2024 Week 14 Fantasy Football Rankings: TE, K, DEF

Brock Bowers begins to ponder the NFL record books, George Kittle aims for a better day at the office, and Cade Otton looks to prove he still belongs in the top 12.

Other positions: Quarterback | Running Back | Receiver

Week 14 Tight Ends

1	Brock Bowers	LV	at TB
2	Trey McBride	ARI	vs. SEA
3	Travis Kelce	KC	vs. LAC
4	Jonnu Smith	MIA	vs. NYJ
5	George Kittle	SF	vs. CHI
6	David Njoku	CLE	at PIT
7	Evan Engram	JAC	at TEN
8	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	vs. ATL
9	Tucker Kraft	GB	at DET
10	Sam LaPorta	DET	vs. GB
11	Cade Otton	TB	vs. LV
12	Will Dissly	LAC	at KC
13	Jake Ferguson	DAL	vs. CIN
14	Cole Kmet	CHI	at SF
15	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	vs. CLE
16	Noah Gray	KC	vs. LAC
17	Kyle Pitts	ATL	at MIN
18	Dawson Knox	BUF	at LAR
19	Juwan Johnson	NO	at NYG
20	Grant Calcaterra	PHI	vs. CAR
21	Mike Gesicki	CIN	at DAL
22	Noah Fant	SEA	at ARI
23	Ja’Tavion Sanders	CAR	at PHI
24	Chig Okonkwo	TEN	vs. JAC
25	Tyler Conklin	NYJ	at MIA
26	Luke Schoonmaker	DAL	vs. CIN
27	Tommy Tremble	CAR	at PHI
28	Foster Moreau	NO	at NYG
29	Daniel Bellinger	NYG	vs. NO

TE Notes: As I mentioned Monday, you don’t have to cite someone just for pointing out the league leaderboard, but the possibility that Brock Bowers led the league in catches would have never occurred to me had Gregg Rosenthal not posted it. Rather than being a death knell for Bowers’ status, new QB Aidan O’Connell seems like he might further enhance it. … Catching 24 passes in two weeks without scoring a touchdown is a feat that would make the aforementioned Jarvis Landry blush. It also makes Trey McBride the runaway TE2 overall. One team McBride caught 12 balls against? The Seahawks, with whom he is rematching this Sunday. … Jonnu Smith is all the way up to fifth on the year in tight end receptions. This is happening, etc. … George Kittle was part of the 49ers’ contingent that didn’t get off the bus in Buffalo. Expect him to be ridden much harder vs. Chicago. The 49ers’ run-game personnel is in tatters, and an injured Brock Purdy badly needs Kittle’s YAC skill-set.

David Njoku has caught fewer than five balls one time in five games since Jameis Winston was inserted under center. It was two weeks ago in snowy short-week conditions against the Steelers, and Njoku dropped a touchdown. We’ll give him a pass. … Mac Jones finally got the memo: Evan Engram and Parker Washington or death. The Titans seem to have the worst ever pass defense to be allowing the fewest weekly passing yards. … T.J. Hockenson isn’t the PPR metronome he’s been in years past. He’s a ceiling play, one whose offense has the sixth highest implied team total against a fraudulent Falcons defense. … Cade Otton has just five catches for 50 yards in two games since Mike Evans returned. His Evans bear case came to life instantaneously. We still lack better options at this part of the board, while the Raiders hand out the fourth most tight end fantasy points. Back to the Otton well for what could be the final time.

I’ve been a Tucker Kraft fantasy skeptic because of his volume problems, but I’ll slot him in ahead of Otton this week. There is ample reason to believe the Pack will have to rev up their passing attack for once. … With Ladd McConkey (knee, shoulder) all sorts of banged up, expect Will Dissly to immediately bounce-back from his Week 13 doughnut even if McConkey suits up. … Sam LaPorta has settled into the Mark Andrews zone. He’s an expected compiler who has instead come to rely on red-zone looks in an elite offense. It’s not the worst formula at a bad position, but it’s far from the best, too. … Jake Ferguson seems likely to return from his concussion, but it’s worth questioning if maybe he’s left the door a little too ajar for Luke Schoonmaker to keep commanding targets. … You can chase touchdowns with Noah Gray. You can chase Taysom Hill’s lost routes with Juwan Johnson. … Grant Calcaterra is a backup probably slotting into at least 3-4 targets.

Week 14 Kickers

1	Jake Bates	DET	vs GB
2	Chase McLaughlin	TB	vs LV
3	Chris Boswell	PIT	vs CLE
4	Brandon McManus	GB	at DET
5	Tyler Bass	BUF	at LAR
6	Jason Sanders	MIA	vs NYJ
7	Cameron Dicker	LAC	at KC
8	Will Reichard	MIN	vs ATL
9	Brandon Aubrey	DAL	vs CIN
10	Jake Elliott	PHI	vs CAR
11	Jason Myers	SEA	at ARI
12	Matthew Wright	KC	vs LAC
13	Jake Moody	SF	vs CHI
14	Dustin Hopkins	CLE	at PIT
15	Chad Ryland	ARI	vs SEA
16	Cade York	CIN	at DAL
17	Younghoe Koo	ATL	at MIN
18	Joshua Karty	LAR	vs BUF
19	Cairo Santos	CHI	at SF
20	Nick Folk	TEN	vs JAC
21	Daniel Carlson	LV	at TB
22	Blake Grupe	NO	at NYG
23	Graham Gano	NYG	vs NO
24	Eddy Pineiro	CAR	at PHI
25	Cam Little	JAC	at TEN
26	Anders Carlson	NYJ	at MIA

Week 14 Defense/Special Teams

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