Week 9 tight ends rankings

Week 9 2026 TE rankings: every tight end's half-PPR, PPR and standard projection with Margin's 80% range and the matchup. Top: Brock Bowers (13.9), George Kittle (12.5), Trey McBride (11.6).

Every tight end in week 9, by half-PPR projection

Rank	Player	Team	Game	Half	80% range	PPR	Std
1	Brock Bowers	LV	@ SF	13.9	6.2–21.7	17.2	10.7
2	George Kittle	SF	vs LV	12.5	4.8–20.3	14.9	10.1
3	Trey McBride	ARI	@ SEA	11.6	3.9–19.4	15.0	8.2
4	Isaiah Likely	NYG	@ PHI	10.9	3.2–18.7	13.3	8.5
5	Travis Kelce	KC	vs NYJ	10.8	3.1–18.6	13.0	8.5
6	Sam LaPorta	DET	@ MIA	10.1	2.4–17.9	12.5	7.8
7	Tyler Warren	IND	vs DAL	10.0	2.3–17.8	12.8	7.2
8	Harold Fannin Jr.	CLE	@ NO	9.0	1.3–16.8	11.2	6.9
9	Juwan Johnson	NO	vs CLE	8.6	0.9–16.4	10.6	6.6
10	Tucker Kraft	GB	@ NE	8.4	2.0–15.7	10.7	6.2
11	Colston Loveland	CHI	vs TB	8.1	1.7–15.4	10.2	5.9
12	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	vs BUF	8.0	1.6–15.3	10.2	5.8
13	Brenton Strange	JAX	@ BAL	7.9	1.5–15.2	9.9	6.0
14	Dallas Goedert	PHI	vs NYG	7.9	1.5–15.2	9.5	6.2
15	Tyler Higbee	LAR	@ WAS	7.8	1.4–15.1	9.7	6.0
16	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	@ MIN	7.5	1.1–14.8	9.2	5.8
17	Kyle Pitts Sr.	ATL	vs CIN	7.4	1.0–14.7	8.8	5.9
18	Hunter Henry	NE	vs GB	7.3	0.9–14.6	9.1	5.6
19	Mike Gesicki	CIN	@ ATL	7.3	0.9–14.6	8.7	5.9
20	Jake Ferguson	DAL	@ IND	7.2	0.8–14.5	8.8	5.5
21	AJ Barner	SEA	vs ARI	7.0	0.6–14.3	8.5	5.5
22	Dalton Schultz	HOU	@ LAC	6.4	1.0–13.1	8.2	4.6
23	Greg Dulcich	MIA	vs DET	6.4	1.0–13.1	8.1	4.7
24	Chig Okonkwo	WAS	vs LAR	5.9	0.5–12.6	7.4	4.4
25	Cade Otton	TB	@ CHI	5.8	0.4–12.5	7.2	4.2
26	Mark Andrews	BAL	vs JAX	5.7	0.3–12.4	7.4	3.9
27	Michael Mayer	LV	@ SF	5.6	0.2–12.3	7.3	3.9
28	Darren Waller	CAR	vs DEN	5.5	0.1–12.2	6.8	4.2
29	Mason Taylor	NYJ	@ KC	5.2	0.8–11.6	6.9	3.6
30	Noah Fant	NO	vs CLE	4.8	0.4–11.2	5.8	3.7
31	Elijah Higgins	ARI	@ SEA	4.4	0.0–10.8	5.7	3.1
32	Eli Raridon	NE	vs GB	4.3	0.0–10.7	5.3	3.3
33	Colby Parkinson	LAR	@ WAS	4.2	0.0–10.6	5.2	3.2
34	Terrance Ferguson	LAR	@ WAS	4.1	0.0–10.5	4.9	3.3
35	Evan Engram	DEN	@ CAR	3.9	0.3–9.0	4.9	3.0
36	Oronde Gadsden	LAC	vs HOU	3.6	0.0–8.7	4.5	2.7
37	Noah Gray	KC	vs NYJ	3.2	0.0–8.3	4.1	2.4
38	Tommy Tremble	CAR	vs DEN	3.1	0.0–8.2	4.0	2.1
39	Kenyon Sadiq	NYJ	@ KC	3.0	0.0–8.1	3.7	2.3
40	Austin Hooper	ATL	vs CIN	2.9	0.2–7.0	3.5	2.3
41	Charlie Kolar	LAC	vs HOU	2.8	0.1–6.9	3.6	2.1
42	Foster Moreau	HOU	@ LAC	2.4	0.0–6.5	3.0	1.8
43	Theo Johnson	NYG	@ PHI	2.4	0.0–6.5	2.9	1.9
44	Dawson Knox	BUF	@ MIN	2.3	0.0–6.4	2.9	1.8
45	Drew Sample	CIN	@ ATL	2.1	0.0–6.2	2.8	1.5
46	Matt Hibner	BAL	vs JAX	2.0	0.1–7.0	2.6	1.5
47	Sam Roush	CHI	vs TB	1.9	0.0–6.9	2.4	1.4
