2024 Week 8 Fantasy Football Rankings: TE, K, DEF

David Njoku prepares to serve as the Browns’ de facto WR1, Sam LaPorta angles for more targets with Jameson Williams suspended, and Tucker Kraft fights for looks in a crowded Packers skill group.

Other positions: Quarterback | Running Back | Receiver

Week 8 Tight Ends

1	Brock Bowers	LV	vs. KC
2	George Kittle	SF	vs. DAL
3	Travis Kelce	KC	at LV
4	Trey McBride	ARI	at MIA
5	David Njoku	CLE	vs. BAL
6	Jake Ferguson	DAL	at SF
7	Evan Engram	JAC	vs. GB
8	Kyle Pitts	ATL	at TB
9	Cade Otton	TB	vs. ATL
10	Sam LaPorta	DET	vs. TEN
11	Cole Kmet	CHI	at WAS
12	Hunter Henry	NE	vs. NYJ
13	Tucker Kraft	GB	at JAC
14	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	at SEA
15	Taysom Hill	NO	at LAC
16	Dalton Schultz	HOU	vs. IND
17	Mark Andrews	BAL	at CLE
18	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	at LAR
19	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	vs. NYG
20	Jonnu Smith	MIA	vs. ARI
21	Zach Ertz	WAS	vs. CHI
22	Noah Fant	SEA	vs. BUF
23	Will Dissly	LAC	vs. NO
24	Ja’Tavion Sanders	CAR	at DEN
25	Isaiah Likely	BAL	at CLE
26	Colby Parkinson	LAR	vs. MIN
27	Tyler Conklin	NYJ	at NE
28	Chig Okonkwo	TEN	at DET
29	Noah Gray	KC	at LV
30	Juwan Johnson	NO	at LAC
31	Lucas Krull	DEN	vs. CAR
32	Theo Johnson	NYG	at PIT
33	Mike Gesicki	CIN	vs. PHI
34	Erick All Jr.	CIN	vs. PHI

TE Notes: Even if Jakobi Meyers (ankle) returns, Brock Bowers has passed the TE1 overall test, even if we would ideally like more demonstrated ceiling. The floor is simply too ridiculous. … If you don’t think Bowers is the TE1, then you do think it’s George Kittle, who has the shakier floor but far higher ceiling. Kittle’s floor is also undoubtedly shored up by Brandon Aiyuk’s season-ending injury. That is, of course, assuming Kittle plays through his foot injury against the Cowboys. He did in Week 7. … Travis Kelce is somewhere in between Bowers and Kittle right now. Sturdy floor, but he hasn’t hit his ceiling as much as expected. As it pertains to Week 8, you don’t have to ask the Chiefs twice to rev down their offensive machine, and the Raiders won’t be forcing them to rev it up. … Trey McBride has done everything but score. Like, literally. He has zero touchdowns. With the volume too good to drop him, McBride should soon start finding the end zone.

Now functionally the Browns’ No. 1 receiver, David Njoku faces a Ravens defense allowing the league’s most overall passing yardage and sixth most TE fantasy points. … Jake Ferguson probably needed the Cowboys’ Week 7 bye after gutting through his knee injury. Not that one week will suddenly make him brand new. … Evan Engram has caught 15-of-15 targets in two games since returning from his hamstring injury. Say what you will about the man, he gets open for Trevor Lawrence. … Just as we had never been more out on Kyle Pitts, he rebounded to post top-eight results over the past three weeks, placing second in tight end yardage (261) in that timespan. The Bucs get smoked by the pass. … Just as David Njoku is the de facto lead man in Cleveland, the same could stunningly be true of Cade Otton in Tampa, whose involvement had ramped up even before Chris Godwin and Mike Evans’ injuries. Otton is by far the most established target in Tampa’s current makeshift skill corps.

And you thought Mark Andrews went through a cold stretch. Sam LaPorta has caught more than two passes twice. He’s caught more than four passes zero times. He has one touchdown and has yet to exceed 53 yards. My guess is that he’s still not over last winter’s knee issue and this fall’s ankle ailment. My other guess is that he will be needed for more with Jameson Williams serving a two-game PED ban. … Sixth in tight end yardage (133) since Drake Maye took over two games ago, Hunter Henry can probably survive on the TE1/2 borderline. … Fantasy managers absolutely love Tucker Kraft, who might be the No. 5 option in a passing attack averaging a good but not great 30 attempts over the past three weeks. The dude makes big plays, but neither his floor nor ceiling are weekly TE1 bonafide — yet. … Dalton Kincaid’s 52 yards in Week 7 were a new season high. That’s all you need to know. … T.J. Hockenson (ACL) is back but likely on a snap count, albeit against a Rams defense permitting the second most TE fantasy points.

Week 8 Kickers

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

Week 8 Defense/Special Teams

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