If you’re searching for a fantasy football sleeper TE, check out these five tight ends who could see increased opportunities in Week 8.

Tight end is a volatile position from week to week, but it can also be an excellent source of extreme value. Getting value from fantasy football sleeper plays at the position can unlock the salary you need to pay up for other stars. In Week 8, several big-name tight ends are on a bye week, but there are still 10 games on the DraftKings main slate, leaving plenty of bargain options on the board.

Since the DFS fantasy football salaries at tight end go even lower than at WR and RB, meaning if you slide an ultra-bargain tight end in your FLEX, you can have more spending power in other spots.

I list out my top fantasy football sleeper tight ends each Saturday from the main slate of the week to help you find the biggest production for the lowest salary. This week’s main slate includes the 10 games lined up for Sunday afternoon, providing several cheap but potentially productive tight ends to consider in my five fantasy football sleeper plays at tight end for Week 8.

The picks in this post can be excellent values for DFS contests and can also serve as sneaky plays in your season-long league since they are in a position to exceed expectations. Earlier this week, I highlighted my top-15 starters at tight end, and in this list, we’ll focus on players mostly outside those 15 players who still bring a high fantasy football ceiling in their Week 8 matchups.

Cade Otton, Tampa Bay Buccaneers ($3,400)

Dalton Schultz, Houston Texans ($3,300)

Gunnar Helm, Tennessee Titans ($3,100)

Colston Loveland, Chicago Bears ($3,000)

Tanner Conner, Miami Dolphins ($2,600)

Week 7 Results:

Mason Taylor, New York Jets ($3,400; 6.1 FPTS)

Chig Okonkwo, Tennessee Titans ($3,300; 0.0 FPTS)

Oronde Gadsden II, Los Angeles Chargers ($3,300; 32.4 FPTS)

Ja’Tavion Sanders, Carolina Panthers ($3,200; 0.0 FPTS)

Taysom Hill, New Orleans Saints ($3,000; 0.0 FPTS)

Whether you’re looking for value plays in your DFS contests like the NFL $2.75M Fantasy Football Millionaire [$1M to 1st] or looking for a last-minute addition from the waiver wire, here are my top five fantasy football sleeper tight ends for Week 8 of the 2025 season:

Cade Otton, Tampa Bay Buccaneers ($3,400)

The Bucs won’t have Mike Evans (collarbone), Chris Godwin Jr. (fibula), or Jalen McMillan (neck) this week against the Saints. While I do like rookie receivers Emeka Egbuka ($7,000) and Tez Johnson ($4,300), the Bucs will also heavily rely on established, sure-handed Cade Otton more in the passing game this week against the Saints.

Otton is my favorite play under $3.5K this week and brings both a high ceiling and a high floor against the Saints. He has at least three catches in four straight weeks and double-digit fantasy points in each of the last three. On Monday night against the Lions, he set season highs for catches (7) and targets (9) while finishing with his second-most receiving yards (65).

Without many options in the passing game, Otton has proven in the past that he can step up, and he’ll likely get at least four catches for around 50 yards against the Saints this week. If he finds the end zone for the first time this season, that will really put his day over the top, but his volume gives him a very reliable floor.

Dalton Schultz, Houston Texans ($3,300)

Another veteran set up for lots of volume in Week 8 is Texans tight end Dalton Schultz, who I spotlighted in another article earlier this week.

Schultz is coming off a nine-catch performance on Monday Night Football when he led the team with 98 receiving yards. He has at least five catches in four straight weeks and at least three catches in every game he has played this season.

Like Otton, he’s still looking for the end zone for the first time this season but remains a great PPR option with top-10 upside.

Coming off that performance and with his reliable workload, Schultz would be a solid consideration against the 49ers even if Houston were healthy. They’re absolutely not, though, with both Nico Collins (concussion) and Christian Kirk (hamstring) already ruled out for this matchup.

Plenty of work should be coming his way, and he sets up as a good play just over $3,000. If you want more ceiling and aren’t worried about more risk, you can also check out Jaylin Noel ($3,500) from the Texans, who I highlighted in my fantasy football sleeper wide receiver post.

Gunnar Helm, Tennessee Titans ($3,100)

The Titans won’t have Calvin Ridley (hamstring) for a second straight week, but the offense is leaning into getting more action for its young players as they try to grow the offense around rookie QB Cam Ward ($4,600).

At receiver, I like Chimere Dike ($3,400), and at tight end, I’m a fan of rookie Gunnar Helm, who has been getting more work over the last few weeks.

He and Chig Okonkwo ($3,200) have been sharing time, and both have upside, but Helm ended up with four catches for 36 yards last week on five targets while Okonkwo was unable to haul in either pass thrown his way.

Helm has multiple catches in three straight games and in six of his last seven. He has totaled 17 catches for 149 yards in his seven games and is still looking for his first touchdown of the season.

This week, Helm and the Titans will face another rookie tight end in Tyler Warren ($5,500), and while Helm doesn’t have nearly that kind of upside, he does have the potential to produce enough fantasy value to be a good play at this salary, just over $3,000.

Colston Loveland, Chicago Bears ($3,000)

Another rookie tight end who is looking to make some noise this week is Chicago’s Colston Loveland. He was surprisingly taken ahead of Warren, and so far, it looks like a huge miss by Chicago. However, Loveland does seem to be potentially on the upswing.

He had two catches for 11 yards against the Commanders in Week 6 after returning from the team’s bye week, and a career-high three catches for 24 yards in Week 7 against the Saints. In that contest, he also tied with DJ Moore for a team-high in first-read targets.

Cole Kmet (back) is out for this week’s matchup against the Ravens, who have been a good matchup for tight ends this season. With more work in Kmet’s absence, Loveland could be lined up for his breakout, but he’s still a high-risk option compared to the other options on this list, who have been more regularly involved in their teams’ weekly game plans.

Tanner Conner, Miami Dolphins ($2,600)

If you really want to go with a leverage bargain play with a salary under $3,000 to unlock more salary to spend in other spots, check out Tanner Conner, who is lined up to move up to a starting role for Miami this week.

Darren Waller (pec) is on IR and out multiple weeks, but he’s not expected to miss the rest of the season. Julian Hill (ankle) has had some decent games as well, but he will not be able to be part of the replacement solution this week, since he’s also been ruled out.

Conner had two catches for 20 yards in Week 1 while splitting time with Hill while Waller was out, and he had another two-catch game in Week 5 with both Hill and Waller healthy. Last week, Conner had one catch on his three targets, but he turned it into his longest play of the season at 28 yards.

The Dolphins’ passing offense was a mess last week, with Tua Tagovailoa’s struggles and the weather limiting them to just 100 passing yards. They’ll be indoors this week in Atlanta, which should lead to more success, but Tua still hasn’t been willing to take many shots down the field. What he has been willing to do, though, is dump it off to this tight end, making Waller fantasy-relevant again before his injury.

Conner doesn’t have the raw ability of Waller, but he could be in a similar role this week against the Falcons, who have been a very strong pass defense this season. If you are looking for a bargain flyer, though, he has enough upside to be worth taking a long shot on this week, since the work will be available for him.