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Week 13 Fantasy Football Rankings: TE, K, DEF

Mark Andrews

Mark Andrews

Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports

Mark Andrews attempts to get on track against the Broncos, Pat Freiermuth eyes up a good matchup in the Falcons, and Tyler Higbee looks to not get skunked for the second consecutive week.

Other positions: Quarterback | Running Back | Receiver

Updated 12/2 at 10:00 PM ET.

Removed David Njoku and Juwan Johnson.

Week 13 Tight Ends

RK

Player

Opp

1

Travis Kelce

@CIN

2

Mark Andrews

DEN

3

T.J. Hockenson

NYJ

4

George Kittle

MIA

5

Dalton Schultz

IND

6

Pat Freiermuth

@ATL

7

Foster Moreau

LAC

8

Dawson Knox

@NE

9

Gerald Everett

@LV

10

Tyler Higbee

SEA

11

Hayden Hurst

KC

12

Cole Kmet

GB

13

Taysom Hill

@TB

14

Greg Dulcich

@BAL

15

Evan Engram

@DET

16

Tyler Conklin

@MIN

17

Mike Gesicki

@SF

18

Harrison Bryant

@HOU

19

Robert Tonyan

@CHI

20

Austin Hooper

@PHI

21

Noah Fant

@LA

22

Logan Thomas

@NYG

23

Hunter Henry

BUF

24

Cameron Brate

NO

25

Kylen Granson

@DAL

26

Adam Trautman

@TB

27

Jonnu Smith

BUF

28

Jordan Akins

CLE

29

Will Dissly

@LA

30

Chigoziem Okonkwo

@PHI

TE Notes: Mark Andrews had to deal with a Josh Oliver pop-up game against the Jags, but his back-to-back 4/50s have re-established a post-injury floor that will soon give way to ceiling. … T.J. Hockenson has caught five-plus balls in four straight games for the first time in his career. That streak, of course, coincides with his arrival in Minnesota. The Vikings mean serious business with their trade deadline acquisition. … George Kittle keeps defaulting into the top five based on upside. It’s certainly not because of his usage or production. Kittle’s floor has remained just high enough that we can continue to make spiked week bets because of the lack of competition he is facing from tight ends behind him. Working in Kittle’s Week 13 favor is a Dolphins D that coughs up the third most TE Fantasy points. … As Dak Prescott continues to celebrate the entire Dalton Schultz catalog, we have no choice but to keep him in the top five.

David Njoku‘s (ankle) snaps, routes and targets were basically back to normal in Week 12, though he has another new knee issue. If healthy, he will be getting a massive quarterback upgrade in Deshaun Watson as he prepares to face the pound-for-pound worst defense in the league in Houston. … Pat Freiermuth has Dalton Schultz‘s floor without George Kittle‘s ceiling, or something. He at least has consistency. … Gobbling up snaps and routes, Foster Moreau has two touchdowns over the past three weeks. He’s a cold, hard logic play we simply have to follow. This week’s 50.5 total helps. … Dawson Knox is a touchdown-or-bust bet who scored three 2021-22 TDs vs. the Patriots. The Pats have remained highly vulnerable up the seam. … Gerald Everett is still seeing just enough volume to fire him up in spots like this Sunday’s projected shootout with the Raiders. Everett went 3/54/1 vs. the Silver and Black in Week 1. Vegas allows the sixth most TE fantasy points.

Apparently not over his knee injury, Tyler Higbee ran only 10 Week 12 routes. He was targeted by backup QB Bryce Perkins on zero of them. If Higbee can get healthier, he is at the Week 13 confluence of need (the Rams have no other pass catchers) and matchup (the Seahawks allow the second most TE fantasy points). … Hayden Hurst provided a TE1 floor during Ja’Marr Chase‘s (hip) absence. Now Chase is expected to return against the Chiefs. It says a lot about the shallowness of tight end that Hurst remains TE1 adjacent even with Chase in the lineup. … At least for one week, Cole Kmet‘s compiling kept up with Trevor Siemian at the controls. Now he figures to absorb some of Darnell Mooney‘s (ankle) lost targets. … Taysom Hill has been more bust than boom. Unlike the other “tight ends” in this part of the board, he at least has boom potential. … Greg Dulcich‘s playing time monopoly hasn’t mattered because of Russell Wilson‘s mediocrity monopoly. It is still enough of a tiebreaker to get him in your lineup if you’re hurting at this thin position.

Week 13 Kickers

RK

Player

Opp

1

Tyler Bass

@NE

2

Justin Tucker

DEN

3

Harrison Butker

@CIN

4

Brett Maher

IND

5

Daniel Carlson

LAC

6

Jason Myers

@LA

7

Nick Folk

BUF

8

Ryan Succop

NO

9

Evan McPherson

KC

10

Jason Sanders

@SF

11

Cameron Dicker

@LV

12

Greg Zuerlein

@MIN

13

Robbie Gould

MIA

14

Younghoe Koo

PIT

15

Greg Joseph

NYJ

16

Cade York

@HOU

17

Graham Gano

WAS

18

Chase McLaughlin

@DAL

19

Michael Badgley

JAC

20

Joey Slye

@NYG

21

Riley Patterson

@DET

22

Jake Elliott

TEN

23

Wil Lutz

@TB

24

Matthew Wright

@ATL

25

Randy Bullock

@PHI

26

Mason Crosby

@CHI

27

Brandon McManus

@BAL

28

Cairo Santos

GB

29

Ka’imi Fairbairn

CLE

30

Matt Gay

SEA

Week 13 Defense/Special Teams

RK

Player

Opp

1

Baltimore Ravens

DEN

2

Dallas Cowboys

IND

3

Buffalo Bills

@NE

4

Philadelphia Eagles

TEN

5

New England Patriots

BUF

6

Seattle Seahawks

@LA

7

Minnesota Vikings

NYJ

8

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

NO

9

Cleveland Browns

@HOU

10

New York Jets

@MIN

11

Washington Commanders

@NYG

12

Atlanta Falcons

PIT

13

Miami Dolphins

@SF

14

New York Giants

WAS

15

Pittsburgh Steelers

@ATL

16

San Francisco 49ers

MIA

17

Jacksonville Jaguars

@DET

18

Tennessee Titans

@PHI

19

Denver Broncos

@BAL

20

Kansas City Chiefs

@CIN

21

Green Bay Packers

@CHI

22

Los Angeles Chargers

@LV

23

Detroit Lions

JAC

24

Indianapolis Colts

@DAL

25

New Orleans Saints

@TB

26

Chicago Bears

GB

27

Houston Texans

CLE

28

Cincinnati Bengals

KC

29

Las Vegas Raiders

LAC

30

Los Angeles Rams

SEA