Rex's Rankings
Week 1 TE Rankings
64 players ranked · FFPC scoring · Updated
Week 1 baseline. No 2026 games have been played yet, so these rankings are built from current depth charts, last season's usage, and Vegas Week 1 totals — not from observed play. They are replaced by the full usage model once Week 1 is complete.
Colston Loveland of CHI is the number one TE in Week 1 FFPC scoring on the road against CAR, in a game where his offense is implied for 25.0 points, projected for 13.3 points. 5 TEs sit in tiers 1 and 2 combined, and those are the ones you start without thinking.
Tier 1
Colston Loveland
CHI · TE
Carried a heavy workload last season.
Colby Parkinson
LA · TE
Held a featured role last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 26.0 implied.
Sam LaPorta
DET · TE
Held a featured role last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 28.2 implied.
George Kittle
SF · TE
Carried a heavy workload last season.
Tier 2
Tyler Warren
IND · TE
Carried a heavy workload last season.
Tier 3
Dallas Goedert
PHI · TE
Held a featured role last season.
Trey McBride
ARI · TE
Carried a heavy workload last season, in a low-scoring spot at 18.0 implied.
Travis Kelce
KC · TE
Held a featured role last season.
Cade Otton
TB · TE
Held a featured role last season.
Brock Bowers
LV · TE
Held a featured role last season.
Kyle Pitts
ATL · TE
Carried a heavy workload last season, in a low-scoring spot at 19.5 implied.
Brenton Strange
JAX · TE
Held a featured role last season.
Tier 4
Tucker Kraft
GB · TE
Held a featured role last season.
Juwan Johnson
NO · TE
Held a featured role last season.
Tier 5
AJ Barner
SEA · TE
Had a steady role last season.
Pat Freiermuth
PIT · TE
Had a steady role last season.
Chig Okonkwo
WAS · TE
New to WAS after TEN and steps in as the starter, held a featured role last season, in a low-scoring spot at 19.5 implied.
Dalton Schultz
HOU · TE
Had a steady role last season.
Mason Taylor
NYJ · TE
Held a featured role last season, in a low-scoring spot at 18.5 implied.
Hunter Henry
NE · TE
Had a steady role last season.
Mark Andrews
BAL · TE
Had a steady role last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 26.0 implied.
T.J. Hockenson
MIN · TE
Had a steady role last season.
Tier 6
Harold Fannin Jr.
CLE · TE
Held a featured role last season, in a low-scoring spot at 16.5 implied.
Jake Ferguson
DAL · TE
Had a steady role last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 25.5 implied.
Tier 7
Mike Gesicki
CIN · TE
Worked in a rotation last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 27.5 implied.
Tommy Tremble
CAR · TE
Had a steady role last season.
Isaiah Likely
NYG · TE
New to NYG after BAL and steps in as the starter, had a steady role last season.
Gunnar Helm
TEN · TE
Had a steady role last season.
Greg Dulcich
MIA · TE
Had a steady role last season, in a low-scoring spot at 18.5 implied.
Evan Engram
DEN · TE
Had a steady role last season, in a low-scoring spot at 19.8 implied.
Dalton Kincaid
BUF · TE
Worked in a rotation last season.
Charlie Kolar
LAC · TE
New to LAC after BAL and steps in as the starter, worked in a rotation last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 28.5 implied.
Theo Johnson
NYG · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, had a steady role last season.
Michael Mayer
LV · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, had a steady role last season.
Brock Wright
DET · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, had a steady role last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 28.2 implied.
Kenyon Sadiq
NYJ · TE
First-round rookie, pick 16, second on the depth chart, no NFL usage to go on yet, in a low-scoring spot at 18.5 implied.
Tyler Higbee
LA · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, had a steady role last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 26.0 implied.
Cole Kmet
CHI · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, had a steady role last season.
Nate Boerkircher
JAX · TE
Rookie, pick 56, second on the depth chart, no NFL usage to go on yet.
Jake Tonges
SF · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, had a steady role last season.
Dawson Knox
BUF · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, had a steady role last season.
Elijah Higgins
ARI · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, had a steady role last season, in a low-scoring spot at 18.0 implied.
Daniel Bellinger
TEN · TE
New to TEN after NYG, had a steady role last season.
Adam Trautman
DEN · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, had a steady role last season, in a low-scoring spot at 19.8 implied.
Drew Sample
CIN · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, worked in a rotation last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 27.5 implied.
Noah Gray
KC · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, worked in a rotation last season.
Darnell Washington
PIT · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, worked in a rotation last season.
