Fantasy Football Start 'Em Sit 'Em 2022 NFL Week 5: Tight end rankings

Week 5 Fantasy Football Tight Ends: Sit 'Em

Tight ends to avoid in Week 5 Fantasy Football.

Pat Freiermuth - Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Buffalo Bills

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Pat Freiermuth has been relatively solid during the 2022 fantasy football season. He has recorded 18 receptions for 223 yards in four games, showing similar chemistry this year with Mitchell Trubisky as he did last year with Ben Roethlisberger as his quarterback.

Freiermuth will now move on to his third quarterback after the Pittsburgh Steelers named rookie Kenny Pickett their starter. Freiermuth is best avoided in Week 5 with the rookie starting his first game ever, especially against the Buffalo Bills' top-ranked passing defense.

David Njoku - Cleveland Browns vs. Los Angeles Chargers

David Njoku qualifies as a boom-or-bust tight end during the 2022 fantasy football season so far. In his first two games, he recorded just four receptions for 39 yards. He improved in his next two games, combining for 14 receptions for 162 yards and a touchdown.

Njoku's inconsistencies so far this year have made it important to pay attention to his specific matchups. Week 5 looks unfavorable for him in fantasy football when the Cleveland Browns face off against the Los Angeles Chargers. He may often be covered by Derwin James, one of the best safeties in the NFL.

Robert Tonyan - Green Bay Packers vs. New York Giants

Robert Tonyan is one of many inconsistent fantasy football contributors for quarterback Aaron Rodgers within the Green Bay Packers' passing game. Tonyan has exceeded five targets just once in the first four games of the 2022 NFL season, while never reaching 40 yards in a single game.

The Packers have elected to use more of a run-heavy offensive scheme for much of the 2022 season so far. Week 5 should feature a similar game plan against the New York Giants defense that ranks eighth-best against the past but fifth-worst against the run.

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Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs vs. Las Vegas Raiders
Mark Andrews, Baltimore Ravens vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Darren Waller, Las Vegas Raiders vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Zach Ertz, Arizona Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Eagles
T.J. Hockenson, Detroit Lions vs. New England Patriots
George Kittle, San Francisco 49ers vs. Carolina Panthers
Dallas Goedert, Philadelphia Eagles vs. Arizona Cardinals
Kyle Pitts, Atlanta Falcons vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Gerald Everett, Los Angeles Chargers vs. Cleveland Browns
Tyler Higbee, Los Angeles Rams vs. Dallas Cowboys

About the author

Adam Hulse is an NFL journalist at Sportskeeda with 4 years of experience. He is also the host of the podcast "Sports Talk with Adam Hulse."

Adam studied Communications at Villanova University and played American football at Pop Warner and as a high school Freshman. His favorite team are the Dallas Cowboys, and if Adam could lay his hands on a time machine, he would love to witness their glory years from the 1990s. The Cowboys' 27-17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XXX is his favorite Super Bowl of all time.

Given his affinity for 'America's Team,' Adam's favorite players of all time include Emmitt Smith. Michael Irvin, Tony Romo and Dak Prescott.

Adam takes a lot of pride in his work, which naturally culminates into insightful content for his readers, performance analysis being his forte. When not writing about football, Adam spends a time on his podcast.

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Edited by John Maxwell