The tight end position is difficult to draft, easy to rank. Some people over pay. If you're one of those people you're probably not reading this because you have a solid starter for week 1. Otherwise, you drafted two tight ends and you're now wondering which one to start. My week 1 TE rankings are here to help you. I'm also going to give you my personal watch-list so we can possibly spot the risers. Here's the RB rankings and WR rankings while you're here.
The Week 1 TE Rankings
| Rank | Tight Ends | Team | Opp |
| 1 | Travis Kelce | KC | at JAC |
| 2 | George Kittle | SF | at TB |
| 3 | Zach Ertz | PHI | vs. WAS |
| 4 | Hunter Henry | LAC | vs. IND |
| 5 | O.J. Howard | TB | vs. SF |
| 6 | Evan Engram | NYG | at DAL |
| 7 | Jared Cook | NO | vs. HOU |
| 8 | Vance McDonald | PIT | at NE |
| 9 | Delanie Walker | TEN | at CLE |
| 10 | David Njoku | CLE | vs. TEN |
| 11 | Austin Hooper | ATL | at MIN |
| 12 | Mark Andrews | BAL | at MIA |
| 13 | T.J. Hockenson | DET | at ARI |
| 14 | Kyle Rudolph | MIN | vs. ATL |
| 15 | Eric Ebron | IND | at LAC |
| 16 | Greg Olsen | CAR | vs. LAR |
| 17 | Jordan Reed | WAS | at PHI |
| 18 | Jack Doyle | IND | at LAC |
| 19 | Jimmy Graham | GB | at CHI |
| 20 | Darren Waller | OAK | vs. DEN |
| 21 | Dallas Goedert | PHI | vs. WAS |
| 22 | Trey Burton | CHI | vs. GB |
| 23 | Noah Fant | DEN | at OAK |
| 24 | Tyler Eifert | CIN | at SEA |
My Personal TE Watch List
Fantasy championships are won and lost based on your ability to spot early risers before everyone else. That's why I'll be sharing my watch list for the first several weeks for the season.
- Darren Waller - I'm a sucker for hype at TE and Waller is full of it. He should be an upgrade over Cook and enter the top 10 discussion if he really does indeed have his act together.
- Trey Burton - Remember this guy from last season? He was all the rage coming into the 2018 draft. He was the topic of every single sleeper article headed into last years draft. But this year, crickets. Don't sleep folks, add him to your watch-list.
- Greg Olsen - One more year of production? Maybe?
- Eifert - Give me 3 weeks of production I'll grab him.
