Week 4 of the NFL season is officially underway, with the Lions taking down the Packers on Thursday Night Football. Along with my top 12 TE fantasy football rankings and tiers, I’ll give you my must-start tight end for Week 4 of the fantasy football season.

Week 4 – Tight End Rankings

Not Applicable: Sam LaPorta, Luke Musgrave

Tier 1

1. Travis Kelce @ NYJ

Tier 2

2. T.J. Hockenson @ CAR

Tier 3

3. Mark Andrews @ CLE

Tier 4

4. George Kittle vs. ARI

5. Darren Waller vs. SEA

Tier 5

6. Dallas Goedert vs. WAS

7. Pat Freiermuth @ HOU

8. Evan Engram vs. ATL

Tier 6

9. Jake Ferguson vs. NE

10. Tyler Higbee @ IND

11. Hunter Henry @ DAL

12. David Njoku vs. BAL

Tight End – Start Of The Week

Jake Ferguson vs. NE

The rule for my start of the week is to go beyond the obvious and pick a tight end outside the top 12 FantasyPros consensus rankings for the week. Going up against the New England Patriots, Jake Ferguson is my start of the week.

In a shallow, tight-end landscape, I trust Ferguson as a low-end TE1 going forward. The Cowboys have historically run a very friendly tight-end scheme, making these players extremely fantasy-relevant. Most recently, we’ve seen this from Dalton Schultz, who completely fell off once he left this scheme and signed with the Texans.

Ferguson is a talented player, and the Cowboys are finally starting to get the most out of him. While Ferguson had a rough first week, he bounced back in Weeks 2 and 3 with 10.1 and 9.8 fantasy points. In just three weeks, Ferguson has cemented himself as a crucial part of this Cowboys passing attack, earning seven targets in Week 1 and 3.

According to Odds Shark, the Cowboys are 7.5-point favorites, but their implied team total is 25.5 points. Even if this game won’t be a shootout, the Cowboys are projected to score a ton of points, inherently giving Ferguson touchdown upside.

It’s only Week 4, and the tight end position is already a guessing game outside the top two options. That said, Ferguson looks like a safe bet based on the fact that he’s seeing a high number of targets in a good offense.

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