With Week 4 in the NFL upon us, it’s time for fantasy football managers to set their lineups and dive into each position. With fewer and fewer reliable options each year, the streaming TE strategy has become more and more popular. Here are our TE tiers and rankings for Week 4, along with a couple of streamers.
Fantasy football TE tiers for Week 4
While individual rankings will always be valuable for weekly decisions, using a tier-based approach at TE can help find similar production ranges.
The below rankings are intended as a guide for half-PPR formats. They do not take into account individual league rules and setups. The following rankings are a consensus from PFN fantasy analysts Jason Katz and Tommy Garrett.
Tier 1
1. Travis Kelce | Kansas City Chiefs @ PHI
2. Darren Waller | Las Vegas Raiders @ LAC
Tier 2
3. George Kittle | San Francisco 49ers vs. SEA
Tier 3
4. T.J. Hockenson | Detroit Lions @ CHI
5. Mark Andrews | Baltimore Ravens @ DEN
6. Logan Thomas | Washington Football Team @ ATL
7. Kyle Pitts | Atlanta Falcons vs. WAS
8. Noah Fant | Denver Broncos vs. BAL
9. Tyler Higbee | Los Angeles Rams vs. ARI
Tier 4
10. Robert Tonyan | Green Bay Packers vs. PIT
11. Dawson Knox | Buffalo Bills vs. HOU
12. Dallas Goedert | Philadelphia Eagles vs. KC
13. Jared Cook | Los Angeles Chargers vs. LV
14. Jonnu Smith | New England Patriots vs. TB
15. Mike Gesicki | Miami Dolphins vs. IND
16. Hunter Henry | New England Patriots vs. TB
17. Tyler Conklin | Minnesota Vikings vs. CLE
18. Cameron Brate | Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ NE
19. Austin Hooper | Cleveland Browns @ MIN
20. Dalton Schultz | Dallas Cowboys vs. CAR
Tier 5
21. Pat Freiermuth | Pittsburgh Steelers @ GB
22. Evan Engram | New York Giants @ NO
23. Zach Ertz | Philadelphia Eagles vs. KC
24. Cole Kmet | Chicago Bears vs. DET
25. Albert Okwuegbunam | Denver Broncos vs. BAL
26. Maxx Williams | Arizona Cardinals @ LAR
27. Blake Jarwin | Dallas Cowboys vs. CAR
28. Will Dissly | Seattle Seahawks @ SF
29. Tommy Tremble | Carolina Panthers @ DAL
30. Jack Doyle | Indianapolis Colts @ MIA
31. Adam Trautman | New Orleans Saints vs. NYG
32. David Njoku | Cleveland Browns @ MIN
33. Geoff Swaim | Tennessee Titans @ NYJ
34. Tyler Kroft | New York Jets vs. TEN
35. Eric Ebron | Pittsburgh Steelers @ GB
TE streamers for Week 4
Finding Week 4 TE streamers is almost easier than unearthing QB streamers because the bar is so low. All we’re looking for are TEs that are on the field with a reasonable chance at scoring a touchdown. As always, we do our best to choose tight ends that realistically should be available in most fantasy football leagues.
Tyler Conklin, Minnesota Vikings (vs. CLE)
This certainly feels a bit like point chasing, but I want you to view it more like “usage chasing.”
The Vikings’ passing game essentially revolves around two players — Justin Jefferson and Adam Thielen. For the first two weeks of the season, the third man was K.J. Osborn. In Week 3, something changed. Tyler Conklin out-snapped Osborn 54-44 and out-targeted him 8-2. Conklin finished as the overall TE2 with 20 fantasy points.
Conklin only ran a route on about 42% of his snaps, but we’re hoping that increases given his performance. The Browns have fared well against the tight end position, but outside of Travis Kelce in Week 1, they’ve played two teams with largely irrelevant TEs.
With Minnesota’s defense unable to stop anyone, the team keeps finding itself in shootouts. That gives Conklin as good of a chance as anyone at a few receptions and a touchdown.
Will Dissly, Seattle Seahawks (at SF)
Let’s dig extra deep. Last week, Will Dissly played just 20 snaps and was targeted only once. However, Gerald Everett tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday and won’t be able to play on Sunday. That opens the door for Dissly to be Seattle’s primary tight end.
Everett played 42 snaps in Week 3. Of course, not all of those snaps will go to Dissly, but he should assume the vast majority. In 2019, Dissly had a streak where he scored 4 touchdowns in four games and generated at least 12 fantasy points in each contest. With the Seahawks lacking a third receiving option behind DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett, you can take a shot on Dissly recapturing some of that 2019 magic.