It’s important to enter your dynasty fantasy football drafts with a good set of rankings. Of course, there’s more to it than that, but having a valuable baseline to help guide you throughout your draft is a necessary starting point.
Here are our fantasy TE rankings, including a couple of highlighted players worth further discussion.
Ranking the Top Fantasy Tight Ends
MORE DYNASTY POSITIONAL RANKINGS: QB | RB | WR | K | DEF | SF
1) Sam LaPorta | Detroit Lions
2) Trey McBride | Arizona Cardinals
3) Brock Bowers | Las Vegas Raiders
4) Mark Andrews | Baltimore Ravens
5) Dalton Kincaid | Buffalo Bills
6) Kyle Pitts | Atlanta Falcons
7) Travis Kelce | Kansas City Chiefs
8) George Kittle | San Francisco 49ers
9) T.J. Hockenson | Minnesota Vikings
10) David Njoku | Cleveland Browns
11) Evan Engram | Jacksonville Jaguars
12) Jake Ferguson | Dallas Cowboys
13) Dallas Goedert | Philadelphia Eagles
14) Cole Kmet | Chicago Bears
15) Pat Freiermuth | Pittsburgh Steelers
16) Isaiah Likely | Baltimore Ravens
17) Tucker Kraft | Green Bay Packers
18) Dalton Schultz | Houston Texans
19) Luke Musgrave | Green Bay Packers
20) Ben Sinnott | Washington Commanders
21) Ja’Tavion Sanders | Carolina Panthers
22) Michael Mayer | Las Vegas Raiders
23) Chigoziem Okonkwo | Tennessee Titans
24) Cade Otton | Tampa Bay Buccaneers
25) Hunter Henry | New England Patriots
26) Juwan Johnson | New Orleans Saints
27) Gerald Everett | Chicago Bears
28) Tyler Higbee | Los Angeles Rams
29) Theo Johnson | New York Giants
30) Colby Parkinson | Los Angeles Rams
31) Greg Dulcich | Denver Broncos
32) Cade Stover | Houston Texans
33) Taysom Hill | New Orleans Saints
34) Noah Fant | Seattle Seahawks
35) Jonnu Smith | Miami Dolphins
36) Dawson Knox | Buffalo Bills
37) Jelani Woods | Indianapolis Colts
38) Luke Schoonmaker | Dallas Cowboys
39) Will Dissly | Los Angeles Chargers
Who Are the Best Tight Ends To Draft in Dynasty?
Brock Bowers
In redraft, it remains risky to take rookie tight ends. Recency bias might compel fantasy managers to think Brock Bowers can do what Sam LaPorta did last season, especially considering Bowers is a better prospect. But those seasons are extremely rare. In dynasty, though, we can afford to wait for Bowers to come into his own.
Bowers is 21 years old and considered a generational talent. He’s one of the best TE prospects of all time.
Right now, Bowers’ situation isn’t great. But, again, he’s 21. It stands to reason that the Raiders will figure out their quarterback solution within the next couple of years. By then, Bowers will just be coming into his prime.
If you’re trying to win this year in your dynasty startup, you’re probably better off staying away from Bowers. But if you’re looking to build a juggernaut, Bowers looks too good to fail.
Mark Andrews
It feels as though Mark Andrews is being somewhat forgotten amidst the breakouts of Trey McBride and Sam LaPorta. Let’s not forget Andrews has been a top-five tight end in fantasy points per game for the past five seasons.
Andrews’ 2023 was cut short due to injury. But he’s healthy again and remains Lamar Jackson’s No. 1 option.
Andrews will turn 29 years old this season. While he’s not as young as the other top tight ends, he’s not exactly old. The top tight ends can play at a high level into their mid-30s. I believe Andrews is capable of doing that as well.
The combination of Andrews’ age, the lack of excitement surrounding him, and the emergence of the younger TEs have made Andrews quite the value in dynasty startups.
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