Fantasy TE PPR Rankings Week 4: Who to start, sit at tight end in fantasy football

George Kittle is back! Dalton Schultz (knee) will be back soon! Tyler Conklin and David Njoku keep playing well! Is the tight end position suddenly…deep? OK, we won’t go that far, but things are looking up in our Week 4 fantasy TE PPR rankings.

One of the reasons we can’t call TE “deep” just yet is because Kyle Pitts (vs. Browns in Week 4) hasn’t fully made that Year 2 leap. He finally got going last week, but guys like Dallas Goedert (vs. Jaguars) and Zach Ertz (@ Panthers) might be just as good in PPR formats. Goedert is dealing with a shin injury, though, which has his availability for Week 4 in question.

Arguing over top players is a luxury most fantasy owners don’t have, though. Instead, they’re worried about the TEs who seem to be on the start-sit bubble every week. Tyler Higbee (@ 49ers) has been great this year, especially in PPR, but a matchup against the league’s toughest TE defense makes him riskier than usual. T.J. Hockenson (vs. Seahawks) and Dawson Knox (@ Ravens) are also in that tier, but both have favorable matchups this week and should get going for their owners.

WEEK 4 STANDARD RANKINGS:
QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/STs | Kicker

In addition to Higbee, a few other notable TEs are in bad spots this week. Logan Thomas (vs. Cowboys), Hunter Henry (@ Packers), and Irv Smith Jr. (vs. Saints) all face defenses in the bottom 10 in fantasy points allowed to tight ends. Henry and Smith have both been TD-or-bust players with less value in PPR leagues, so they’re not tough to sit, but Thomas is usually a better PPR play, so he still has some upside despite last week’s no-show.

WEEK 4 PPR RANKINGS:
QBs | RBs | WRs | D/STs | Kicker

If you were planning on starting any of those players, you might want to pivot to Njoku (@ Falcons), Tyler Conklin (@ Steelers), or Hayden Hurst (vs. Dolphins), all of whom have favorable matchups this week. Njoku had some breakout buzz before the year, but Conklin has been a nice, high-target surprise. Hurst took a step back last week, but his overall body of work this year is still solid. All should provide a decent baseline of points in PPR leagues. The same goes for Evan Engram (@ Eagles), who has emerged as a nice security blanket for Trevor Lawrence. Gerald Everett (@ Texans) is coming off a bad game and faces a surprisingly solid Texans’ defense, but he still sees consistent targets, so he should be in most PPR lineups, too.

We’ll continue to learn more about this position and, more important, the best/worst TE matchups as the season wears on. It’s a little too early to officially call anyone a “bust” because we know a TE is always one TD catch away from being a top-five player in a given week, but some genuine breakouts sure seem to be emerging. You don’t necessarily need a season-long breakout to have success at this position, though — you just need the guy who breaks out that week. We’ll do our best to monitor the numbers and help you find those guys going forward.

We’ll be updating these standard TE PPR rankings as needed throughout the week, so check back for the latest changes and analysis.

Week 4 fantasy TE PPR rankings​​​​​​

These rankings are for full-point PPR formats.