2024 Week 13 Fantasy Football Rankings: TE, K, DEF

Taysom Hill wonders if he’s the best fake tight end in the world, Will Dissly travels west to face the Falcons, and Mark Andrews hunts for touchdowns against the Eagles.

Other positions: Quarterback | Running Back | Receiver

Updated 11/29 at 6:00 PM ET. Added Noah Fant.

Week 13 Tight Ends

1	Trey McBride	ARI	at MIN
2	Travis Kelce	KC	vs. LV
3	George Kittle	SF	at BUF
4	Brock Bowers	LV	at KC
5	Taysom Hill	NO	vs. LAR
6	Cade Otton	TB	at CAR
7	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	vs. ARI
8	Jonnu Smith	MIA	at GB
9	David Njoku	CLE	at DEN
10	Dallas Goedert	PHI	at BAL
11	Hunter Henry	NE	vs. IND
12	Evan Engram	JAC	vs. HOU
13	Mark Andrews	BAL	vs. PHI
14	Sam LaPorta	DET	vs. CHI
15	Kyle Pitts	ATL	vs. LAC
16	Will Dissly	LAC	at ATL
17	Tucker Kraft	GB	vs. MIA
18	Zach Ertz	WAS	vs. TEN
19	Cole Kmet	CHI	at DET
20	Dawson Knox	BUF	vs. SF
21	Luke Schoonmaker	DAL	vs. NYG
22	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	at CIN
23	Dalton Schultz	HOU	at JAC
24	Noah Gray	KC	vs. LV
25	Mike Gesicki	CIN	vs. PIT
26	Isaiah Likely	BAL	vs. PHI
27	Theo Johnson	NYG	at DAL
28	Austin Hooper	NE	vs. IND
29	Juwan Johnson	NO	vs. LAR
30	Noah Fant	SEA	at NYJ
31	Chig Okonkwo	TEN	at WAS
32	Tyler Conklin	NYJ	vs. SEA
33	Tommy Tremble	CAR	vs. TB

TE Notes: With the 49ers in the rare position of serving as not only underdogs, but touchdown underdogs, I’ll park George Kittle at No. 1. This isn’t a week where the Niners can make him primarily a blocker, killing his floor, while his ceiling remains the highest at the position ... is what I wrote before reconsidering right at “press time.” Brock Purdy’s (shoulder) health situation appears too touch and go. … Trey McBride cannot score, but he’s all the way up to No. 2 overall in terms of tight end yardage. Kyler Murray is going to need McBride’s easy button completions against the Vikings’ strong pass rush. … Travis Kelce has cooled off from his Weeks 8-10 hot streak, but eight weekly targets are still looking like a given. The Raiders surrender the third most TE fantasy points. … Rookie Brock Bowers leads all tight ends in yards even with the Raiders already having had their bye. He’s dealing with more quarterback drama as the Raiders go back to Aidan O’Connell, but continually targeting Bowers was one of the only things O’Connell did well in Week 6, the lone start he’s finished this season.

Taysom Hill will never repeat his career-best Week 11. He also doesn’t need to to remain a top-five “tight end,” while the Saints remain direly low on weapons. Taysom is inevitable right now. … With Josh Oliver (wrist, ankle) out last week, T.J. Hockenson progressed to playing 70 percent of the snaps, turning in a 7/114/0 line in the process. He’s gone at least 7/72 in 2-of-4 2024 appearances. Gravity is returning. … It was a rough Week 12 for Cade Otton in Mike Evans’ return, but the facts on the ground have not changed. No one is even remotely close to challenging Otton for No. 2 status in this pass-first offense. It’s a beautiful thing vs. a Panthers “defense” hemorrhaging the most tight end fantasy points. … You could rank Jonnu Smith in the top 3-4 and not be wrong. His rank is more about a difficult short-week spot for the Dolphins’ offense as a whole, one that could make touchdowns difficult to come by.

