Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings, 2025

As we roll along this offseason, we are laying the groundwork for early best-ball drafts, dynasty leagues, and everything else under the fantasy sun as we gear up for the next NFL season.

The 2025 rankings have already been posted in full on the site, but we wanted to add some notes to each position.

These will move and be updated throughout the offseason as the landscape changes.

These rankings will include only a brief description for each player.

I will also provide more in-depth player write-ups, complete with full tiers, in our 2025 NFL Preview book, which is forthcoming.

These tight end ranks are based on full-PPR scoring.

Please check out the rankings for other formats.

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Fantasy TE Rankings 2025:

1. Trey McBride
2. Brock Bowers
3. George Kittle
4. Sam LaPorta
5. Travis Kelce

2025 Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings:

1. Trey McBride: Building on his 2023 breakout, McBride caught 111 passes for 1,146 yards and 2 touchdowns in 2024. He led all tight ends in target rate per route (27.5%) and expected fantasy points per game, but just ran cold in the touchdown department. He has been a TE1 scorer in 20 of his past 26 games since taking over as the starting tight end. All that is missing is touchdown production. He has just 6 receiving touchdowns over his first three seasons.

2. Brock Bowers: In his first year in the league, Bowers led the tight end position in targets (153), receptions (112), and receiving yards (1,194) to go along with 5 touchdowns. The TE3 in points per game, he was targeted on 25.9% of his routes (fourth) with 2.02 yards per route run (fourth). He could shed some counting targets based on a run-heavier scheme under Pete Carroll and Chip Kelly, but improved quarterback play can provide higher-quality targets.

3. George Kittle: Since entering the league in 2017, Kittle has led all tight ends in yards per route (2.37). He was the TE1 in points per game last year, catching 78 passes for 1,106 yards and 8 touchdowns over 15 games. While some inflation was due to the rotating door at wide receiver, Kittle has been top-six in points per game for seven straight years.

4. Sam LaPorta: He took a slight step back last season, catching 60 passes for 726 yards and 7 touchdowns. He averaged more yards per catch (12.1) and yards per target (8.7) compared to his rookie year, but LaPorta saw far fewer opportunities, drawing 5.2 targets per game after 7.1 per game as a rookie. That changed to close the season, when he averaged 4.8 catches for 53.3 yards per game with 5 touchdowns over his final 8 games. LaPorta received 20.4% of the team's targets (second to Amon-Ra St. Brown) and saw at least 6 targets in 8 straight games to close the year.

5. Travis Kelce: At age 35, he ended 2024 with 823 yards, his fewest in a season played. His 8.5 yards per catch and 3 touchdowns were career lows. The Chiefs may not need Kelce to carry this passing game if they can keep their wide receivers intact. With Rashee Rice on the field, Kelce was targeted on 16.2% of his routes and received 16.7% of the team's targets. Then, with Rice off the field, that rate jumped to a target on 24.4% of his routes, accounting for 24.2% of the team's targets.

6. Evan Engram: He averaged a career-low 7.8 yards per catch with only 1 touchdown over nine games last season. Engram finished higher than TE7 in points per game in one of the past seven seasons, but a change of scenery with Denver and Sean Payton is an upgrade. Jared Cook and Coby Fleener have logged TE1 scoring seasons within this role in the offense.

7. David Njoku: His 7.9 yards per catch last season were a career low, and his 39.2% success rate was his lowest since 2019. Not only did Njoku deal with the shuffling quarterback situation, but he also had an injury-plagued 2024, playing 11 games. Despite the limited efficiency, Njoku was still third among all tight ends in targets per game (8.8), third in catches per game (6.8), and eighth in yards per game (45.9). Better fortune in the health department can fall into place, but the quarterback concerns still loom in 2025.

8. Jonnu Smith: He set career-marks in targets (111), receptions (88), and receiving yards (884), to go along with 8 touchdowns last season. Over the final 8 games of the season, Smith averaged 6.9 receptions (2nd among tight ends) and 67.1 yards (4th) per game. One concern is that his breakout over the second half coincided with a collapsing offense paired with dropoffs from Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle. If either or both wideouts get back on track in 2025, Smith could see immediate recoil in his production.

9. Mark Andrews: He managed to close the season as TE7 in points per game in 2024, but many up-and-down data points here signal that Andrews is more in the touchdown-dependent stage of his career. Andrews ran a route on 65.8% of the dropbacks in his games last season (TE15), his lowest rate since 2019. From Week 5 on, he was 10th among tight ends in receptions (49), sixth in receiving yards (608), and first in touchdowns (11) while ranking 15th in targets (60). He got by with a touchdown in 10 of the final 12 games. 34.9% of his fantasy points came via touchdowns, the highest rate for a top-40 scorer.

