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The Most Consistent Fantasy Tight End of 2020

Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs topped the 2020 tight end field with 311 fantasy points in 16 games, averaging 19 per contest. Darren Waller of the Las Vegas Raiders finished next closest with 277 points. Kelce paired the highest season total at the position with the highest per-game mark, which is what a consistency verdict actually measures.

Who Was the Most Consistent Fantasy Tight End of 2020?

Consistency at tight end in 2020 meant showing up every week at a position famous for disappearing acts, and Kelce's line is the cleanest version of that: 16 games, 311 points, 19 points per game, and a best week of 28. The 19 per game is the number that settles the consistency question, because it came attached to a full season of work rather than a hot stretch.

Waller matched Kelce's 16 games and posted a best week of 45, the largest single game any tight end recorded that year. But his per-game figure of 17 trailed Kelce's 19, so the weekly reliability edge still points to Kansas City.

The Full 2020 Tight End Scoring Table

| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Points | Points Per Game | Best Week | | 1 | Travis Kelce | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 311 | 19 | 28 | | 2 | Darren Waller | Las Vegas Raiders | 16 | 277 | 17 | 45 | | 3 | George Kittle | San Francisco 49ers | 11 | 125 | 11 | 40 | | 4 | Mark Andrews | Baltimore Ravens | 15 | 170 | 11 | 23 | | 5 | Logan Thomas | Washington Commanders | 16 | 177 | 11 | 25 | | 6 | Robert Tonyan | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 177 | 11 | 34 | | 7 | T.J. Hockenson | Detroit Lions | 16 | 173 | 11 | 27 | | 8 | Mike Gesicki | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 159 | 10 | 21 | | 9 | Noah Fant | Denver Broncos | 15 | 147 | 10 | 24 | | 10 | Taysom Hill | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 157 | 10 | 24 |

The table shows a two-player race at the top and then a crowd. Logan Thomas of the Washington Commanders and Robert Tonyan of the Green Bay Packers both finished at 177 points with 11 per game, and T.J. Hockenson of the Detroit Lions sat just behind at 173. From third place downward, the per-game column flattens: everyone from Kittle through Hockenson landed at 11, and the final three names all sat at 10.

Where Did the 2020 Tight End Field Separate?

The gap that defines the season sits between Waller's 277 and the 177 posted by Thomas and Tonyan. Above that line were two tight ends who combined big weekly scoring with full schedules; below it, a cluster of players whose per-game numbers were nearly identical. That cluster is why the consistency crown is not really contested once you pass the top two rows.

Kittle's row is the outlier on the board. He produced 125 points with a best week of 40, a per-game figure of 11 that matches players who cleared 170 in total, but he appeared in 11 games. The table states the games column plainly: 11 for Kittle, 15 for Andrews and Fant, and 16 for everyone else.

Best weeks tell their own story. Waller's 45 stands alone at the top of that column, with Kittle's 40 and Tonyan's 34 as the next largest. Kelce's best week of 28 is lower than all three, which reinforces the verdict: his season was built on a high weekly level rather than one or two blowouts.

Common questions

How many fantasy points did Travis Kelce score in 2020?

Travis Kelce scored 311 fantasy points for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2020, playing 16 games at 19 points per game with a best week of 28.

Who was the number 2 fantasy tight end in 2020?

Darren Waller of the Las Vegas Raiders finished second among tight ends with 277 points over 16 games, 17 per game, and a best week of 45 that was the position's largest single game.

Which tight ends tied in the 2020 top 10?

Logan Thomas of the Washington Commanders and Robert Tonyan of the Green Bay Packers each finished with 177 points, 11 points per game, and 16 games played.

Did George Kittle finish top 3 among fantasy tight ends in 2020?

Yes. George Kittle of the San Francisco 49ers ranks third on the board with 125 points, though his 11 games played is the fewest in the top ten and is why his total trails the players below him in the rankings.

Was Kelce or Waller the better weekly fantasy tight end in 2020?

Kelce. Waller had the bigger single week at 45 points, but Kelce's 19 points per game beat Waller's 17 across the same 16 games, making him the steadier weekly start.

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Published 2026-09-04. Projections refresh weekly, on Tuesdays at around 09:00 UTC.