Top 10 Fantasy TE Seasons of 2023
Sam LaPorta of the Detroit Lions delivered the top fantasy tight end season of 2023, scoring 235 fantasy points across 17 games. Evan Engram of the Jacksonville Jaguars finished second at 230, and Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs was third at 219. LaPorta led all tight ends in 2023 with 235 points, the top total at the position for that season.
Which Tight Ends Scored the Most Fantasy Points in 2023?
Sam LaPorta finished first among tight ends with 235 fantasy points, ahead of Evan Engram at 230 and Travis Kelce at 219. The leaderboard then tightens: George Kittle and David Njoku land at 203 and 201, with Trey McBride, Cole Kmet, Jake Ferguson, and Dalton Schultz filling out the rest of the top 10.
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Points | Points Per Game | Best Week | | 1 | Sam LaPorta | Detroit Lions | 17 | 235 | 14 | 29 | | 2 | Evan Engram | Jacksonville Jaguars | 17 | 230 | 14 | 32 | | 3 | Travis Kelce | Kansas City Chiefs | 17 | 219 | 13 | 36 | | 4 | T.J. Hockenson | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 219 | 14 | 30 | | 5 | George Kittle | San Francisco 49ers | 17 | 203 | 12 | 28 | | 6 | David Njoku | Cleveland Browns | 17 | 201 | 12 | 27 | | 7 | Trey McBride | Arizona Cardinals | 17 | 182 | 11 | 26 | | 8 | Cole Kmet | Chicago Bears | 17 | 181 | 11 | 28 | | 9 | Jake Ferguson | Dallas Cowboys | 17 | 177 | 10 | 22 | | 10 | Dalton Schultz | Houston Texans | 17 | 150 | 9 | 27 |
Where Did the 2023 Tight End Rankings Break?
The clearest break in the 2023 tight end board sits between sixth and seventh. David Njoku's 201 points and Trey McBride's 182 points mark the edge of the top tier, and everything from McBride through Dalton Schultz's 150 forms a lower band. McBride at 182 and Cole Kmet at 181 are nearly indistinguishable, while Dalton Schultz at 150 sits well behind the group ahead of him.
At the top, Kelce and T.J. Hockenson share the same 219-point total, and the table breaks the tie in Kelce's favor. Hockenson reached his number in 16 games to Kelce's 17, which is the only games-played figure in the top 10 that differs from the rest.
Which Tight End Had the Best Single Fantasy Week of 2023?
Travis Kelce owns the best single week of any tight end in 2023 at 36 fantasy points, ahead of Evan Engram's 32 and T.J. Hockenson's 30. Sam LaPorta's best week was 29, meaning the top spot on the season board did not come from the top spot on the single-week board.
Jake Ferguson's best week of 22 is the lowest peak among the ten, and Dalton Schultz's 27 matches David Njoku's 27. George Kittle and Cole Kmet both posted a best week of 28.
How Did Per-Game Scoring Compare With the 2023 Totals?
The per-game column groups the top 10 into three bands. Sam LaPorta, Evan Engram, and T.J. Hockenson each averaged 14 fantasy points per game. Travis Kelce averaged 13, and George Kittle and David Njoku averaged 12. The bottom four range from Trey McBride and Cole Kmet at 11 down to Jake Ferguson at 10 and Dalton Schultz at 9.
That split matters for draft readers: Hockenson's 14 per game matches LaPorta's and Engram's despite ranking fourth on total points, because his 16 games are the only shortened season in the group. Kelce's per-game figure of 13 sits below the three names ahead of him on the total board.
Common questions
Who was the number one fantasy tight end in 2023?
- Sam LaPorta of the Detroit Lions led all tight ends in 2023 with 235 fantasy points in 17 games, edging Evan Engram's 230 for the top spot.
How many fantasy points did Travis Kelce score in 2023?
- Travis Kelce scored 219 fantasy points for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2023, third among tight ends, with a best week of 36 that was the position's highest single-game total.
Did any tight end other than Sam LaPorta average 14 fantasy points per game in 2023?
- Yes. Evan Engram and T.J. Hockenson also averaged 14 fantasy points per game in 2023, matching LaPorta's per-game figure.
How many fantasy points did the tenth-ranked tight end score in 2023?
- Dalton Schultz of the Houston Texans finished tenth among tight ends in 2023 with 150 fantasy points and a best week of 27.
Did two tight ends tie on total fantasy points in 2023?
- Yes. Travis Kelce and T.J. Hockenson both finished 2023 with 219 fantasy points, with Kelce ranked third and Hockenson fourth; Hockenson got there in 16 games while Kelce played 17.