Updated Week 14 Fantasy TE Rankings PPR: Start-sit tight end tips, best sleepers, top streamers

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Thanks for the final week of NFL byes, Week 14 marks a huge absence among fantasy football tight ends.

George Kittle headlines the fantasy TEs on a break in a crucial week that will determine many playoff spots. Hunter Henry and Theo Johnson's breathers also diminish the available player pool.

Luckily, many top tight ends remain near the apex of our player list thanks to favorable matchups, and several names with increasing roles bolster the bottom tiers of starter-worthy options in your regular league.

Scroll for our full Week 14 fantasy TE rankings to find the right matchup play and set yourself up for the postseason.

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Fantasy TE Week 14 Rankings PPR: Start 'em, sit 'em tight end lineup tips

These Week 14 tight end player ratings account for point-per-reception (PPR) league scoring, with one additional point awarded for every 10 receiving yards, along with the standard 6 points per touchdown.

Any player's TE Bonus lineup consideration (weighing tight end receptions more heavily in point rewards) is noted below in the Week 14 Value column.

↕️ Week 14 Fantasy Rankings

Rk

Tr

Name

TM

OPP

Week 14 Value

1

1

Brock Bowers

LV

DEN

Elite TE1

2

1

Trey McBride

ARI

LAR

Elite TE1

3

1

Tyler Warren

IND

@JAX

Elite TE1

4

2

Travis Kelce

KC

HOU

Elite TE1

5

2

Jake Ferguson

DAL

@DET

Elite TE1

6

3

Kyle Pitts

ATL

SEA

TE1

7

3

AJ Barner

SEA

@ATL

TE1

8

3

Zach Ertz

WAS

@MIN

TE1

9

4

Juwan Johnson

NO

@TB

Top TE Streamer

10

4

Dalton Schultz

HOU

@KC

Top TE Streamer

11

4

Brenton Strange

JAX

IND

Top TE Streamer

12

5

Dallas Goedert

PHI

@LAC

TE Streamer

13

5

Darren Waller

MIA

@NYJ

TE Streamer

14

5

Oronde Gadsden

LAC

PHI

TE Streamer

15

6

Cade Otton

TB

NO

TE Streamer

16

6

T.J. Hockenson

MIN

WAS

TE Streamer

17

6

Evan Engram

DEN

@LV

TE Streamer

18

7

Mark Andrews

BAL

PIT

High Risk, High Reward

19

7

Harold Fannin

CLE

TEN

High Risk, High Reward

20

7

Isaiah Likely

BAL

PIT

High Risk, High Reward

21

7

David Njoku

CLE

TEN

High Risk, High Reward

22

8

Mason Taylor

NYJ

MIA

Deep TE Bonus Sleeper

23

8

Colby Parkinson

LAR

@ARI

Deep TE Bonus Sleeper

24

8

Darnell Washington

PIT

@BAL

Deep TE Bonus Sleeper

25

8

Colston Loveland

CHI

@GB

Deep TE Bonus Sleeper

26

9

Dawson Knox

BUF

CIN

Deep TE Bonus Sleeper

27

9

Jackson Hawes

BUF

CIN

Deep TE Bonus Sleeper

28

9

Gunnar Helm

TEN

@CLE

Deep TE Bonus Sleeper

29

9

Chig Okonkwo

TEN

@CLE

Deep TE Bonus Sleeper

30

10

Ross Dwelley

DET

DAL

Bench

31

10

Drew Ogletree

IND

@JAX

Bench

32

10

Taysom Hill

NO

@TB

Bench

33

10

Luke Musgrave

GB

CHI

Bench

34

10

Davis Allen

LAR

@ARI

Bench

35

10

Pat Freiermuth

PIT

@BAL

Bench

36

10

Jonnu Smith

PIT

@BAL

Bench

37

10

Cole Kmet

CHI

@GB

Bench

38

10

Mike Gesicki

CIN

@BUF

Bench

39

10

Noah Fant

CIN

@BUF

Bench

40

11

Jeremy Ruckert

NYJ

MIA

Bench

41

11

Elijah Arroyo

SEA

@ATL

Bench

42

11

Ben Sinnott

WAS

@MIN

Bench

43

11

Terrance Ferguson

LAR

@ARI

Bench

44

11

Greg Dulcich

MIA

@NYJ

Bench

45

11

Luke Schoonmaker

DAL

@DET

Bench

46

11

Josh Oliver

MIN

WAS

Bench

47

11

Adam Trautman

DEN

@LV

Bench

48

11

Tanner Hudson

CIN

@BUF

Bench

49

12

Elijah Higgins

ARI

LAR

Bench

50

12

Mo Alie-Cox

IND

@JAX

Bench

51

12

Grant Calcaterra

PHI

@LAC

Bench

52

12

David Martin-Robinson

TEN

@CLE

Bench

53

12

Foster Moreau

NO

@TB

Bench

54

12

Jack Stoll

NO

@TB

Bench

55

12

Johnny Mundt

JAX

IND

Bench

56

12

Josh Whyle

GB

CHI

Bench

57

12

John FitzPatrick

GB

CHI

Bench

58

13

John Bates

WAS

@MIN

Bench

59

13

Charlie Kolar

BAL

PIT

Bench