Will Kacmarek
MIA · TE
Rookie, pick 87, second on the depth chart, no NFL usage to go on yet, in a low-scoring spot at 18.5 implied.
Eli Raridon
NE · TE
Rookie, pick 95, second on the depth chart, no NFL usage to go on yet.
Josh Oliver
MIN · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, worked in a rotation last season.
Mo Alie-Cox
IND · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, worked in a rotation last season.
Jonnu Smith
GB · TE
New to GB after PIT, worked in a rotation last season.
Eric Saubert
SEA · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, worked in a rotation last season.
Mitchell Evans
CAR · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, worked in a rotation last season.
Charlie Woerner
ATL · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, worked in a rotation last season, in a low-scoring spot at 19.5 implied.
David Njoku
LAC · TE
New to LAC after CLE, worked in a rotation last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 28.5 implied.
John Bates
WAS · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, worked in a rotation last season, in a low-scoring spot at 19.5 implied.
Brevyn Spann-Ford
DAL · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, worked in a rotation last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 25.5 implied.
Durham Smythe
BAL · TE
New to BAL after CHI, saw limited work last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 26.0 implied.
Blake Whiteheart
CLE · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, worked in a rotation last season, in a low-scoring spot at 16.5 implied.
Foster Moreau
HOU · TE
New to HOU after NO, worked in a rotation last season.
Noah Fant
NO · TE
New to NO after CIN, saw limited work last season.
Johnny Mundt
PHI · TE
New to PHI after JAX, worked in a rotation last season.
Payne Durham
TB · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, saw limited work last season.
Tier 1
- TE1—start
Colston Loveland
CHI · TE
Carried a heavy workload last season.
CHI · @ CAR · 13.3 PROJ · 25.0 IMP · high confidence
- TE2—start
Colby Parkinson
LA · TE
Held a featured role last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 26.0 implied.
LA · vs SF · 13.0 PROJ · 26.0 IMP · high confidence
- TE3—start
Sam LaPorta
DET · TE
Held a featured role last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 28.2 implied.
DET · vs NO · 12.9 PROJ · 28.3 IMP · high confidence
- TE4—start
George Kittle
SF · TE
Carried a heavy workload last season.
SF · @ LA · 12.7 PROJ · 22.5 IMP · high confidence
Tier 2
- TE5—start
Tyler Warren
IND · TE
Carried a heavy workload last season.
IND · vs BAL · 12.1 PROJ · 22.5 IMP · high confidence
Tier 3
- TE6—start
Dallas Goedert
PHI · TE
Held a featured role last season.
PHI · vs WAS · 11.5 PROJ · 25.0 IMP · high confidence
- TE7—start
Trey McBride
ARI · TE
Carried a heavy workload last season, in a low-scoring spot at 18.0 implied.
ARI · @ LAC · 11.4 PROJ · 18.0 IMP · high confidence
- TE8—start
Travis Kelce
KC · TE
Held a featured role last season.
KC · vs DEN · 11.1 PROJ · 22.8 IMP · high confidence
- TE9—start
Cade Otton
TB · TE
Held a featured role last season.
TB · @ CIN · 11.1 PROJ · 24.0 IMP · high confidence
- TE10—start
Brock Bowers
LV · TE
Held a featured role last season.
LV · vs MIA · 11.0 PROJ · 22.0 IMP · high confidence
- TE11—start
Kyle Pitts
ATL · TE
Carried a heavy workload last season, in a low-scoring spot at 19.5 implied.
ATL · @ PIT · 10.7 PROJ · 19.5 IMP · high confidence
- TE12—start
Brenton Strange
JAX · TE
Held a featured role last season.
JAX · vs CLE · 10.6 PROJ · 24.0 IMP · high confidence
Tier 4
- TE13—flex
Tucker Kraft
GB · TE
Held a featured role last season.
GB · @ MIN · 9.7 PROJ · 22.0 IMP · medium confidence
- TE14—flex
Juwan Johnson
NO · TE
Held a featured role last season.
NO · @ DET · 9.4 PROJ · 21.3 IMP · medium confidence
Tier 5
- TE15—flex
AJ Barner
SEA · TE
Had a steady role last season.
SEA · vs NE · 9.0 PROJ · 24.0 IMP · medium confidence
- TE16—flex
Pat Freiermuth
PIT · TE
Had a steady role last season.
PIT · vs ATL · 8.9 PROJ · 23.0 IMP · medium confidence
- TE17—flex
Chig Okonkwo
WAS · TE
New to WAS after TEN and steps in as the starter, held a featured role last season, in a low-scoring spot at 19.5 implied.
