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Fantasy Football Player Notes

2025 Draft Rankings

George Kittle Note
George Kittle photo 1. George Kittle SF (vs . SEA)
Kittle remains an elite option at the tight end position and doesn't look to be slowing down anytime soon. Kittle finished last year as the TE1 in fantasy points per game, and it's like no one cares as they rank him as the third tight end in fantasy heading into 2025. Deebo Samuel is gone. Brandon Aiyuk's health and effectiveness are up in the air for 2025. Will Jauan Jennings continue his breakout, or will Ricky Pearsall fulfill the promise of his draft capital? There are a ton of questions in the 49ers' passing attack in 2025, but Kittle isn't one of them. He has been excellent and should continue that string of fantasy dominance. Last year, Kittle ranked sixth in target share, first in yards per route run, third in yards after the catch per reception, and second in first downs per route run (per Fantasy Points Data). He was also flooded with high-leverage usage, ranking fifth in deep targets and second in red zone targets among tight ends. Kittle could see more volume in 2025 and repeat as the TE1.
4 weeks ago
Brock Bowers Note
Brock Bowers photo 2. Brock Bowers LV (vs . KC)
Brock Bowers had a legendary rookie season. He finished as the TE3 in fantasy points per game. He logged the most receptions, receiving yards, PPR fantasy points per game, and targets for a rookie tight end EVER! Insane, insane production. Last year, among 47 qualifying tight ends, he remained stellar, ranking second in target share (23.6%), third in receiving yards per game (70.2), fifth in yards per route run (2.11), and sixth in first downs per route run (0.108, per Fantasy Points Data). With more target competition added in the offseason with the additions of Jack Bech and Dont'e Thornton, we'll see if Bowers can reproduce this type of season in year two, but I won't be betting against him with improved quarterback play with Geno Smith now under center. Bowers is worth paying up for in drafts as a difference-making option at a onesie position.
5 weeks ago
Trey McBride Note
Trey McBride photo 3. Trey McBride ARI (at LAR)
McBride has a MONSTER 2024 season as the TE2 in fantasy points per game. Last year, among 47 qualifying tight ends, he ranked first in target share, second in receiving yards per game, third in yards per route run, first in first downs per route run, and third in first downs per route run. As insane as it sounds, if his horrible touchdown luck could correct itself, it could have been even better. Despite ranking second in red zone targets, McBride finished with only two receiving touchdowns (four total touchdowns). McBride finished with 15.6 PPR points per game (TE2), but he had 19.2 expected PPR points per game. McBride's horrible touchdown run out could reverse itself in 2025, and if it does, he could be the clear RUNAWAY TE1.
5 weeks ago
Sam LaPorta Note
Sam LaPorta photo 4. Sam LaPorta DET (at CHI)
Sam LaPorta sustained an ankle injury last year that haunted him for much of the season before he exploded down the stretch, looking closer to full health. Overall, he finished the TE8 in fantasy points per game, but it was very much a Jekyll and Hyde season. In Weeks 1-10, he had a 64.8% route run rate with a 10.9% target share, 40.1 receiving yards per game, a 12.6% first-read share, and 0.095 first downs per route run as the TE16 in fantasy points per game (per Fantasy Points Data). After Week 11, people got to see the version of LaPorta that they were paying up for in draft season. In Weeks 12-18, he had a 77% route run rate with an 18.6% target share, 51.4 receiving yards per game, an 18.5% first-read share, and 0.100 first downs per route run as the TE7 in fantasy points per game. The talent is still there. After a disappointing 2024 season, LaPorta should be drafted as a top-five option at tight end this season. The bounceback is incoming.
4 weeks ago
Mark Andrews Note
Mark Andrews photo 5. Mark Andrews BAL (at PIT)
Andrews is one of the best tight end values this year with the talent to revisit top 3-5 fantasy tight end status. Last year, Andrews was the TE7 in fantasy points per game, but it was heavily influenced by his 11 receiving scores as he ranked only 14th in receptions and ninth in receiving yards among tight ends. His recovery from tightrope surgery impacted his early season effectiveness and usage. In Weeks 1-9, he was the TE16 in fantasy points per game, posting an 11.3% target share, an 18% TPRR, 1.77 YPRR, 32.1 receiving yards per game, a 13.9% first-read share, and 0.110 first downs per route run. After Week 9, every discernable per-route metric that we should care about improved for Andrews as he posted an 18.1% target share, a 24% TPRR, 2.31 YPRR, 48 receiving yards per game, an 18.9% first-read share, and 0.127 first downs per route run as the TE5 in fantasy points per game (per Fantasy Points Data). Buy the dip on Andrews and enjoy another stellar year from the Baltimore stalwart.
