2026 draft season · TE
Andrews versus LaPorta is the tight end question after the very top of the board. Andrews has turned red-zone targets into touchdowns at a high rate for years in Baltimore and keeps the goal-line role in an elite offense; LaPorta is the younger option whose target share recovered once his offense got healthy. Our value-over-replacement board currently favors Andrews on touchdown role — the live order is on the tight end rankings page, and the figures behind it are subscriber-only at $5/month or $40/year.
Andrews's red-zone usage is the steadiest scoring input at a position where scoring is everything, and Baltimore's offense generates more red-zone trips than almost any team.
LaPorta's game is volume: he sees targets on schedule in an offense that features its tight end, and his production rebounded the moment his surroundings stabilized.
Andrews is in the age range where tight ends begin to slow, though his role has shown no sign of shrinking. The risk is a gradual snap reduction rather than a collapse.
LaPorta is younger with the trajectory still pointing up, which is why drafters keep paying for the next step.
Both are in the second tier at a top-heavy position, which means the pick matters more than it does at receiver — the drop after this tier is steep.
LaPorta offers the steadier target flow at a younger age; Andrews offers the scoring role that has paid for seasons — and the board's order favors the touchdowns.
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Our value-over-replacement board currently favors Andrews on touchdown role, with LaPorta the younger volume play. The public top five at tight end is on the tight end rankings page.
A great deal — tight end thins out faster than any position, which is exactly why spending an early pick on a reliable option is defensible.
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