Evan Engram heads into another season in Denver with almost no fantasy attention on him. Now, the Broncos have added considerably to their pass-catching group. With his role shrinking and his production following, should fantasy managers be drafting Engram in 2026?
Should You Draft Evan Engram in Fantasy Football?
Engram does not even have a consensus ADP because he sits so far down the rankings that nobody is drafting him at all. Speaking candidly, I probably did not need to write this profile in the first place.
His entire career will go down as one giant what-if. Engram had an awesome rookie season way back in 2017, posting 11.6 fantasy points per game. He battled injuries over the next two years before regressing massively in 2020 and 2021, which prompted the Giants to move on.
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Evan Engram’s Week 1 Fantasy Outlook
Suggestions were made 12 months ago that Engram could fill the “Joker” role in this Sean Payton offense.
Yeah, not so much.
Payton technically relinquished play-calling duties this summer, so if you think the raw system was the problem, maybe there is a path to a rebound, but that’s something I need a lot of proof of before adjusting my rankings.
Denver brought in Jaylen Waddle to facilitate the growth of this passing game, and that should all but rule out Engram as an option. His aDOT was as low as it’s ever been last season and, over the past two years, he has fewer end-zone targets than Josh Whyle, Julian Hill, and Payne Durham.
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Where Engram Ranks Among 2026 Tight Ends
- Dalton Schultz | HOU
- AJ Barner | SEA
- Greg Dulcich | MIA
- Kenyon Sadiq | NYJ
- Terrance Ferguson | LAR
- Oronde Gadsden II | LAC
- T.J. Hockenson | MIN
- Pat Freiermuth | PIT
- Gunnar Helm | TEN
- Evan Engram | DEN
- Cade Otton | TB
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