Free tool · Oct 13 – Oct 19
Week 6 TE start or sit
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 6 · Oct 13 – Oct 19
Start these TEs — week 6
Biggest positive matchup swing at tight end this week.
| # | Player | Matchup | Proj | Swing | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tucker KraftTE · GB | vs DAL | 10 | +1.4 | vs DAL grades smash spot — worth about 1.4 points above a normal week. |
| 2 | George KittleTE · SF | vs WAS | 13.4 | +1.3 | vs WAS grades good matchup — worth about 1.3 points above a normal week. |
| 3 | Hunter HenryTE · NE | vs NYJ | 7.7 | +0.9 | vs NYJ grades smash spot — worth about 0.9 points above a normal week. |
| 4 | Dallas GoedertTE · PHI | vs CAR | 9.1 | +0.2 | vs CAR grades neutral — worth about 0.2 points above a normal week. |
| 5 | Mark AndrewsTE · BAL | @ CLE | 10.6 | +0.1 | @ CLE grades neutral — worth about 0.1 points above a normal week. |
| 6 | Colston LovelandTE · CHI | @ ATL | 8.2 | +0.1 | @ ATL grades neutral — worth about 0.1 points above a normal week. |
| 7 | David NjokuTE · CLE | vs BAL | 7.1 | -0.2 | vs BAL grades neutral — about 0.2 points below a normal week. |
| 8 | Jake FergusonTE · DAL | @ GB | 7.1 | -0.5 | @ GB grades tough — about 0.5 points below a normal week. |
| 9 | Travis KelceTE · KC | vs LAC | 10.3 | -0.6 | vs LAC grades nightmare — about 0.6 points below a normal week. |
| 10 | Trey McBrideTE · ARI | @ LAR | 12.5 | -0.7 | @ LAR grades tough — about 0.7 points below a normal week. |
Sit or downgrade — week 6 TEs
The schedule works against these names. Elite players still start; use this to settle close calls.
| # | Player | Matchup | Proj | Swing | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evan EngramTE · DEN | vs SEA | 8.4 | -1.1 | vs SEA grades nightmare — about 1.1 points below a normal week. |
| 2 | Brock BowersTE · LV | vs BUF | 13.1 | -0.8 | vs BUF grades tough — about 0.8 points below a normal week. |
| 3 | Trey McBrideTE · ARI | @ LAR | 12.5 | -0.7 | @ LAR grades tough — about 0.7 points below a normal week. |
| 4 | Travis KelceTE · KC | vs LAC | 10.3 | -0.6 | vs LAC grades nightmare — about 0.6 points below a normal week. |
| 5 | Jake FergusonTE · DAL | @ GB | 7.1 | -0.5 | @ GB grades tough — about 0.5 points below a normal week. |
| 6 | David NjokuTE · CLE | vs BAL | 7.1 | -0.2 | vs BAL grades neutral — about 0.2 points below a normal week. |
| 7 | Mark AndrewsTE · BAL | @ CLE | 10.6 | +0.1 | @ CLE grades neutral — worth about 0.1 points above a normal week. |
| 8 | Colston LovelandTE · CHI | @ ATL | 8.2 | +0.1 | @ ATL grades neutral — worth about 0.1 points above a normal week. |
| 9 | Dallas GoedertTE · PHI | vs CAR | 9.1 | +0.2 | vs CAR grades neutral — worth about 0.2 points above a normal week. |
| 10 | Hunter HenryTE · NE | vs NYJ | 7.7 | +0.9 | vs NYJ grades smash spot — worth about 0.9 points above a normal week. |
Week 6 TE rankings
Every tight end ranked by matchup-adjusted projection for this week.
| # | Player | Matchup | Proj | Swing | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George KittleTE · SF | vs WAS | 13.4 | +1.3 | vs WAS grades good matchup — worth about 1.3 points above a normal week. |
| 2 | Brock BowersTE · LV | vs BUF | 13.1 | -0.8 | vs BUF grades tough — about 0.8 points below a normal week. |
| 3 | Trey McBrideTE · ARI | @ LAR | 12.5 | -0.7 | @ LAR grades tough — about 0.7 points below a normal week. |
| 4 | Mark AndrewsTE · BAL | @ CLE | 10.6 | +0.1 | @ CLE grades neutral — worth about 0.1 points above a normal week. |
| 5 | Travis KelceTE · KC | vs LAC | 10.3 | -0.6 | vs LAC grades nightmare — about 0.6 points below a normal week. |
| 6 | Tucker KraftTE · GB | vs DAL | 10 | +1.4 | vs DAL grades smash spot — worth about 1.4 points above a normal week. |
| 7 | Dallas GoedertTE · PHI | vs CAR | 9.1 | +0.2 | vs CAR grades neutral — worth about 0.2 points above a normal week. |
| 8 | Evan EngramTE · DEN | vs SEA | 8.4 | -1.1 | vs SEA grades nightmare — about 1.1 points below a normal week. |
| 9 | Colston LovelandTE · CHI | @ ATL | 8.2 | +0.1 | @ ATL grades neutral — worth about 0.1 points above a normal week. |
| 10 | Hunter HenryTE · NE | vs NYJ | 7.7 | +0.9 | vs NYJ grades smash spot — worth about 0.9 points above a normal week. |
| 11 | Jake FergusonTE · DAL | @ GB | 7.1 | -0.5 | @ GB grades tough — about 0.5 points below a normal week. |
| 12 | David NjokuTE · CLE | vs BAL | 7.1 | -0.2 | vs BAL grades neutral — about 0.2 points below a normal week. |
On bye in week 6
DET · MIN
Comparing two specific names? Run them through the start/sit optimizer or check injury impact before you lock the lineup.
Week 6 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
- GB vs DALLead option: Tucker Kraft · 10 pts+1.4
- SF vs WASLead option: George Kittle · 13.4 pts+1.3
- NE vs NYJLead option: Hunter Henry · 7.7 pts+0.9
- PHI vs CARLead option: Dallas Goedert · 9.1 pts+0.2
- BAL @ CLELead option: Mark Andrews · 10.6 pts+0.1
Biggest TE downside
- DEN vs SEALead option: Evan Engram · 8.4 pts-1.1
- LV vs BUFLead option: Brock Bowers · 13.1 pts-0.8
- ARI @ LARLead option: Trey McBride · 12.5 pts-0.7
- KC vs LACLead option: Travis Kelce · 10.3 pts-0.6
- DAL @ GBLead option: Jake Ferguson · 7.1 pts-0.5
Built from the same matchup grades as the week 6 TE start/sit board, so a hot cell and a start call always agree.