LVBye 13QUESTIONABLETop 57 tight ends for 2026
Open interactive draft guide| Pos | Player | Team | Bye |  STACKED Rank |  Sleeper |  Underdog |  ESPN |  Yahoo | Proj Pts | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TE1 |  Brock BowersQUESTIONABLE | LV | 13 | 23 | 23.0 | 19.9 | 24.1 | 20.9 | 203 | 116 | 1,165 | 7.5 |
TE2 |  Trey McBride |  ARI | 14 | 27 | 26.0 | 29.8 | 23.4 | 28.9 | 187 | 112 | 1,080 | 5.8 |
TE3 |  Colston LovelandQUESTIONABLE |  CHI | 10 | 37 | 43.0 | 42.3 | 42.0 | 39.2 | 173 | 82 | 1,013 | 7.3 |
TE4 |  Tyler Warren |  IND | 13 | 47 | 51.4 | 60.6 | 51.1 | 46.7 | 160 | 76 | 832 | 6.9 |
TE5 |  Tucker KraftQUESTIONABLE |  GB | 11 | 68 | 66.4 | 74.6 | 91.5 | 59.3 | 141 | 71 | 884 | 8.3 |
TE6 |  Sam LaPortaQUESTIONABLE |  DET | 6 | 71 | 62.3 | 89.2 | 75.2 | 62.8 | 159 | 77 | 828 | 6.9 |
TE7 |  Harold FanninQUESTIONABLE |  CLE | 11 | 82 | 77.8 | 106.6 | 70.9 | 69.9 | 143 | 71 | 751 | 5.8 |
TE8 |  Kyle Pitts |  ATL | 11 | 85 | 71.1 | 99.6 | 69.0 | 71.5 | 139 | 70 | 825 | 4.8 |
TE9 |  George KittleQUESTIONABLE |  SF | 8 | 90 | 83.5 | 107.1 | 69.2 | 79.9 | 138 | 73 | 815 | 6.9 |
TE10 |  Dalton KincaidQUESTIONABLE |  BUF | 7 | 108 | 93.0 | 116.6 | 133.0 | 95.6 | 131 | 61 | 673 | 4.6 |
TE11 |  Travis Kelce |  KC | 5 | 118 | 95.8 | 124.9 | 94.1 | 95.2 | 136 | 82 | 858 | 5.7 |
TE12 |  Dallas Goedert |  PHI | 10 | 120 | 127.1 | 129.0 | 102.3 | 103.8 | 110 | 63 | 631 | 6.3 |
TE13 |  Isaiah Likely |  NYG | 8 | 122 | 108.8 | 124.7 | 123.6 | 109.1 | 126 | 63 | 638 | 4.1 |
TE14 |  Juwan Johnson |  NO | 8 | 128 | 162.9 | 138.2 | 157.3 | 120.1 | 113 | 70 | 724 | 4.3 |
TE15 |  Mark Andrews |  BAL | 13 | 137 | 124.7 | 137.1 | 127.1 | 113.7 | 133 | 64 | 678 | 6.5 |
TE16 |  Jake Ferguson |  DAL | 14 | 142 | 115.2 | 137.6 | 116.1 | 117.7 | 125 | 74 | 622 | 5.3 |
TE17 |  Brenton Strange |  JAX | 7 | 150 | 167.1 | 153.1 | 168.8 | 130.1 | 130 | 59 | 634 | 3.5 |
TE18 |  Dalton SchultzQUESTIONABLE |  HOU | 8 | 151 | 205.6 | 158.9 | 168.8 | 124.8 | 119 | 66 | 679 | 4.3 |
TE19 |  Chigoziem Okonkwo |  WAS | 7 | 154 | 187.5 | 151.6 | 170.1 | 126.5 | 114 | 65 | 639 | 3.5 |
TE20 |  Hunter Henry |  NE | 11 | 156 | 149.2 | 154.1 | 153.5 | 127.3 | 125 | 60 | 673 | 5.1 |
TE21 |  Terrance Ferguson |  LAR | 11 | 158 | 201.4 | 150.2 | 167.2 | 125.5 | 83 | 23 | 260 | 2.4 |
TE22 |  AJ Barner |  SEA | 11 | 171 | 214.0 | 172.9 | 169.6 | 124.4 | 113 | 63 | 570 | 4.9 |
