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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 McBrideTEARI18.0McBride led all TEs with 252.9 fantasy points in 2025, but a tier-5 pass offense and a tier-6 QB situation project a meaningful step back in 2026.
2George KittleTESF111.0Elite route-runner with a 97th-percentile EPA mark, but a partial 2025 season and a projected target-share dip to 17.1% fuel the discount debate.
3Tucker KraftTEGB81.0Kraft's per-game efficiency is elite, but 8 games of 2025 data and a 93 floor demand respect for the downside.
4Harold Fannin Jr.TECLE64.0A 21-year-old TE1 projecting 120 targets on a bottom-tier offense: the volume is real, the efficiency numbers are not.
5Brock BowersTELV22.0A 97th-percentile target earner stuck in a tier-8 passing offense at age 23, Bowers is volume without a QB to unlock the ceiling.
6Tyler WarrenTEIND58.0Warren projects 121 targets and a 22.6% target share in 2026, making him the rare TE1 who doubles as his team's top passing option.
7Kyle PittsTEATL75.0A 98th-percentile target hog in a tier-7 passing offense, Pitts projects 109 targets but carries a ceiling that barely clears his 2025 actual.
8Dallas GoedertTEPHI137.0A tier-4 pass offense and a projecting 25-point decline from his 2025 actual make Goedert a tricky TE1 price at his current ADP.
9Mark AndrewsTEBAL118.0A 14.7% target share in a bottom-tier 2025 passing offense is rising to 18.4% projected in 2026, but the efficiency numbers beneath that volume are quietly alarming.
10Sam LaPortaTEDET91.0LaPorta projects 68 targets and 124.2 points in the league's best offense, a solid TE1 whose ceiling depends on the targets in front of him.
11Colston LovelandTECHI47.0Elite route efficiency at the 98th-percentile EPA mark, but 80 projected targets inside a tier-3 passing offense set a real ceiling on the floor.
12Juwan JohnsonTENO129.0Juwan Johnson posted a 15.6% target share in a tier-6 passing offense last year, and the 2026 projection barely moves despite a full roster overhaul around him.
13Travis KelceTEKC100.0At 36 with a shrinking 15.9% target share projection, Kelce's floor-to-ceiling math demands a hard look before trusting the name.
14Dalton SchultzTEHOU188.0Steady 17% target share and 88th-percentile EPA look appealing, but a tier-5 pass offense and a 64.8 floor make the late-round price tag deceptive.
15Dalton KincaidTEBUF120.0Kincaid profiles as a 93rd-percentile EPA receiver in a tier-1 passing offense, but a 65-point floor and D.J. Moore's arrival create real ceiling drag.
16Oronde Gadsden IITELAC175.0A 22-year-old TE2 in a below-average passing offense, Gadsden's 13.1% projected target share and elite YAC profile give him real best-ball upside at an ADP that undersells him.
17Hunter HenryTENE153.0A.J. Brown's arrival and a pass-offense tier drop from tier-1 to tier-3 shrink Henry's already thin target share, making 74 projected targets a ceiling, not a floor.
18Jake FergusonTEDAL115.0Ferguson's 15.6% target share holds steady in a tier-2 passing offense, but a crowded receiver room and a projected TD rate near zero squeeze the ceiling to 176.
19Cade OttonTETB217.0A tier-2 passing offense upgrade fuels a modest projection bump, but a 13.3% spike rate and thin TD upside make Otton a volume-dependent TE2 with a narrow ceiling.
20Pat FreiermuthTEPIT206.0Freiermuth projects 66 targets and 104.4 points, and the 52.1 floor is the highest among tight ends going this late.
21Brenton StrangeTEJAX156.0A 14.3% target share from 12 games last season projects to 11.6% in 2026, and a 34.5 floor makes Strange a liability in shallow TE pools.
22Isaiah LikelyTENYG88.0An 85th percentile YAC over expected on 66 projected targets, in a pass offense grading tier-7 with a 150.7 ceiling.
23Chig OkonkwoTEWAS141.0Okonkwo's target share jumps from 12.7% to a projected 16.4% as Washington's clear TE1, but a tier-6 pass offense keeps the ceiling modest at 167.
24Colby ParkinsonTELAR274.0A 12.6% target share on a tier-1 offense gives Parkinson 100.7 points and the highest floor of any tight end this late.
25David NjokuTELAC163.0A new offense lifts Njoku's projected target share from 10.9% to 14.3%, but a 7th-percentile EPA rank and 41.6 floor make this a speculative bet at best.
