Most Consistent TE of 2017: Tight End Board, Top to Bottom
In 2017, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce played 16 games and put up 234 fantasy points, averaging 15 per contest with a top weekly score of 26. He finished first at the position, ahead of Rob Gronkowski of the New England Patriots, who racked up 225 points in 16 games. Kelce combined the top total at tight end with a full season of games played, which is exactly what consistency at the position should look like.
Who Was the Most Consistent Tight End in 2017?
Consistency at tight end means showing up every week and still finishing near the top of the scoring list. Travis Kelce checked both boxes in 2017: he appeared in 16 games for the Kansas City Chiefs, piled up 234 fantasy points, and averaged 15 points per game, the highest per-game figure on the board. Rob Gronkowski of the New England Patriots matched him game for game and landed at 225 points and 14 per game, making this a two-man race at the top with Kelce ahead on both columns.
Zach Ertz of the Philadelphia Eagles also played 16 games and posted 202 points at 13 per game to claim third place. Delanie Walker of the Tennessee Titans and Evan Engram of the New York Giants tied at 174 points apiece, each appearing in 16 games. That kind of attendance record across the entire top ten is what makes the 2017 tight end class worth studying: nine of the ten names on the board played every game, so the ranking was settled by scoring, not availability.
The 2017 Tight End Top 10, Ranked by Fantasy Points
Here is the full board, with each season shown exactly as recorded: rank, player, team, games, points, points per game, and best single week.
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Points | Points Per Game | Best Week | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Travis Kelce | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 234 | 15 | 26 | | 2 | Rob Gronkowski | New England Patriots | 16 | 225 | 14 | 26 | | 3 | Zach Ertz | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 202 | 13 | 26 | | 4 | Delanie Walker | Tennessee Titans | 16 | 174 | 17 | | 5 | Evan Engram | New York Giants | 16 | 174 | 23 | | 6 | Jack Doyle | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 169 | 30 | | 7 | Jimmy Graham | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 169 | 21 | | 8 | Kyle Rudolph | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 158 | 22 | | 9 | Jason Witten | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 149 | 26 | | 10 | Charles Clay | Buffalo Bills | 13 | 117 | 16 |
A note on the table: the fourth and fifth rows, and again the sixth and seventh rows, hold identical point totals, and the listing above preserves the exact order the records give. Walker sits ahead of Engram at 174 points each, and Doyle edges Graham at 169 apiece.
Where the 2017 Board Tightened and Where It Broke
The middle of this board is where 2017 got crowded. Walker, Engram, Doyle, and Jimmy Graham of the Seattle Seahawks all landed between 174 and 169 points, four names separated by a handful of totals over full seasons. In a year that tight, a single scoring swing was the difference between finishing fourth and seventh, and Kyle Rudolph of the Minnesota Vikings at 158 points sat just behind that pack.
The best week column adds another layer to the consistency question. Jack Doyle of the Indianapolis Colts finished sixth at 169 points, but his best single week of 30 was the largest explosion on the entire list, bigger than anything Kelce, Gronkowski, or Ertz managed. Jason Witten of the Dallas Cowboys, by contrast, reached ninth place at 149 points without a best week above 26, an even-keeled profile all year. Charles Clay of the Buffalo Bills rounds out the list at 117 points in 13 games, the only season on the board short of a full slate.
Taken together, the numbers make the call plainly: Kelce paired the position's best total with its best per-game average across a complete season, and no one below Gronkowski came near that combination. For consistency plus production at tight end in 2017, the order at the top held.
Common questions
How many fantasy points did Travis Kelce score in 2017?
- Travis Kelce scored 234 fantasy points for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2017, playing 16 games at 15 points per game with a best single week of 26. That total ranked first among all tight ends that season.
Who finished second among fantasy tight ends in 2017?
- Rob Gronkowski of the New England Patriots finished second with 225 fantasy points in 16 games, averaging 14 points per game with a best week of 26. Zach Ertz of the Philadelphia Eagles was third at 202 points.
Which 2017 tight end had the biggest single fantasy week?
- Jack Doyle of the Indianapolis Colts owned the largest best week on the board at 30, even though he finished sixth overall with 169 points. Kelce, Gronkowski, Ertz, and Witten each topped out at 26 in their best games.
Did every top ten fantasy tight end play 16 games in 2017?
- Nine of the ten did. Charles Clay of the Buffalo Bills was the lone exception, appearing in 13 games on his way to 117 points. Everyone else on the board, from Kelce down through Witten, played the full 16.
Was there a tie in the 2017 tight end rankings?
- Yes, two of them. Delanie Walker and Evan Engram each finished with 174 points, and Jack Doyle and Jimmy Graham each recorded 169, with the records placing Walker ahead of Engram and Doyle ahead of Graham.