4 weeks ago
T.J. Hockenson Note
T.J. Hockenson photo 6. T.J. Hockenson MIN (vs . GB)
After T.J. Hockenson returned last year, he was the TE16 in fantasy points per game. This is largely due to the fact that despite drawing eight red zone targets in ten games played, he failed to score a single touchdown last year. Hockenson was the TE10 in expected fantasy points per game last season. Minnesota ramped him up slowly with a 45.2-47.9% snap rate in his first three games. After Week 11, he played 61% or higher snaps weekly. Overall, among 47 qualifying tight ends, Hockenson ranked 13th in target share (16.2%), eighth in receiving yards per game (45.5), 15th in yards per route run (1.65), and fifth-best in first downs per route run (per Fantasy Points Data). Another year away from his torn ACL, Hockenson should see his per-route efficiency improve, as he will be a strong TE1 in 2025.
2 weeks ago
Travis Kelce Note
Travis Kelce photo 7. Travis Kelce KC (at LV)
Travis Kelce finished with the fewest receiving yards of his career since becoming a starter in 2014. He still gobbled up targets, but he was hopelessly inefficient last year, and entering his age-35 season, I'm not sure if that changes. Last year, he finished as the TE6 in fantasy points per game, which was aided by Andy Reid's pass-happy offense and Kelce having the third-most targets among tight ends. Among 47 qualifying tight ends, Kelce ranked fourth in target share (22%), fifth in receiving yards per game (51.4), and first in red zone targets, but that's where the good news stops, as he was also 18th in yards per route run (1.62), 40th in yards after the catch per reception (3.86), and 18th in first downs per route run (per Fantasy Points Data). Kelce will be peppered with volume again this year and finish as a TE1, but the days of him being a top-three fantasy tight-end option are gone.
2 weeks ago
Tucker Kraft Note
Tucker Kraft photo 8. Tucker Kraft GB (at MIN)
Last year, Tucker Kraft stepped up as Green Bay's clear present and future starting tight end. The South Dakota State alum finished as the TE14 in fantasy points per game in the Packers' run-heavy offense. Green Bay loves its committee approach with the passing game, so it's tough to see Kraft becoming a high-end target earner in this offense, but he has the talent to do so. Last year, among 47 qualifying tight ends, Kraft ranked 20th in target share and 27th in first read share, but he posted top 12 marks in receiving yards per game (12th-best), yards per route run (seventh), missed tackles forced (third), and yards after the catch per reception (first). Green Bay did feed him an 18.5% designed target rate (second-best among tight ends), but he wasn't the first option on many passing plays. Kraft proved he has the talent to take the next step and become a focal point if the Green Bay offensive design changes in 2025. Kraft is a wild card TE1.
2 weeks ago
David Njoku Note
David Njoku photo 9. David Njoku CLE (at CIN)
Last year, David Njoku finished as the TE4 in fantasy points per game, easily the best per-game production of his career. He did miss seven games last year, though, with hamstring and ankle issues. Injuries have sadly been a part of Njoku's career, and at this point, I don't think they are going away, so they have to be factored into his 2025 equation. Last season, among 47 qualifying tight ends, Njoku commanded a ton of volume, ranking fifth in target share (21%), seventh in receiving yards per game (45.9), and sixth in first-read share (21.7%, per Fantasy Points Data), but he wasn't efficient with his volume ranking 32nd in first downs per route run and yards per route run. Injuries, efficiency concerns, quarterback worries, and target competition are all factors that impact his 2025 outlook. Njoku will likely finish as a low-end TE1 this season, but I'm not targeting him aggressively.
1 week ago
Evan Engram Note
Evan Engram photo 10. Evan Engram DEN (vs . LAC)
Evan Engram could SMASH his ADP this year as Sean Payton's Joker. Everyone will point to last year as a reason to have worries about Engram, who ranked 20th in yards per route run, but his target-drawing ability was just fine, ranking fifth in targets per route run and third in target share. He was also dealing with shoulder and hamstring issues. Those were his first injuries to deal with during a season since 2021. In Engram's two previous seasons, he ranked 13th and 14th in yards per route run and second and 12th in target share (per Fantasy Points Data). Also, in 2023-2024, Engram excelled in one of the hallmark metrics that I look at when evaluating talent and upside at the tight end position: yards per route run versus man coverage. In those seasons, Engram ranked fourth and eighth in this metric. Engram's best competition for targets is Courtland Sutton. Engram could lead Denver in targets this season. If that happens, he'll likely be knocking on the door of the top 3-5 tight ends in 2025.
