The tight end landscape has taken many hits in fantasy football circles, including the George Kittle (hamstring) injury that sent him to injured reserve and several underperforming yet draft-day-expensive names.
Heavy investors on draft day at the position have indeed seen mixed results. In most fantasy leagues, tinkering with other options on the rise looks appealing.
What does this mean for Week 3 production from tight ends? We once again line up our favorite starts and fades below.
Continue scrolling for our Week 3 TE fantasy football rankings.
Fantasy TE Rankings Week 3: Who to start, sit, stream at tight end this week
| Rk | Tr | Tight Ends | TM | OPP |
| 1 | 1 | Trey McBride | ARI | @SF |
| 2 | 1 | Tyler Warren | IND | @TEN |
| 3 | 2 | Travis Kelce | KC | @NYG |
| 4 | 2 | Dalton Kincaid | BUF | MIA |
| 5 | 2 | Tucker Kraft | GB | @CLE |
| 6 | 3 | Juwan Johnson | NO | @SEA |
| 7 | 3 | Kyle Pitts | ATL | @CAR |
| 8 | 3 | Jake Ferguson | DAL | @CHI |
| 9 | 4 | Harold Fannin Jr. | CLE | GB |
| 10 | 4 | Sam LaPorta | DET | @BAL |
| 11 | 5 | Colston Loveland | CHI | DAL |
| 12 | 5 | T.J. Hockenson | MIN | CIN |
| 13 | 5 | Mark Andrews | BAL | DET |
| 14 | 5 | Jonnu Smith | PIT | @NE |
| 15 | 5 | Ja'Tavion Sanders | CAR | ATL |
| 16 | 6 | Hunter Henry | NE | PIT |
| 17 | 6 | Theo Johnson | NYG | KC |
| 18 | 6 | Chig Okonkwo | TEN | IND |
| 19 | 6 | Jake Tonges | SF | ARI |
| 20 | 6 | David Njoku | CLE | GB |
| 21 | 6 | A.J. Barner | SEA | NO |
| 22 | 7 | Tyler Higbee | LAR | @PHI |
| 23 | 7 | Davis Allen | LAR | @PHI |
| 24 | 7 | Noah Fant | CIN | @MIN |
| 25 | 7 | Mike Gesicki | CIN | @MIN |
| 26 | 7 | Austin Hooper | NE | PIT |
| 27 | 7 | Pat Freiermuth | PIT | @NE |
| 28 | 7 | Tanner Conner | MIA | @BUF |
| 29 | 8 | Brock Wright | DET | @BAL |
| 30 | 8 | Noah Gray | KC | @NYG |
| 31 | 8 | Elijah Arroyo | SEA | NO |
| 32 | 8 | Luke Farrell | SF | ARI |
| 33 | 8 | Daniel Bellinger | NYG | KC |
| 34 | 9 | Kylen Granson | PHI | LAR |
| 35 | 9 | Grant Calcaterra | PHI | LAR |
| 36 | 9 | Josh Oliver | MIN | CIN |
| 37 | 9 | Mo Alie-Cox | IND | @TEN |
| MNF | -- | Brock Bowers | LV | @WAS |
| MNF | -- | Zach Ertz | WAS | LV |
| MNF | -- | Brenton Strange | JAX | HOU |
| MNF | -- | Evan Engram | DEN | @LAC |
| MNF | -- | Cade Otton | TB | NYJ |
| MNF | -- | Dalton Schultz | HOU | @JAX |
| MNF | -- | Mason Taylor | NYJ | @TB |
| MNF | -- | Michael Mayer | LV | @WAS |
| MNF | -- | Will Dissly | LAC | DEN |
| MNF | -- | Hunter Long | JAX | HOU |
| MNF | -- | Tyler Conklin | LAC | DEN |
| MNF | -- | Jeremy Ruckert | NYJ | @TB |
| INJ | -- | Dallas Goedert | PHI | LAR |
| INJ | -- | Darren Waller | MIA | @BUF |
| IR-R | -- | George Kittle | SF | ARI |
| IR-R | -- | Cade Stover | HOU | @JAX |
FIND THE BEST TE PICKUPS: Week 3 fantasy waiver wire
Who are the best fantasy tight ends for Week 3?
Assuming Brock Bowers (knee) is active for Week 2 and makes it through the game OK, he'll move up into the rankings to join Trey McBride and surging rookie Tyler Warren in Tier 1.
Statistical matchups elevate widely accepted TE1s Travis Kelce (at New York Giants), Dalton Kincaid (vs. Miami Dolphins), and Tucker Kraft (at Cleveland Browns) into the top half of the starting tiers.
Which fantasy TE sleepers should I start in Week 3?
- Kyle Pitts is "back" in the circle of "trust" -- more so because he's averaged 5.5 catches per game and gets to run routes against a weak Carolina Panthers secondary.
- Juwan Johnson's incredible touchdown catch in Week 2 teases the upside as arguably the top target for New Orleans Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler. The 10.5-target average per game helps, too. The Seattle Seahawks even let a non-George Kittle tight end find the end zone against the 49ers in Week 1.
- The Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears meet in Week 3 and boast soft landing spots for TE production from Jake Ferguson and Colston Loveland, respectively. Both lack the secondaries to tame any focused use of the position.