10. Dallas Goedert: He appeared in only 10 games in 2024, averaging 4.2 receptions (TE10) for 49.6 yards (TE6) per game. His 5.2 targets per game were TE14, but that number can rise with the Eagles being challenged to throw more in 2025. Despite the limited opportunities and time missed, Goedert was second in yards per route (2.20), his best season since 2021.

11. T.J. Hockenson: Returning in Week 9 from an ACL injury, he averaged 4.1 receptions for 45.5 yards per game. He did not find the end zone until the playoffs, but he saw 18.2% of the team's targets (TE7) after returning to the lineup. There are quarterback question marks, but he is fully healthy entering 2025 with four straight TE1 scoring seasons before his injury.

12. Dalton Kincaid: After averaging 4.6 receptions for 42.1 yards per game as a rookie, he averaged 3.4 receptions for 34.5 yards over 13 games this season. Kincaid’s season-high yardage in a game was 53 yards, and he was held below 50 yards in 10 of 13 outings. The good: he was targeted on a team-high 27.2% of his routes (TE3), and the Bills still have a limited wide receiver room on paper. The bad: he only ran a route on 62.9% of the dropbacks in his games (TE18).

13. Jake Ferguson: He was second on the team in targets (86) but could not build on his breakout season in 2023. Ferguson only managed 494 yards on his 59 receptions without a touchdown. He missed three games and was nuked by the loss of Dak Prescott. He managed only 22.9 yards per game after Prescott’s injury. He averaged 47.7 yards per game prior. Prescott’s return propels a potential rebound, but the addition of George Pickens threatens his reliability as a target.

14. Tucker Kraft: He had a breakout season in his second season, catching 50 of 70 targets for 707 yards and 7 touchdowns. Kraft averaged 14.1 yards per catch, second among tight ends behind George Kittle (14.2). The downside is that he was forced to be hyper-efficient in a low-volume offense. Had more than 7 targets once with 5 or fewer opportunities in 14 of 18 games.

15. Brenton Strange: Strange caught 40 of 53 targets for 411 yards and 2 touchdowns in his second season. On 237 routes with Evan Engram off the field, Strange was targeted on 18.1% of his routes. Set for a larger role in year three, the Jaguars' additions to the tight end position this offseason have been players who are not decorated pass catchers. Hunter Long has only had 12 receptions over four NFL seasons, while Johnny Mundt will be 31 this season with a career-high of 19 receptions over 8 NFL seasons.

16. Hunter Henry: Henry led the team with 674 receiving yards last season. His 66 receptions matched DeMario Douglas as the team leader. Both of those were career highs for Henry at age 30. He is a reliable asset as a floor-based fantasy option, but how much upside is there?

17. Zach Ertz: In his age-34 season, he caught 66 of 91 targets for 654 yards and 7 touchdowns. Over his past seven full games played in the regular season, Ertz tied for the team lead in targets (41) with a team-high 6 touchdowns. While that earned him another year as the starter attached to Jayden Daniels, the addition of Deebo Samuel compromises short-area targets.

18. Isaiah Likely: Likely set early-career marks in receptions (42), yards (477), and touchdowns (6). He ran a route on a career-high 60.6% of the team’s dropbacks in his games (TE19) with his fantasy viability tied to touchdowns or a pass-catcher out of the lineup. He was a TE1 scorer in 4 of 14 games after his Week 1 explosion.

19. Colston Loveland: I have reservations that he can walk right into a massive target share playing alongside D.J. Moore, Rome Odunze, and Luther Burden. Still, there is plenty of upside here for Ben Johnson to have him contribute right away as an upside pick when the front-end tight ends are off the draft board.

20. Tyler Warren: A Swiss army knife taken 14th overall in the draft, Warren has the potential to be a productive player. However, year one could be volatile due to the quarterback situation and playing alongside a viable set of wide receivers.

21. Kyle Pitts: His production has dropped every year in the NFL, and he was lost in the offense to close 2024 due to his inability to contribute in the run game or create after the catch. Over the final 9 games of the season, Pitts only managed 183 yards receiving with a high mark of 55. Charlie Woerner out-snapped Pitts (230 to 197) over the final 7 games of the season. He is still only 25 and the cheapest he has ever been if you want to throw a dart, but a fresh start is likely needed to get things back on track.

22. Pat Freiermuth: He has flashed upside at the start of his career, but has not quite taken that next step among the best tight ends in the league. He has yet to average 4.0 receptions per game through four NFL seasons. Playing in Arthur Smith’s offense, Freiermuth was targeted on 17.5% of his routes, ranked 28th among all tight ends with 100 or more routes.

