If you made it to the championship round of your fantasy football leagues, congratulations on an amazing season! Let’s take a look at the Week 17 TE tiers and streamers to consider for your lineups this week.
Week 17 TE Tiers
The top tier has separated itself from the pack this year, but who makes up Tier 2? Let’s dive in.
Tier 1
1. Mark Andrews | Baltimore Ravens vs. LAR
2. Travis Kelce | Kansas City Chiefs @ CIN
3. George Kittle | San Francisco 49ers vs. HOU
Tier 2
4. Rob Gronkowski | Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ NYJ
5. Dawson Knox | Buffalo Bills vs. ATL
6. Dallas Goedert | Philadelphia Eagles @ WAS
7. Zach Ertz | Arizona Cardinals @ DAL
Tier 3
8. Kyle Pitts | Atlanta Falcons @ BUF
9. Dalton Schultz | Dallas Cowboys vs. ARI
10. Hunter Henry | New England Patriots vs. JAX
11. Mike Gesicki | Miami Dolphins @ TEN
12. Noah Fant | Denver Broncos @ LAC
Tier 4
13. Jared Cook | Los Angeles Chargers vs. DEN
14. Tyler Higbee | Los Angeles Rams @ BAL
15. Gerald Everett | Seattle Seahawks vs. DET
16. Tyler Conklin | Minnesota Vikings @ GB
Tier 5
17. Cole Kmet | Chicago Bears vs. NYG
18. Foster Moreau | Las Vegas Raiders @ IND
19. Mo Alie-Cox | Indianapolis Colts vs. LV
20. C.J. Uzomah | Cincinnati Bengals vs. KC
21. Evan Engram | New York Giants @ CHI
Tier 6
22. Cameron Brate | Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ NYJ
23. Austin Hooper | Cleveland Browns @ PIT
24. Brevin Jordan | Houston Texans @ SF
25. David Njoku | Cleveland Browns @ PIT
26. Albert Okwuegbunam | Denver Broncos @ LAC
Tier 7
27. Zach Gentry | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. CLE
28. John Bates | Washington Football Team vs. PHI
29. Jimmy Graham | Chicago Bears vs. NYG
30. Jonnu Smith | New England Patriots vs. JAX
31. Ricky Seals-Jones | Washington Football Team vs. PHI
32. Jack Doyle | Indianapolis Colts vs. LV
33. Anthony Firkser | Tennessee Titans vs. MIA
Tier 8
34. James O’Shaughnessy | Jacksonville Jaguars @ NE
35. Tyler Kroft | New York Jets vs. TB
36. Adam Trautman | New Orleans Saints vs. CAR
37. Josiah Deguara | Green Bay Packers vs. MIN
38. Brock Wright | Detroit Lions @ SEA
39. Harrison Bryant | Cleveland Browns @ PIT
40. Geoff Swaim | Tennessee Titans vs. MIA
Week 17 TE Streamers
If you’ve been streaming the position all season and have been having good luck with it, here are three options to consider with your fantasy championships on the line. Best of luck going for the title!
Gerald Everett (vs. Detroit Lions)
Gerald Everett has a touchdown in three of his last five games and has gone over 60 receiving yards in back-to-back weeks. Seattle’s offense has a lot more value than just deep shots to Tyler Lockett. For those looking for a replacement or have been streaming the position all year, a late-season fantasy hero is emerging.
This week, Everett will be facing the Detroit Lions, who have given up the third-most fantasy points per game to opposing tight ends in the last four weeks (19.1). That’s a lot of points. Everett should have plenty of room to find success and is a good streaming option for your fantasy championships.
Albert Okwuegbunam (@ Los Angeles Chargers)
One time on national television, Tiki Barber butchered Albert Okwuegbunam’s last name. It wasn’t a good look.
Okwuegbunam knows his last name is tough, evidenced by the fact that he put the phonetic spelling of his name right in his Twitter bio. According to him, it’s “Oak-woo-aye-boo-nom.”
Okwuegbunam is the TE12 over the last four weeks, despite being held without a catch last week against the Las Vegas Raiders. Part of the reason that might have happened was the Broncos were without Teddy Bridgewater, putting Drew Lock in the starting role.
This week, against the Chargers — who have allowed the sixth-most points per game to TEs over the last four weeks — “Albert O” could offer some valuable production with Bridgewater set to return.
Tyler Conklin (@ Green Bay Packers)
Adam Thielen reaggravated an ankle injury last week and was visibly upset and in pain, frustrated on the sidelines that he wasn’t able to get back in the game. Thielen is now set to miss the rest of the season after having ankle surgery.
With Thielen not playing his usual volume of snaps, Tyler Conklin saw an uptick in usage. Conklin saw 5 targets, his most since Week 13, catching 4 for 44 yards. His lack of touchdowns is concerning — he only has 3 on the season and none since Week 10. But with Thielen now out, that could change in Week 17 against a Packers defense that has given up 3 TDs to TEs in their last four outings.