Fantasy Football Week 10 Tight End Rankings: Dalton Kincaid is top-tier; T.J. Hockenson expected to play

Earlier than we get to the tight finish rankings for Week 10 of the Fantasy Football season, a fast take a look at the harm panorama for the place as of Sunday morning: The massive information right here is that T.J. Hockenson (ribs) is predicted to play. He was restricted all through the week with the harm, however maintained that he would play all alongside, and it seems to be like that’ll be the case. The Vikings play at 1 pm towards the Saints, so we’ll know early sufficient that you must have the ability to pivot if he’s unexpectedly inactive, and I might be in search of Trey McBride (79% rostered), Jonnu Smith (59%), Cade Otton (45%), and possibly even Irv Smith (7%) with the Bengals harm points.

And now, a mea culpa: I led you down the improper path with Trey McBride final week. He was a top-10 TE in my rankings, however completed with simply three catches for 22 yards, good for a end someplace south of the highest 10 – he was TE25, should you should know.

To be truthful, it wasn’t McBride’s fault. He was held again by a few of the worst QB play of the season, as Clayton Tune accomplished simply 11 of 20 passes for 58 yards in his first NFL begin; that Tune was sacked on seven of 32 dropbacks by a vicious Browns move rush actually did not assist issues. I assumed a stage of competence from Tune that clearly wasn’t there. 

However you understand what? I am going proper again to McBride as a top-10 choice for Week 10. It helps that Tune is not anticipated to start out for the Cardinals, with Kyler Murray anticipated to make his long-awaited return from a torn ACL Sunday towards the Falcons. And, whereas I haven’t got super-high hopes for Murray in his first recreation again, I’m extra assured that he’ll have the ability to attain that baseline of competence that Tune fell far in need of, and with the state of the Cardinals pass-catchers, that ought to put McBride in line for a reasonably strong position. I would begin him forward of Kyle Pitts, David Njoku, Taysom Hill, and Jonnu Smith, not less than.

However you understand who I undoubtedly would not begin McBride forward of? Payments rookie Dalton Kincaid, who’s all of a sudden wanting just like the must-start tight finish we have been hoping he could be. It took some persistence (and an harm to Dawson Knox), however Kincaid has now put collectively three straight video games of not less than 15.5 PPR factors.

And it is not only a touchdown-fueled stretch, as Kincaid has only one rating in that stretch. He is emerged as one among Josh Allen’s most trusted targets, with 26 targets over the previous three video games, catching 23 of them for 221 yards. As you’ll be able to see, it is nonetheless lots of short-area seems to be, and with Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis stretching the sector, that will not change; Kincaid might be the most effective short-area choice they have, and he is enjoying a pivotal position in conserving the offense on schedule proper now.

Add all of it up, and his profile would not look terribly totally different from Sam LaPorta’s, who has been a must-start choice since Week 1. Each are primarily catch-and-run weapons in superb offenses, making them higher in PPR, however most likely must-start choices in each format. Kincaid is as much as 90% rostered and was began in 74% of CBS Fantasy leagues final week; that ought to most likely be 100% in Week 10. 

Listed below are my rankings for Week 10 on the tight finish place: 

Week 10 Tight Finish Rankings

1. Mark Andrews vs. CLE
2. Sam LaPorta @LAC
3. T.J. Hockenson vs. NO
4. Evan Engram vs. SF
5. Dalton Kincaid vs. DEN
6. Dalton Schultz @CIN
7. George Kittle @JAX
8. Jake Ferguson vs. NYG
9. Trey McBride vs. ATL
10. Kyle Pitts @ARI
11. David Njoku @BAL
12. Taysom Hill @MIN
13. Jonnu Smith @ARI
14. Hunter Henry vs. IND
15. Chigoziem Okonkwo @TB
16. Logan Thomas @SEA
17. Cade Otton vs. TEN
18. Luke Musgrave @PIT
19. Tyler Conklin @LV
20. Gerald Everett vs. DET
21. Irv Smith vs. HOU
22. Juwan Johnson @MIN
23. Michael Mayer vs. NYJ
24. Daniel Bellinger @DAL