The tight end position has never been deeper for fantasy football players. Trey McBride was far and away the TE1 in 2025, totaling over 100 more PPR fantasy points than the next closest tight end. However, 16 tight ends averaged double-digit fantasy points last year. By comparison, 11 tight ends averaged double-digit fantasy points in 2024 and 2023, while only eight hit that mark in 2023.
Yet, not every tight end is worth drafting, especially at their ADP. While most of the tight ends are coming off the board at a fair value, let’s look at three players on my do-not-draft list for this season.
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Fantasy Football Do-Not-Draft List: Tight Ends
Dalton Kincaid (BUF) – ADP 116.5 | TE10
I’ve had high hopes for Kincaid since he entered the league in 2023, primarily because the Bills have lacked a go-to wide receiver the past few years. The former Utah star was my favorite tight end sleeper candidate last season. Unfortunately, he finished the year as the TE20, averaging 10.5 PPR fantasy points per game despite totaling a career-high five receiving touchdowns. Furthermore, Kincaid missed five games last season, a career high.
More importantly, the veteran never saw a high target share. Despite Buffalo’s lack of reliable wide receivers not named Khalil Shakir, Kincaid averaged only 4.1 targets per game last year. Furthermore, he had six or fewer targets in every game, hitting that six-target mark in only three contests. The Bills traded for DJ Moore this offseason, crushing any chance Kincaid had at being first or second on his team in targets, which is necessary to justify his top-10 ADP.
Mark Andrews (BAL) – ADP 130.5 | TE15
While Andrews was once considered a top-three fantasy football tight end, the veteran’s days as a weekly plug-and-play starter in lineups are over. The former Oklahoma star averaged only 7.7 PPR fantasy points per game last season, the lowest mark of his career since his rookie year. Furthermore, he has seen his fantasy points-per-game average decline in three consecutive seasons. More importantly, Andrews’ efficiency fell off a cliff despite not having a dip in targets.
The veteran had 70 targets last year, one more than he had during the 2024 season. Yet, Andrews averaged 3.8 fewer yards per target (9.8 vs. 6.0) and an 8.8% lower touchdown rate (15.9% vs. 7.1%). Some believe the loss of Isaiah Likely will lead to him bouncing back in 2026. However, Likely only had 36 targets last year in 14 games. Meanwhile, the Ravens drafted two big-body wide receivers, putting Andrews’ role in the red zone at risk.
Kenyon Sadiq (NYJ) – ADP 165.5 | TE21
Last year’s tight end class was one of the best ever. Unfortunately, that has led some fantasy players to overvalue the 2026 tight end rookie class, especially Sadiq. While he was a talented prospect, the former Oregon star isn’t in the same tier as Tyler Warren and Colston Loveland. Furthermore, Sadiq is the second tight end the Jets have used a top-50 pick on in the past two drafts after they selected Mason Taylor last year.
Unfortunately, Taylor isn’t Sadiq’s only target competition this season. Garrett Wilson was New York’s only recognizable wide receiver on last year’s Week 1 roster. However, the team traded for Adonai Mitchell last season and spent a first-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft on Omar Cooper Jr. Not only does Sadiq have massive target competition, limiting his fantasy upside, but the rookie will likely catch every pass this year from Geno Smith, Cade Klubnik, or Brady Cook.
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