2026 FANTASY FOOTBALL

2026 Fantasy TE Rankings (PPR)

LineupBeat's current PPR draft rankings, generated from the same player projections used throughout the site.

Updated September 02, 2026 · PPR · 12-team, one-QB

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2026 Fantasy TE Rankings (PPR)
RK	TIER	PLAYER	TEAM	POS RK	PROJ PTS
Tier 1Clear top of the board.
1	T1	Trey McBride	ARI	TE1	256.8
2	T1	Brock Bowers	LV	TE2	242.9
3	T1	Colston Loveland	CHI	TE3	208.4
Tier 2
4	T2	Tyler Warren	IND	TE4	202.8
5	T2	Kyle Pitts	ATL	TE5	196.7
6	T2	Sam LaPorta	DET	TE6	194.3
7	T2	Harold Fannin Jr.	CLE	TE7	192.3
8	T2	Jake Ferguson	DAL	TE8	184.1
Tier 3
9	T3	Isaiah Likely	NYG	TE9	182.4
10	T3	Travis Kelce	KC	TE10	180.0
11	T3	Dallas Goedert	PHI	TE11	176.4
12	T3	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	TE12	172.8
13	T3	Tucker Kraft	GB	TE13	172.2
14	T3	Mark Andrews	BAL	TE14	169.6
Tier 4
15	T4	George Kittle	SF	TE15	169.5
16	T4	Brenton Strange	JAX	TE16	158.1
17	T4	Hunter Henry	NE	TE17	152.3
18	T4	Dalton Schultz	HOU	TE18	140.5
19	T4	AJ Barner	SEA	TE19	135.0
20	T4	Juwan Johnson	NO	TE20	134.0
21	T4	Cade Otton	TB	TE21	130.7
22	T4	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	TE22	127.4
23	T4	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	TE23	123.3
24	T4	Oronde Gadsden II	LAC	TE24	121.8
Tier 5
25	T5	Chig Okonkwo	WAS	TE25	120.6
26	T5	Greg Dulcich	MIA	TE26	117.8
27	T5	Mike Gesicki	CIN	TE27	113.5
28	T5	Kenyon Sadiq	NYJ	TE28	111.4
29	T5	Evan Engram	DEN	TE29	102.9
30	T5	Terrance Ferguson	LAR	TE30	97.6
31	T5	David Njoku	LAC	TE31	94.2
32	T5	Gunnar Helm	TEN	TE32	83.2
33	T5	Darnell Washington	PIT	TE33	78.7
34	T5	Mason Taylor	NYJ	TE34	76.0
35	T5	Dawson Knox	BUF	TE35	72.0
36	T5	Colby Parkinson	LAR	TE36	70.9
37	T5	Tyler Higbee	LAR	TE37	60.9
38	T5	Noah Fant	NO	TE38	55.0
39	T5	Daniel Bellinger	TEN	TE39	51.7
40	T5	Tommy Tremble	CAR	TE40	48.2
41	T5	Josh Oliver	MIN	TE41	46.9
42	T5	Ja'Tavion Sanders	CAR	TE42	46.5
43	T5	Jake Tonges	SF	TE43	46.2
44	T5	Noah Gray	KC	TE44	45.2
45	T5	Elijah Arroyo	SEA	TE45	42.2
46	T5	Austin Hooper	ATL	TE46	41.3
47	T5	Brock Wright	DET	TE47	39.1
48	T5	Cole Kmet	CHI	TE48	37.0
49	T5	Michael Mayer	LV	TE49	36.4
50	T5	Marlin Klein	HOU	TE50	35.7
51	T5	Theo Johnson	NYG	TE51	30.0
52	T5	Erick All	CIN	TE52	29.9
53	T5	Eli Stowers	PHI	TE53	26.4
54	T5	Eli Raridon	NE	TE54	26.1
55	T5	Will Kacmarek	MIA	TE55	24.7
56	T5	Ben Sinnott	WAS	TE56	24.2
57	T5	Nate Boerkircher	JAX	TE57	22.4
58	T5	Mitchell Evans	CAR	TE58	21.2
59	T5	Elijah Higgins	ARI	TE59	20.1
60	T5	Luke Schoonmaker	DAL	TE60	18.5
61	T5	Charlie Kolar	LAC	TE61	17.6
62	T5	Davis Allen	LAR	TE62	15.5
63	T5	Blake Whiteheart	CLE	TE63	14.3
64	T5	Drew Sample	CIN	TE64	14.2
65	T5	Oscar Delp	NO	TE65	13.0
66	T5	Jack Endries	CIN	TE66	12.3
67	T5	Max Klare	LAR	TE67	12.2
68	T5	Sam Roush	CHI	TE68	11.5
69	T5	Durham Smythe	BAL	TE69	10.5
70	T5	Adam Trautman	DEN	TE70	9.5
71	T5	Brevyn Spann-Ford	DAL	TE71	9.1
72	T5	Cade Stover	HOU	TE72	8.8
73	T5	Charlie Woerner	ATL	TE73	8.3
74	T5	Jared Wiley	KC	TE74	7.5
75	T5	John Bates	WAS	TE75	7.4
76	T5	Ben Yurosek	MIN	TE76	7.1
77	T5	Bauer Sharp	TB	TE77	6.8
78	T5	Nate Adkins	DEN	TE78	6.3
79	T5	Foster Moreau	HOU	TE79	6.2
80	T5	Jeremy Ruckert	NYJ	TE80	6.0
81	T5	Josh Cuevas	BAL	TE81	5.8
82	T5	Jackson Hawes	BUF	TE82	5.6
83	T5	Payne Durham	TB	TE83	4.9
84	T5	Keleki Latu	BUF	TE84	4.7
85	T5	Mo Alie-Cox	IND	TE85	4.7
86	T5	Dallen Bentley	DEN	TE86	4.1
87	T5	Tanner Koziol	JAX	TE87	3.8
88	T5	Seydou Traore	MIA	TE88	3.3
89	T5	Eric Saubert	SEA	TE89	3.0
90	T5	Ian Thomas	LV	TE90	3.0
91	T5	Luke Farrell	SF	TE91	2.3
92	T5	Ko Kieft	TB	TE92	2.2
93	T5	Thomas Fidone II	NYG	TE93	2.2
94	T5	Kylen Granson	TEN	TE94	1.9
95	T5	Feleipe Franks	CAR	TE95	1.3
96	T5	Johnny Mundt	PHI	TE96	1.1
97	T5	Josh Whyle	GB	TE97	0.6
98	T5	Chris Manhertz	NYG	TE98	0.4
99	T5	Robert Tonyan	PIT	TE99	0.1
100	T5	Brayden Willis	SF	TE100	0.0
101	T5	Carsen Ryan	CLE	TE101	0.0
102	T5	Colson Yankoff	WAS	TE102	0.0
103	T5	David Martin-Robinson	TEN	TE103	0.0
104	T5	E.J. Jenkins	PHI	TE104	0.0
105	T5	Gavin Bartholomew	MIN	TE105	0.0
106	T5	Jake Briningstool	KC	TE106	0.0
107	T5	Jelani Woods	NYJ	TE107	0.0
108	T5	Quintin Morris	JAX	TE108	0.0