4 weeks ago
Dalton Kincaid Note
Dalton Kincaid photo 11. Dalton Kincaid BUF (vs . NYJ)
Dalton Kincaid dealt with injuries last season (knee/shoulder) that derailed his season after Week 9. Last year, in Weeks 1-9, he was the TE15 in fantasy points per game, which is a massive disappointment for a player with his talent in a scoring-rich environment in Buffalo. During that stretch, among 38 qualifying tight ends, he ranked sixth in target share (19.2%) and first-read share (21.3%), 18th in receiving yards per game (36.9), 17th in yards per route run (1.71), and 15th in first downs per route run (per Fantasy Points Data). His market share in the Bills offense is encouraging, but his per-route efficiency is concerning, as well as his 64.9% route per dropback rate (19th). If Buffalo is determined to cap his route share because of Dawson Knox and their offensive design, Kincaid will need to be a hyper-efficient player to reach TE1 land. Kincaid is a TE2 bet on talent and the hope that his role grows in 2025.
6 days ago
Tyler Warren Note
Tyler Warren photo 12. Tyler Warren IND (at HOU)
Warren got the ballyhooed first-round draft capital that we all figured he would. The landing spot is rough, though. Indy has a ton of talented pass-catching options that will push Warren weekly for target volume. Michael Pittman and Josh Downs presumably will be above him in the target pecking order. I still love Warren as a player, but I'm worried that he could struggle to live up to the hype that his talent has deserved. The passing volume, quarterback play, and receiving depth chart are all big-time concerns for his 2025 outlook. Last year, Indy had the third-lowest passing rate inside the red zone and in neutral game environments. During his final collegiate season, Warren ranked in the top three among tight ends in yards per route run, receiving grade, missed tackles forced, and yards after the catch (per PFF). Warren is a TE2 that could easily finish as a TE1.
6 days ago
Jonnu Smith Note
Jonnu Smith photo 13. Jonnu Smith PIT (vs . BAL)
Jonnu Smith's upside in fantasy was quickly vaporized for 2025 with his arrival in Pittsburgh. We've seen what this looks like before. In 2023, when Smith was with Atlanta, he was the TE20 in fantasy points per game despite logging five weeks as a TE1 in fantasy scoring. He had a 57.9% route share (26th), a 13% target share (21st), 34.2 receiving yards per game (17th), and 1.67 yards per route run (12th, per Fantasy Points Data). Smith is a nice real-life addition for the Steelers, but he will likely only serve as a streaming tight-end option for fantasy purposes in 2025.
6 days ago
Dallas Goedert Note
Dallas Goedert photo 14. Dallas Goedert PHI (vs . WAS)
Dallas Goedert has finished as a TE1 in fantasy points per game in EVERY season since 2019. I don't think that streak ends in 2025. Goedert should be ranked as a TE1 this season, operating in one of the best offenses in the NFL, which will pass more frequently this year. Goedert dealt with injuries again last year with a knee issue and a hamstring ailment. When he was on the field and playing at least 60% of the snaps, he produced 11.8 PPR points per game, which would have equaled the TE8 in fantasy points per game last year. In that sample, he earned a 20.2% target share, churned out 55.1 receiving yards per game and 2.23 yards per route run, and garnered a 25.2% first-read share. Among 47 qualifying tight ends last year, those figures would have ranked sixth, fourth, fourth, and third last season (per Fantasy Points Data). Draft Goedert confidently as a TE1 again this season.
2 weeks ago
Isaiah Likely Note
Isaiah Likely photo 15. Isaiah Likely BAL (at PIT)
Isaiah Likely's path to fantasy relevance has been blocked by fellow Ravens TE Mark Andrews for most of Likely's three NFL seasons. But Likely has had his moments, particularly when Andrews has been sidelined. In the nine games Andrews has missed over the last three years, Likely has averaged 3.4 catches, 50.3 yards and 0.7 touchdowns. Prorated, that would work out to 58 catches, 855 yards and 11 touchdowns over a full season. Likely and Andrews are both in the final years of their contracts with the Ravens. Likely has intriguing upside, but we might not get to see it until he and Andrews have been decoupled.
6 weeks ago
Kyle Pitts Note
Kyle Pitts photo 16. Kyle Pitts ATL (vs . NO)
A great many fantasy managers have vowed to never again roster Kyle Pitts, as the young tight end has repeatedly failed to meet expectations. The fourth overall pick of the 2021 draft, Pitts played his first NFL game at age 20 and became the first rookie TE to have a 1,000-yard receiving season since Mike Ditka 60 years earlier. But after finishing TE6 in PPR fantasy scoring as a rookie, Pitts hasn't finished as a top-12 fantasy tight end in any of the last three years. He had 47 catches for 602 yards and a career-high four touchdowns last year. Pitts is still only 24, so there may be hope for him yet. Pitts had to acclimate to new offensive coordinator Zac Robinson's system last year, and Falcons QB Kirk Cousins was a disappointment. Perhaps there's hope for Pitts now that he has greater familiarity with the system and will be playing with talented young QB Michael Penix Jr.
