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2026 Fantasy Football TE Rankings (Standard)

Every skill player ranked by our projection model, Standard scoring. Rankings, ADP and last-year stats are free. Our 2026 projections - points, target share, run share and volume - are a Fantasy Pass feature. Click any column header to sort.
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1Trey McBrideTEARI28.6McBride ranked 100th percentile in targets and yards per game at TE in 2025, but a tier-5 pass offense and bottom-tier QB room threaten to shrink those numbers in 2026.
2Tucker KraftTEGB64.4Kraft's 96th-percentile EPA and 99th-percentile YPG mark an elite profile, but eight games of 2025 tape and a below-average QB situation temper the projection.
3George KittleTESF90.6A tier-1 passing offense and 98th-percentile efficiency make Kittle elite when healthy, but a shrinking target share and 11-game 2025 raise real volume questions.
4Brock BowersTELV22.5Bowers projects 110 targets at a 98th-percentile target rate, but a tier-8 pass offense makes the ceiling math complicated.
5Harold Fannin Jr.TECLE77.0A 21-year-old TE with 110 projected targets and a 96th-percentile target share is worth serious attention even in a tier-6 pass offense.
6Sam LaPortaTEDET67.6A partial 2025 season clouds a legitimate TE1 profile: 68 projected targets in a tier-1 passing offense with a 94th-percentile EPA rank.
7Tyler WarrenTEIND50.6Projected at 113 targets and a 21.1% target share, Warren is the rare young TE who already owns his offense's passing volume.
8Dallas GoedertTEPHI112.9Elite route-runner with 93rd-percentile EPA and a projected 94-target role, but A.J. Brown's arrival reshapes the Philadelphia target tree around him.
9Kyle PittsTEATL75.4Elite target volume at TE meets a tier-6 passing offense and a TD projection near zero, making Pitts a fascinating floor-vs-ceiling puzzle at his current ADP.
10Colston LovelandTECHI42.1A 21-year-old rookie TE1 who finished 2025 at 136 fantasy points on 14.6% target share, but ADP treats him like a top-40 pick in a tier-6 QB situation.
11Travis KelceTEKC98.5At 36 with a shrinking 15.9% target share projection and a 73.9 floor, Kelce's volume story is quietly fading even as his efficiency metrics stay elite.
12Mark AndrewsTEBAL122.3Andrews projects 85 targets at a 17.7% share in a tier-3 pass offense, but a 71-point floor and 17.6% spike rate make the ceiling paper-thin.
13Dalton KincaidTEBUF102.9A 97th-percentile EPA receiver in a tier-1 QB situation, Kincaid's 12.1% projected target share gets a real test with D.J. Moore now commanding the room.
14Juwan JohnsonTENO145.7A tier-6 passing offense caps his ceiling, but 88.6 projected targets and a 92nd-percentile EPA mark make Johnson a legitimate TE1 anchor.
15Hunter HenryTENE150.9A.J. Brown's arrival reshapes the New England target tree, squeezing Henry's 14.5% projected share in a pass offense that dropped from tier-1 to tier-3.
16Dalton SchultzTEHOU156.7Elite route efficiency at 94th percentile EPA, but a tier-5 passing offense and 16.5% projected target share keep the ceiling honest.
17Jake FergusonTEDAL127.8Ferguson's 15.5% target share holds steady in a tier-2 passing offense, but a 30-point projection drop from 2025 actuals makes his ceiling narrower than his ADP suggests.
18David NjokuTELAC163.0Njoku projects a 14.6% target share on a rebuilt LAC offense, but a 41-point floor and 9.1% spike rate make this a ceiling-chasing gamble at tight end.
19Brenton StrangeTEJAX154.0Strange posted elite EPA numbers in 2025, but a projected target-share dip and a thin ceiling make him a middling TE2 gamble at current ADP.
20Pat FreiermuthTEPIT160.6A 12.7% projected target share in a tier-6 passing offense gives Freiermuth a thin margin for error, but his YAC over expected grades elite.
21Cade OttonTETB164.3Otton projects 82 targets in a rising tier-2 pass offense, but a 13.3% spike rate and thin ceiling make him a volume play with limited upside at TE.
22AJ BarnerTESEA159.8Barner profiles as a high-separation rookie-year TE1 in a tier-4 passing offense, which explains both his 90th-percentile EPA mark and his ceiling squeeze.
23Colby ParkinsonTELAR164.6A tier-1 passing offense with a 12.3% projected target share sounds fine until you see a 0.061 touchdown rate and a 37.7 floor that makes him a genuine liability in bad weeks.