TE23 |  Kenyon Sadiq |  NYJ | 13 | 186 | 191.7 | 176.9 | 167.1 | 130.1 | 80 | 30 | 282 | 1.9 |
TE24 |  T.J. HockensonQUESTIONABLE |  MIN | 6 | 190 | 182.4 | 168.5 | 154.7 | 127.2 | 122 | 63 | 597 | 3.4 |
TE25 |  Greg Dulcich |  MIA | 6 | 200 | 242.8 | 190.7 | 170.4 | 130.4 | 87 | 44 | 506 | 2.6 |
TE26 |  Pat Freiermuth |  PIT | 9 | 218 | 230.3 | 194.0 | 169.6 | 122.8 | 103 | 50 | 495 | 3.9 |
TE27 |  Gunnar HelmQUESTIONABLE |  TEN | 9 | 220 | 244.1 | 199.0 | 170.6 | — | 102 | 53 | 500 | 4.3 |
TE28 |  Cade Otton |  TB | 10 | 225 | 246.0 | 187.6 | 170.3 | — | 96 | 54 | 532 | 3.1 |
TE29 |  Oronde Gadsden |  LAC | 7 | 239 | 190.5 | 206.3 | 170.3 | 126.5 | 114 | 28 | 384 | 2.2 |
TE30 |  Michael Mayer | LV | 13 | 242 | — | 214.6 | 170.2 | — | 64 | 31 | 289 | 1.5 |
TE31 |  Evan Engram |  DEN | 10 | 243 | — | 212.0 | 170.0 | — | 55 | 32 | 275 | 1.2 |
TE32 |  Colby Parkinson | LAR | 11 | 250 | 261.8 | 212.7 | 170.2 | — | 62 | 37 | 356 | 3.4 |
TE33 |  Darren WallerQUESTIONABLE |  CAR | 5 | 263 | — | 208.0 | 170.4 | — | 99 | 49 | 533 | 5.1 |
TE34 |  David NjokuQUESTIONABLE | LAC | 7 | 265 | 223.1 | 213.4 | 169.8 | 123.0 | 47 | 27 | 261 | 2.2 |
TE35 |  Mason TaylorQUESTIONABLE | NYJ | 13 | 287 | 224.3 | 215.6 | 170.0 | — | 76 | 44 | 401 | 2.2 |
TE36 |  Mike Gesicki |  CIN | 6 | 288 | — | 214.2 | 170.2 | — | 84 | 46 | 446 | 2.7 |
TE37 |  Theo JohnsonQUESTIONABLE | NYG | 8 | 298 | 262.8 | 215.9 | 170.1 | — | 62 | 22 | 250 | 1.8 |
TE38 |  Eli Stowers | PHI | 10 | 311 | 248.9 | 215.7 | 170.0 | — | 66 | 17 | 169 | 1.3 |
TE39 |  Darnell WashingtonQUESTIONABLE | PIT | 9 | 319 | — | 215.3 | 169.9 | — | 69 | 32 | 336 | 2.1 |
TE40 |  Jake TongesQUESTIONABLE | SF | 8 | 333 | 253.0 | 215.5 | 170.0 | — | 56 | 15 | 150 | 1.3 |
TE41 |  Elijah Arroyo | SEA | 11 | 338 | — | 215.6 | 169.9 | — | 58 | 24 | 294 | 2.0 |
TE42 |  Dawson Knox | BUF | 7 | 343 | — | 215.8 | 169.8 | — | 62 | 30 | 343 | 2.9 |
TE43 |  Cole Kmet | CHI | 10 | 344 | — | 215.8 | 169.7 | — | 63 | 32 | 300 | 2.0 |
TE44 |  Noah Gray | KC | 5 | 356 | — | 216.0 | 169.9 | — | 47 | 33 | 335 | 2.1 |
TE45 |  Max Klare | LAR | 11 | 367 | 248.8 | 216.0 | — | — | 45 | 8 | 81 | 0.5 |
TE46 |  Justin Joly | MIA | 6 | 413 | — | 216.0 | 170.0 | — | 47 | 24 | 235 | 1.7 |
TE47 |  Will Kacmarek | MIA | 6 | 430 | — | 216.0 | 170.0 | — | 49 | 30 | 276 | 1.8 |
TE48 |  Joe Royer | CLE | 11 | 490 | — | — | 170.0 | — | 46 | 17 | 164 | 1.2 |
TE49 |  Jack Endries | CIN | 6 | 496 | — | 216.0 | 170.0 | — | 43 | 5 | 43 | 0.3 |
