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Tight End Rankings: NFL Fantasy Week 17

When it comes to TE options for such a critical week, fantasy managers could do much worse than Cole Kmet.

There is absolutely one name that sticks out like a sore thumb in my Week 17 fantasy tight end rankings. And that name is Cole Kmet.

He's not a top-five option. But how the Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR) can have him outside the top dozen makes no sense to me.

For starters, he's seen an average of six targets in each of his last four games. Additionally, he is taking on Detroit, a team that has allowed the sixth-most fantasy points to the TEs this season.

And Kmet may not be elite, but he is currently a top-12 option in PPR leagues. And his five TDs have him tied for fifth among all TEs, making him viable in standard leagues as well. And yes, I mean as a TE1 this week.

Check out below to see which other TEs I really like in Week 17.

Week 17 Positional Rankings: QB I RB I WR I TE I DST I K I Flex

NFL Tight End Rankings: Week 17

— Rankings by Mark Strausberg, a member of the Athlon Network Contributor, who despite his youthful exuberance and good looks has been playing fantasy sports before Wildcats or Hoosiers even made it to VHS. Got a fantasy sports question or thought? Hit him up on Twitter @MarkStrausberg.