Mike Tagliere is back with his top-20 tight end rankings to help you prepare for your fantasy football season.
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George Kittle (SF)
Since Kittle came into the NFL, he’s produced TE1-type numbers in 58.5 percent of his games, which ranks third among all tight ends since 2000, ahead of guys like Tony Gonzalez and Jimmy Graham. He’s in the prime of his career and now gets an upgrade at quarterback? He hasn’t scored many touchdowns (never more than five), which has kept him out of the Travis Kelce territory. If he gets a bump in touchdowns with Trey Lance, we could see a Kelce-like finish in 2021 for Kittle. Health has proven to be an obstacle, but you shouldn’t bet against Kittle finishing as a top-two tight end.
Evan Engram (NYG)
Based on the targets Engram received and where they took place on the field, he scored 41.4 fewer fantasy points than he was expected to, which ranked as the second-worst mark among tight ends. In fact, he was supposed to finish as the TE5 based on his opportunity. It’s no surprise the Giants felt the need to go out and add playmakers this offseason. On top of adding Kenny Golladay, Kyle Rudolph, and Kadarius Toney, they’ll also get Saquon Barkley back, which will surely cut into Engram’s target share. He’s no longer an every-week starter in fantasy.
Adam Trautman (NO)
When running through projections on the Saints, it’s easy to fall in love with Trautman this year. Outside of Michael Thomas and Alvin Kamara, they don’t have any reliable targets, and Trautman did well with his opportunity last year. After parting ways with both Emmanuel Sanders and Jared Cook, there’s suddenly a lot of opportunity available for him. There would certainly be less appeal if Taysom Hill were the starter, but many are expecting Jameis Winston to be under center come Week 1. Whatever the case, Trautman makes for a great late-round pick where you’ll find out exactly what you have in the first game of the season. There’s a scenario where he finishes as a top-10 tight end.
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