2026 fantasy football tight end rankings
Top Tight Ends 2026: Fantasy Football TE Rankings
Tight end looks like a cliff and mostly is not — once you compare tight ends people actually start rather than tight ends nobody does. Below: the top 24 tight ends by consensus ADP, each with projected points per game, our published board rank, and a risk tier.
| Rank | Player | Team | ADP | Our board | Proj. PPG | Risk | Upside |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE1 | Brock Bowers | LV | 20 | 19 | 15 | Low | High |
| TE2 | Trey Mcbride | ARI | 24 | 21 | 16 | Medium | Elite |
| TE3 | Colston Loveland | CHI | 43 | 43 | 10 | Low | Moderate |
| TE4 | Tyler Warren | IND | 58 | 57 | 11 | Low | Moderate |
| TE5 | Kyle Pitts | ATL | 74 | 71 | 4 | Low | Low |
| TE6 | Harold Fannin | CLE | 75 | 72 | 7 | Low | Low |
| TE7 | Tucker Kraft | GB | 76 | 69 | 15 | Low | Elite |
| TE8 | Sam Laporta | DET | 83 | 78 | 11 | Low | High |
| TE9 | George Kittle | SF | 112 | 109 | 12 | High | High |
| TE10 | Travis Kelce | KC | 115 | 110 | 10 | Low | High |
| TE11 | Jake Ferguson | DAL | 117 | 111 | 11 | Low | High |
| TE12 | Isaiah Likely | NYG | 122 | 124 | 3 | Low | Low |
| TE13 | Dallas Goedert | PHI | 123 | 117 | 11 | High | High |
| TE14 | Dalton Kincaid | BUF | 124 | 121 | 10 | Low | High |
| TE15 | Mark Andrews | BAL | 129 | 127 | 5 | Medium | Moderate |
| TE16 | Brenton Strange | JAX | 150 | 141 | 9 | Low | Moderate |
| TE17 | Oronde Gadsden | LAC | 152 | 145 | 9 | Low | Moderate |
| TE18 | Juwan Johnson | NO | 154 | 147 | 9 | Medium | High |
| TE19 | Chig Okonkwo | WAS | 154 | 148 | 7 | Low | Low |
| TE20 | Hunter Henry | NE | 159 | 151 | 9 | Low | Moderate |
| TE21 | Kenyon Sadiq | NYJ | 166 | 161 | — | Medium | Low |
| TE22 | T.J. Hockenson | MIN | 167 | 164 | 7 | Medium | Moderate |
| TE23 | Dalton Schultz | HOU | 176 | 165 | 9 | Medium | Moderate |
| TE24 | Terrance Ferguson | LAR | 186 | 180 | 4 | Low | Moderate |
Consensus ADP across the ranking sources Auto Draft Years tracks, against the published board rank. Board generated Aug 17, 2026.
Tight End rankings: common questions
Who is the top fantasy tight end in 2026?
Brock Bowers (LV) is the TE1 on the Auto Draft Years board, going around pick 20 overall, with Trey Mcbride next at pick 24. Rankings blend a projection model with consensus ADP across multiple ranking sources and are regenerated as the market moves.
How many tight ends should I draft?
It depends on your lineup, but the useful rule is to count startable tiers rather than bodies: work out the last player at the position you would be happy starting each week, and make sure you have your share before that tier breaks.
What does the risk tier mean in these tight end rankings?
Risk combines availability history, role certainty, projection agreement and weekly volatility. A low-risk player is not a low-ceiling player — across the 2026 board upside and risk are essentially uncorrelated, so plenty of high-ceiling players sit in the low-risk tier.
Which late-round tight end is worth drafting in 2026?
Tyler Warren (IND) is the highest-ranked tight end on this board going outside the top 50 overall while still carrying a low risk tier — the profile that historically returns the most per pick spent.
Rankings blend the Auto Draft Years projection model with consensus ADP across the ranking sources we track, regenerated as the market moves. Board generated Aug 17, 2026. Free to use, no account required. For informational and entertainment purposes only.