Tight end gets thin quickly, which makes finding an edge at the top of the position even more valuable. Brock Bowers holds down the TE1 spot ahead of Trey McBride, while Colston Loveland and Tyler Warren have already climbed into the top four. Tucker Kraft rounds out the top five, putting him ahead of established names like Sam LaPorta and George Kittle.
That’s where these rankings start to get interesting. Are Loveland and Warren ready to make that leap? Can Kyle Pitts finally turn his talent into consistent fantasy production? And just how far should Travis Kelce and Mark Andrews fall as the position gets younger around them? You can see where every tight end stacks up against the rest of the player pool in PFN’s overall PPR rankings, then test out different draft-day approaches with the PFN fantasy mock draft simulator.
Note: These rankings are a combination of both our fantasy experts, Kyle Soppe and Jason Katz.
NFL Preseason Tight End Rankings
1) Brock Bowers | LV
2) Trey McBride | ARI
3) Colston Loveland | CHI
4) Tucker Kraft | GB
5) Tyler Warren | IND
6) Sam LaPorta | DET
7) George Kittle | SF
8) Harold Fannin Jr. | CLE
9) Kyle Pitts Sr. | ATL
10) Isaiah Likely | NYG
11) Juwan Johnson | NO
12) Travis Kelce | KC
13) Jake Ferguson | DAL
14) Dallas Goedert | PHI
15) Mark Andrews | BAL
16) Dalton Kincaid | BUF
17) Hunter Henry | NE
18) Chig Okonkwo | WAS
19) Brenton Strange | JAX
20) Dalton Schultz | HOU
21) Greg Dulcich | MIA
22) Kenyon Sadiq | NYJ
23) AJ Barner | SEA
24) Terrance Ferguson | LAR
25) Oronde Gadsden II | LAC
Should You Draft Dallas Goedert in Fantasy Football?
The case for Goedert, entering his age-31 season, is pretty straightforward: touchdown equity. Davante Adams had a valuable season to be a big 2025 season, and that took some of the attention off of what the Eagles were doing with their tight end.
This Jalen Hurts-led offense was criticized plenty last season, but their tight end was the exception. He recorded 11 TD receptions, not only a career high, but a spike that came seemingly out of nowhere after he had eight TDs total over the previous three seasons (36 games played).
His previous high-water mark was five back in 2019 when Carson Wentz was leading a TE-centric attack with him and Zach Ertz ranking 1-2 in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving TDs on that team.
Last season was certainly unique, and there’s a clear thread to pull if you like him as a low-end TE1 option in redraft formats. He and the departed A.J. Brown combined for 84 targets on the plus side of midfield from Weeks 3-17, a number that was five greater than all other Eagles.
Is that sustainable? Probably not, but the fact that a stat like that was even within the range of outcomes should be encouraging for anyone considering this route.
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The Birds drafted Goedert’s predecessor, Eli Stowers, in the second round in April (54th overall), but there are pass-blocking concerns when it comes to him getting on the field in Year 1, and he did manage just 11 TD receptions across 45 collegiate games.
Goedert’s best days are likely behind him, but if you want a known quantity at a tough-to-fill position late in the draft, he’s viable.
He’s just not for me.
Should I Draft Harold Fannin Jr. in Fantasy Football?
I really want to be in on Fannin. He is clearly a very talented player, and what he did as a rookie is genuinely rare for a third-round tight end.
The production speaks for itself. Fannin posted 11.7 fantasy points per game and finished as the TE7. That is a legitimate starting fantasy tight end in his first professional season.
What makes it more impressive is how he got there. Fannin did that on a 77.2% snap share that ranked 16th at the position, while running a route on only 72.2% of Cleveland’s pass plays, which ranked 19th. He was not on the field as much as the tight ends around him in the standings.
The reason he produced anyway is that his talent commanded the football. Fannin earned a target on 25.5% of his routes run, the second-highest rate in the entire league. When he was out there, the ball found him. There is a ton of upside sitting in that profile if the playing time ever catches up.
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The concern, as it is with anyone attached to this offense, is that they are the Browns.
The quarterback situation is a nightmare. Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders will both undoubtedly make starts this season, and neither is an NFL-caliber starter. It is very difficult to build a fantasy case around any pass catcher in that environment.
Target competition is the other problem. Cleveland added K.C. Concepcion and Denzel Boston in the first two rounds of the NFL Draft, and Jerry Jeudy is still around. The only meaningful departure is David Njoku. The additions outweigh that subtraction. We do not need Fannin’s target share taking a hit, particularly in an offense that may struggle to move the football at all.
The unfortunate reality is that the Browns have a pretty talented roster missing only a quarterback. If they ever figure that out, there are a lot of intriguing fantasy options in this building. That is a bet for another year.
Fannin is my TE7 and the TE7 by ADP. I really want to like him. I also really want to avoid drafting players on bad teams. The Browns are likely to be a bad team.
There is a price at which I will take Fannin. Someone will probably get there before I do.
