Dan Harris is back with his updated top-20 tight end rankings for the 2021 fantasy football season, including tiers.
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ADP – Average Draft Position
Darren Waller (LV)
Waller firmly established himself as one of the elite tight ends last season, leading the position in receptions with 107 and targets with 145, tied with Travis Kelce. He also led all tight ends with 27 red zone targets and 21 red zone receptions, and had an outstanding 2.28 yards per route run. To the extent you had any doubts about his fantasy stock after 2019, those doubts are long gone now. Draft him as a top-3 tight end with absolutely zero hesitation.
Dallas Goedert (PHI)
It’s hard to take away too much from Goedert’s 2020 season. He missed five games with an injury and the Eagles’ passing offense was an outright disaster with Carson Wentz under center. But there’s a lot of room for optimism when it comes to Goedert’s 2021 season. Not only will Zach Ertz almost certainly not be on the roster, but Jalen Hurts, with whom Goedert has been working out this offseason, should ignite some much-needed explosiveness into the passing game with a full complement of preseason reps. Just 26 years old, Goedert could take a major step forward this year, and he should be drafted with confidence in all formats.
Logan Thomas (WAS)
Thomas’s skills were evident all season long, but he didn’t become a particularly fantasy-relevant tight end until Week 12. From that point on, he averaged nine targets, seven receptions, 60 yards receiving, and half a touchdown per game. Over the course of a full season, that would have made him the third-best tight end in fantasy in half-PPR leagues behind only Travis Kelce and Darren Waller. With Ryan Fitzpatrick under center, Washington should only become more pass-happy, which should portend good things for Thomas, especially if he continues his success in the red zone (his 16 receptions ranked second in the NFL among tight ends in 2020). Draft Thomas as a set-it-and-forget it option at a thin position.
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