24Oronde Gadsden IITELAC158.4David Njoku's arrival shrinks Gadsden's target share from 12.3% to a projected 9.1%, turning a promising sophomore into a volume-capped TE2 in a tier-3 passing offense.
25Isaiah LikelyTENYG114.4A new TE1 role in a tier-7 pass offense with a 38.5 floor and 150.7 ceiling makes Likely a high-variance spec at his current ADP.
26Chig OkonkwoTEWAS153.5Titans TE at 12% target share. Tier-8 pass-O is brutal. Within-team rank #1 — alpha but Tennessee offense limits to streaming TE3 territory.
27Mike GesickiTECIN
28Kenyon SadiqTENYJ158.4Jets rookie TE pick 1.16. Tier-8 (projected) offense; immediate role projection but a brutal QB/pass tier limits realistic weekly relevance to dynasty-only.
29Cole KmetTECHI
30Evan EngramTEDEN
31Darren WallerTECAR167.8
32Greg DulcichTEMIA162.3
33T.J. HockensonTEMIN158.7
34Mason TaylorTENYJ
35Jake TongesTESF163.5
36Michael MayerTELV
37Tyler HigbeeTELAR
38Theo JohnsonTENYGGiants TE at 14% target share. Tier-6 pass-O with Dart rookie context. Within-team rank #1 — projected alpha TE but offensive cap is severe.
39Noah GrayTEKC
40Terrance FergusonTELAR163.1
41Gunnar HelmTETEN162.9
42Brevin JordanTEHOU
43Dawson KnoxTEBUF
44Tommy TrembleTECAR
45Elijah ArroyoTESEA
46Charlie KolarTELAC
47Feleipe FranksTECAR
48Darnell WashingtonTEPIT
49Drew SampleTECIN
50Jackson HawesTEBUF
51Austin HooperTEATL
52Josh OliverTEMIN
53Eli RaridonTENE
54Luke MusgraveTEGB
55Brock WrightTEDET
56Mo Alie-CoxTEIND
57Tanner HudsonTECIN
58Noah FantTENO
59Adam TrautmanTEDEN
60Grant CalcaterraTEPHI
61Hunter LongTEJAX
62Luke SchoonmakerTEDAL
63Daniel BellingerTETEN
64Matthew HibnerTEBAL
65Johnny MundtTEPHI
66Ben SinnottTEWAS
67Foster MoreauTEHOU
68Tanner ConnerTENYG
69Elijah HigginsTEARI
70Ja'Tavion SandersTECAR
71Jeremy RuckertTENYJ
72Charlie WoernerTEATL
73Cade StoverTEHOU
74Cole TurnerTEMIA
75Max BredesonTEMIN
76Kylen GransonTETEN
77Max KlareTELAR
78Nate BoerkircherTEJAX
79Eli StowersTEPHI164.7
80Marlin KleinTEHOU
81Sam RoushTECHI
82Jack EndriesTECIN
83Josh CuevasTEBAL
84Oscar DelpTENO
85Will KacmarekTEMIA
86Tanner KoziolTEJAX
87Bauer SharpTETB
88Justin JolyTEDEN
89Davis AllenTELAR
90Keleki LatuTEBUF
91Drake DabneyTEGB
92Dallen BentleyTEDEN
93Ben YurosekTEMIN
94Joe RoyerTECLE
95Carsen RyanTECLE
96Moliki MatavaoTENO
97Riley NowakowskiTEPIT
98Seydou TraoreTEMIA
99Luke FarrellTESF
100Josiah DeguaraTESF
101Mitchell EvansTECAR
102Jaren KanakTETEN
103Tyler ConklinTEDET
104Payne DurhamTETB
105David Martin-RobinsonTETEN
106Josh WhyleTEGB
107Andrew OgletreeTEIND
108Devin CulpTETB
109Ben SimsTEMIA
110Brayden WillisTESF
111Quintin MorrisTEJAX
112Durham SmytheTEBAL
113John BatesTEWAS
114Nate AdkinsTEDEN
115Colson YankoffTEWAS
116Jared WileyTEKC
117Blake WhiteheartTECLE
118Tip ReimanTEARI
119Cam GrandyTECIN
120Brevyn Spann-FordTEDAL
121Lucas KrullTEDEN
122Nick KallerupTESEA
123Pharaoh BrownTEIND
124Connor HeywardTELV
125Robert TonyanTEPIT
126Will MalloryTEIND
127Chris ManhertzTENYG
128Carter RunyonTELV
129Zaire Mitchell-PadenTENO
130Jelani WoodsTENYJ
131Stone SmarttTEPHI
132James MitchellTECAR
133Ian ThomasTELV
134Eric SaubertTESEA
135Shane ZylstraTEBUF
136Albert OkwuegbunamTELV