Week 8 Rankings

Week 8 Tight Ends

RK	Player	TM	Opp
1	Travis Kelce	KC	GB
2	George Kittle	SF	CAR
3	Hunter Henry	LAC	@CHI
4	Darren Waller	OAK	@HOU
5	Austin Hooper	ATL	SEA
6	Evan Engram	NYG	@DET
7	Zach Ertz	PHI	@BUF
8	Gerald Everett	LA	CIN
9	Jimmy Graham	GB	@KC
10	Greg Olsen	CAR	@SF
11	Eric Ebron	IND	DEN
12	Vance McDonald	PIT	MIA
13	Kyle Rudolph	MIN	WAS
14	T.J. Hockenson	DET	NYG
15	Jonnu Smith	TEN	TB
16	Noah Fant	DEN	@IND
17	Cameron Brate	TB	@TEN
18	Dallas Goedert	PHI	@BUF
19	Mike Gesicki	MIA	@PIT
20	Jack Doyle	IND	DEN
21	Dawson Knox	BUF	PHI
22	Foster Moreau	OAK	@HOU
23	Jacob Hollister	SEA	@ATL
24	Tyler Higbee	LA	CIN
25	Darren Fells	HOU	OAK
26	Ricky Seals-Jones	CLE	@NE
27	Jordan Akins	HOU	OAK
28	Josh Hill	NO	ARI
29	Benjamin Watson	NE	CLE
30	Trey Burton	CHI	LAC
31	Tyler Eifert	CIN	@LA
32	Jeremy Sprinkle	WAS	@MIN

TE Notes: There are plenty of arguments to the contrary, but I’m keeping Travis Kelce No. 1 for the first week of Patrick Mahomes’ absence. Matt Moore has to throw to somebody and locking onto his playmaking seam stretcher would make a ton of sense. The Packers have coughed up the ninth most tight end yardage (382) and got smoked by Darren Waller last Sunday. … Austin Hooper was a Week 7 disappointment, but he gets the call at No. 2 … if Matt Ryan (ankle) is healthy. Mohamed Sanu was arguably Hooper’s most direct competitor for targets, and he’s now a New England Patriot. Only the Bucs and Cardinals have permitted more tight end yardage than Seattle. … George Kittle has cleared 60 yards once in six games. Now the 49ers must do battle with the Panthers’ pass-erasing defense. Only four teams have allowed fewer yards up the seam. … Hunter Henry leads all tight ends in catches (14), yards (197) and touchdowns (two) since his Week 6 return. The Bears aren’t as lockdown vs. tight ends as they are some other positions.

It’s hard to rank Darren Waller this “low” after he just had one of the best games by a tight end all season. The Texans have survived a slate that’s featured Kelce, Hooper and Greg Olsen to allow the seventh fewest TE fantasy points. We still know that the receiver-less Raiders will have no choice but to funnel looks Waller’s way. Foster Moreau, meanwhile, has emerged on the streamer-based TE2 radar. This wouldn’t seem to be the week to do it. … A colossal Week 7 disappointment, Evan Engram gets a Lions Defense that’s surrendered the seventh most TE fantasy points and just traded S Quandre Diggs to the Seahawks. Sterling Shepard’s (concussion) potential return would lower Engram’s floor. … It’s simply a brutal matchup for Zach Ertz, who hasn’t cleared 60 yards in a month. The Bills are tied with the Patriots for second fewest tight end yards allowed (192). … Gerald Everett leads his position in targets over the past month. The Rams are changing their offense on the fly. Despite decent numbers against tight ends, the Bengals have one of the most pathetic defenses in the league. … Held to five yards or fewer in 2-of-3 games, Greg Olsen gets a 49ers D permitting all of 2.9 tight end fantasy points per game.

With an injury in between, Vance McDonald has seven targets over his past three games. The Dolphins would certainly be a logical place to break out. … With 94 yards on nine targets over his past two games, Kyle Rudolph boasts a higher floor and ceiling than usual with Adam Thielen (hamstring) on the shelf. … #ProvenScorer Eric Ebron has three touchdowns in his past five games. … Until the Bucs spark O.J. Howard or trade him to the Patriots, he will remain off the TE1 radar. Coach Bruce Arians has had two weeks to ponder his tight end’s usage ahead of a plus matchup. … Having cleared 50 yards twice in three games, Jonnu Smith has a dream matchup in the Bucs if Delanie Walker (ankle) can’t get cleared. … T.J. Hockenson has 88 yards since Week 1. … A lot more targets are available for Noah Fant following Emmanuel Sanders’ trade. … Although he’s been heating up, Dallas Goedert’s streaming appeal is curbed by his brutal matchup. … Mike Gesicki has 92 yards on 11 targets over his past two games. … Jacob Hollister was much more involved as a receiver than Luke Willson in the Seahawks’ first game without Will Dissly, drawing six of Russell Wilson’s 41 pass attempts.

Week 8 Kickers

RK	Player	TM	Opp
1	Greg Zuerlein	LA	CIN
2	Wil Lutz	NO	ARI
3	Zane Gonzalez	ARI	@NO
4	Matt Prater	DET	NYG
5	Ka’imi Fairbairn	HOU	OAK
6	Mike Nugent	NE	CLE
7	Mason Crosby	GB	@KC
8	Robbie Gould	SF	CAR
9	Harrison Butker	KC	GB
10	Matt Gay	TB	@TEN
11	Josh Lambo	JAC	NYJ
12	Joey Slye	CAR	@SF
13	Jason Myers	SEA	@ATL
14	Stephen Hauschka	BUF	PHI
15	Dan Bailey	MIN	WAS
16	Adam Vinatieri	IND	DEN
17	Daniel Carlson	OAK	@HOU
18	Chris Boswell	PIT	MIA
19	Sam Ficken	NYJ	@JAC
20	Brandon McManus	DEN	@IND
21	Jake Elliott	PHI	@BUF
22	Matt Bryant	ATL	SEA
23	Chase McLaughlin	LAC	@CHI
24	Aldrick Rosas	NYG	@DET
25	Cody Parkey	TEN	TB
26	Dustin Hopkins	WAS	@MIN
27	Eddy Pineiro	CHI	LAC
28	Austin Seibert	CLE	@NE
29	Randy Bullock	CIN	@LA
30	Jason Sanders	MIA	@PIT

Week 8 Defense/Special Teams

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