Even if DeVonta Smith (hamstring) returns, Dallas Goedert should sneak into the top 10 vs. the shootout-prone Eagles pass defense. … We are at the part of the board where underachievement takes the day. The Lions have a sky-high team total against the Bears, but Chicago has been relatively stingy up the seam. Sam LaPorta has displayed zero 2024 ceiling, while the floor isn’t looking too hot, either. … Kyle Pitts has six catches for 75 scoreless yards over his past three games. Although we at least now ceiling is possible now, the Falcons’ entire floor seems to have lowered of late. They will need to pass as home underdogs against a percolating Chargers team. … Mark Andrews has tended to produce like a back-end TE1 in high-scoring games. The bookmakers currently project PHI/BAL to be Week 13’s most bountiful contest. … Even with Romeo Doubs (concussion) on the shelf, “Baby Kittle” Tucker Kraft is too much of a 0.0 threat. … Luke Schoonmaker has earned “TE2 freebie” status during Jake Ferguson’s (concussion) ongoing absence.

Week 13 Kickers

1	Cameron Dicker	LAC	at ATL
2	Jake Bates	DET	vs. CHI
3	Ka’imi Fairbairn	HOU	at JAC
4	John Parker Romo	MIN	vs. ARI
5	Wil Lutz	DEN	vs. CLE
6	Justin Tucker	BAL	vs. PHI
7	Tyler Bass	BUF	vs. SF
8	Brandon McManus	GB	vs. MIA
9	Chase McLaughlin	TB	at CAR
10	Chris Boswell	PIT	at CIN
11	Brandon Aubrey	DAL	vs. NYG
12	Jake Elliott	PHI	at BAL
13	Jason Sanders	MIA	at GB
14	Blake Grupe	NO	vs. LAR
15	Zane Gonzalez	WAS	vs. TEN
16	Evan McPherson	CIN	vs. PIT
17	Jason Myers	SEA	at NYJ
18	Joshua Karty	LAR	at NO
19	Younghoe Koo	ATL	vs. LAC
20	Matt Gay	IND	at NE
21	Jake Moody	SF	at BUF
22	Matthew Wright	KC	vs. LV
23	Nick Folk	TEN	at WAS
24	Daniel Carlson	LV	at KC
25	Eddy Pineiro	CAR	vs. TB
26	Chad Ryland	ARI	at MIN
27	Dustin Hopkins	CLE	at DEN
28	Joey Slye	NE	vs. IND
29	Cairo Santos	CHI	at DET
30	Cam Little	JAC	vs. HOU
31	Anders Carlson	NYJ	vs. SEA
32	Graham Gano	NYG	at DAL

Week 13 Defense/Special Teams

1	Houston Texans	HOU	at JAC
2	Denver Broncos	DEN	vs. CLE
3	Kansas City Chiefs	KC	vs. LV
4	Minnesota Vikings	MIN	vs. ARI
5	Detroit Lions	DET	vs. CHI
6	Dallas Cowboys	DAL	vs. NYG
7	Seattle Seahawks	SEA	at NYJ
8	Buffalo Bills	BUF	vs. SF
9	Washington Commanders	WAS	vs. TEN
10	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	TB	at CAR
11	New York Giants	NYG	at DAL
12	Los Angeles Chargers	LAC	at ATL
13	Pittsburgh Steelers	PIT	at CIN
14	Arizona Cardinals	ARI	at MIN
15	Cleveland Browns	CLE	at DEN
16	Green Bay Packers	GB	vs. MIA
17	Indianapolis Colts	IND	at NE
18	Cincinnati Bengals	CIN	vs. PIT
19	Tennessee Titans	TEN	at WAS
20	New England Patriots	NE	vs. IND
21	New Orleans Saints	NO	vs. LAR
22	Los Angeles Rams	LAR	at NO
23	Miami Dolphins	MIA	at GB
24	New York Jets	NYJ	vs. SEA
25	Philadelphia Eagles	PHI	at BAL
26	Jacksonville Jaguars	JAC	vs. HOU
27	Chicago Bears	CHI	at DET
28	Atlanta Falcons	ATL	vs. LAC
29	Baltimore Ravens	BAL	vs. PHI
30	San Francisco 49ers	SF	at BUF
31	Las Vegas Raiders	LV	at KC
32	Carolina Panthers	CAR	vs. TB