WAS · @ PHI · 8.8 PROJ · 19.5 IMP · medium confidence
- TE18—flex
Dalton Schultz
HOU · TE
Had a steady role last season.
HOU · vs BUF · 8.7 PROJ · 21.5 IMP · medium confidence
- TE19—sit
Mason Taylor
NYJ · TE
Held a featured role last season, in a low-scoring spot at 18.5 implied.
NYJ · @ TEN · 8.4 PROJ · 18.5 IMP · high confidence
- TE20—sit
Hunter Henry
NE · TE
Had a steady role last season.
NE · @ SEA · 8.4 PROJ · 20.5 IMP · medium confidence
- TE21—sit
Mark Andrews
BAL · TE
Had a steady role last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 26.0 implied.
BAL · @ IND · 8.1 PROJ · 26.0 IMP · medium confidence
- TE22—sit
T.J. Hockenson
MIN · TE
Had a steady role last season.
MIN · vs GB · 8.1 PROJ · 23.5 IMP · medium confidence
Tier 6
- TE23—sit
Harold Fannin Jr.
CLE · TE
Held a featured role last season, in a low-scoring spot at 16.5 implied.
CLE · @ JAX · 7.9 PROJ · 16.5 IMP · medium confidence
- TE24—sit
Jake Ferguson
DAL · TE
Had a steady role last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 25.5 implied.
DAL · @ NYG · 7.8 PROJ · 25.5 IMP · medium confidence
Tier 7
- TE25—sit
Mike Gesicki
CIN · TE
Worked in a rotation last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 27.5 implied.
CIN · vs TB · 7.2 PROJ · 27.5 IMP · low confidence
- TE26—sit
Tommy Tremble
CAR · TE
Had a steady role last season.
CAR · vs CHI · 6.9 PROJ · 22.5 IMP · medium confidence
- TE27—sit
Isaiah Likely
NYG · TE
New to NYG after BAL and steps in as the starter, had a steady role last season.
NYG · vs DAL · 6.7 PROJ · 23.0 IMP · low confidence
- TE28—sit
Gunnar Helm
TEN · TE
Had a steady role last season.
TEN · vs NYJ · 6.2 PROJ · 20.0 IMP · medium confidence
- TE29—sit
Greg Dulcich
MIA · TE
Had a steady role last season, in a low-scoring spot at 18.5 implied.
MIA · @ LV · 6.1 PROJ · 18.5 IMP · medium confidence
- TE30—sit
Evan Engram
DEN · TE
Had a steady role last season, in a low-scoring spot at 19.8 implied.
DEN · @ KC · 6.0 PROJ · 19.8 IMP · medium confidence
- TE31—sit
Dalton Kincaid
BUF · TE
Worked in a rotation last season.
BUF · @ HOU · 5.9 PROJ · 23.0 IMP · low confidence
- TE32—sit
Charlie Kolar
LAC · TE
New to LAC after BAL and steps in as the starter, worked in a rotation last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 28.5 implied.
LAC · vs ARI · 4.8 PROJ · 28.5 IMP · low confidence
- TE33—sit
Theo Johnson
NYG · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, had a steady role last season.
NYG · vs DAL · 1.4 PROJ · 23.0 IMP · low confidence
- TE34—sit
Michael Mayer
LV · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, had a steady role last season.
LV · vs MIA · 1.3 PROJ · 22.0 IMP · low confidence
- TE35—sit
Brock Wright
DET · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, had a steady role last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 28.2 implied.
DET · vs NO · 1.2 PROJ · 28.3 IMP · low confidence
- TE36—sit
Kenyon Sadiq
NYJ · TE
First-round rookie, pick 16, second on the depth chart, no NFL usage to go on yet, in a low-scoring spot at 18.5 implied.
NYJ · @ TEN · 1.2 PROJ · 18.5 IMP · low confidence
- TE37—sit
Tyler Higbee
LA · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, had a steady role last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 26.0 implied.
LA · vs SF · 1.1 PROJ · 26.0 IMP · low confidence
- TE38—sit
Cole Kmet
CHI · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, had a steady role last season.
CHI · @ CAR · 1.0 PROJ · 25.0 IMP · low confidence
- TE39—sit
Nate Boerkircher
JAX · TE
Rookie, pick 56, second on the depth chart, no NFL usage to go on yet.
JAX · vs CLE · 1.0 PROJ · 24.0 IMP · low confidence
- TE40—sit
Jake Tonges
SF · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, had a steady role last season.
SF · @ LA · 0.8 PROJ · 22.5 IMP · low confidence
- TE41—sit
Dawson Knox
BUF · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, had a steady role last season.
