NFL 2026 Tight End Projections

As of November 2, 2026 at 10:49 AM, our model ranks 137 qualified tight ends for 2026, led by Trey McBride at 259 projected PPR points on a 17-game pace.

Updated 2026-11-02T05:49:40-05:00

This data was last generated Nov 2, 2026, 10:49 AM and may be out of date. Check back shortly.

Who are the top projected TEs in 2026?

Ranked boards include players projected for at least 8 games. Backups and contingency options keep full projections and remain searchable, but are not ranked: a per-17-game pace is not a meaningful ranking for a player projected to play two games.

ROOKIEfirst-year playerNEW TEAMchanged teams
Showing 50 of 137 players
1
Trey McBride
Trey McBride
TE
ARI
Age 26
PPR
258.6
G17.0
Tgt151
Rec111.6
Rec Yds1,113
Rec TD6.0
2
Brock Bowers
Brock Bowers
TE
LV
Age 23
PPR
196.9
G17.0
Tgt107
Rec78.4
Rec Yds836
Rec TD5.7
3
Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren
TE
IND
Age 24
PPR
182.3
G17.0
Tgt105
Rec73.1
Rec Yds779
Rec TD5.2
4
Tucker Kraft
Tucker Kraft
TE
GB
Age 25
PPR
178.6
G17.0
Tgt86
Rec61.6
Rec Yds776
Rec TD6.5
5
Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland
TE
CHI
Age 22
PPR
177.4
G17.0
Tgt97
Rec66.2
Rec Yds763
Rec TD5.8
6
Dallas Goedert
Dallas Goedert
TE
PHI
Age 31
PPR
167.6
G17.0
Tgt84
Rec61.9
Rec Yds654
Rec TD6.7
7
Hunter Henry
Hunter Henry
TE
NE
Age 31
PPR
164.7
G17.0
Tgt90
Rec61.7
Rec Yds701
Rec TD5.5
8
Harold Fannin Jr.
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE
CLE
Age 22
PPR
164.3
G17.0
Tgt96
Rec65.8
Rec Yds694
Rec TD4.7
9
Kyle Pitts
Kyle Pitts
TE
ATL
Age 26
PPR
162.7
G17.0
Tgt92
Rec64.9
Rec Yds720
Rec TD4.3
10
Sam LaPorta
Sam LaPorta
TE
DET
Age 25
PPR
161.1
G17.0
Tgt83
Rec61.8
Rec Yds703
Rec TD4.8
11
George Kittle
George Kittle
TE
SF
Age 33
PPR
158.6
G17.0
Tgt76
Rec58.9
Rec Yds683
Rec TD5.2
12
Jake Ferguson
Jake Ferguson
TE
DAL
Age 27
PPR
150.8
G17.0
Tgt86
Rec64.6
Rec Yds560
Rec TD5.0
13
Travis Kelce
Travis Kelce
TE
KC
Age 37
PPR
149.6
G17.0
Tgt87
Rec61.8
Rec Yds631
Rec TD4.1
14
Greg Dulcich
Greg Dulcich
TE
MIA
Age 26
PPR
148.4
G17.0
Tgt85
Rec59.2
Rec Yds662
Rec TD3.8
15
Dalton Kincaid
Dalton Kincaid
TE
BUF
Age 27
PPR
146.4
G17.0
Tgt77
Rec53.6
Rec Yds635
Rec TD4.9
16
Mark Andrews
Mark Andrews
TE
BAL
Age 31
PPR
145.3
G17.0
Tgt71
Rec50.6
Rec Yds533
Rec TD6.3
17
Brenton Strange
Brenton Strange
TE
JAX
Age 25
PPR
145.0
G17.0
Tgt80
Rec57.8
Rec Yds627
Rec TD4.1
18
Juwan Johnson
Juwan Johnson
TE
NO
Age 30
PPR
144.7
G17.0
Tgt80
Rec58.9
Rec Yds654
Rec TD3.4
19
Dalton Schultz
Dalton Schultz
TE
HOU
Age 30
PPR
144.3
G17.0
Tgt86
Rec61.3
Rec Yds610
Rec TD3.7
20
Isaiah Likely
Isaiah Likely
TE
NYG
Age 26NEW TEAM
PPR
142.5
G17.0
Tgt76
Rec54.5
Rec Yds619
Rec TD4.4
21
Cade Otton
Cade Otton
TE
TB
Age 27
PPR
140.5
G17.0
Tgt83
Rec58.3
Rec Yds603
Rec TD3.7
22
Pat Freiermuth
Pat Freiermuth
TE
