2025 Week 13 Fantasy Football Rankings: TE, K, DEF

Kyle Pitts readies for another game without Drake London, Colston Loveland keeps his sights set on more targets, and Taysom Hill wonders if he can possibly keep handling this many carries.

Other positions: Quarterback | Running Back | Receiver

Week 13 Tight Ends

1

Trey McBride

ARI

at TB

2

Travis Kelce

KC

at DAL

3

Brock Bowers

LV

at LAC

4

George Kittle

SF

at CLE

5

Tyler Warren

IND

vs. HOU

6

Oronde Gadsden

LAC

vs. LV

7

Mark Andrews

BAL

vs. CIN

8

Jake Ferguson

DAL

vs. KC

9

Kyle Pitts

ATL

at NYJ

10

Hunter Henry

NE

vs. NYG

11

Theo Johnson

NYG

at NE

12

Juwan Johnson

NO

at MIA

13

Dallas Goedert

PHI

vs. CHI

14

Dalton Schultz

HOU

at IND

15

Colston Loveland

CHI

at PHI

16

Brenton Strange

JAC

at TEN

17

Harold Fannin Jr.

CLE

vs. SF

18

Zach Ertz

WAS

vs. DEN

19

Taysom Hill

NO

at MIA

20

Mike Gesicki

CIN

at BAL

21

Isaiah Likely

BAL

vs. CIN

22

Cade Otton

TB

vs. ARI

23

Evan Engram

DEN

at WAS

24

Mason Taylor

NYJ

vs. ATL

25

AJ Barner

SEA

vs. MIN

26

Gunnar Helm

TEN

vs. JAC

27

T.J. Hockenson

MIN

at SEA

28

Brock Wright

DET

vs. GB

29

Chig Okonkwo

TEN

vs. JAC

30

Darnell Washington

PIT

vs. BUF

31

Colby Parkinson

LAR

at CAR

32

David Njoku

CLE

vs. SF

33

Greg Dulcich

MIA

vs. NO

34

Dawson Knox

BUF

at PIT

35

Pat Freiermuth

PIT

vs. BUF

36

Luke Musgrave

GB

at DET

37

Jonnu Smith

PIT

vs. BUF

38

Cole Kmet

CHI

at PHI

39

Noah Fant

CIN

at BAL

TE Notes: Mired in something of a slump heading into the Chargers’ Week 12 bye, Oronde Gadsden emerges as the TE12 by average PPR points. That’s a little lower than I expected, but Gadsden pairs a typical low-end TE1 floor with an atypical high-end TE1 ceiling. It’s why I can’t quit him in the 5-8 range of the tight end board. … It’s not like you ever truly want to start Mark Andrews. But when he’s facing a Bengals “defense” surrendering far and away the most tight end fantasy points? When it doesn’t work, you can lull yourself to sleep muttering “the process…” … Kyle Pitts will be a TE1 regardless of Drake London’s (knee) status, but he will be a much more secure, targets-based option if London misses a second consecutive contest, as is looking likely. … I had gotten tired of waiting for Hunter Henry. That is typically when he finally strikes for TE1 numbers. Hanging around the TE1/2 borderline by average PPR points, Henry does have a plus Week 13 matchup in a Giants defense that just fired its coordinator.

Theo Johnson is the kind of fantasy option you “just have to play.” Some weeks it will be about the catches. Others, the yards. More often than not, the touchdowns. A young player finding ways to make himself useful, Johnson could be a 2026 fixture in the TE1 ranks. … Similar to Theo Johnson, Colston Loveland is finding ways to make fantasy points happen. He’s just not a great TE1 bet vs. an Eagles defense coughing up the second fewest TE fantasy points. … Dallas Goedert has posted more than 44 yards one time all season. His place in a should-be explosive Eagles offense provides him with some benefit of the doubt on the TE1/2 borderline, but he has to tap into it all too frequently. … Zach Ertz has precisely zero ceiling, but his 8-10 point PPR floor makes him the quintessential space-filling TE2 option. … If you’re playing Mike Gesicki Thanksgiving night, you’re hoping he scores a 20-yard touchdown on 3-4 overall targets as you ponder whether it’s too early in the season to bust out the egg nog.

