Fantasy Football Week 5 Start 'Em Sit 'Em TEs feat. Jake Ferguson, Pat Freiermuth, Cole Kmet

Week 5 of the 2024 fantasy football season has arrived and managers must begin to finalize their lineups. Each position requires a specific strategy to fully optimize their weekly final scores. Tight ends are often the most inconsistent position, so managers must closely analyze their options before starting one. Here are the best targets and fades this week.

Fantasy Football Week 5 TEs Start 'Em picks

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Managers debating which tight ends to start in fantasy football would be wise to look at their recent individual performances and direct weekly matchups. These are often two of the biggest factors determining a player's fantasy value in a given week.

Using this formula suggests that Jake Ferguson is an excellent option for Week 5 fantasy football lineups. He has finished among the top ten weekly tight ends in each of his past two games and ranks as the overall TE12 despite missing a game with an injury. Despite a tough matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers, he is a strong target this week.

Pat Freiermuth has been quietly excellent during the 2024 fantasy football season. He ranks as the overall TE6 and recorded a season-best TE3 finish last week. He gets a favorable Week 5 matchup against a struggling Dallas Cowboys' passing defense, making him a solid option.

Here's who joins them as Week 5 targets:

Must Starts

• Travis Kelce
• George Kittle
• Jake Ferguson
• Trey McBride
• Brock Bowers
• Pat Freiermuth

DFS Picks

• Pat Freiermuth
• Colby Parkinson
• Dalton Kincaid

Fantasy Football Week 5 TEs Sit 'Em picks

Week 5 sits (GETTY)

Cole Kmet broke out for a massive TE2 finish two weeks ago, but has been highly disappointing in his other three games. Despite ranking as the overall TE5, he has finished outside the top 15 weekly tight ends in three of his four games this year. He is a fade until he can prove to be more consistent.

Mark Andrews is another tight end who should be avoided as he appears to have become an afterthought in the Baltimore Ravens' offensive gameplan. He has failed to record a reception in each of his past two games, making him a clear fade in Week 5 lineups.

Here's who else joins them as fades this week:

Must Sits

• Cole Kmet
• Hunter Henry
• Mark Andrews
• Jonnu Smith
• Tyler Conklin

DFS Fades

• Cole Kmet
• Mike Gesicki
• Dalton Schultz