26AJ BarnerTESEA236.0Seahawks TE at 15% target share. Tier-3 pass-O with Darnold. Within-team rank #1 — projected immediate alpha-TE role, but offense limits to streaming TE2.
27Jake TongesTESF248.0Tonges projects 70 targets and 100.8 points in the league's best passing environment, a streaming tight end at a last-round price.
28Greg DulcichTEMIA205.0
29Cole KmetTECHI
30T.J. HockensonTEMIN161.0
31Evan EngramTEDEN253.0
32Kenyon SadiqTENYJ164.0A first-round rookie tight end on a tier-8 offense, Sadiq projects 48 targets and 74.3 points, with the range doing most of the talking.
33Mason TaylorTENYJ293.0
34Michael MayerTELV298.0
35Mike GesickiTECIN260.0
36Gunnar HelmTETEN194.0
37Tommy TrembleTECAR
38Brevin JordanTEHOU
39Tyler HigbeeTELAR
40Theo 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.
41Noah GrayTEKC
42Dawson KnoxTEBUF
43Ja'Tavion SandersTECAR
44Luke MusgraveTEGB
45Elijah ArroyoTESEA
46Darnell WashingtonTEPIT
47Mo Alie-CoxTEIND
48Feleipe FranksTECAR
49Terrance FergusonTELAR241.0
50Josh OliverTEMIN
51Austin HooperTEATL
52Tanner HudsonTECIN
53Drew SampleTECIN
54Luke FarrellTESF
55Noah FantTENO
56Jackson HawesTEBUF
57Charlie KolarTELAC
58Adam TrautmanTEDEN
59Foster MoreauTEHOU
60Brock WrightTEDET
61Grant CalcaterraTEPHI
62Daniel BellingerTETEN
63Luke SchoonmakerTEDAL
64Hunter LongTEJAX
65Cole TurnerTEMIA
66Elijah HigginsTEARI
67John BatesTEWAS
68Johnny MundtTEPHI
69Matthew HibnerTEBAL
70Jeremy RuckertTENYJ
71Cade StoverTEHOU
72Tanner ConnerTENYG
73Charlie WoernerTEATL
74Max BredesonTEMIN
75Kylen GransonTETEN
76Max KlareTELAR
77Nate BoerkircherTEJAX
78Eli StowersTEPHI249.0
79Marlin KleinTEHOU
80Sam RoushTECHI
81Eli RaridonTENE301.0
82Jack EndriesTECIN
83Josh CuevasTEBAL
84Oscar DelpTENO
85Will KacmarekTEMIA
86Tanner KoziolTEJAX
87Bauer SharpTETB
88Keleki LatuTEBUF
89Tyler ConklinTEDET
90Drake DabneyTEGB
91Justin JolyTEDEN
92Dallen BentleyTEDEN
93Joe RoyerTECLE
94Josiah DeguaraTESF
95Anthony FirkserTEDET
96Moliki MatavaoTENO
97Carsen RyanTECLE
98Seydou TraoreTEMIA
99Cam GrandyTECIN
100Durham SmytheTEBAL
101Brayden WillisTESF
102Mitchell EvansTECAR
103Josh WhyleTEGB
104Ben SinnottTEWAS
105Payne DurhamTETB
106Ben YurosekTEMIN
107Riley NowakowskiTEPIT
108Devin CulpTETB
109Quintin MorrisTEJAX
110Jared WileyTEKC
111Jaren KanakTETEN
112Brevyn Spann-FordTEDAL
113Jelani WoodsTENYJ
114Ian ThomasTELV
115Ben SimsTEMIA
116James MitchellTECAR
117Davis AllenTELAR
118Eric SaubertTESEA
119Robert TonyanTEPIT
120Tip ReimanTEARI
121Carter RunyonTELV
122Blake WhiteheartTECLE
123Connor HeywardTELV
124Colson YankoffTEWAS
125David Martin-RobinsonTETEN
126Nate AdkinsTEDEN
127Jack StollTECLE
128Brenden BatesTECLE
129Chris ManhertzTENYG
130Andrew OgletreeTEIND
131Lucas KrullTEDEN
132Will MalloryTEIND
133Zaire Mitchell-PadenTENO
134Nick KallerupTESEA
135Shane ZylstraTEBUF
136Stone SmarttTEPHI
137Albert OkwuegbunamTELV