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?

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