Ahead of Week 10 of the NFL season, we highlight five tight ends that should be in your fantasy football starting lineup, including a new Packers starter
17:36 ET, 06 Nov 2025
Green Bay Packers starting tight end Luke Musgrave stiff arms a Carolina Panthers defender
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Luke Musgrave is the new Packers' starting tight end due to Tucker Kraft's injury(Image: Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images)
Last week, we saw the return of fantasy football’s most prolific tight end.
Brock Bowers lit up the fantasy football scoreboard in his return from injury in Week 9, scoring a league-high 43.3 PPR fantasy points in the Raiders’ overtime loss to the Jaguars, in which a new NFL record was set.
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Elsewhere, Packers tight end Tucker Kraft, who ranked as TE4 behind Trey McBride, Jake Ferguson, and Tyler Warren, will miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL and needs replacing if you own him.
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Let’s get into the five tight ends to have in your fantasy football starting lineup for Week 10.
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Oronde Gadsden (vs Pittsburgh Steelers)
Gadsden has been one of the surprise midseason breakouts of this fantasy football season, ascending into TE1 status in the Chargers offense.
The Syracuse product has four consecutive games with 11+ PPR fantasy points and at least five receptions.
Gadsden is catching the attention of more fantasy football players but is still only starting in 72 percent of Sleeper leagues.
Colston Loveland (vs. New York Giants)
Loveland had his breakout performance in Week 9 against the Bengals, scoring his first two career touchdowns to go with 118 receiving yards to finish the week as TE2 behind Bowers.
Chicago Bears tight end Colston Loveland scores a touchdown
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Colston Loveland scored the first two touchdowns of his career in Week 9 against the Bengals(Image: Photo by Ian Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
The rookie tight end is a good option in Week 10 as his role continues to grow in Chicago’s humming offense, especially when going up against a floundering Giants defense at home.
Dalton Kincaid (at Miami Dolphins)
Kincaid caught a huge touchdown pass from Josh Allen in the Bills’ Week 9 win over the Chiefs, as the Buffalo tight end continued his one-week-on, one-week-off fantasy trend.
In Weeks 1, 3, 5, and 9, Kincaid has scored 14+ PPR points, while in Weeks 2, 4, and 8, he scored less than 10. I expect the Utah product to buck that trend, facing a Dolphins defense that allows the fifth-most fantasy points per week to opposing tight ends this season.
Dalton Schultz (vs. Jacksonville Jaguars)
Schultz has produced his two best fantasy performances of the season in the last three weeks, coincidentally against two of the NFL’s best defenses in the Broncos and Seahawks.
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Without starting quarterback CJ Stroud in Week 10, Schultz’s fantasy value does take a dip, but he remains a solid starting option going up against a Jaguars defense that allows the second-most PPR fantasy points per week to tight ends.
Luke Musgrave (vs. Philadelphia Eagles)
Musgrave hasn’t done much since losing his starting job to Tucker Kraft midway through his rookie season.
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Now, back in as the Packers’ starting tight end, the third-year pass catcher will have plenty of opportunities to reinvigorate his NFL career, starting on Monday night when hosting the Eagles.