23. Chigoziem Okonkwo: After averaging 14.1 yards per catch as a rookie in 2022, Okonkwo has averaged 9.8 and 9.2 yards per catch these past two seasons. He has 6 touchdowns through three seasons. Okonkwo has not been able to return to his rookie-season efficiency these past two seasons, but he did show some mild signs of life to close 2024 and has a new quarterback. Over his final three games of the year, Okonkwo had games of 8-59-0 (10 targets), 9-81-0 (11 targets), and 5-42-0 (7 targets).

24. Mike Gesicki: The Bengals brought back Gesicki on a three-year contract after he finished third on the team in targets (83), receptions (65), and receiving yards (665) while catching 2 touchdowns. Gesicki was used as insurance when Tee Higgins was not available. When Higgins was off the field, Gesicki was targeted on 26.1% of his routes with 2.05 yards per route run. When Higgins was on the field, Gesicki was targeted on 15.8% of his routes with 1.29 yards per route.

25. Dalton Schultz: He took a step back last season, catching 53 passes for 532 yards and 2 touchdowns. His 3.1 catches for 31.3 yards per game were his worst rates since 2019. Schultz was still on the field for 77.5% of the dropbacks, fifth among tight ends last season.

26. Mason Taylor: He will be attached to a run-first quarterback, but out of the rookie tight ends taken outside of the first round, Taylor has the clearest runway to being incorporated into his offense as a priority target.

27. Juwan Johnson: Johnson ended the season second on the team in targets (66) and receptions (50) while leading the team with 548 yards due to all of the injuries at wide receiver. Johnson has increased his receptions per game each year through his first five seasons in the league, but he has yet to finish a season with a higher points per game average than TE18.

28. Theo Johnson: Johnson caught 29 of 43 targets for 331 yards (11.4 yards per catch) and a touchdown in his rookie season. He closed the year with 5 or more targets in each of his final four games before being shelved with an injury.

29. Tyler Higbee: Higbee did not return until Week 16 from an ACL injury that forced him to miss most of the season. He closed the season with games of 5-46-1 (7 targets), 5-58-0 (5 targets), and 7-54-1 (10 targets) over the final three. Higbee likely has one more year as the lead tight end before giving way to Terrance Ferguson.

30. Cole Kmet: Kmet ended the season averaging 2.8 catches for 27.9 yards per game, his worst numbers since his rookie season. He averaged only 16.8 yards per game over the final 11 weeks of the season. The Bears will surely increase their rate of 2TE sets under Ben Johnson, but Kmet was impacted the most by the draft when the Bears added Colston Loveland at the top of the draft.

31. Noah Fant: Through six seasons, Fant has yet to make a jump as a feature pass catcher in the NFL, averaging 3.2 catches per game over his career. Seattle appears to be making a transition as Fant has to fight off not only AJ Barner but also Elijah Arroyo while entering a contract year.

32. Noah Gray: A back-end contingency bet with Travis Kelce entering his age-36 season, Gray had a minor breakout this past season, setting career-highs in targets (49), receptions (40), receiving yards (437), and touchdowns (5). A grain of salt for only a two-game sample size, but Marquise Brown‘s return did impact Gray. Gray had only 2 catches for 16 yards in those games with Brown, running a route on 40% and 38.5% of the team dropbacks. The Chiefs ran 12 personnel on 28.6% and 32.8% of their snaps in those games after utilizing it on 40.8% of their offensive snaps over the nine games preceding Brown's return.

33. Taysom Hill: Everyone’s favorite wild card at the position, unfortunately, has an unknown timetable coming off an ACL injury. He underwent surgery just before the start of the new year, which likely will affect his availability to open the season. Hill was once again a Swiss Army Knife when he was available last season. Over 8 games, he rushed 4.9 times for 34.8 yards per game with 6 touchdowns, caught 23 of 31 targets for 187 yards, and completed 2 of 4 passes for 21 yards.

34. Will Dissly: Dissly caught 50 of 64 targets for 481 yards and 2 touchdowns in his first season with the Chargers. Those were all career highs outside of the touchdowns. Dissly had an opportunity to run more routes than during his time with Seattle. He was on the field for 56.6% of the team dropbacks in his games played, his first time clearing 50% in a season. His best weeks for fantasy came with Hayden Hurst out of the lineup, and the Chargers have added Tyler Conklin and Oronde Gadsden as options to cut into Dissly’s work.

35. Ja’Tavion Sanders: He's a young player set to take on a more significant role. Sanders was selected in the fourth round (101 overall) last season, catching 33 of 43 targets for 342 yards and a touchdown. Sanders is only 22 years old, giving him runway as an upside play if Bryce Young builds on his success to end 2024.