Fantasy Football Standard, Non-PPR TE Rankings 2024: Best tight ends, top sleepers, and breakouts

2024-08-29
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In the last five years, drafting a tight end has been a headache for the vast majority of drafters. Unless you drafted Travis Kelce or Mark Andrews, you likely left your draft with some skepticism about the quality of your tight end. To make matters even worse, Kelce and Andrews disappointed drafters last year.

But the tight end landscape is changing this year. New talent emerged across the league. From Sam LaPorta to Dalton Kincaid and Trey McBride, the new era of tight end has arrived. Given the young talent across the board, there are arguably nine tight ends who could finish as this year's TE1.

In past years, many drafters would advocate for the Punt TE strategy where you wouldn't fill your tight end slot until the final few rounds of the draft. Given the top-heavy nature of the position this year, Punt TE should be a last resort. Drafting a top-8 player should be the priority of every drafter.

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Fantasy managers also have a variety of choices among the upper-tier tight ends. Do you want to go with ol' reliable in Travis Kelce or Mark Andrews? Both feature discounted prices this year. Interested in taking a dip in the young talents who could explode in 2024? Dalton Kincaid and Trey McBride are available in Round 5. Are you willing to try the Kyle Pitts experiment for another year? You can grab him in Round 6.

Regardless of the route you prefer to go down, keep this rankings sheet handy to make sure you're not drafting a player too aggressively. Check back in regularly as these rankings will be updated throughout the offseason until Week 1 begins.

2024 Standard, Non-PPR Rankings
Top 250 Overall | QB | RB | WR | D/ST | K

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Unfortunately, the size of most leagues dictates that there will be a handful of teams who will be unable to roster a top-8 option. If you find yourself in this situation, there are several serviceable options that could rise up the ranks this season.

The Sporting News' favorite late-round tight ends include Noah Fant, Tyler Conklin, and Ben Sinnott. All three of these tight ends require a minuscule investment and can be scooped up in the final rounds of drafts. If you do employ the Punt TE strategy, consider one of these options.

2024 FANTASY SLEEPERS
QB | RB | WR | TE

These tight ends are for Non-PPR leagues

Rank Player Team
1 Travis Kelce KC
2 Sam LaPorta DET
3 Mark Andrews BAL
4 George Kittle SF
5 Kyle Pitts ATL
6 Trey McBride ARI
7 Dalton Kincaid BUF
8 Jake Ferguson DAL
9 David Njoku CLE
10 Evan Engram JAC
11 Taysom Hill NO
12 Brock Bowers LV
13 Dallas Goedert PHI
14 Dalton Schultz HOU
15 Pat Freiermuth PIT
16 Cole Kmet CHI
17 T.J. Hockenson MIN
18 Hunter Henry NE
19 Luke Musgrave GB
20 Tyler Conklin NYJ
21 Juwan Johnson NO
22 Cade Otton TB
23 Isaiah Likely BAL
24 Noah Fant SEA
25 Ben Sinnott WAS
26 Chigoziem Okonkwo TEN
27 Mike Gesicki CIN
28 Colby Parkinson LAR
29 Tucker Kraft GB
30 Michael Mayer LV
31 Dawson Knox BUF
32 Jonnu Smith MIA
33 Theo Johnson NYG
34 Gerald Everett CHI
35 Zach Ertz WAS