2021 Week 4 Fantasy Football Rankings: TE

Kyle Pitts prays for a breakout and the Giants’ Evan Engram attempts to get his season on track in New Orleans.

Other positions: Quarterback | Running Back | Receiver

Updated 10/1 at 6:30 PM ET. Removed Rob Gronkowski and Gerald Everett. Moved George Kittle down.

Week 4 Tight Ends

RK	Player	Opp
1	Travis Kelce	@PHI
2	Darren Waller	@LAC
3	T.J. Hockenson	@CHI
4	Mark Andrews	@DEN
5	Noah Fant	BAL
6	Kyle Pitts	WAS
7	George Kittle	SEA
8	Logan Thomas	@ATL
9	Tyler Higbee	ARI
10	Robert Tonyan	PIT
11	Evan Engram	@NO
12	Dallas Goedert	KC
13	Mike Gesicki	IND
14	Jared Cook	LV
15	Hunter Henry	TB
16	Tyler Conklin	CLE
17	Jonnu Smith	TB
18	Austin Hooper	@MIN
19	Cameron Brate	@NE
20	Dalton Schultz	CAR
21	Cole Kmet	DET
22	Dawson Knox	HOU
23	Zach Ertz	KC
24	Jack Doyle	@MIA
25	Pat Freiermuth	@GB
26	Blake Jarwin	CAR
27	Dan Arnold	@CIN
28	Albert Okwuegbunam	BAL
29	O.J. Howard	@NE
30	Adam Trautman	NYG
31	Will Dissly	@SF
32	David Njoku	@MIN
33	Maxx Williams	@LA
34	Ross Dwelley	SEA

TE Notes: 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan finally awoke from his George Kittle stupor and used his tight end in more creative ways against the Packers, giving him 16 snaps in the slot and six outside. Both were five more than the previous week’s total, with his number of in-line snaps falling from 57-42 even as the Niners had the same number of overall plays. Kittle ran 41 routes after seeing 30 the week prior, responding with 7/92. Truly, this is not rocket science. Shanny needs to snap out of his too clever by half 2021 ways. … We knew Week 3 would be a huge test for T.J. Hockenson. How could he cope with his rapidly increasing defensive attention? The answer was 2/10. There are going to be speed bumps for a highly-targeted tight end in an offense without wide receivers. It still seems most likely that Hockenson’s volume will take the day more weeks than not. … Is there any more of a Week 4 lock than Rob Gronkowski scoring a touchdown in Foxboro? Provided his ribs cooperate, of course. It is worth noting that no team has surrendered fewer tight end fantasy points than the Patriots, though it has come against a schedule where Mike Gesicki was the toughest foe.

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Mark Andrews came alive against the Lions’ porous seam defense. The Broncos are much tougher, but Week 3 demonstrated just how far ahead Andrews remains of the Ravens’ receivers. … Noah Fant comes off a quiet Week 3 vs. a Ravens defense that bled points to Darren Waller and Travis Kelce before containing T.J. Hockenson. Unlike Hock, Fant actually has some wideouts to draw cover. This is a good spot. … Kyle Pitts’ usage has somehow been better than expected even as the production has been a worst-case scenario. This Football Team matchup could go either way. Chase Young and company seem overdue to take over a game upfront. The Falcons’ line is the perfect opportunity. If that happens, Matt Ryan won’t have the time to get Pitts the ball. … Although his production remains stuck in neutral, Logan Thomas’ snap and route counts continue to presage a breakout. @ATL looks awfully good on the schedule. … Tyler Higbee has yet to exceed six targets, though like Thomas, he is playing nearly every snap. That has to count for something in this 55-totaled shootout waiting to happen.

Considering what’s behind him, we have little choice but to keep chasing touchdowns with Robert Tonyan. … Evan Engram made predictably little impact in his Week 3 debut, though we must take note of his six targets. That number is going to go up with Sterling Shepard (hamstring) and Darius Slayton (hamstring) on the shelf. Empty volume is still volume. … Dallas Goedert is a big-play bet who could provide a zero vs. the Chiefs’ struggling defense. ... Mike Gesicki has seen his targets go from three to six to 12. The increase has come even as the Dolphins’ receiver corps has grown more crowded. It is ultimately difficult to see consistent enough TE1 production coming out of Gesicki’s quarterback and receiver chaos. … Jonnu Smith has 74 yards on 16 targets. Only nine tight ends have drawn more looks. At some point, that has to mean something. Worth monitoring is coach Bill Belichick‘s potential vengeance following Smith’s Week 3 dropathon. … That, combined with Hunter Henry‘s slightly more robust production gives Henry the rankings advantage vs. a Bucs D permitting the ninth most tight end fantasy points. … The Vikings are passing more and Tyler Conklin is one of the main beneficiaries.

Week 4 Kickers

RK	Player	Opp
1	Matt Gay	ARI
2	Justin Tucker	@DEN
3	Matt Prater	@LA
4	Greg Zuerlein	CAR
5	Brandon McManus	BAL
6	Daniel Carlson	@LAC
7	Ryan Succop	@NE
8	Zane Gonzalez	@DAL
9	Tyler Bass	HOU
10	Greg Joseph	CLE
11	Chase McLaughlin	@MIN
12	Tristan Vizcaino	LV
13	Harrison Butker	@PHI
14	Nick Folk	TB
15	Mason Crosby	PIT
16	Randy Bullock	@NYJ
17	Robbie Gould	SEA
18	Evan McPherson	JAC
19	Jason Myers	@SF
20	Jake Elliott	KC
21	Dustin Hopkins	@ATL
22	Jason Sanders	IND
23	Aldrick Rosas	NYG
24	Graham Gano	@NO
25	Chris Boswell	@GB
26	Rodrigo Blankenship	@MIA
27	Austin Seibert	@CHI
28	Younghoe Koo	WAS
29	Cairo Santos	DET
30	Joey Slye	@BUF
31	Matt Ammendola	TEN
32	Matthew Wright	@CIN

Week 4 Defense/Special Teams

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