When it comes to drafting tight ends in fantasy football, there surely isn't a singular, universally accepted strategy. You can ask three different people how they attack the position, and you'll likely get three different answers.
In recent years, you usually either had to draft a tight end very early or just punt the position until the last few rounds. But this year is a little different. While the position is still top heavy with Sam LaPorta and Travis Kelce clearly in a tier all to themselves, the position in general has more serviceable options than in recent memory.
Whether you're drafting in 10, 12, 14, or even 16-team leagues, the fist 15 tight ends in these rankings all have established roles as the team's primary tight end and have a track record, or at least shown flashes of, being a reliable starting fantasy tight end. Brock Bowers is the one name that may give a little bit of pause since he's a rookie, and the Raiders drafted another talented tight end last season in Michael Mayer. But that's how it goes with most promising rookies - the risk is there, but the reward could lead you to a championship.
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While Sam LaPorta is ranked as the top tight end this year after his historic rookie campaign in 2023, as Michael O'Hara adeptly points out, the Draft Day price may be too high. Mark Andrews has been an elite TE for several years, but he was limited again by an injury last year, and Isaiah Likely could eat into some of his opportunities as well. Kyle Pitts has been a bust the last two seasons, but the switch from Art Smith to Zac Robinson (a Sean McVay disciple) could unlock his tantalizing potential.
2024 PPR RANKINGS
Top 250 Overall | QB | RB | WR | DEF/ST | K
These tight end rankings are based on scoring systems that award four points per TDs thrown and six points per rushing TD and have been adjusted to reflect teams cutting down to 53 players.
| RANK | TIER | PLAYER NAME | TEAM | BYE |
| 1 | 1 | Sam LaPorta | DET | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | Travis Kelce | KC | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Trey McBride | ARI | 11 |
| 4 | 2 | Dalton Kincaid | BUF | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | Kyle Pitts | ATL | 12 |
| 6 | 2 | Mark Andrews | BAL | 14 |
| 7 | 3 | Evan Engram | JAC | 12 |
| 8 | 3 | George Kittle | SF | 9 |
| 9 | 3 | Jake Ferguson | DAL | 7 |
| 10 | 3 | David Njoku | CLE | 10 |
| 11 | 3 | Brock Bowers | LV | 10 |
| 12 | 3 | Dallas Goedert | PHI | 5 |
| 13 | 4 | Pat Freiermuth | PIT | 9 |
| 14 | 4 | Dalton Schultz | HOU | 14 |
| 15 | 4 | Taysom Hill | NO | 12 |
| 16 | 4 | T.J. Hockenson | MIN | 6 |
| 17 | 4 | Tyler Conklin | NYJ | 12 |
| 18 | 4 | Noah Fant | SEA | 10 |
| 19 | 4 | Hunter Henry | NE | 14 |
| 20 | 5 | Ben Sinnott | WAS | 14 |
| 21 | 5 | Cade Otton | TB | 11 |
| 22 | 5 | Chigoziem Okonkwo | TEN | 5 |
| 23 | 5 | Cole Kmet | CHI | 7 |
| 24 | 5 | Luke Musgrave | GB | 10 |
| 25 | 5 | Isaiah Likely | BAL | 14 |
| 26 | 6 | Colby Parkinson | LAR | 6 |
| 27 | 6 | Mike Gesicki | CIN | 12 |
| 28 | 6 | Jonnu Smith | MIA | 6 |
| 29 | 6 | Juwan Johnson | NO | 12 |
| 30 | 6 | Adam Trautman | DEN | 14 |
| 31 | 6 | Will Dissly | LAC | 5 |
| 32 | 7 | Kylen Granson | IND | 14 |
| 33 | 7 | Tucker Kraft | GB | 10 |
| 34 | 7 | Michael Mayer | LV | 10 |
| 35 | 7 | Greg Dulcich | DEN | 14 |
| 36 | 7 | Dawson Knox | BUF | 12 |
| 37 | 7 | Hayden Hurst | LAC | 5 |
| 38 | 7 | Gerald Everett | CHI | 7 |
| 39 | 7 | Zach Ertz | WAS | 14 |
| 40 | 7 | Daniel Bellinger | NYG | 11 |
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