Top 10 Fantasy TE Seasons of 2019
Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs had the number one fantasy tight end season of 2019, totaling 254 fantasy points across 16 games. George Kittle of the San Francisco 49ers finished second at 222 points, and Darren Waller of the Las Vegas Raiders took third at 221. Kelce's total made 2019 his year at the position by a clear margin over the field.
What were the top 10 fantasy tight end seasons of 2019?
The 2019 tight end board was headed by Travis Kelce, and the full top ten below shows every total, per-game figure, and best week exactly as recorded. Kelce's 254 points came in 16 games, and his best single week of 25 points stood among the highest at the position.
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Points | Points per game | Best week | | 1 | Travis Kelce | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 254 | 16 | 25 | | 2 | George Kittle | San Francisco 49ers | 15 | 222 | 15 | 26 | | 3 | Darren Waller | Las Vegas Raiders | 16 | 221 | 14 | 32 | | 4 | Zach Ertz | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 214 | 13 | 30 | | 5 | Mark Andrews | Baltimore Ravens | 15 | 207 | 14 | 27 | | 6 | Austin Hooper | Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 190 | 13 | 26 | | 7 | Jared Cook | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 168 | 10 | 23 | | 8 | Tyler Higbee | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 160 | 10 | 24 | | 9 | Hunter Henry | Los Angeles Chargers | 16 | 148 | 9 | 30 | | 10 | Dallas Goedert | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 145 | 9 | 24 |
Where was the separation in the 2019 tight end rankings?
Kelce sat alone at the top, but the race behind him was tight in a specific way: George Kittle at 222 points and Darren Waller at 221 finished one apart, the closest pairing anywhere on the board. Zach Ertz at 214 and Mark Andrews at 207 kept the top five crowded, with five tight ends all landing between 207 and 254 points.
The drop-off came after Austin Hooper's 190 points in sixth. Jared Cook at 168 opened a bottom half where every total sat at 168 or lower, and the gap between fifth place and sixth place was the widest single step in the upper half of the list. Hunter Henry and Dallas Goedert nearly mirrored each other at the finish, with 148 points against 145.
How did per-game scoring reshuffle the 2019 tight end list?
The per-game column tells a slightly different story than the totals. Mark Andrews posted 14 points per game, matching Darren Waller's per-game figure despite finishing two spots behind him. George Kittle's 15 points per game was second only to Kelce's 16, meaning the two men at the top of the totals also owned the top two per-game marks.
At the bottom, the per-game view narrows the field: Jared Cook and Tyler Higbee each averaged 10 points per game, while Hunter Henry and Dallas Goedert each averaged 9. No one in the bottom half came close to the per-game level of the top five, which is where the 2019 position truly divided.
Which tight end had the biggest single week of 2019?
Darren Waller owned the best single week of any tight end in 2019, a 32-point outing that topped even Kelce's best week of 25. Zach Ertz and Hunter Henry shared the next-best peak weeks at 30 points each, and Hunter Henry is notable for reaching that mark while ranking ninth in total points. Mark Andrews posted a 27-point best week, and both George Kittle and Austin Hooper recorded 26-point highs.
Which teams placed two tight ends in the 2019 top ten?
The Philadelphia Eagles were the only team with two tight ends on the list: Zach Ertz finished fourth at 214 points and Dallas Goedert finished tenth at 145. Every other spot belonged to a different team, spanning the Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Las Vegas Raiders, Baltimore Ravens, Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, Los Angeles Rams, and Los Angeles Chargers.
Common questions
Who was the number one fantasy tight end of 2019?
- Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs, with 254 fantasy points in 16 games and 16 points per game. George Kittle finished second at 222 points.
How many fantasy points did Darren Waller score in 2019?
- Darren Waller scored 221 fantasy points for the Las Vegas Raiders in 2019, third among tight ends, with a 14-point per-game average and a position-best single week of 32 points.
Did Mark Andrews or Zach Ertz score more fantasy points in 2019?
- Zach Ertz outscored Mark Andrews in total points, 214 to 207, though Andrews matched a 14-point per-game average while playing 15 games to Ertz's 16.
How many games did the top fantasy tight ends of 2019 play?
- Seven of the ten played 16 games: Travis Kelce, Darren Waller, Zach Ertz, Jared Cook, Tyler Higbee, Hunter Henry, and Dallas Goedert. George Kittle, Mark Andrews, and Austin Hooper each played 15.
What was the smallest gap between ranked tight ends in 2019?
- George Kittle at 222 points and Darren Waller at 221 points finished one apart in second and third, the tightest pairing on the board. Hunter Henry at 148 and Dallas Goedert at 145 were also nearly even in ninth and tenth.
Which tight end had the highest single-game fantasy score in 2019?
- Darren Waller, whose 32-point best week was the largest single-week total among all top ten tight ends in 2019, ahead of 30-point weeks from Zach Ertz and Hunter Henry.