TE50 |  Jelani WoodsQUESTIONABLE | NYJ | 13 | 521 | 307.0 | 216.0 | 170.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
TE51 |  Michael Trigg | DAL | 14 | 577 | 249.7 | — | 169.9 | — | 27 | 10 | 102 | 0.8 |
TE52 |  Nick Kallerup | SEA | 11 | 617 | 255.3 | — | 170.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
TE53 |  Quintin Morris | JAX | 7 | 630 | 375.6 | — | 170.0 | — | 6 | 3 | 33 | 0.3 |
TE54 |  David Martin-Robinson | TEN | 9 | 693 | 246.0 | — | 170.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
TE55 |  Caleb Lohner | DEN | 10 | 728 | 390.4 | — | 170.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
TE56 |  Tyree JacksonQUESTIONABLE | FA | 12 | 738 | 303.0 | — | 170.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
TE57 |  Jordan Akins | FA | — | 739 | 297.7 | — | 170.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
TE1
Brock BowersLVBye 13QUESTIONABLEProj 203STACKED Rank 23Sleeper 23.0Underdog 19.9ESPN 24.1Yahoo 20.9
Rec 116Rec Yds 1,165Rec TD 7.5
TE2
Trey McBrideARIBye 14Proj 187STACKED Rank 27Sleeper 26.0Underdog 29.8ESPN 23.4Yahoo 28.9
Rec 112Rec Yds 1,080Rec TD 5.8
TE3
Colston LovelandCHIBye 10QUESTIONABLEProj 173STACKED Rank 37Sleeper 43.0Underdog 42.3ESPN 42.0Yahoo 39.2
Rec 82Rec Yds 1,013Rec TD 7.3
TE4
Tyler WarrenINDBye 13Proj 160STACKED Rank 47Sleeper 51.4Underdog 60.6ESPN 51.1Yahoo 46.7
Rec 76Rec Yds 832Rec TD 6.9
TE5
Tucker KraftGBBye 11QUESTIONABLEProj 141STACKED Rank 68Sleeper 66.4Underdog 74.6ESPN 91.5Yahoo 59.3
Rec 71Rec Yds 884Rec TD 8.3
TE6
Sam LaPortaDETBye 6QUESTIONABLEProj 159STACKED Rank 71Sleeper 62.3Underdog 89.2ESPN 75.2Yahoo 62.8
Rec 77Rec Yds 828Rec TD 6.9
TE7
Harold FanninCLEBye 11QUESTIONABLEProj 143STACKED Rank 82Sleeper 77.8Underdog 106.6ESPN 70.9Yahoo 69.9
Rec 71Rec Yds 751Rec TD 5.8
TE8
Kyle PittsATLBye 11Proj 139STACKED Rank 85Sleeper 71.1Underdog 99.6ESPN 69.0Yahoo 71.5
Rec 70Rec Yds 825Rec TD 4.8
TE9
George KittleSFBye 8QUESTIONABLEProj 138STACKED Rank 90Sleeper 83.5Underdog 107.1ESPN 69.2Yahoo 79.9
Rec 73Rec Yds 815Rec TD 6.9
TE10
Dalton KincaidBUFBye 7QUESTIONABLEProj 131STACKED Rank 108Sleeper 93.0Underdog 116.6ESPN 133.0Yahoo 95.6
Rec 61Rec Yds 673Rec TD 4.6
TE11
Travis KelceKCBye 5Proj 136STACKED Rank 118Sleeper 95.8Underdog 124.9ESPN 94.1Yahoo 95.2
Rec 82Rec Yds 858Rec TD 5.7
TE12
Dallas GoedertPHIBye 10Proj 110STACKED Rank 120Sleeper 127.1Underdog 129.0ESPN 102.3Yahoo 103.8
