Fantasy TE Streamers and Rankings Week 8: Greg Dulcich and Juwan Johnson Headline Best Options

The fantasy football season continues to evolve each week. With the fantasy season comes the world of positional rankings and streamers. Below, you will find our fantasy football tight end rankings for Week 8 and our top TE streaming options available on the waiver wire.

Week 8 TE Rankings

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For more on our top tight end streamers for Week 8, scroll past the table for analysis and our recommended plays. The tight end rankings below are from Senior Fantasy Analyst Tommy Garrett.

The table is best viewed in landscape on mobile devices and can be sorted using the filters above the table. Within the table are rankings for PPR, half-PPR, and non-PPR. To select your scoring system, use the filters above the table. The overall ranking is based on Superflex leagues.

Top TE Streamers for Week 8

Juwan Johnson, New Orleans Saints

While the Saints already have a top-five fantasy “tight end” in Taysom Hill, we may be seeing the development of another fantasy-relevant option. Juwan Johnson is a converted receiver with enough size at 6’4″ to be a challenge for defensive backs. But he has enough speed to be problematic for linebackers. Johnson has at least 32 yards in five games this season.

His Week 7 against Arizona was his best yet, notching a season-high five catches and two touchdowns. The Cardinals have the second-worst defense against the position, but he has another favorable matchup against the Raiders in Week 8. The Raiders are the fourth-worst in fantasy points allowed to the position, giving up a touchdown a game on average (most in the NFL).

MORE: Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups

Johnson should benefit from Andy Dalton continuing to start at quarterback compared to Jameis Winston. Dalton has a knack for feeding tight ends going back to his days with the Bengals. With Johnson seeing his snaps increase over 70 percent over the last two weeks, his role continues to swell.

Johnson is only on three percent of Yahoo and ESPN rosters despite being a rising option for managers.

Greg Dulcich, Denver Broncos

I, like everyone else, had assumed Albert Okwuegbunam would be the young Broncos tight end who broke out this year. Instead, it’s former UCLA star pass catcher Greg Dulcich. The explosive third-round pick has brought his knack for creating big plays to an offense desperately searching for consistency despite Russell Wilson sitting this week with a hamstring injury.

Dulcich’s athleticism can be a challenge for a good Jaguars defense that has successfully limited production from tight ends. Jacksonville has allowed just 3.7 yards per catch for 45 yards and one touchdown on the year to the position. And yet, Dulcich is peaking at the right time in a badly needed role for backup quarterback Brett Rypien.

After missing the first five weeks with injury, Dulcich has functionally been the starter since being activated. He’s played 71 and 59 percent of snaps in the last two games. In total, he’s caught eight passes for 95 yards and one touchdown.

You can find Dulcich in 89 percent of Yahoo leagues and 92 percent of ESPN leagues.