There is perhaps no position in fantasy football that causes as much frustration as TE.
The position carries a huge level of importance, but often lacks consistency and depth, meaning that it can feel like a mad rush to secure a good player on draft day. That can often result in managers making wrong decisions if you are not following a strong set of rankings.
Therefore, PFN’s consensus fantasy rankings are curated to help you have more than 30 years of knowledge and experience at your fingertips in this situation. Kyle Soppe, Derek Tate, and Jason Katz all produce their own individual rankings, which are then combined to produce consensus TE fantasy rankings for you to use on draft day.
The rankings below also fuel the PFN Fantasy Football Trade Analyzer and the Trade Value Charts. Therefore, to see how each player compares across positions and scoring formats, check out those, as well as our other fantasy tools.
Ranking the Top Fantasy Tight Ends
1) Sam LaPorta | Detroit Lions
2) Travis Kelce | Kansas City Chiefs
3) Mark Andrews | Baltimore Ravens
4) Trey McBride | Arizona Cardinals
5) Dalton Kincaid | Buffalo Bills
6) Evan Engram | Jacksonville Jaguars
7) George Kittle | San Francisco 49ers
8) Kyle Pitts | Atlanta Falcons
9) David Njoku | Cleveland Browns
10) Jake Ferguson | Dallas Cowboys
11) Brock Bowers | Las Vegas Raiders
12) Dallas Goedert | Philadelphia Eagles
13) T.J. Hockenson | Minnesota Vikings
14) Dalton Schultz | Houston Texans
15) Cole Kmet | Chicago Bears
16) Luke Musgrave | Green Bay Packers
17) Pat Freiermuth | Pittsburgh Steelers
18) Taysom Hill | New Orleans Saints
19) Cade Otton | Tampa Bay Buccaneers
20) Hunter Henry | New England Patriots
21) Chigoziem Okonkwo | Tennessee Titans
22) Tucker Kraft | Green Bay Packers
23) Juwan Johnson | New Orleans Saints
24) Tyler Conklin | New York Jets
25) Isaiah Likely | Baltimore Ravens
26) Noah Fant | Seattle Seahawks
27) Mike Gesicki | Cincinnati Bengals
28) Ja’Tavion Sanders | Carolina Panthers
29) Gerald Everett | Chicago Bears
30) Dawson Knox | Buffalo Bills
31) Michael Mayer | Las Vegas Raiders
32) Tyler Higbee | Los Angeles Rams
33) Jelani Woods | Indianapolis Colts
34) Ben Sinnott | Washington Commanders
35) Logan Thomas | San Francisco 49ers
36) Colby Parkinson | Los Angeles Rams
Who Are the Best Value Tight Ends To Draft in Fantasy?
Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
Kelce may no longer be selected in the first round of fantasy drafts, but his current ADP of No. 21 overall (TE1) suggests that you’re still paying a high premium for the veteran.
It’s hard to deny Kelce’s upside in the early portions of the second round at the position, which makes this ADP completely fair for a player with his track record.
If you believe Kelce showed signs of hitting the physical wall due to his age or think the other vertical playmakers the team added this offseason could eat into his target share, then you’re probably going to pass on him at this price.
I think Round 2 is still a fair price for Kelce and presents a great advantage of upside at a position that has traditionally been barren once the elite options are off the board.
– Derek Tate, Fantasy Football Analyst
Evan Engram, Jacksonville Jaguars
Engram’s ADP currently sits at No. 67 overall in the sixth round as the TE8 overall, which has him going off the board behind George Kittle and Kyle Pitts at the TE position.
This is a great value for a player whose role in this offense has been reliable enough to produce back-to-back top-five fantasy seasons at the TE position.
Engram may be a bit underappreciated from a fantasy perspective, but he is a safe and productive option at a great price for your team on draft day.
– Tate