2025 Week 3 Fantasy Football Rankings: TE, K, DEF

Tucker Kraft blows by his mid-range TE1 competition, Juwan Johnson keeps commanding targets for the Saints, and Kyle Pitts says maybe, just maybe, this time it counts.

Other positions: Quarterback | Running Back | Receiver

Updated 9/19 at 6:15 PM ET. Removed Evan Engram. Added Dallas Goedert. Waiting on Tucker Kraft and Tyler Warren. Added Luke Musgrave.

Week 3 Tight Ends

1	Trey McBride	ARI	at SF
2	Brock Bowers	LV	at WAS
3	Tyler Warren	IND	at TEN
4	Tucker Kraft	GB	at CLE
5	Sam LaPorta	DET	at BAL
6	Travis Kelce	KC	at NYG
7	Juwan Johnson	NO	at SEA
8	Jake Ferguson	DAL	at CHI
9	Harold Fannin	CLE	vs. GB
10	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	vs. CIN
11	David Njoku	CLE	vs. GB
12	Zach Ertz	WAS	vs. LV
13	Mark Andrews	BAL	vs. DET
14	Kyle Pitts	ATL	at CAR
15	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	vs. MIA
16	Dallas Goedert	PHI	vs. LAR
17	Hunter Henry	NE	vs. PIT
18	Brenton Strange	JAC	vs. HOU
19	Chig Okonkwo	TEN	vs. IND
20	Jonnu Smith	PIT	at NE
21	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	at NE
22	Ja’Tavion Sanders	CAR	vs. ATL
23	Colston Loveland	CHI	vs. DAL
24	Cade Otton	TB	vs. NYJ
25	Jake Tonges	SF	vs. ARI
26	Dalton Schultz	HOU	at JAC
27	Noah Fant	CIN	at MIN
28	Michael Mayer	LV	at WAS
29	Mike Gesicki	CIN	at MIN
30	Theo Johnson	NYG	vs. KC
31	Cole Kmet	CHI	vs. DAL
32	Adam Trautman	DEN	at LAC
33	Luke Musgrave	GB	at CLE
34	AJ Barner	SEA	vs. NO
35	Noah Gray	KC	at NYG
36	Tyler Higbee	LAR	at PHI
37	Tyler Conklin	LAC	vs DEN
38	Mason Taylor	NYJ	at TB

TE Notes: Brock Bowers (knee) didn’t appear particularly close to full health against the Chargers. If there’s good news, it’s that he avoided further injury. There’s already a lot to worry about through two weeks. Bowers doesn’t seem to be a real concern. … There’s a canyon developing behind Bowers, Trey McBride, and everyone else. First into the void is sensational Colts rookie Tyler Warren, who is the TE4 by average PPR points. He’s gone at least 4/76 through each of his first two NFL contests. Defenses will adjust, and Warren will have weeks where there just isn’t enough volume in the Colts’ crowded skill corps, but his top-five case is already looking bulletproof. That’s if he plays through his toe injury this week. … With the real George Kittle on injured reserve, “Baby Kittle” Tucker Kraft is doing all he can to carry the torch. Volume floor is always a concern in Green Bay, but Kraft’s has likely been shored up by Jayden Reed’s (collarbone) injury. … It’s been two games, but Juwan Johnson is commanding more consistent targets under new play-caller Kellen Moore. With precisely zero reason to expect this offense to open things up, this could very much be for real.

Sam LaPorta and T.J. Hockenson have been major tight end disappointments thus far. For LaPorta, it’s easy to trust spiked weeks, if not necessarily consistent volume, will come. It’s a tough break he didn’t spike in last Sunday’s 52-point outburst, so is life in a crowded, elite offense. Hockenson, however … he doesn’t look great. His box scores are worse. His quarterback is now … Carson Wentz. You may remember, Wentz is for whatever reason famous for targeting tight ends, but that was many teams and narratives ago. Hock is on probation until something(s) changes in this Vikings offense. … The Chiefs continue to badly need Travis Kelce. It is getting less clear if he is still physically capable of rising to the occasion. He needs to show something against a Giants defense that is getting smoked through its first two contests. … Harold Fannin Jr. leads the Browns in catches through two appearances. Fluky things happen in small sample sizes, but that’s pretty hard to do for a third-round rookie tight end. It stands to reason this is a point of emphasis that will remain so for coach Kevin Stefanski.

Jake Ferguson continues to command calorie-free volume. At some point, it’s going to produce a touchdown. … Pound for pound, Mark Andrews has been fantasy’s least-productive player who had actual preseason expectations. He did this last year, too. That’s not exactly comforting. This is an aging player who is either fading or taking too long to warm up. Isaiah Likely (foot) awaits. … Zach Ertz has the kind of short-area compiling skill-set that is typically a backup quarterback’s best friend. … I ended the summer with so many Evan Engram and Brenton Strange shares. I am beginning the fall by blocking each new number the bank examiner tries to contact me with. With Engram, the cope is he’s being slowed by his calf and back injuries. With Strange, it’s that the Jaguars have yet to play a game without a major mid-afternoon disruption (Week 1 thunderstorm, Week 2 Burrow injury). Weak sauce, I know. I am more confident in Engram popping up for a 6-7 catch outing sooner rather than later, but it’s clear the floor I was expecting just isn’t there.

Week 3 Kickers

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

Week 3 Defense/Special Teams

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