at TB
18	Noah Fant	SEA	at ATL
19	Jonnu Smith	MIA	at IND
20	Colby Parkinson	LAR	vs. LV
21	Tyler Conklin	NYJ	at PIT
22	Juwan Johnson	NO	vs. DEN
23	Theo Johnson	NYG	vs. PHI
24	Grant Calcaterra	PHI	at NYG
25	Will Dissly	LAC	at ARI
26	Ja’Tavion Sanders	CAR	at NO
27	Mike Gesicki	CIN	at CLE
28	Noah Gray	KC	at SF
29	Chig Okonkwo	TEN	at BUF
30	Austin Hooper	NE	at JAC
31	Foster Moreau	NO	vs. DEN

TE Notes: It’s like the old (later-career) Travis Kelce never left since Rashee Rice’s injury. He’ll face a hefty dose of Fred Warner this weekend, but it’s not like Warner can shadow somebody. … Piping hot with five touchdowns over his past four games, George Kittle faces a Chiefs defense for whatever reason allowing the most TE fantasy points. The Chiefs’ LBs evidently need better hip movement. … Especially if Marvin Harrison Jr. (concussion) sits, you could rank Trey McBride No. 1 overall and not be wrong. Even having missed a game, McBride is second in TE targets. … Davante Adams’ trade formalizes the Raiders’ informal title of “No. 1 receiver” for Brock Bowers. This offensive environment is bad enough that Bowers will still occasionally fall outside the top 12 producers, but his floor locks him into the top five. Like McBride, you could rank him No. 1 overall and have a credible case. … Kyle Pitts remains just 15th in tight end targets. He’s an environment bet. The Falcons and their 51.5 game total have the right one for Week 7.

Is Evan Engram even good for Trevor Lawrence? Too often, Lawrence opts for Engram’s easy checkdowns. Now, is Evan Engram an absolute bonanza for PPR fantasy managers? No arguments there. To repeat the same line for the third time: You wouldn’t be crazy if you ranked Engram alone at the top. … Sam LaPorta and Dalton Kincaid keep defaulting into mid-range TE1 status. In LaPorta’s case, it’s because of a continued belief in his upside case in the Lions’ elite offense. For Kincaid, it’s all about his lack of target competition. That, of course, might not remain the case for much longer. Amari Cooper could end up competing for the league lead in target share if his Browns struggles were about Deshaun Watson and nothing more. … With Amari Cooper gone, David Njoku is the last legitimate Browns pass catcher. Our guy isn’t moving that well side to side, but he can catch-and-fall with the best of ‘em. The fear is that without Cooper around to command defensive attention, Njoku will be all too easy to game plan for.

Dalton Schultz is the platonic ideal of a targets-based, low-end TE1 with Nico Collins on the shelf. … Running opposite Kincaid this weekend is Tucker Kraft, who isn’t the platonic ideal of a TE1/2 borderline candidate because of his stiff target competition. It could lessen for Week 7 with Dontayvion Wicks battling a shoulder injury. … We’ll see if Pat Freiermuth gets a targets bump with the Steelers likely to ever-so-slightly increase their passing volume under Russell Wilson. … Mark Andrews good again? I guess as long as the Ravens have to actually pass. They should be doing so as road favorites in a high-totaled contest against the high-flying Bucs. … That’s the same reason Cade Otton should pay off his cheap TE2 targets loans on Sunday. … Hunter Henry, relevant? I guess? Also, who cares? … Noah Fant and Jonnu Smith have looked more ready for TE2 closeups in recent weeks. … With 12 targets over the past two weeks, Ja’Tavion Sanders is demanding TE2 attention in Carolina, though Tommy Tremble (concussion) is back.

Week 7 Kickers

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

Week 7 Defense/Special Teams

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