Must-Have Tight Ends (Fantasy Football)

Finding security and strong options at the onesie positions — tight end — can have wondrous impacts on your fantasy football team. Hitting on players there allows us to fill up our benches with depth at running back and wide receiver, positions we rely on so much more as we start more of them.

Must-Have Fantasy Football TEs

Tucker Kraft (TE – GB)

The breakout was delicious for Tucker Kraft truthers in 2024, with him further distancing himself from Luke Musgrave, having outplayed him in their rookie year in 2022, but then being drafted 60 picks behind him in 2023 average draft position (ADP).

Kraft led the team with seven touchdowns, which was only one fewer than George Kittle (eight) and three fewer than Mark Andrews (10). Kraft was a yards-after-the-catch (YAC) monster, leading all tight ends with 50+ targets at a whopping 9.38 YAC. No other tight end had more than seven.

If the Packers can be a more well-rounded and slightly more pass-heavy offense with the addition of Matthew Golden, there’s no reason it couldn’t help Kraft elevate to the next level, and his current ADP puts him at a discount of TE11, compared to the TE8 he just accomplished.

Nothing is stopping Tucker Kraft from being a top 5 TE in the 2025 NFL season.. ????????
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— PackerMuse (@PackerMuse) August 20, 2025

Colston Loveland (TE – CHI)

Colston Loveland, the 10th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, has the potential to be a difference maker from day one, working well in both the passing game and holding his own as a run-blocker. This is always a key factor for tight ends, as it allows them to play on play-action as well, which is generally a very positive situation, also helping Loveland see the field early and often.

Ben Johnson was the man behind Sam LaPorta‘s breakout rookie season and clearly believed in Loveland enough to want him as a priority with the 10th overall pick. With the Bears, Loveland will have opportunity galore, as there are far from any established alphas on this roster, and few who consistently score touchdowns. If Loveland can find his way to becoming a touchdown scorer, like LaPorta was under Johnson two years ago, it’s hard to imagine he doesn’t outplay his ADP.