The tight end position is perhaps the most frustrating when it comes to dynasty rankings because of the group’s volatility. No position seems to have more variation year-to-year outside of the top players than tight end. Add in the potential decline and imminent retirement of Travis Kelce, and suddenly, this position could leave fantasy football managers scratching their heads.
To try and help you avoid any TE-related headaches, Pro Football Network’s fantasy football analysts do all the hard work and research to form their positional rankings. We then combine those rankings into a consensus to help fantasy managers make tough decisions on draft day.
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Top Dynasty Tight End Rankings
The below rankings are intended as a guide for PPR formats. They do not take into account individual league rules and setups. These rankings are a consensus of fantasy analysts Kyle Soppe, Jason Katz, and Derek Tate.
1) Sam LaPorta | Detroit Lions
2) Trey McBride | Arizona Cardinals
3) Brock Bowers | Las Vegas Raiders
4) Dalton Kincaid | Buffalo Bills
5) Mark Andrews| Baltimore Ravens
6) George Kittle | San Francisco 49ers
7) Kyle Pitts | Atlanta Falcons
8) T.J. Hockenson | Minnesota Vikings
9) Travis Kelce | Kansas City Chiefs
10) Evan Engram | Jacksonville Jaguars
11) David Njoku | Cleveland Browns
12) Jake Ferguson | Dallas Cowboys
13) Dallas Goedert | Philadelphia Eagles
14) Cole Kmet | Chicago Bears
15) Dalton Schultz | Houston Texans
16) Isaiah Likely | Baltimore Ravens
17) Darren Waller | New York Giants
18) Ben Sinnott | Washington Commanders
19) Luke Musgrave | Green Bay Packers
20) Pat Freiermuth | Pittsburgh Steelers
21) Tucker Kraft | Green Bay Packers
22) Chigoziem Okonkwo | Tennessee Titans
23) Cade Otton | Tampa Bay Buccaneers
24) Hunter Henry | New England Patriots
25) Theo Johnson | New York Giants
26) Gerald Everett | Chicago Bears
27) Jaheim Bell | New England Patriots
28) Michael Mayer | Las Vegas Raiders
29) Taysom Hill | New Orleans Saints
30) Greg Dulcich | Denver Broncos
31) Jared Wiley | Kansas City Chiefs
32) Noah Fant | Seattle Seahawks
33) Cade Stover | Houston Texans
34) Ja’Tavion Sanders | Carolina Panthers
35) Juwan Johnson | New Orleans Saints
36) Tyler Higbee | Los Angeles Rams
37) Jelani Woods | Indianapolis Colts
38) Erick All | Cincinnati Bengals
39) Tanner McLachlan | Cincinnati Bengals
40) Dawson Knox | Buffalo Bills
41) Irv Smith Jr. | Kansas City Chiefs
42) Noah Gray | Kansas City Chiefs
43) Logan Thomas | Free Agent
44) Mike Gesicki | Cincinnati Bengals
45) Zach Ertz | Detroit Lions
46) Tyler Conklin | New York Jets
47) Hayden Hurst | Free Agent
48) Brevin Jordan | Houston Texans
49) Jonnu Smith | Miami Dolphins
50) Luke Schoonmaker | Dallas Cowboys
Who Are the Best Tight Ends To Draft in Dynasty?
Seemingly out of nowhere, Sam LaPorta has emerged as the top tight end to draft in dynasty leagues. The answer for many seasons was Kelce, but with his slight decline in 2023, combined with retirement on the horizon, he’s fallen out of the top five altogether.
LaPorta took the league by storm in his rookie year, finishing with 889 yards and 10 touchdowns on 86 receptions. He became the second pass-catching option in the Detroit Lions offense, behind only Amon-Ra St. Brown. LaPorta’s rookie breakout was reinforced by a successful postseason run, leaving the second-year TE as the clear top option for dynasty leagues.
Behind him, things get quite messy. Trey McBride has slowly developed into a top fantasy option over the last two years, but the path now appears clear for him to be a star. Kyler Murray is healthy, and the Arizona Cardinals have limited high-end pass-catching options on their roster, which both boost McBride’s upside.
Brock Bowers comes into the league with a lot of hype, but we hope he doesn’t experience the same early career struggles that Kyle Pitts had. Bowers very well could be the second receiving option on the Las Vegas Raiders roster, but we may have to be patient as the rookie takes that step into the NFL.
Dalton Kincaid had a mixed season as a rookie and is almost the TE4 here by default. With injury issues and a decline in production for T.J. Hockenson, Kelce, George Kittle, and Mark Andrews, there is a void atop the dynasty tight end rankings.
Names such as Pitts, Evan Engram, Jake Ferguson, Dallas Goedert, and David Njoku could take a step up, but each has its respective concerns or limitations.
