Top 10 Fantasy TE Seasons of 2021
Mark Andrews of the Baltimore Ravens delivered the number one fantasy TE season of 2021, scoring 297 fantasy points across 17 games with a per-game average of 17. Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs finished second at 263 points, and Dalton Schultz of the Dallas Cowboys took third with 207. The distance between the leader and the rest of the field makes Andrews the clear pick as the best tight end season of the year.
The Full 2021 Top 10 at Tight End
Here is the complete ranking, with every figure taken from the season records: points, games played, points per game and best single week.
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Points | Points Per Game | Best Week | | 1 | Mark Andrews | Baltimore Ravens | 17 | 297 | 17 | 38 | | 2 | Travis Kelce | Kansas City Chiefs | 17 | 263 | 15 | 41 | | 3 | Dalton Schultz | Dallas Cowboys | 17 | 207 | 12 | 26 | | 4 | George Kittle | San Francisco 49ers | 15 | 198 | 13 | 40 | | 5 | Zach Ertz | Arizona Cardinals / Philadelphia Eagles | 17 | 181 | 11 | 29 | | 6 | Kyle Pitts | Atlanta Falcons | 17 | 177 | 10 | 27 | | 7 | Rob Gronkowski | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17 | 171 | 10 | 29 | | 8 | Hunter Henry | New England Patriots | 17 | 164 | 10 | 26 | | 9 | Mike Gesicki | Miami Dolphins | 17 | 163 | 10 | 22 | | 10 | Dallas Goedert | Philadelphia Eagles | 17 | 163 | 10 | 28 |
Where the 2021 Tight End Field Broke Apart
Two names stood apart from everyone else. Mark Andrews at 297 points and Travis Kelce at 263 points form their own pair at the top, and Dalton Schultz sits third at 207 with a sizable gap back to the leaders. From Schultz onward the board compresses quickly: George Kittle at 198, Zach Ertz at 181, Kyle Pitts at 177 and Rob Gronkowski at 171 all landed within reach of each other.
The bottom of the list is nearly flat. Hunter Henry scored 164 points, while Mike Gesicki and Dallas Goedert each finished at 163, so the ninth and tenth spots are separated by nothing at all in total points. Their best weeks break the tie differently: Goedert posted a 28-point week, Gesicki a 22-point week.
One name near the top missed time. George Kittle played 15 games, the only entry on the board short of the full slate, yet his 198 points still place him fourth, and his per-game figure of 13 is higher than Schultz's 12 despite Schultz ranking one spot ahead of him in total points.
Best Weeks That Defined the Year
Travis Kelce owns the highest single week of any tight end in 2021 at 41 points, and Mark Andrews answered with a 38-point week of his own while also posting the best per-game average at 17. Those two weeks tower over the rest of the position, where no other top 10 season contains a week above George Kittle's 40.
Kittle's 40-point week stands out against his own season total, and Zach Ertz and Rob Gronkowski each recorded a 29-point best week. At the other end, Mike Gesicki's 22-point best week is the lowest peak on the board, and Dalton Schultz and Hunter Henry share a 26-point best week. Dallas Goedert's 28-point week sits just above that cluster.
How the Per-Game Column Disagrees With the Totals
Ranking by points per game rather than total points reorders the middle of the board. Mark Andrews still leads at 17 and Kelce follows at 15, but George Kittle jumps to third at 13 points per game, ahead of Dalton Schultz at 12 and Zach Ertz at 11. From sixth place down, the field levels off completely at 10 points per game, covering Kyle Pitts, Rob Gronkowski, Hunter Henry, Mike Gesicki and Dallas Goedert.
That flat band is the most distinctive feature of the 2021 tight end season: after the top five, the per-game column stops separating anyone. Managers deciding between the sixth and tenth names on this list were choosing among seasons that scored at an identical weekly rate, with only best-week peaks like Pitts's 27 or Gronkowski's 29 offering any way to split them. Anyone studying this season for draft context should treat the top two as the real prize and everything from Pitts through Goedert as one large, even group.
Common questions
Who was the best fantasy tight end in 2021?
- Mark Andrews of the Baltimore Ravens. He scored 297 fantasy points in 17 games, averaging 17 points per game, and his 38-point best week backed up the season-long totals.
How many points did Travis Kelce score in 2021?
- Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs scored 263 fantasy points across 17 games, an average of 15 points per game, with a season-best week of 41 points, the highest single week by any tight end that year.
Was Kyle Pitts a top 10 fantasy TE in 2021?
- Yes. Kyle Pitts of the Atlanta Falcons finished sixth among tight ends with 177 fantasy points in 17 games, averaging 10 points per game with a best week of 27.
Which tight ends tied in 2021 fantasy points?
- Mike Gesicki of the Miami Dolphins and Dallas Goedert of the Philadelphia Eagles each finished with 163 fantasy points, sharing the ninth and tenth spots. Goedert's 28-point best week topped Gesicki's 22-point best week.
Did Zach Ertz play for two teams in 2021?
- The season record for Zach Ertz lists both the Arizona Cardinals and the Philadelphia Eagles, so his 181 fantasy points and 29-point best week came in a year split between those two rosters.