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Gunnar Helm: 2026 Fantasy Outlook
Our model ranks Gunnar Helm about 57 places below where the market drafts him — the largest kind of disagreement we publish, and a prompt to check the role before paying the going rate rather than an instruction to fade him.
Where the market has him
Our published board has him at 186, 6 places higher than consensus ADP. Across 12 ranking sources the spread is 39 places — a long way apart. The unblended model sits 57 places below the market, which is our threshold for a major disagreement.
Our board recommends him around round 19. The replacement-level tight end we measure him against is Travis Kelce, which is the honest comparison: the question is never whether he is good, it is how much better he is than the player you could have instead.
The track record
Across 1 drafted season in our sample, Gunnar Helm finished at or above his positional draft price 1 time. He returned a severe bust in 1 of them.
| Season | Drafted as | Finished | PPG | Games | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | TE61 | TE31 | 5.7 | 16 | Severe bust |
Positional draft rank against final positional finish on PPR total points. A severe bust is a finish outside the top 60 FLEX scorers.
Risk and upside
Our model tiers him low for risk and low for upside. Across the 2026 board those two scores are essentially uncorrelated, so a low-risk label is not a low-ceiling label.
Why the model says low risk: Low risk profile: role uncertainty (51.5) with injury-supported risk (50) as the secondary driver.
Gunnar Helm: common questions
Where is Gunnar Helm being drafted in 2026?
Gunnar Helm is going around pick 192 overall, the TE27 off the board in consensus ADP across the ranking sources we track, though individual sources have him as high as 157 and as low as 295.
Is Gunnar Helm a good pick in 2026?
Our model ranks Gunnar Helm about 57 places below where the market drafts him — the largest kind of disagreement we publish, and a prompt to check the role before paying the going rate rather than an instruction to fade him.
How risky is Gunnar Helm?
Our model puts him in the low risk tier. Risk here combines availability history, role certainty, how much the ranking sources disagree, and week-to-week volatility. It is a measure of how wide the range of outcomes looks, not a prediction that he will get hurt.
How many fantasy points will Gunnar Helm score in 2026?
Our projection has him at about 5 points per game in full PPR, or roughly 85 on the season once 0 projected games lost are priced in. Projections are a central estimate, not a floor.
Drafted around the same cost
ADP is consensus across the ranking sources Auto Draft Years tracks. Historical finishes are positional ranks on PPR total points, 2025–2025. Board generated Aug 17, 2026. For informational and entertainment purposes only — projections are estimates, not forecasts.