Rec 63Rec Yds 631Rec TD 6.3
TE13
Isaiah LikelyNYGBye 8Proj 126STACKED Rank 122Sleeper 108.8Underdog 124.7ESPN 123.6Yahoo 109.1
Rec 63Rec Yds 638Rec TD 4.1
TE14
Juwan JohnsonNOBye 8Proj 113STACKED Rank 128Sleeper 162.9Underdog 138.2ESPN 157.3Yahoo 120.1
Rec 70Rec Yds 724Rec TD 4.3
TE15
Mark AndrewsBALBye 13Proj 133STACKED Rank 137Sleeper 124.7Underdog 137.1ESPN 127.1Yahoo 113.7
Rec 64Rec Yds 678Rec TD 6.5
TE16
Jake FergusonDALBye 14Proj 125STACKED Rank 142Sleeper 115.2Underdog 137.6ESPN 116.1Yahoo 117.7
Rec 74Rec Yds 622Rec TD 5.3
TE17
Brenton StrangeJAXBye 7Proj 130STACKED Rank 150Sleeper 167.1Underdog 153.1ESPN 168.8Yahoo 130.1
Rec 59Rec Yds 634Rec TD 3.5
TE18
Dalton SchultzHOUBye 8QUESTIONABLEProj 119STACKED Rank 151Sleeper 205.6Underdog 158.9ESPN 168.8Yahoo 124.8
Rec 66Rec Yds 679Rec TD 4.3
TE19
Chigoziem OkonkwoWASBye 7Proj 114STACKED Rank 154Sleeper 187.5Underdog 151.6ESPN 170.1Yahoo 126.5
Rec 65Rec Yds 639Rec TD 3.5
TE20
Hunter HenryNEBye 11Proj 125STACKED Rank 156Sleeper 149.2Underdog 154.1ESPN 153.5Yahoo 127.3
Rec 60Rec Yds 673Rec TD 5.1
TE21
Terrance FergusonLARBye 11Proj 83STACKED Rank 158Sleeper 201.4Underdog 150.2ESPN 167.2Yahoo 125.5
Rec 23Rec Yds 260Rec TD 2.4
TE22
AJ BarnerSEABye 11Proj 113STACKED Rank 171Sleeper 214.0Underdog 172.9ESPN 169.6Yahoo 124.4
Rec 63Rec Yds 570Rec TD 4.9
TE23
Kenyon SadiqNYJBye 13Proj 80STACKED Rank 186Sleeper 191.7Underdog 176.9ESPN 167.1Yahoo 130.1
Rec 30Rec Yds 282Rec TD 1.9
TE24
T.J. HockensonMINBye 6QUESTIONABLEProj 122STACKED Rank 190Sleeper 182.4Underdog 168.5ESPN 154.7Yahoo 127.2
Rec 63Rec Yds 597Rec TD 3.4
TE25
Greg DulcichMIABye 6Proj 87STACKED Rank 200Sleeper 242.8Underdog 190.7ESPN 170.4Yahoo 130.4
Rec 44Rec Yds 506Rec TD 2.6
TE26
Pat FreiermuthPITBye 9Proj 103STACKED Rank 218Sleeper 230.3Underdog 194.0ESPN 169.6Yahoo 122.8
Rec 50Rec Yds 495Rec TD 3.9
TE27
Gunnar HelmTENBye 9QUESTIONABLEProj 102STACKED Rank 220Sleeper 244.1Underdog 199.0ESPN 170.6Yahoo —
Rec 53Rec Yds 500Rec TD 4.3
TE28
Cade OttonTBBye 10Proj 96STACKED Rank 225Sleeper 246.0Underdog 187.6ESPN 170.3Yahoo —
Rec 54Rec Yds 532Rec TD 3.1
TE29
Oronde GadsdenLACBye 7Proj 114STACKED Rank 239Sleeper 190.5Underdog 206.3ESPN 170.3Yahoo 126.5
Rec 28Rec Yds 384Rec TD 2.2
TE30
Michael MayerLVBye 13Proj 64STACKED Rank 242Sleeper —Underdog 214.6ESPN 170.2Yahoo —
Rec 31Rec Yds 289Rec TD 1.5
TE31
Evan EngramDENBye 10Proj 55STACKED Rank 243Sleeper —Underdog 212.0ESPN 170.0Yahoo —
