Dalton Kincaid ponders if he’s the TE2 overall, Brock Bowers readies to return for the Raiders, and Isaiah Likely adjusts to life without Jaxson Dart.
Other positions: Quarterback | Running Back | Receiver
Updated 9/27 at 11:45 AM ET. Moved Mark Andrews up with Zay Flowers trending towards out.
Week 3 Tight Ends
| 1 | Trey McBride | ARI | at SF |
| 2 | Dalton Kincaid | BUF | vs. LAC |
| 3 | Brock Bowers | LV | at NO |
| 4 | Tyler Warren | IND | vs. HOU |
| 5 | George Kittle | SF | vs. ARI |
| 6 | Travis Kelce | KC | at MIA |
| 7 | Sam LaPorta | DET | vs. NYJ |
| 8 | Tucker Kraft | GB | vs. ATL |
| 9 | Dalton Schultz | HOU | at IND |
| 10 | Mark Andrews | BAL | at DAL |
| 11 | Isaiah Likely | NYG | vs. TEN |
| 12 | Colston Loveland | CHI | vs. PHI |
| 13 | Juwan Johnson | NO | vs. LV |
| 14 | Kyle Pitts | ATL | at GB |
| 15 | Oronde Gadsden II | LAC | at BUF |
| 16 | Harold Fannin Jr. | CLE | vs. CAR |
| 17 | Jake Ferguson | DAL | vs. BAL |
| 18 | Terrance Ferguson | LAR | at DEN |
| 19 | T.J. Hockenson | MIN | at TB |
| 20 | Hunter Henry | NE | at JAC |
| 21 | Pat Freiermuth | PIT | vs. CIN |
| 22 | Brenton Strange | JAC | vs. NE |
| 23 | Darren Waller | CAR | at CLE |
| 24 | Cade Otton | TB | vs. MIN |
| 25 | AJ Barner | SEA | at WAS |
| 26 | Kenyon Sadiq | NYJ | at DET |
| 27 | Mike Gesicki | CIN | at PIT |
| 28 | Evan Engram | DEN | vs. LAR |
| 29 | Michael Mayer | LV | at NO |
| 30 | Gunnar Helm | TEN | at NYG |
| 31 | Colby Parkinson | LAR | at DEN |
| 32 | Greg Dulcich | MIA | vs. KC |
| 33 | Darnell Washington | PIT | vs. CIN |
TE Notes: Dalton Kincaid has 50 more yards than any other tight end through his first two games and is already 33.4 percent of the way to his career high yardage total of 673 set back in his 2023 rookie season. The Bills’ high-flying, explosive ways are extremely unlikely to change against the waylaid Chargers this week. … Brock Bowers (knee) will supposedly make his 2026 debut against the Saints. Although he’s been left behind by Trey McBride in the top tier, Bowers is probably still the odds-on favorite to finish as the TE2 overall by both total and average points. Just stay on the field, young man. … Dalton Schultz is the Texans’ No. 2 pass catcher, and No. 1 when Nico Collins is sidelined. Collins (hamstring) is questionable at best for Week 3. The Colts are an A+ tight end matchup after getting rocked by Travis Kelce in Week 2. … Isaiah Likely appeared poised to live the high life with Jaxson Dart under center. With Jameis Winston, he’s a far more ordinary TE1, one who is going to find it a lot harder to spike weeks.
Colston Loveland’s early struggles had been more funny than anything else. Then Caleb Williams injured his hamstring. Now no one is laughing as Loveland prepares to catch passes from Tyson Bagent or Case Keenum. Rough stuff, though even with his backup quarterbacks, Loveland is one of the more obvious mean regressors in the history of fantasy football. We are just no longer waiting around to find out in the top three. … Even with Zay Flowers (hamstring) on the shelf, it was not a Week 2 bonanza for Mark Andrews. He at least provided a floor-based 6/49/0 statline. Andrews will punch tickets on the TE1/2 borderline. Nothing more, and hopefully only occasionally less. … Similar to Kyler Murray or Brock Bowers, Kyle Pitts enters Week 3 without his season having really begun. With Michael Penix Jr. finally under center, Pitts will now try to make a 2026 go of it vs. the Packers. Pitts has a limited history of production with Penix in the lineup, but he still deserves to hang around the TE1/2 borderline in an offense without a No. 2 or 3 wide receiver.
