2025 Week 14 Fantasy Football Rankings: TE, K, DEF

Travis Kelce prepares for a tough matchup in the Texans, Brenton Strange goes in search of another TE1 day, and Darren Waller battles for targets in a low-volume Dolphins passing attack.

Other positions: Quarterback | Running Back | Receiver

Updated 12/7 at 10:30 AM ET. Moved Dalton Kincaid down.

Week 14 Tight Ends

1	Trey McBride	ARI	vs. LAR
2	Brock Bowers	LV	vs. DEN
3	Travis Kelce	KC	vs. HOU
4	Tyler Warren	IND	at JAC
5	Jake Ferguson	DAL	at DET
6	Kyle Pitts	ATL	vs. SEA
7	Brenton Strange	JAC	vs. IND
8	Colston Loveland	CHI	at GB
9	Juwan Johnson	NO	at TB
10	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	vs. CIN
11	Harold Fannin Jr.	CLE	vs. TEN
12	Dalton Schultz	HOU	at KC
13	Mark Andrews	BAL	vs. PIT
14	Oronde Gadsden II	LAC	vs. PHI
15	Zach Ertz	WAS	at MIN
16	Dallas Goedert	PHI	at LAC
17	Darren Waller	MIA	at NYJ
18	Mason Taylor	NYJ	vs. MIA
19	Isaiah Likely	BAL	vs. PIT
20	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	vs. WAS
21	Evan Engram	DEN	at LV
22	AJ Barner	SEA	at ATL
23	Cade Otton	TB	vs. NO
24	Gunnar Helm	TEN	at CLE
25	Colby Parkinson	LAR	at ARI
26	Chig Okonkwo	TEN	at CLE
27	Mike Gesicki	CIN	at BUF
28	Darnell Washington	PIT	at BAL
29	Taysom Hill	NO	at TB
30	Dawson Knox	BUF	vs. CIN
31	David Njoku	CLE	vs. TEN
32	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	at BAL
33	Greg Dulcich	MIA	at NYJ
34	Jonnu Smith	PIT	at BAL
35	Noah Fant	CIN	at BUF
36	Luke Musgrave	GB	vs. CHI

TE Notes: Dalton Kincaid (hamstring, knee) keeps inching toward a return. If he plays, he will be sprinting back into your lineup. The TE1/2 borderline is more unsettled than ever, and Kincaid’s importance to the Bills’ offense has never been greater. Who knows, he might even better six targets in a game this season. … Brenton Strange has finished as the TE4 and TE8 in two games since returning. That he’s done so on just nine targets has fantasy managers a bit wary of taking the plunge, but Strange was posting mid-range TE1 numbers before going down. He also did so down the stretch of 2024. This should be more real than his initial modest target counts make it appear. … Tight end is bad enough that, depending on your games played slider, Colston Loveland is a top five option by average PPR points over the past five weeks. That’s despite doing better than 4/55 just one time in the process. Loveland has at least established a reasonable floor, and we know the spiked week potential is there.

Continually underrated for his compiling because he plays in an unloved offense and rarely scores, Dalton Schultz nevertheless has TE1 appeal for a Chiefs matchup where the Texans are almost certainly going to have to throw to win. … 10th in overall tight end yardage, 21-year-old Harold Fannin has all the makings of a long-term menace at the position. There’s just so little upside as the Browns rotate quarterbacks and continue to encounter terrible game environments, either via awful weather or imperfect opponents. … The Steelers are a plus tight end matchup, but Mark Andrews’ production has become so scattershot you might almost be better off chasing big plays via Isaiah Likely, who finally spiked a week against the Bengals on Thanksgiving. … Oronde Gadsden is proving to be environment-dependent, and the Bolts’ somehow just keeps getting worse. Even beyond Justin Herbert’s (finger) status is this week’s horrific Eagles matchup. Gadsden’s well demonstrated upside means he can still be relied on in a TE1 pinch, but he’s faded from the TE5-8 range that looked like it was going to be his permanent 2025 home.

Speaking of faded, Dallas Goedert has just 10 scoreless catches for 114 yards over the past month. He’s the victim of not only an Eagles offensive downturn, but a shift in philosophy that has understandably had Jalen Hurts focusing more on his elite wideouts, particularly No. 1 A.J. Brown. … Although his overall opportunities have been limited, Darren Waller is typically doing damage when the Dolphins give him a shot down the seam. If you can’t manage a floor-based bet at tight end, Waller is a perfect touchdown chasing option. … Mason Taylor isn’t benefitting from the Jets’ revived passing attack as Tyrod Taylor focuses on his wideouts. He’s still a decent overall bet for 5/50 in a plus matchup with a bad Dolphins defense that hemorrhages points up the seam. … Gunnar Helm and Chig Okonkwo are posting decent compiling totals while struggling for any TE2 relevance whatsoever because of the seeming impossibility of the Titans scoring offensive touchdowns. … Colby Parkinson continues to catch 3-4 weekly passes and at least be a part of Matthew Stafford’s goal-line progression.

Week 14 Kickers

1	Brandon Aubrey	DAL	at DET
2	Jason Myers	SEA	at ATL
3	Wil Lutz	DEN	at LV
4	Ka’imi Fairbairn	HOU	at KC
5	Chase McLaughlin	TB	vs. NO
6	Evan McPherson	CIN	at BUF
7	Jake Bates	DET	vs. DAL
8	Cam Little	JAC	vs. IND
9	Harrison Mevis	LAR	at ARI
10	Harrison Butker	KC	vs. HOU
11	Cameron Dicker	LAC	vs. PHI
12	Matt Prater	BUF	vs. CIN
13	Tyler Loop	BAL	vs. PIT
14	Chris Boswell	PIT	at BAL
15	Brandon McManus	GB	vs. CHI
16	Cairo Santos	CHI	at GB
17	Jake Elliott	PHI	at LAC
18	Nick Folk	NYJ	vs. MIA
19	Riley Patterson	MIA	at NYJ
20	Jake Moody	WAS	at MIN
21	Chad Ryland	ARI	vs. LAR
22	Blake Grupe	IND	at JAC
23	Will Reichard	MIN	vs. WAS
24	Charlie Smyth	NO	at TB
25	Zane Gonzalez	ATL	vs. SEA
26	Daniel Carlson	LV	vs. DEN
27	Andre Szmyt	CLE	vs. TEN
28	Joey Slye	TEN	at CLE

Week 14 Defense/Special Teams

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