Fantasy football Week 4 TE preview: Slate is filled with excellent options but several stand as must starts

The tight end position is scoring more points across the board in 2026 Fantasy leagues which leads us to a new crop of TEs worth starting in Week 4 Sep 29, 2026 at 8:35 pm ET • 2 min read As I noted in the Week 4 projections risers and fallers, the tight end position has been flat-out insane through three weeks. We have six tight ends averaging at least 14.8 PPR Fantasy points per game, six more scoring 12 to 14 FPPG and another five averaging double digits. Admittedly, of those 17 tight ends averaging double digits, we aren't excited about starting Jake Ferguson, Mike Gesicki, or Noah Fant. But still, 14 starting options feel pretty great, particularly when there is one guy who is not included in that list on the waiver wire who may be close to a must-start this week in Tyler Higbee. Those numbers indicate that no one should be desperate for a tight end, but we know that is not the case, because some teams have two or three of the top 14 tight ends. First and foremost, those teams should probably be looking to make a trade, particularly if the only reason they have two tight ends is that they were covering for Brock Bowers the first two weeks. I think the one guy people may be more worried about than his production suggests is Dalton Schultz. Schultz only saw three targets last week, and now we're expecting Nico Collins back. I am still starting Schultz. He saw eight targets in Week 1 with Collins and is averging more than eight targets per game. He also has a matchup with the Cowboys this week that should be a shootout, and is what we like to call a revenge game, as Schultz used to play for the Cowboys. Their secondary is extremely beat up, and they have given up six-plus catches and a touchdown to tight ends in two of their three games.Here's everything else you need to know about tight end in Week 4: Week 4 TE Preview TE Preview Numbers to Know 11.1 -- Travis Kelce is averaging an absurd 11.1 yards after catch per reception. 85.2% -- George Kittle played 85.2% of the offensive snaps in Week 3. He's back.33.3% -- The Rams have targeted their tight ends on a third of their passes.106 -- Brock Bowers is already top 12 at tight end in targeted air yards after playing one game.28% -- Isaiah Likely's 28% target share trails only Trey McBride at tight end. The game scripts should be better moving forward.106 -- Juwan Johnson has run 106 routes. McBride is the only tight end who has run more.10.1% -- Colston Loveland's 10.1% TPRR is simply unplayable right now.20 -- Kyle Pitts has 20 receiving yards through three games. I have no idea why the team gave him all that money if this is his role. TE Preview Waiver Wire Targets Week 4 Streamers (TE Preview) Projections powered by Sportsline Projections powered by Sportsline TE Preview Heath's Projections My full set of Week 4 Fantasy football projections for every position is now available here. Find out which of my favorite plays are projected to score higher than consensus rankings and which don't live up to their draft hype, at least in Week 4. Projected stats for all starting tight ends are updated throughout the week, so check back before you set your lineup for the latest information.