For whatever reason, the Chargers thought they weren’t going to need Oronde Gadsden this season. Now he’s needed in the worst way with both David Njoku (knee) and Charlie Kolar (forearm) sidelined. Gadsden, of course, was needed even before those issues. The Chargers have almost no down-field play-making ability. Gadsden does. It’s time for coach Jim Harbaugh to stop focusing on what Gadsden is not (a blocker) and embrace what he is (a playmaker). … Terrance Ferguson earned a rare sideline reprimand from Sean McVay on Monday evening. Let’s just say he was not looking like a natural catcher of the football. Then, naturally, he caught a touchdown. Ferguson benefitted immensely from Puka Nacua being on the shelf, but he is indeed looking like the closest thing this elite offense has to a legitimate No. 3 pass catcher behind Nacua and Davante Adams. … It’s a real wilderness in the TE18-24 range right now. You are probably best off betting on a big play from the likes of Darren Waller, AJ Barner, Kenyon Sadiq, etc. The cheap compiling just isn’t there right now.
Week 3 Kickers
| 1 | Brandon Aubrey | DAL | vs. BAL |
| 2 | Ka’imi Fairbairn | HOU | at IND |
| 3 | Eddy Pineiro | SF | vs. ARI |
| 4 | Tyler Bass | BUF | vs. LAC |
| 5 | Tyler Loop | BAL | at DAL |
| 6 | Jason Myers | SEA | at WAS |
| 7 | Cam Little | JAC | vs. NE |
| 8 | Cameron Dicker | LAC | at BUF |
| 9 | Evan McPherson | CIN | at PIT |
| 10 | Jake Bates | DET | vs. NYJ |
| 11 | Harrison Butker | KC | at MIA |
| 12 | Chris Boswell | PIT | vs. CIN |
| 13 | Harrison Mevis | LAR | at DEN |
| 14 | Jake Elliott | PHI | at CHI |
| 15 | Trey Smack | GB | vs. ATL |
| 16 | Wil Lutz | DEN | vs. LAR |
| 17 | Andy Borregales | NE | at JAC |
| 18 | Will Reichard | MIN | at TB |
| 19 | Daniel Carlson | NO | vs. LV |
| 20 | Chase McLaughlin | TB | vs. MIN |
| 21 | Spencer Shrader | IND | vs. HOU |
| 22 | Ryan Fitzgerald | CAR | at CLE |
| 23 | Jason Sanders | NYJ | at DET |
| 24 | Matt Gay | LV | at NO |
| 25 | Chad Ryland | ARI | at SF |
| 26 | Nick Folk | ATL | at GB |
| 27 | Andre Szmyt | CLE | vs. CAR |
| 28 | Dominic Zvada | NYG | vs. TEN |
| 29 | Bears Kicker | CHI | vs. PHI |
| 30 | Joey Slye | TEN | at NYG |
| 31 | Drew Stevens | WAS | vs. SEA |
| 32 | Riley Patterson | MIA | vs. KC |
Week 3 Defense/Special Teams
| 1 | Seattle Seahawks | at WAS |
| 2 | Houston Texans | at IND |
| 3 | Kansas City Chiefs | at MIA |
| 4 | Minnesota Vikings | at TB |
| 5 | Philadelphia Eagles | at CHI |
| 6 | San Francisco 49ers | vs. ARI |
| 7 | Carolina Panthers | at CLE |
| 8 | Cincinnati Bengals | at PIT |
| 9 | Los Angeles Rams | at DEN |
| 10 | Green Bay Packers | vs. ATL |
| 11 | Buffalo Bills | vs. LAC |
| 12 | Jacksonville Jaguars | vs. NE |
| 13 | Detroit Lions | vs. NYJ |
| 14 | Denver Broncos | vs. LAR |
| 15 | New England Patriots | at JAC |
| 16 | Tennessee Titans | at NYG |
| 17 | Baltimore Ravens | at DAL |
| 18 | New Orleans Saints | vs. LV |
| 19 | New York Giants | vs. TEN |
| 20 | Las Vegas Raiders | at NO |
| 21 | Cleveland Browns | vs. CAR |
| 22 | Pittsburgh Steelers | vs. CIN |
| 23 | Atlanta Falcons | at GB |
| 24 | Indianapolis Colts | vs. HOU |
| 25 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | vs. MIN |
| 26 | Chicago Bears | vs. PHI |
| 27 | Dallas Cowboys | vs. BAL |
| 28 | New York Jets | at DET |
| 29 | Washington Commanders | vs. SEA |
| 30 | Los Angeles Chargers | at BUF |
| 31 | Arizona Cardinals | at SF |
| 32 | Miami Dolphins | vs. KC |