48	Blake Whiteheart	CLE	@ NO	1.8	0.0–6.8	2.3	1.4
49	Jonnu Smith	GB	@ NE	1.6	0.0–6.6	2.0	1.1
50	Brock Wright	DET	@ MIA	1.4	0.0–4.2	1.8	1.0
51	Gavin Bartholomew	MIN	vs BUF	1.4	0.0–4.2	1.7	1.0
52	John Bates	WAS	vs LAR	1.4	0.0–4.2	1.8	1.0
53	Luke Farrell	SF	vs LV	1.4	0.0–4.2	1.8	1.0
54	Marlin Klein	HOU	@ LAC	1.4	0.0–4.2	1.8	1.0
55	Nate Adkins	DEN	@ CAR	1.4	0.0–4.2	1.7	1.1
56	Adam Trautman	DEN	@ CAR	1.3	0.0–4.2	1.7	1.0
57	Eric Saubert	SEA	vs ARI	1.3	0.0–4.2	1.6	1.1
58	Mitchell Evans	CAR	vs DEN	1.2	0.0–4.0	1.5	0.8
59	Will Kacmarek	MIA	vs DET	1.2	0.0–4.0	1.5	0.9
60	Josh Cuevas	BAL	vs JAX	1.1	0.0–4.0	1.4	0.7
61	Nate Boerkircher	JAX	@ BAL	1.1	0.0–4.0	1.4	0.8
62	Oscar Delp	NO	vs CLE	1.1	0.0–4.0	1.4	0.8
63	Brevyn Spann-Ford	DAL	@ IND	1.0	0.0–3.9	1.2	0.7
64	Jeremy Ruckert	NYJ	@ KC	1.0	0.0–3.9	1.3	0.7
65	Luke Schoonmaker	DAL	@ IND	1.0	0.0–3.9	1.3	0.8
66	Tanner Koziol	JAX	@ BAL	1.0	0.0–3.9	1.2	0.8
67	Davis Allen	LAR	@ WAS	0.9	0.0–3.8	1.1	0.7
68	Nick Kallerup	SEA	vs ARI	0.9	0.0–3.8	1.1	0.7
69	David Njoku	LAC	vs HOU	0.8	0.0–3.7	1.0	0.6
70	Grant Calcaterra	PHI	vs NYG	0.8	0.0–3.7	0.9	0.6
71	Joe Royer	CLE	@ NO	0.8	0.0–3.7	1.0	0.6
72	Mo Alie-Cox	IND	vs DAL	0.8	0.0–3.7	1.0	0.6
73	Ben Sinnott	WAS	vs LAR	0.7	0.0–3.5	0.9	0.5
74	Cade Stover	HOU	@ LAC	0.7	0.0–3.5	0.9	0.5
75	Eli Stowers	PHI	vs NYG	0.7	0.0–3.5	0.8	0.5
76	Charlie Woerner	ATL	vs CIN	0.6	0.0–3.5	0.8	0.5
77	Jackson Hawes	BUF	@ MIN	0.6	0.0–3.5	0.7	0.5
78	Jake Briningstool	KC	vs NYJ	0.6	0.0–3.5	0.8	0.5
79	Johnny Mundt	PHI	vs NYG	0.6	0.0–3.5	0.8	0.4
80	Pharaoh Brown	IND	vs DAL	0.6	0.0–3.5	0.8	0.4
81	Tip Reiman	ARI	@ SEA	0.6	0.0–3.5	0.8	0.4
82	Cam Grandy	CIN	@ ATL	0.5	0.0–3.4	0.7	0.4
83	Colson Yankoff	WAS	vs LAR	0.5	0.0–3.4	0.6	0.4
84	Drew Ogletree	IND	vs DAL	0.5	0.0–3.4	0.7	0.4
85	Ian Thomas	LV	@ SF	0.5	0.0–3.4	0.6	0.3

Easiest matchups for tight ends in week 9

The defenses that allow the most TE points, schedule-adjusted.

Defense	Rank	Vs average	Facing
Detroit Lions	1st most of 32	+3.8	MIA
Washington Football Team	2nd most of 32	+2.9	LAR
Cincinnati Bengals	3rd most of 32	+2.2	ATL
Arizona Cardinals	4th most of 32	+1.7	SEA
Miami Dolphins	5th most of 32	+1.6	DET

Other positions in week 9

Questions

Who are the top tight ends for week 9?

By Margin's half-PPR projection: Brock Bowers (13.9), George Kittle (12.5), Trey McBride (11.6).

Which defenses are the easiest matchups for tight ends in week 9?

Detroit Lions (+3.8 a game), Washington Football Team (+2.9 a game), Cincinnati Bengals (+2.2 a game), Arizona Cardinals (+1.7 a game), Miami Dolphins (+1.6 a game).

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