2025 Week 17 Fantasy Football Rankings: TE, K, DEF

Taysom Hill vexes fantasy managers to the last, Dallas Goedert looks for one more touchdown, and Colston Loveland and Tyler Warren do what they can to finish their rookie years strong.

Other positions: Quarterback | Running Back | Receiver

Week 17 Tight Ends

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

TE Notes: George Kittle has the highest low-ankle sprain in the history of the NFL. With the 49ers in a fight for the NFC’s No. 1 seed, Kittle should make a genuine effort at playing. If he does, he could be a role player. The role will still be right as a red zone and third down weapon. If Kittle sits, Jake Tonges becomes a TE2 Hail Mary toss. … Brock Bowers’ sudden Wednesday I.R. placement was a fittingly disastrous end to a sophomore campaign where nothing went right. Michael Mayer is a decent enough fill-in option if you got caught holding the 14-team league bag, but that’s all. … Kyle Pitts wasn’t really affected by Drake London’s return. Now he has an aces Week 17 matchup and game environment in a Rams pass defense giving up a lot of aerial production of late. … Dallas Goedert is the thinnest TE1 play you just have to keep rolling out there. He has a receptions floor and catches as many touchdowns as anyone at the position. He’s a must start even if you think I have him ranked too high. … Dalton Schultz, meanwhile, would be higher if he scored more. He did actually manage to do so in Week 16 (and Week 15). He’s a floor play who is in the lineup to help the cause, not advance the cause.

The last time Colston Loveland caught fewer than three passes was Week 6. It would be nice if you could do better, but if you can’t, you at least know some PPR points will be arriving in your inbox. … Taysom Hill is one of this week’s biggest fantasy question marks. Was last Sunday’s rushing usage real or just a Superdome send-off? As we so often do in these situations, I will split the difference. With the Saints’ backfield still banged up, I’ll bet Hill remains involved, but more as a 6-8 touch player than 16-18. That’s enough to make TE2 noise and maybe even crack the top 12, but it’s not a matchup-changing profile. … If Hill got a rousing home finale, Travis Kelce’s will be considerably more muted. We would assume Andy Reid sees to it that Kelce catches more than one pass, but he simply can’t be relied upon as a TE1 with “Chris Oladokun” delivering the football. … The Colby Parkinson scam predictably flopped for Week 16. Again, I believe his touchdown odds are better with Davante Adams in the lineup than out. … Dalton Kincaid and Oronde Gadsden II have both seen their floors go too low to continue responsibly placing TE1 streamer bets on their upside.

Week 17 Kickers

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

Week 17 Defense/Special Teams

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