Which tight ends are on bye in week 4?

Every team on bye in week 4 is listed at the bottom of this page, and those players are removed from the rankings automatically.

Free tool · Sep 29 – Oct 5

Week 4 TE start or sit

Q: Who should I start at tight end in week 4?

Start the tight ends with the largest positive swing on this board — the schedule adds points to their normal week. Outside the top handful of tight ends, the position is a touchdown lottery. That makes matchup a bigger tiebreaker at TE than at any other spot: red-zone defense and offensive quality are most of the signal.

Outside the top handful of tight ends, the position is a touchdown lottery. That makes matchup a bigger tiebreaker at TE than at any other spot: red-zone defense and offensive quality are most of the signal.

Week 4 · Sep 29 – Oct 5

Start these TEs — week 4

Biggest positive matchup swing at tight end this week.

#	Player	Matchup	Proj	Swing	Why
1	Mark AndrewsTE · BAL	vs TEN	11.9	+1.4	vs TEN grades smash spot — worth about 1.4 points above a normal week.
2	Colston LovelandTE · CHI	vs NYJ	9.3	+1.2	vs NYJ grades smash spot — worth about 1.2 points above a normal week.
3	Trey McBrideTE · ARI	@ NYG	14.1	+0.9	@ NYG grades good matchup — worth about 0.9 points above a normal week.
4	Travis KelceTE · KC	@ LV	11.6	+0.7	@ LV grades good matchup — worth about 0.7 points above a normal week.
5	T.J. HockensonTE · MIN	vs MIA	10.4	+0.4	vs MIA grades neutral — worth about 0.4 points above a normal week.
6	Sam LaPortaTE · DET	@ CAR	11.7	+0.2	@ CAR grades neutral — worth about 0.2 points above a normal week.
7	Tucker KraftTE · GB	@ TB	8.8	+0.2	@ TB grades neutral — worth about 0.2 points above a normal week.
8	Evan EngramTE · DEN	@ SF	9.4	-0.1	@ SF grades tough — about 0.1 points below a normal week.
9	Dallas GoedertTE · PHI	vs LAR	8.7	-0.2	vs LAR grades tough — about 0.2 points below a normal week.
10	David NjokuTE · CLE	vs PIT	7	-0.3	vs PIT grades neutral — about 0.3 points below a normal week.

Sit or downgrade — week 4 TEs

The schedule works against these names. Elite players still start; use this to settle close calls.

#	Player	Matchup	Proj	Swing	Why
1	Brock BowersTE · LV	vs KC	12.4	-1.5	vs KC grades nightmare — about 1.5 points below a normal week.
2	Jake FergusonTE · DAL	@ HOU	6.4	-1.2	@ HOU grades nightmare — about 1.2 points below a normal week.
3	George KittleTE · SF	vs DEN	11.1	-1	vs DEN grades nightmare — about 1 points below a normal week.
4	Hunter HenryTE · NE	@ BUF	6.4	-0.4	@ BUF grades tough — about 0.4 points below a normal week.
5	David NjokuTE · CLE	vs PIT	7	-0.3	vs PIT grades neutral — about 0.3 points below a normal week.
6	Dallas GoedertTE · PHI	vs LAR	8.7	-0.2	vs LAR grades tough — about 0.2 points below a normal week.
7	Evan EngramTE · DEN	@ SF	9.4	-0.1	@ SF grades tough — about 0.1 points below a normal week.
8	Sam LaPortaTE · DET	@ CAR	11.7	+0.2	@ CAR grades neutral — worth about 0.2 points above a normal week.
9	Tucker KraftTE · GB	@ TB	8.8	+0.2	@ TB grades neutral — worth about 0.2 points above a normal week.
10	T.J. HockensonTE · MIN	vs MIA	10.4	+0.4	vs MIA grades neutral — worth about 0.4 points above a normal week.

Week 4 TE rankings

Every tight end ranked by matchup-adjusted projection for this week.

#	Player	Matchup	Proj	Swing	Why
1	Trey McBrideTE · ARI	@ NYG	14.1	+0.9	@ NYG grades good matchup — worth about 0.9 points above a normal week.
2	Brock BowersTE · LV	vs KC	12.4	-1.5	vs KC grades nightmare — about 1.5 points below a normal week.
3	Mark AndrewsTE · BAL	vs TEN	11.9	+1.4	vs TEN grades smash spot — worth about 1.4 points above a normal week.
4	Sam LaPortaTE · DET	@ CAR	11.7	+0.2	@ CAR grades neutral — worth about 0.2 points above a normal week.
5	Travis KelceTE · KC	@ LV	11.6	+0.7	@ LV grades good matchup — worth about 0.7 points above a normal week.
6	George KittleTE · SF	vs DEN	11.1	-1	vs DEN grades nightmare — about 1 points below a normal week.
7	T.J. HockensonTE · MIN	vs MIA	10.4	+0.4	vs MIA grades neutral — worth about 0.4 points above a normal week.
8	Evan EngramTE · DEN	@ SF	9.4	-0.1	@ SF grades tough — about 0.1 points below a normal week.
9	Colston LovelandTE · CHI	vs NYJ	9.3	+1.2	vs NYJ grades smash spot — worth about 1.2 points above a normal week.
10	Tucker KraftTE · GB	@ TB	8.8	+0.2	@ TB grades neutral — worth about 0.2 points above a normal week.
11	Dallas GoedertTE · PHI	vs LAR	8.7	-0.2	vs LAR grades tough — about 0.2 points below a normal week.
12	David NjokuTE · CLE	vs PIT	7	-0.3	vs PIT grades neutral — about 0.3 points below a normal week.
13	Jake FergusonTE · DAL	@ HOU	6.4	-1.2	@ HOU grades nightmare — about 1.2 points below a normal week.
14	Hunter HenryTE · NE	@ BUF	6.4	-0.4	@ BUF grades tough — about 0.4 points below a normal week.

Comparing two specific names? Run them through the start/sit optimizer or check injury impact before you lock the lineup.

Week 4 TE matchup heatmap

Green is a matchup that adds points to a normal week, red is one that takes them away. The number is the average swing in points for that team's TE starters.

Biggest TE upside

BAL vs TENLead option: Mark Andrews · 11.9 pts+1.4
CHI vs NYJLead option: Colston Loveland · 9.3 pts+1.2
ARI @ NYGLead option: Trey McBride · 14.1 pts+0.9
KC @ LVLead option: Travis Kelce · 11.6 pts+0.7
MIN vs MIALead option: T.J. Hockenson · 10.4 pts+0.4

Biggest TE downside

LV vs KCLead option: Brock Bowers · 12.4 pts-1.5
DAL @ HOULead option: Jake Ferguson · 6.4 pts-1.2
SF vs DENLead option: George Kittle · 11.1 pts-1
NE @ BUFLead option: Hunter Henry · 6.4 pts-0.4
CLE vs PITLead option: David Njoku · 7 pts-0.3

Built from the same matchup grades as the week 4 TE start/sit board, so a hot cell and a start call always agree.

Other positions, week 4

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