PIT
Age 28
PPR
140.0
G17.0
Tgt73
Rec55.1
Rec Yds581
Rec TD4.5
23
T.J. Hockenson
T.J. Hockenson
TE
MIN
Age 29
PPR
135.3
G17.0
Tgt79
Rec57.6
Rec Yds558
Rec TD3.6
24
Chig Okonkwo
Chig Okonkwo
TE
WAS
Age 27NEW TEAM
PPR
130.5
G17.0
Tgt75
Rec54.2
Rec Yds563
Rec TD3.3
25
Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II
TE
LAC
Age 23
PPR
123.7
G17.0
Tgt67
Rec46.9
Rec Yds561
Rec TD3.4
26
AJ Barner
AJ Barner
TE
SEA
Age 24
PPR
116.7
G17.0
Tgt59
Rec44.5
Rec Yds441
Rec TD4.6
27
Evan Engram
Evan Engram
TE
DEN
Age 32
PPR
113.8
G17.0
Tgt72
Rec49.6
Rec Yds469
Rec TD2.9
28
Mike Gesicki
Mike Gesicki
TE
CIN
Age 31
PPR
109.3
G17.0
Tgt61
Rec44.0
Rec Yds464
Rec TD3.1
29
Tyler Higbee
Tyler Higbee
TE
LA
Age 33
PPR
105.5
G17.0
Tgt57
Rec40.0
Rec Yds431
Rec TD3.7
30
Gunnar Helm
Gunnar Helm
TE
TEN
Age 24
PPR
93.2
G17.0
Tgt53
Rec39.9
Rec Yds374
Rec TD2.7
31
Darren Waller
Darren Waller
TE
CAR
Age 34NEW TEAM
PPR
90.0
G17.0
Tgt49
Rec34.3
Rec Yds378
Rec TD3.0
32
Kenyon Sadiq
Kenyon Sadiq
TE
NYJ
Age 21ROOKIE
PPR
70.5
G17.0
Tgt40
Rec27.8
Rec Yds293
Rec TD2.2
33
Darnell Washington
Darnell Washington
TE
PIT
Age 25
PPR
63.9
G17.0
Tgt36
Rec25.6
Rec Yds279
Rec TD1.7
34
Colby Parkinson
Colby Parkinson
TE
LA
Age 27
PPR
62.9
G17.0
Tgt35
Rec24.6
Rec Yds255
Rec TD2.1
35
Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson
TE
NYG
Age 25
PPR
62.7
G17.0
Tgt37
Rec24.5
Rec Yds278
Rec TD1.7
36
Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor
TE
NYJ
Age 22
PPR
62.5
G17.0
Tgt38
Rec26.0
Rec Yds265
Rec TD1.7
37
Noah Gray
Noah Gray
TE
KC
Age 27
PPR
60.7
G17.0
Tgt35
Rec24.3
Rec Yds256
Rec TD1.8
38
Michael Mayer
Michael Mayer
TE
LV
Age 25
PPR
60.0
G17.0
Tgt37
Rec25.5
Rec Yds259
Rec TD1.4
39
Dawson Knox
Dawson Knox
TE
BUF
Age 29
PPR
59.9
G17.0
Tgt33
Rec22.8
Rec Yds262
Rec TD1.8
40
Elijah Higgins
Elijah Higgins
TE
ARI
Age 26
PPR
54.6
G17.0
Tgt32
Rec24.1
Rec Yds245
Rec TD1.0
41
Tommy Tremble
Tommy Tremble
TE
CAR
Age 26
PPR
52.9
G17.0
Tgt30
Rec21.5
Rec Yds224
Rec TD1.5
42
Noah Fant
Noah Fant
TE
NO
Age 28NEW TEAM
PPR
49.6
G17.0
Tgt28
Rec21.1
Rec Yds214
Rec TD1.2
43
Davis Allen
Davis Allen
TE
LA
Age 25
PPR
46.4
G17.0
Tgt27
Rec18.7
Rec Yds194
Rec TD1.4
44
John Bates
John Bates
TE
WAS
Age 28
PPR
43.0
G17.0
Tgt25
Rec17.1
Rec Yds185
Rec TD1.2
45
Foster Moreau
Foster Moreau
TE
HOU
Age 29NEW TEAM
PPR
41.8
G17.0
Tgt23
Rec16.3
Rec Yds182
Rec TD1.2
46
Adam Trautman
Adam Trautman
TE
DEN
Age 29
PPR
41.7
G17.0
Tgt23
Rec16.4
Rec Yds180
Rec TD1.2
47
Brock Wright
Brock Wright
TE
DET
Age 27
PPR
41.7
G17.0
Tgt24
Rec17.0
Rec Yds173
Rec TD1.2
48
Charlie Kolar
Charlie Kolar
TE
LAC
Age 27NEW TEAM
PPR
37.2
G17.0
Tgt21
Rec14.8
Rec Yds168
Rec TD0.9
49
Drew Sample
Drew Sample
TE
CIN
Age 30
PPR
36.5
G17.0
Tgt21
Rec16.0
Rec Yds151
Rec TD0.9
50
Luke Farrell
Luke Farrell
TE
SF
Age 29
PPR
36.0
G17.0
Tgt21
Rec14.9
Rec Yds149
Rec TD1.0