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

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

Jake Ferguson throws his hat in the ring for overall TE1 status, Tucker Kraft replaced Mike Gesicki as “Why not?” TE1 du jour, and Kyle Pitts wonders if its moment of relevance is over.

Other positions: quarterback | Run back | Recipient

Updated 10/6. at 10:45 a.m. ET. Evan Engram removed.

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 WHAT
8 Brock Bowers LV both
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 probably BAL at CIN
19 Zach Ertz WAS vs CLE
20 Hunter Heinrich NE vs. MIA
21 Noah Fant SEA vs NYG
22 Jonnu Smith MIA legs
23 Brenton Strange JAC vs. IND
24 Juwan Johnson NO at KC
25 Noah Grey KC vs. NO
26 Austin Hooper NE vs. MIA
27 Luke Musgrave GB at LAR
28 Erick All CIN vs BAL
29 Yes'Tavion Sanders CAR at CHI
30 Dawson Knox BUF at HOU
31 Greg Dulcich THE vs LV
32 Johnny Mundt MIN against NYJ

TE notes: Even though the 49ers' skill corps has finally reached full strength (without CMC), George Kittle seems to be the best choice for standard TE1 status at the moment. His 2024 floor was fine. Everyone knows the ceiling. The Cardinals are a glorious Week 5 matchup. … Jake Ferguson Is the rare 2024 tight end draft plan actually going according to plan? Matchups shouldn't matter much for the Cowboys' No. 2 weapon. … The Cardinals expect Trey McBride returned after a week-long absence with a concussion. The struggling Kyler Murray seemed completely out of ideas without his seam safety valve. Despite his rib injury, 49ers LB Fred Warner is an unideal McBride welcome board for Week 5. … Rashee Rice was injured and Travis Kelce immediately had a useful effort. A positive touchdown regression was long overdue, and Kelce could soon be back in his traditional top spot. … Dalton Kincaid Still isn't running enough routes, but he's still commanding targets while doing so. Hopefully Texans/Bills actually shoot out.

Pat Freiermuth didn't really have a good game. He didn't really have a bad result either. Apparently that's enough to make him a safe mid-range TE1 these days. … David Njoku (Ankle) practices. When he returns from his three-game absence, he will be the much-needed No. 2 weapon for the Browns against an extremely leaky Commanders defense, albeit one that has so far provided limited tight end production against a weak roster of opposing seam stretchers has shown. … Evan Engram (Thigh) is also struggling to return from his three-game sabbatical. If he can do it, the Colts will be a land of options for rival pass catchers. … Brock Bowers As expected, he's faltering after proving he needs to be a defensive focal point. Even with Davante Adams The outlook for Bowers' targets in Week 5 isn't exactly surprising, as the Broncos expect to wipe out the Raiders' entire passing game. … Dalton Schultz is the Pat Freiermuth of a poor man who at least doesn't do anything bad. As for his good fantasy works? He will contact you regarding this.

I decided to panic a little more than I expected Mark Andrews. With so many tight ends struggling, it's tempting to fall back on fundamentals. One of them is: Andrews has been good for a long time. But Andrews struggled to even get on the field for the Ravens' most important snaps in Week 4. I am hold Andrews has at least another week left but is looking for starting alternatives against the Bengals. At the very least, it should be a high-scoring affair where the Ravens have to pass. …We return quickly Tucker Kraft into the TE1 ranks after Jordan Love immediately revived his fantasy relevance. How much of that was due to the 28-0 comeback game script is a fair question. It's also fair to focus on Kraft being one of the tight ends good game any circumstance this season. … Compared to the rest of the industry, I was never really one Kyle Pitts Booster. But even I need to stop pretending he's relevant at all at the moment. The guy is losing target battles to Darnell Mooney and Ray-Ray McCloud and doesn't even look fast anymore. … Cade Otton is tied for fourth among tight end targets with 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 against NYJ
8 Austin Seibert WAS vs CLE
9 Blake Group 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 THE vs LV
18 Dustin Hopkins CLE at WHAT
19 Cairo Santos CHI vs. CAR
20 Eddy Pineiro CAR at CHI
21 Cam Little JAC vs. IND
22 Daniel Carlson LV both
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 legs

Week 5 Defense/Special Teams

1 Denver Broncos THE vs LV
2 San Francisco 49ers SF vs ARI
3 Chicago Bears CHI vs. CAR
4 Minnesota Vikings MIN against 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 legs
13 Las Vegas Raiders LV both
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 WHAT
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

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