Research: Strength of schedule · Player durability · Offensive coaching

How These PPR Rankings Work

LineupBeat ranks players from its full-season statistical projections, then compares each player with the expected replacement option at his position. This board uses PPR scoring in a 12-team, one-quarterback league.

Replacement levels are QB13, RB37, WR49 and TE13. Ranking score is projected points above that replacement level. This lets positions share one overall board without pretending raw quarterback points and running back points carry identical draft value.

These pages use the same projection workbook as the projection pages. No separate private ranking list or copied scoring source can drift away from the published projections.

Lineup Beat PPR Decisions

Bijan Robinson leads Jahmyr Gibbs on projected combined opportunity in an otherwise near-even PPR projection.
Ja'Marr Chase leads Puka Nacua because his projection carries more targets, receptions and receiving touchdowns.
Ashton Jeanty's feature-role upside is recognized without changing his published statistical projection.
Christian McCaffrey receives a durability discount without changing his published statistical projection.
Malik Nabers closes the PPR wide-receiver top 10 after returning to full-contact practice; Lineup Beat expects a Week 1-ready featured role.

Comparison rankings were used as a research checklist only. No outside rank, tier, ADP or strength-of-schedule value is imported into this board.

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What does PPR mean in fantasy football?

PPR awards one point for every reception, increasing the value of high-volume receivers, pass-catching running backs and tight ends.

How are LineupBeat PPR rankings calculated?

The rankings start with LineupBeat's full-season PPR projections and compare each player with replacement value at his position.

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