Week 9 fantasy tight end rankings: Top TE streamers, starts

The bye weeks can sometimes be a real pain for fantasy football managers, especially when it comes to tight ends.

There aren't really many elite options you can depend on every week, so when you have a starter you trust have to sit out a week, it can be difficult to find a capable fill-in. Of course these rankings are one way to find the best matchups when you're in dire straits ... but the best solution is simply getting your guy back the following week.

In Week 8, three key tight ends were on bye. But George Kittle, Isaiah Likely and Dalton Schultz all return in Week 9 − and they're all top-10 fantasy options this week.

ON BYE: Pittsburgh, Tennessee

Rankings by Daniel Dobish, TheHuddle.com.

Fantasy football Week 9 tight end rankings

(*- double-check status before kickoff)

1. Trey McBride, Ari. at Sea.
2. Brock Bowers, L.V. at S.F.
3. George Kittle, S.F. vs. L.V.
4. Dalton Kincaid, Buf. at Min.
5. Travis Kelce, K.C. vs. N.Y.-J
6. Tucker Kraft, G.B. at N.E.
7. Isaiah Likely, N.Y.-G at Phi.
8. Colston Loveland, Chi. vs. T.B.
9. Dalton Schultz, Hou. at L.A.-C
10. Sam LaPorta, Det. at Mia.
11. Harold Fannin Jr., Cle. at N.O.
12. Kyle Pitts Sr., Atl. vs. Cin.
13. *Hunter Henry, N.E. vs. G.B.
14. Brenton Strange, Jac. at Bal.
15. AJ Barner, Sea. vs. Ari.
16. T.J. Hockenson, Min. vs. Buf.
17. Mike Gesicki, Cin. at Atl.
18. *Jake Ferguson, Dal. at Ind.
19. Dallas Goedert, Phi. vs. N.Y.-G
20. Juwan Johnson, N.O. vs. Cle.
21. Chig Okonkwo, Was. vs. L.A.-R
22. Mark Andrews, Bal. vs. Jac.
23. *Colby Parkinson, L.A.-R at Was.
24. Tyler Warren, Ind. vs. Dal.
25. Oronde Gadsden II, L.A.-C vs. Hou.
26. Mason Taylor, N.Y.-J at K.C.
27. Darren Waller, Car. vs. Den.
28. Greg Dulcich, Mia. vs. Det.
29. Evan Engram, Den. at Car.
30. Davis Allen, L.A.-R at Was.

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