2026 rest-of-season board
Fantasy football tight end rankings
These are the top fantasy football tight ends for 2026, ordered by value over replacement. Tight end has the sharpest split of any position: a small group separates cleanly from a thin, streamable middle, so the edge the top tight ends give you over a replacement is large and then collapses fast. That is why the order here is worth more than a point total — it shows exactly where the position stops being a real advantage and becomes something you can fill from waivers, which is the line that should decide whether you draft one early.
Tight end top 5
Live 2026 rest-of-season publication
Tight end top 5 — rest of season, PPR scoring. Five rows are published free; the rest require a subscription.| # | Player | Proj | TD% | Value |
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1 | Trey McBrideTEARI | 222.0 | — | 67.6 67.6 points above replacement
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2 | George KittleTESF | 206.6 | — | 52.1 52.1 points above replacement
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3 | Sam LaPortaTEDET | 187.6 | — | |
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Who are the best fantasy tight ends in 2026?
The live top five above is the current rest-of-season order by value over replacement, refreshed weekly. Because the position splits sharply, the gap between these tight ends and the streamable middle is the number that matters most.
Should I draft a tight end early?
Only if one of the few who separate from the position is available and the drop to the streamable middle is steep in your league. Value over replacement shows how large that edge is, so you can tell a genuine early-round tight end from one you could stream.
Are the full tight end rankings free?
The live top five are public. The rest of the board, tight-end-premium and other scoring formats, weekly rankings and the full pool are on the subscriber board at $5 a month or $40 a year.