Fantasy Tight End Rankings 2026

Top 40 tight ends for the 2026 NFL fantasy football season, refreshed daily from live NFL stats.

The top fantasy tight end for 2026 is Brock Bowers (17.1 PPG), followed by Isaiah Likely and Trey McBride. Rankings are ordered by half-PPR points per game and refresh daily. Full PPR and standard scoring reorder this list, so both are published separately below.

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Fantasy TE rankings for the 2026 NFL season in Half-PPR scoring, listing rank, player, team, points per game in all three scoring formats, games played, a position-specific stat, and bye week.
#	Player	Team	Half-PPR	PPR	Standard	GP	Rec Yds	Bye
Tier 112.6 to 17.1 PPG
1	Brock Bowers	LV	17.1	20.6	13.6	4	382	13
2	Isaiah Likely	NYG	15.0	18.3	11.8	6	383	8
3	Trey McBride	ARI	13.1	17.2	9.0	6	361	14
4	George Kittle	SF	12.8	15.0	10.6	6	337	8
5	Sam LaPorta	DET	12.6	15.3	9.9	5	316	6
Tier 210.4 to 11.5 PPG
6	Mike Gesicki	CIN	11.5	13.0	10.0	4	159	6
7	Tyler Warren	IND	11.0	14.0	8.0	5	213	13
8	Travis Kelce	KC	10.4	12.4	8.4	5	299	5
Tier 38.8 to 9.6 PPG
9	Dallas Goedert	PHI	9.6	11.7	7.5	4	180	10
10	Juwan Johnson	NO	8.9	11.0	6.8	6	248	8
11	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	8.8	10.6	7.1	6	180	9
Tier 43.4 to 8.2 PPG
12	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	8.2	10.1	6.3	6	315	7
13	Hunter Henry	NE	7.8	9.7	5.9	7	296	11
14	Brenton Strange	JAX	7.8	10.0	5.6	6	279	7
15	Michael Mayer	LV	7.8	10.1	5.5	6	266	13
16	Tyler Higbee	LAR	7.7	10.1	5.3	5	246	11
17	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	7.5	9.8	5.2	5	202	6
18	Noah Fant	NO	7.5	8.6	6.4	4	73	8
19	Tucker Kraft	GB	7.3	9.4	5.2	6	249	11
20	Harold Fannin Jr.	CLE	7.3	8.9	5.7	6	166	11
21	Kyle Pitts	ATL	7.1	8.4	5.9	6	169	11
22	Colston Loveland	CHI	7.1	9.0	5.2	7	244	10
23	Dalton Schultz	HOU	7.0	9.3	4.7	6	277	8
24	Darren Waller	CAR	6.7	8.0	5.4	5	148	5
25	Tommy Tremble	CAR	6.5	8.0	5.0	5	128	5
26	Jake Ferguson	DAL	6.0	7.4	4.6	6	115	14
27	Elijah Higgins	ARI	6.0	7.4	4.6	4	124	14
28	Darnell Washington	PIT	5.8	7.1	4.6	6	156	9
29	Eli Raridon	NE	5.8	6.8	4.8	6	168	11
30	Mark Andrews	BAL	5.6	7.5	3.7	6	181	13
31	Chig Okonkwo	WAS	5.6	7.5	3.7	4	150	7
32	Kenyon Sadiq	NYJ	5.6	6.9	4.4	6	158	13
33	Greg Dulcich	MIA	5.3	6.9	3.7	4	127	6
34	Foster Moreau	HOU	5.1	6.0	4.2	6	72	8
35	Cade Otton	TB	4.7	6.3	3.1	6	186	10
36	AJ Barner	SEA	4.6	5.9	3.4	6	138	11
37	Evan Engram	DEN	4.2	5.2	3.2	6	134	10
38	Oronde Gadsden II	LAC	3.8	4.8	2.8	6	103	7
39	Theo Johnson	NYG	3.4	3.9	2.9	4	55	8
40	Austin Hooper	ATL	3.4	4.2	2.7	4	46	11

Who Full PPR scoring moves most

Compared against the half-PPR order, with receptions worth 1 point each. These are the tight ends whose draft value depends on which format your league plays.

Biggest risers

Dalton Schultz23 → 19▲ 4
Mark Andrews30 → 26▲ 4
Chig Okonkwo31 → 27▲ 4
Michael Mayer15 → 13▲ 2
Tyler Higbee16 → 14▲ 2

Biggest fallers

Hunter Henry13 → 17▼ 4
Noah Fant18 → 22▼ 4
Eli Raridon29 → 33▼ 4
Kyle Pitts21 → 23▼ 2
Jake Ferguson26 → 28▼ 2

Popular Tight End Matchups

Head to head matchups between the top-ranked tight end, the calls managers research most.

Brock BowersvsIsaiah Likely Isaiah LikelyvsTrey McBride George KittlevsTrey McBride George KittlevsSam LaPorta Mike GesickivsSam LaPorta Mike GesickivsTyler Warren Travis KelcevsTyler Warren Dallas GoedertvsTravis Kelce Dallas GoedertvsJuwan Johnson

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the best fantasy tight end for 2026?

Brock Bowers is the top-ranked fantasy tight end for the 2026 season at 17.1 points per game in the half-PPR format, based on the most recent NFL season.

Who are the top 5 fantasy tight end for 2026?

The top 5 fantasy tight end for 2026 are: 1. Brock Bowers (17.1 PPG), 2. Isaiah Likely (15.0 PPG), 3. Trey McBride (13.1 PPG), 4. George Kittle (12.8 PPG), 5. Sam LaPorta (12.6 PPG).

How often are these tight end rankings updated?

These rankings refresh daily from live NFL stats. They were last updated October 25, 2026.

What scoring format are these rankings based on?

Points per game in the half-PPR scoring format, the most common fantasy football setup.

Do these tight end rankings change in PPR or standard leagues?

Yes. Every reception is worth 1 point in full PPR and nothing in standard, against 0.5 points here in half-PPR. That reorders most of this list, so we publish the full PPR and standard orders as separate rankings.