6 weeks ago
Colston Loveland Note
Colston Loveland photo 17. Colston Loveland CHI (vs . DET)
Loveland surprised some in the NFL Draft as the first tight end off the board. I'm not shocked by it, but I did think Warren would hear his name called first. Loveland's top ten first-round capital is notable. Ben Johnson seemingly got his Sam LaPorta. I don't think Loveland is on the same talent plane as LaPorta, and I don't mean that as shade, but their skill sets are different. Loveland has stellar per-route efficiency and the route running chops to match, but he isn't the same mauler after the catch, with only eight missed tackles forced in his collegiate career (per PFF). I worry a tiny bit about Loveland's weekly route share with Cole Kmet, who is still on this roster. Loveland should be the Week 1 starter, but don't be shocked if Kmet can be enough of a thorn in his side (ala Dawson Knox) to hurt his ceiling and floor in 2025. I also haven't even mentioned a crowded target hierarchy for this season with D.J. Moore, Rome Odunze, D'Andre Swift, and Luther Burden on the roster and Caleb Williams' worrisome 2024 play. Right now, Loveland is a bet on talent, and that is driving him up the target hierarchy. Across his final two collegiate seasons, he ranked fifth in yards per route run in both seasons and third and tenth in receiving grade. Loveland is a TE2 that could finish as a TE1 if everything breaks right in 2025.
6 days ago
Jake Ferguson Note
Jake Ferguson photo 18. Jake Ferguson DAL (at NYG)
Last year's disappointing season for Jake Ferguson can be largely attributed to the absence of Dak Prescott. Prescott was lost for the season after Week 8. In Weeks 1-8, Ferguson was the TE12 in fantasy points per game, drawing a 17.9% target share (tenth-best), averaging 43.8 receiving yards per game (tenth-best), and commanding a 19.5% first-read share (ninth-best, per Fantasy Points Data). During this stretch, Ferguson wasn't an efficient player, ranking 25th in yards per route run and 30th in first downs per route run. Without Prescott, after Week 9, Ferguson didn't have more than 40 receiving yards in a game for the rest of the season. After Week 8, Ferguson didn't see a red zone target until the final game of the season. Ferguson is in line for a strong bounce-back campaign in 2025 as the weekly number three option in the passing game. Dallas should easily rank inside the top ten in passing attempts this season as Ferguson returns to the TE1 ranks.
1 week ago
Hunter Henry Note
Hunter Henry photo 19. Hunter Henry NE (vs . MIA)
Hunter Henry is a wonderful late-round tight-end target this season if you're looking to punt the position in 2025. Last year, in Drake Maye's full starts, he had a 19.2% target share, averaged 49.9 receiving yards per game, had 1.70 yards per route run, a 22.7% first-read share, and 0.098 first downs per route run (per Fantasy Points Data). I'll also add on top that he averaged 11.3 PPR points per game in that sample. Last year, among all tight ends with 25 targets, those marks would have ranked seventh, sixth, 14th, fifth, eighth, and the points per game production would have made him the TE8 in fantasy. Yes, since that time, New England added Stefon Diggs and Kyle Williams to the passing equation, but that doesn't mean that Henry still can't emerge in 2025 as Maye's number two option in the passing offense and flirt with TE1 output.
3 days ago
Zach Ertz Note
Zach Ertz photo 20. Zach Ertz WAS (at PHI)
Zach Ertz had a very "Ertzian" season in 2024, where volume and a perfect set of circumstances helped carry him to a TE10 in fantasy points per game finish. He could repeat that in 2025, but he's best viewed as a TE2 with the arrival of Deebo Samuel. He'll have to compete with Samuel for underneath target volume. Last year, among 47 qualifying tight ends, Ertz ranked 12th in target share (16.8%), 17th in receiving yards per game (38.5), 27th in yards per route run (1.45), 14th in first read share (17.2%), and 20th in first downs per route run (per Fantasy Points Data). A team devoid of a steady option outside of Terry McLaurin was forced to lean on Ertz, who performed admirably, but if Samuel can stay healthy, Ertz's target share and first-read share will decline as he turns in a decent TE2 season.
