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 (17.2 PPG), followed by Trey McBride and Isaiah Likely. 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 113.1 to 17.2 PPG
1	Brock Bowers	LV	17.2	20.6	13.8	6	547	13
2	Trey McBride	ARI	14.7	18.8	10.6	8	544	14
3	Isaiah Likely	NYG	13.1	16.0	10.2	7	395	8
Tier 28.3 to 12.5 PPG
4	George Kittle	SF	12.5	14.9	10.1	7	425	8
5	Mike Gesicki	CIN	11.4	12.8	10.0	6	241	6
6	Sam LaPorta	DET	10.1	12.3	7.9	7	367	6
7	Tyler Warren	IND	9.8	12.6	7.0	6	231	13
8	Travis Kelce	KC	9.6	11.7	7.5	7	410	5
9	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	9.4	11.3	7.5	7	401	7
10	Harold Fannin Jr.	CLE	9.1	11.3	6.9	8	411	11
11	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	9.0	11.2	6.8	7	295	6
12	Tucker Kraft	GB	8.9	11.1	6.7	8	350	11
13	Dallas Goedert	PHI	8.5	10.7	6.3	6	258	10
14	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	8.3	9.9	6.7	8	235	9
Tier 36.1 to 7.8 PPG
15	Juwan Johnson	NO	7.8	9.7	5.9	7	255	8
16	Hunter Henry	NE	7.4	9.2	5.6	8	326	11
17	Michael Mayer	LV	7.4	9.7	5.2	8	351	13
18	Colston Loveland	CHI	7.2	9.3	5.1	8	309	10
19	Mason Taylor	NYJ	7.2	8.9	5.5	5	136	13
20	Brenton Strange	JAX	7.1	9.0	5.2	8	356	7
21	Dalton Schultz	HOU	7.0	9.4	4.6	7	322	8
22	Kyle Pitts	ATL	6.8	8.2	5.4	8	197	11
23	Darren Waller	CAR	6.6	7.7	5.5	7	209	5
24	Darnell Washington	PIT	6.6	7.8	5.4	8	254	9
25	Noah Fant	NO	6.4	7.5	5.3	5	84	8
26	Greg Dulcich	MIA	6.4	8.2	4.6	6	256	6
27	Tyler Higbee	LAR	6.1	8.0	4.2	7	274	11
Tier 44.3 to 5.1 PPG
28	Foster Moreau	HOU	5.1	6.0	4.2	6	72	8
29	Tommy Tremble	CAR	5.1	6.3	3.9	7	155	5
30	Jake Ferguson	DAL	5.1	6.3	3.9	7	115	14
31	Eli Raridon	NE	5.1	6.0	4.2	7	173	11
32	Chig Okonkwo	WAS	4.9	6.6	3.2	5	182	7
33	Elijah Higgins	ARI	4.9	6.2	3.6	6	151	14
34	Josh Cuevas	BAL	4.9	5.9	3.9	5	134	13
35	Mark Andrews	BAL	4.8	6.5	3.1	9	237	13
36	AJ Barner	SEA	4.7	6.0	3.4	8	203	11
37	Kenyon Sadiq	NYJ	4.7	5.8	3.6	8	186	13
38	Nate Boerkircher	JAX	4.4	5.0	3.8	7	144	7
39	Noah Gray	KC	4.3	5.3	3.3	7	173	5
40	Oronde Gadsden II	LAC	4.3	5.5	3.1	7	155	7

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

Mark Andrews35 → 29▲ 6
Dalton Schultz21 → 17▲ 4
Chig Okonkwo32 → 28▲ 4
Greg Dulcich26 → 23▲ 3
Tyler Higbee27 → 24▲ 3

Biggest fallers

Foster Moreau28 → 33▼ 5
Hunter Henry16 → 19▼ 3
Darren Waller23 → 26▼ 3
Eli Raridon31 → 34▼ 3
Mason Taylor19 → 21▼ 2

Popular Tight End Matchups

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

Brock BowersvsTrey McBride Isaiah LikelyvsTrey McBride George KittlevsIsaiah Likely George KittlevsMike Gesicki Mike GesickivsSam LaPorta Sam LaPortavsTyler Warren Travis KelcevsTyler Warren Dalton KincaidvsTravis Kelce Dalton KincaidvsHarold Fannin Jr.

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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 17.2 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 (17.2 PPG), 2. Trey McBride (14.7 PPG), 3. Isaiah Likely (13.1 PPG), 4. George Kittle (12.5 PPG), 5. Mike Gesicki (11.4 PPG).

How often are these tight end rankings updated?

These rankings refresh daily from live NFL stats. They were last updated November 6, 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.