As the fantasy season approaches, the biggest question that comes to mind is when the best time is to take a tight end? Good for you; the Fantrax team has you covered with our consensus rankings for tight ends.
Tight end is one of those positions you can either draft high or totally punt the position. However, if you draft a high-scoring tight end, that will launch your team to the top.
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Tight End Notes
Let’s start with Mark Andrews as our TE12. The good thing is that Isaiah Likely is gone, but Andrews still sits at 12 with us. He is a tough one to grade, as his yards have dropped each season dramatically; however, his touchdown upside is high. If people are sleeping on Andrews, I believe he will still be a top performer this season.
Kyle Pitts Sr. finally had his breakout season. That lands him as our TE7 for the 2026 season. He was just shy of 1,000 receiving yards to go along with five touchdowns and 88 receptions. The Falcons have an extremely fun fantasy team, but they could be in trouble at the quarterback position. Tua Tagovailoa and Michael Penix Jr. will be fighting for the starting job. However, both quarterbacks are injury-prone, which means Pitts’ production could drop amid the constant quarterback swaps.
Lastly, we have Colston Loveland as our TE3. There is a chance he could finish higher, but it is hard to put him above Brock Bowers and Trey McBride. But he is still in the same conversation. The Bears lost DJ Moore, who had six touchdowns last season. Loveland can eat into those touchdowns, as he also had six touchdowns. The other thing is that Caleb Williams is only getting better every year. I see Loveland being a sneaky pick to finish as the TE1 this year.
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2026 Consensus Tight End Rankings
| Cons. Rnk | Player | Team | Bye | Michael | Ray | Mike R | Nicolas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trey McBride | ARI | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Brock Bowers | LV | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Colston Loveland | CHI | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Tyler Warren | IND | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Tucker Kraft | GB | 11 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | Harold Fannin Jr. | CLE | 11 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | Kyle Pitts Sr. | ATL | 11 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | Sam LaPorta | DET | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| 9 | Travis Kelce | KC | 5 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
| 10 | George Kittle | SF | 8 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| 11 | Jake Ferguson | DAL | 14 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 16 |
| 12 | Mark Andrews | BAL | 13 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 9 |
| 13 | Isaiah Likely | NYG | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 15 |
| 14 | Dalton Kincaid | BUF | 7 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 13 |
| 15 | Dallas Goedert | PHI | 10 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| 16 | Juwan Johnson | NO | 8 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 14 |
| 17 | Oronde Gadsden II | LAC | 7 | 18 | 11 | 19 | 18 |
| 18 | Brenton Strange | JAC | 7 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
| 19 | Chig Okonkwo | WAS | 7 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 20 |
| 20 | Hunter Henry | NE | 11 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
| 21 | Dalton Schultz | HOU | 8 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 21 |
| 22 | AJ Barner | SEA | 11 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 |
| 23 | T.J. Hockenson | MIN | 6 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
| 24 | Kenyon Sadiq | NYJ | 13 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 22 |
| 25 | Colby Parkinson | LAR | 11 | 28 | 28 | 36 | 28 |
| 26 | Pat Freiermuth | PIT | 9 | 26 | 32 | 31 | 27 |
| 27 | Cade Otton | TB | 10 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
| 28 | Evan Engram | DEN | 10 | 31 | 27 | 31 | 31 |
| 29 | Terrance Ferguson | LAR | 11 | 30 | 31 | 15 | 30 |
| 30 | David Njoku | LAC | 7 | 25 | 75 | 25 | 26 |
| 31 | Gunnar Helm | TEN | 9 | 27 | 75 | 30 | 25 |
| 32 | Mason Taylor | NYJ | 13 | 75 | 23 | 75 | 35 |
| 33 | Theo Johnson | NYG | 8 | 75 | 29 | 75 | 34 |
| 34 | Eli Stowers | PHI | 10 | 75 | 75 | 32 | 32 |
| 35 | Greg Dulcich | MIA | 6 | 75 | 26 | 75 | 75 |
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