BUF · @ HOU · 0.6 PROJ · 23.0 IMP · low confidence
- TE42—sit
Elijah Higgins
ARI · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, had a steady role last season, in a low-scoring spot at 18.0 implied.
ARI · @ LAC · 0.6 PROJ · 18.0 IMP · low confidence
- TE43—sit
Daniel Bellinger
TEN · TE
New to TEN after NYG, had a steady role last season.
TEN · vs NYJ · 0.6 PROJ · 20.0 IMP · low confidence
- TE44—sit
Adam Trautman
DEN · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, had a steady role last season, in a low-scoring spot at 19.8 implied.
DEN · @ KC · 0.5 PROJ · 19.8 IMP · low confidence
- TE45—sit
Drew Sample
CIN · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, worked in a rotation last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 27.5 implied.
CIN · vs TB · 0.5 PROJ · 27.5 IMP · low confidence
- TE46—sit
Noah Gray
KC · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, worked in a rotation last season.
KC · vs DEN · 0.5 PROJ · 22.8 IMP · low confidence
- TE47—sit
Darnell Washington
PIT · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, worked in a rotation last season.
PIT · vs ATL · 0.5 PROJ · 23.0 IMP · low confidence
- TE48—sit
Will Kacmarek
MIA · TE
Rookie, pick 87, second on the depth chart, no NFL usage to go on yet, in a low-scoring spot at 18.5 implied.
MIA · @ LV · 0.5 PROJ · 18.5 IMP · low confidence
- TE49—sit
Eli Raridon
NE · TE
Rookie, pick 95, second on the depth chart, no NFL usage to go on yet.
NE · @ SEA · 0.4 PROJ · 20.5 IMP · low confidence
- TE50—sit
Josh Oliver
MIN · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, worked in a rotation last season.
MIN · vs GB · 0.4 PROJ · 23.5 IMP · low confidence
- TE51—sit
Mo Alie-Cox
IND · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, worked in a rotation last season.
IND · vs BAL · 0.4 PROJ · 22.5 IMP · low confidence
- TE52—sit
Jonnu Smith
GB · TE
New to GB after PIT, worked in a rotation last season.
GB · @ MIN · 0.3 PROJ · 22.0 IMP · low confidence
- TE53—sit
Eric Saubert
SEA · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, worked in a rotation last season.
SEA · vs NE · 0.2 PROJ · 24.0 IMP · low confidence
- TE54—sit
Mitchell Evans
CAR · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, worked in a rotation last season.
CAR · vs CHI · 0.2 PROJ · 22.5 IMP · low confidence
- TE55—sit
Charlie Woerner
ATL · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, worked in a rotation last season, in a low-scoring spot at 19.5 implied.
ATL · @ PIT · 0.1 PROJ · 19.5 IMP · low confidence
- TE56—sit
David Njoku
LAC · TE
New to LAC after CLE, worked in a rotation last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 28.5 implied.
LAC · vs ARI · 0.1 PROJ · 28.5 IMP · low confidence
- TE57—sit
John Bates
WAS · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, worked in a rotation last season, in a low-scoring spot at 19.5 implied.
WAS · @ PHI · 0.1 PROJ · 19.5 IMP · low confidence
- TE58—sit
Brevyn Spann-Ford
DAL · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, worked in a rotation last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 25.5 implied.
DAL · @ NYG · 0.0 PROJ · 25.5 IMP · low confidence
- TE59—sit
Durham Smythe
BAL · TE
New to BAL after CHI, saw limited work last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 26.0 implied.
BAL · @ IND · 0.0 PROJ · 26.0 IMP · low confidence
- TE60—sit
Blake Whiteheart
CLE · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, worked in a rotation last season, in a low-scoring spot at 16.5 implied.
CLE · @ JAX · 0.0 PROJ · 16.5 IMP · low confidence
- TE61—sit
Foster Moreau
HOU · TE
New to HOU after NO, worked in a rotation last season.
HOU · vs BUF · 0.0 PROJ · 21.5 IMP · low confidence
- TE62—sit
Noah Fant
NO · TE
New to NO after CIN, saw limited work last season.
NO · @ DET · 0.0 PROJ · 21.3 IMP · low confidence
- TE63—sit
Johnny Mundt
PHI · TE
New to PHI after JAX, worked in a rotation last season.
PHI · vs WAS · 0.0 PROJ · 25.0 IMP · low confidence
- TE64—sit
Payne Durham
TB · TE
Behind the starter on the depth chart, saw limited work last season.
TB · @ CIN · 0.0 PROJ · 24.0 IMP · low confidence
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