Rec 32Rec Yds 275Rec TD 1.2
TE32
Colby ParkinsonLARBye 11Proj 62STACKED Rank 250Sleeper 261.8Underdog 212.7ESPN 170.2Yahoo —
Rec 37Rec Yds 356Rec TD 3.4
TE33
Darren WallerCARBye 5QUESTIONABLEProj 99STACKED Rank 263Sleeper —Underdog 208.0ESPN 170.4Yahoo —
Rec 49Rec Yds 533Rec TD 5.1
TE34
David NjokuLACBye 7QUESTIONABLEProj 47STACKED Rank 265Sleeper 223.1Underdog 213.4ESPN 169.8Yahoo 123.0
Rec 27Rec Yds 261Rec TD 2.2
TE35
Mason TaylorNYJBye 13QUESTIONABLEProj 76STACKED Rank 287Sleeper 224.3Underdog 215.6ESPN 170.0Yahoo —
Rec 44Rec Yds 401Rec TD 2.2
TE36
Mike GesickiCINBye 6Proj 84STACKED Rank 288Sleeper —Underdog 214.2ESPN 170.2Yahoo —
Rec 46Rec Yds 446Rec TD 2.7
TE37
Theo JohnsonNYGBye 8QUESTIONABLEProj 62STACKED Rank 298Sleeper 262.8Underdog 215.9ESPN 170.1Yahoo —
Rec 22Rec Yds 250Rec TD 1.8
TE38
Eli StowersPHIBye 10Proj 66STACKED Rank 311Sleeper 248.9Underdog 215.7ESPN 170.0Yahoo —
Rec 17Rec Yds 169Rec TD 1.3
TE39
Darnell WashingtonPITBye 9QUESTIONABLEProj 69STACKED Rank 319Sleeper —Underdog 215.3ESPN 169.9Yahoo —
Rec 32Rec Yds 336Rec TD 2.1
TE40
Jake TongesSFBye 8QUESTIONABLEProj 56STACKED Rank 333Sleeper 253.0Underdog 215.5ESPN 170.0Yahoo —
Rec 15Rec Yds 150Rec TD 1.3
TE41
Elijah ArroyoSEABye 11Proj 58STACKED Rank 338Sleeper —Underdog 215.6ESPN 169.9Yahoo —
Rec 24Rec Yds 294Rec TD 2.0
TE42
Dawson KnoxBUFBye 7Proj 62STACKED Rank 343Sleeper —Underdog 215.8ESPN 169.8Yahoo —
Rec 30Rec Yds 343Rec TD 2.9
TE43
Cole KmetCHIBye 10Proj 63STACKED Rank 344Sleeper —Underdog 215.8ESPN 169.7Yahoo —
Rec 32Rec Yds 300Rec TD 2.0
TE44
Noah GrayKCBye 5Proj 47STACKED Rank 356Sleeper —Underdog 216.0ESPN 169.9Yahoo —
Rec 33Rec Yds 335Rec TD 2.1
TE45
Max KlareLARBye 11Proj 45STACKED Rank 367Sleeper 248.8Underdog 216.0ESPN —Yahoo —
Rec 8Rec Yds 81Rec TD 0.5
TE46
Justin JolyMIABye 6Proj 47STACKED Rank 413Sleeper —Underdog 216.0ESPN 170.0Yahoo —
Rec 24Rec Yds 235Rec TD 1.7
TE47
Will KacmarekMIABye 6Proj 49STACKED Rank 430Sleeper —Underdog 216.0ESPN 170.0Yahoo —
Rec 30Rec Yds 276Rec TD 1.8
TE48
Joe RoyerCLEBye 11Proj 46STACKED Rank 490Sleeper —Underdog —ESPN 170.0Yahoo —
Rec 17Rec Yds 164Rec TD 1.2
TE49
Jack EndriesCINBye 6Proj 43STACKED Rank 496Sleeper —Underdog 216.0ESPN 170.0Yahoo —
Rec 5Rec Yds 43Rec TD 0.3
TE50
Jelani WoodsNYJBye 13QUESTIONABLEProj —STACKED Rank 521Sleeper 307.0Underdog 216.0ESPN 170.0Yahoo —
Rec —Rec Yds —Rec TD —
TE51