Can’t say I expected Brenton Strange to lead the Jaguars in receiving in his Week 12 return. That he did so on only five targets is cause for skepticism, but there are not many tight ends capable of reaching 93 yards on any amount of looks. Facing a sluggish Titans defense, Strange is worth a TE2 dart throw. … Taysom Hill is trying to unlock “drunk uncle” mode for Thanksgiving. Give him the football and see what happens. What has happened so far in 2025 is one carry after another with hardly any big plays or touchdowns to show for it. It’s difficult to escape the sense this ship has not only sailed, but sunk. … “AJ Barner game script” is simply too difficult to come by for fantasy managers to treat him as anything other than TE2 touchdown hope-and-prayer. … The Titans remain extremely serious about getting their young guns more involved, including Gunnar Helm. There will probably be a spiked week or two down the stretch. The problem is the all too real 0/0/0 potential.

Week 13 Kickers

1

Brandon Aubrey

DAL

vs. KC

2

Jason Myers

SEA

vs. MIN

3

Ka'imi Fairbairn

HOU

at IND

4

Cameron Dicker

LAC

vs. LV

5

Andy Borregales

NE

vs. NYG

6

Chris Boswell

PIT

vs. BUF

7

Tyler Loop

BAL

vs. CIN

8

Harrison Butker

KC

at DAL

9

Jake Bates

DET

vs. GB

10

Cam Little

JAC

at TEN

11

Evan McPherson

CIN

at BAL

12

Wil Lutz

DEN

at WAS

13

Matt Prater

BUF

at PIT

14

Cairo Santos

CHI

at PHI

15

Brandon McManus

GB

at DET

16

Riley Patterson

MIA

vs. NO

17

Chad Ryland

ARI

at TB

18

Michael Badgley

IND

vs. HOU

19

Harrison Mevis

LAR

at CAR

20

Chase McLaughlin

TB

vs. ARI

21

Jake Elliott

PHI

vs. CHI

22

Nick Folk

NYJ

vs. ATL

23

Will Reichard

MIN

at SEA

24

Matt Gay

SF

at CLE

25

Zane Gonzalez

ATL

at NYJ

26

Joey Slye

TEN

vs. JAC

27

Daniel Carlson

LV

at LAC

28

Younghoe Koo

NYG

at NE

29

Jake Moody

WAS

vs. DEN

30

Ryan Fitzgerald

CAR

vs. LAR

31

Andre Szmyt

CLE

vs. SF

32

Cade York

NO

at MIA

Week 13 Defense/Special Teams

1

Denver Broncos

at WAS

2

Los Angeles Chargers

vs. LV

3

Houston Texans

at IND

4

Seattle Seahawks

vs. MIN

5

Los Angeles Rams

at CAR

6

Jacksonville Jaguars

at TEN

7

Cleveland Browns

vs. SF

8

Atlanta Falcons

at NYJ

9

New England Patriots

vs. NYG

10

San Francisco 49ers

at CLE

11

Philadelphia Eagles

vs. CHI

12

Arizona Cardinals

at TB

13

Miami Dolphins

vs. NO

14

Green Bay Packers

at DET

15

Indianapolis Colts

vs. HOU

16

New York Jets

vs. ATL

17

Baltimore Ravens

vs. CIN

18

Detroit Lions

vs. GB

19

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

vs. ARI

20

Kansas City Chiefs

at DAL

21

Buffalo Bills

at PIT

22

Pittsburgh Steelers

vs. BUF

23

Chicago Bears

at PHI

24

Minnesota Vikings

at SEA

25

New Orleans Saints

at MIA

26

Tennessee Titans

vs. JAC

27

New York Giants

at NE

28

Washington Commanders

vs. DEN

29

Las Vegas Raiders

at LAC

30

Dallas Cowboys

vs. KC

31

Cincinnati Bengals

at BAL

32

Carolina Panthers

vs. LAR