60

13

Julian Hill

MIA

@NYJ

Bench

61

13

Tanner Conner

MIA

@NYJ

Bench

62

13

Tucker Fisk

LAC

PHI

Bench

63

13

Charlie Woerner

ATL

SEA

Bench

64

13

Blake Whiteheart

CLE

TEN

Bench

65

13

Brevyn Spann-Ford

DAL

@DET

Bench

66

13

Connor Heyward

PIT

@BAL

Bench

67

13

Drew Sample

CIN

@BUF

Bench

INJ

--

Dalton Kincaid

BUF

CIN

INJ

--

Hunter Long

JAX

IND

INJ

--

Michael Mayer

LV

DEN

INJ

--

Will Dissly

LAC

PHI

INJ

--

Noah Gray

KC

HOU

INJ

--

Nate Adkins

DEN

@LV

OUT

--

Brock Wright

DET

GB

IR-R

--

Sam LaPorta

DET

DAL

IR-R

--

Tyler Higbee

LAR

@ARI

IR-R

--

Harrison Bryant

HOU

@KC

BYE

--

George Kittle

SF

BYE

BYE

--

Hunter Henry

NE

BYE

BYE

--

Theo Johnson

NYG

BYE

BYE

--

Ja'Tavion Sanders

CAR

BYE

BYE

--

Austin Hooper

NE

BYE

BYE

--

Mitchell Evans

CAR

BYE

BYE

--

Tommy Tremble

CAR

BYE

BYE

--

Daniel Bellinger

NYG

BYE

BYE

--

Luke Farrell

SF

BYE

BYE

--

Jake Tonges

SF

BYE

Find the best pickups at this position in our Week 14 waiver wire.

Fantasy TEs on Week 14 Bye

• George Kittle, 49ers

• Hunter Henry, Patriots

• Theo Johnson, Giants

• Ja'Tavion Sanders, Panthers

Week 14 fantasy TE injuries to watch

The Bills' Dalton Kincaid remains the biggest concern; he's now missed three straight games with a hamstring injury. Buffalo likely will not rush him back, given that they're seemingly comfortable distributing targets ad hoc to Dawson Knox and Jackson Hawes, but as long as they're splitting targets nearly 50-50, neither is playable in fantasy.

Who are the best fantasy Week 14 tight ends?

Normal names who've ranked near the top most weeks, including Trey McBride, Tyler Warren, and Brock Bowers, continue to reside in must-start territory.

Bowers rattled off a 4-63-2 Week 13 against the Chargers. The Broncos' pass defense is one of the league's best, but Zach Ertz just ate them up on Sunday Night Football, and Bowers should find similar seams to avoid Patrick Surtain Jr.

McBride has succeeded regardless of quarterback this year, as his TD regression has been a warm welcome to those who plucked him early in drafts. The fourth-year veteran has averaged a whopping 23.2 PPR points per game since Jacoby Brissett took over QB duties from Kyler Murray in Week 6.

Which top fantasy TE sleepers should I target for Week 14?

Brenton Strange's wizardry has helped elevate Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence; the third-year snare has logged at least 4 targets in six of his seven games this year and has averaged a solid 13.9 PPR points per game in his two outings since activation from injured reserve (hip). The Colts' pass defense has taken a major hit with Sauce Gardner (calf) set to miss at least one game.

T.J. Hockenson finally got some attention from "deer in headlights" rookie Max Brosmer in Week 13, catching all 6 targets for 59 yards for his first double-digit PPR game since Week 7. Even if J.J. McCarthy (concussion) resurfaces Sunday, Hock could accidentally find running room against the woeful Commanders secondary who made Evan Engram look like Shannon Sharpe on Sunday Night Football.

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Which fantasy Week 14 bust candidates should I worry about among tight ends?

The exciting but frustrating pair of tight ends for the Ravens (Mark Andrews, Isaiah Likely) and Browns (Harold Fannin Jr., David Njoku) remain a week-to-week conundrum.

While their statistical matchup will draw plenty of interest, their weekly target distributions leave plenty of room to break into fantasy lineups given all the clear No. 1's who dominate their team's positional workload. If you're desperate for a deep-league flex spot or a TE Bonus league, obviously they make sense, but recognize their floors can be subterranean; if you have a choice, can you afford to dig a deeper hole in the must-win weeks ahead?