Michael TriggDALBye 14Proj 27STACKED Rank 577Sleeper 249.7Underdog —ESPN 169.9Yahoo —
Rec 10Rec Yds 102Rec TD 0.8
TE52
Nick KallerupSEABye 11Proj —STACKED Rank 617Sleeper 255.3Underdog —ESPN 170.0Yahoo —
Rec —Rec Yds —Rec TD —
TE53
Quintin MorrisJAXBye 7Proj 6STACKED Rank 630Sleeper 375.6Underdog —ESPN 170.0Yahoo —
Rec 3Rec Yds 33Rec TD 0.3
TE54
David Martin-RobinsonTENBye 9Proj —STACKED Rank 693Sleeper 246.0Underdog —ESPN 170.0Yahoo —
Rec —Rec Yds —Rec TD —
TE55
Caleb LohnerDENBye 10Proj —STACKED Rank 728Sleeper 390.4Underdog —ESPN 170.0Yahoo —
Rec —Rec Yds —Rec TD —
TE56
Tyree JacksonFABye 12QUESTIONABLE
Proj —STACKED Rank 738Sleeper 303.0Underdog —ESPN 170.0Yahoo —
Rec —Rec Yds —Rec TD —
TE57
Jordan AkinsFABye —
Proj —STACKED Rank 739Sleeper 297.7Underdog —ESPN 170.0Yahoo —
Rec —Rec Yds —Rec TD —
Projected points use half-PPR scoring. ADP is shown per platform (Sleeper, Underdog, ESPN, Yahoo); STACKED Rank is our overall draft-guide rank. Rankings follow STACKED's overall 2026 draft-guide order and refresh throughout the draft season.
TE rankings FAQ
Who is the No. 1 fantasy football tight end for 2026?
Brock Bowers (LV) is the top-ranked tight end in STACKED's 2026 fantasy football rankings, projected for 203 half-PPR points. Trey McBride (ARI) and Colston Loveland (CHI) round out the top three.
When should you draft a tight end in 2026 fantasy drafts?
Tight end is a cliff position: a handful of elite options score like WR1s, then production flattens fast. Either pay up for one of the top tier — the weekly edge over a streamer is real — or wait and take two upside TEs late. The worst spot is the middle, where you pay a mid-round pick for roughly streaming-level production. For reference, Brock Bowers is currently coming off the board around pick 23.0 in half-PPR drafts.
Are these TE rankings PPR or half-PPR?
Projected points on this page use half-PPR scoring, and ADP is broken out by platform — Sleeper half-PPR, Underdog best ball, ESPN, and Yahoo — so you can see where the books disagree on a tight end before you draft. The full STACKED draft guide adds FantasyPros ECR alongside them.
How often are these tight end rankings updated?
Rankings, projections, and ADP are rebuilt continuously from platform draft data and expert consensus during the 2026 draft season, and this page refreshes at least hourly. For live tiers, player news, and source-backed insights, open the interactive draft guide.