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5 rookie TEs who can contribute to your fantasy football team

By Bryan Perez

LINCOLN, NE - NOVEMBER 24: Tight end Noah Fant #87 of the Iowa Hawkeyes signals against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on November 24, 2017 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
LINCOLN, NE - NOVEMBER 24: Tight end Noah Fant #87 of the Iowa Hawkeyes signals against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on November 24, 2017 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) /
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BLOOMINGTON, IN – OCTOBER 13: T.J. Hockenson #38 of the Iowa Hawkeyes runs for a touchdown against the Indiana Hossiers at Memorial Stadium on October 13, 2018 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
BLOOMINGTON, IN – OCTOBER 13: T.J. Hockenson #38 of the Iowa Hawkeyes runs for a touchdown against the Indiana Hossiers at Memorial Stadium on October 13, 2018 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

The 2019 NFL season is quickly approaching, which means it’s also time to start paying attention to players who can help your fantasy football team go from contender to champion.

We’ve already touched on rookie running backs who can carry the load in 2019, and we broke down some first-year wide receivers who are potential starters in fantasy leagues this season. Now it’s time to focus on a position often overlooked in fantasy circles: tight end.

Spending a high draft pick — rookie draft or otherwise — on a tight end is usually a bad idea in fantasy football, but the 2019 NFL draft produced several intriguing options who will provide fantasy owners with potential starters as soon as this year.

It’s a good time for some new blood at tight end, too. Sure, Travis Kelce (Chiefs), George Kittle (49ers), Zach Ertz (Eagles) and O.J. Howard (Buccaneers) are young studs, but gone are the days of Rob Gronkowski and even names like Antonio Gates and Jason Witten, who long dominated the top of the position’s rankings.

Here’s a look at five rookie tight ends who will challenge to start not only for their NFL team in 2019, but for your fantasy squad, too.

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