6 days ago
Pat Freiermuth Note
Pat Freiermuth photo 21. Pat Freiermuth PIT (vs . BAL)
The Steelers tight end is coming off career-highs in catches (65) with seven touchdowns, finishing as the TE10 in half-PPR in 2024. He has finished as a top-10 fantasy tight end in two of the last three seasons and has finished no worse than TE14 while playing at least 16 games. Since stats are fun, Freiermuth averaged 41 receiving yards and 8.8 fantasy points per game (backend TE1 fantasy numbers) in all games not against the Baltimore Ravens, who had his number last season. But with the addition of Arthur Smith's favorite, Jonnu Smith, the Muth seems like a longshot to hit TE1 numbers with TE14 more likely his best case outcome without an injury.
2 weeks ago
Cade Otton Note
Cade Otton photo 22. Cade Otton TB (vs . CAR)
Cade Otton had career marks nearly across the board in 2024, but it was a perfect storm for Tampa Bay's dependable tight end. He logged three massive games without Chris Godwin and Mike Evans in the lineup that greatly boosted his season ending stat lines. In Weeks 8-10, without Evans and Godwin, Otton had a 25.5% target share with 2.03 yards per route run, a 29.9% first-read share, 64.3 receiving yards per game, and 0.116 first downs per route run (per Fantasy Points Data). He averaged an astounding 19.8 PPR points per game. Outside of those three games, Otton had a 15.8% target share with 1.39 yards per route run, a 14.5% first-read share, 37 receiving yards per game, and 0.068 first downs per route run. With Evans and Godwin back and the addition of Emeka Egbuka to the fold, Otton's 2025 season will closely resemble that last sample of production (maybe lower if Egbuka can cut into his work more than Jalen McMillan was able to). He's a basement-level TE2.
6 days ago
Mike Gesicki Note
Mike Gesicki photo 23. Mike Gesicki CIN (vs . CLE)
Gesicki should offer some streaming upside this season if Tee Higgins misses time. His splits were insane, with Higgins in and out of the lineup. Without Higgins on the field, Gesicki averaged 13.6 fantasy points per game with an 18.3% target share, 62.4 receiving yards per game, 2.40 yards per route run, a 22.6% first-read share, and 0.115 first downs per route run. Those are wonderful fantasy numbers, no matter how ya slice it. That points-per-game mark would have made him the TE4 in fantasy last year had he kept it up all year. With Higgins in the huddle, Gesicki's fantasy points per game dropped to 6.2 as he had only a 10.1% target share, 29.4 receiving yards per game, 1.26 yards per route run, a 10.3% first-read share, and 0.082 first downs per route run (per Fantasy Points Data). Gesicki is an in-season streaming option only.
6 days ago
Chig Okonkwo Note
Chig Okonkwo photo 24. Chig Okonkwo TEN (at JAC)
Fantasy managers are still waiting for the Chig Okonkwo breakout season that they though might be coming after he flashed playmaking ability as a rookie in 2022. But we're now three seasons into Okonkwo's career, and he has yet to finish as a top-20 tight end in fantasy scoring. The optimistic case for an Okonkwo breakout in Year 4 is that No. 1 overall draft pick Cam Ward is an aggressive downfield thrower who could pump new life into the Titans' passing game, and Tennessee has a shortage of pass-catching weaponry. But first Okonkwo will have to win a training camp battle against fourth-round rookie Gunnar Helm.
6 weeks ago
Dalton Schultz Note
Dalton Schultz photo 25. Dalton Schultz HOU (vs . IND)
In 2024, Dalton Schultz hit five-year lows in targets (85) catches (53), receiving yards (532) and touchdowns (2). The result was a TE22 fantasy finish in half-point PPR scoring even though Schultz played all 17 of the Texans' games. A slight rebound is possible, but it's hard to see much fantasy upside for Schultz as he enters his age-29 season. WR Nico Collins figures to be the Texans' undisputed target leader, and Houston has also added veteran Christian Kirk and promising rookies Jayden Higgins and Jaylin Noel at receiver. Consider Schultz a midrange TE2 at best.
6 weeks ago
Mason Taylor Note
Mason Taylor photo 26. Mason Taylor NYJ (at BUF)
Taylor is headed to the Jets after they selected him in the second round of the NFL Draft. Taylor could become the number two target in the passing attack quickly, with only Josh Reynolds and Allen Lazard as his closest competition for targets. I wasn't nearly as enamored as many with Taylor as a prospect. His athleticism was solid, with a 4.68 40-yard dash and an 83rd percentile 3-cone. Taylor should develop into a solid starting NFL tight end, but I have a hard time seeing a pathway to elite status for Taylor. Across his three seasons at LSU, he never ranked higher than 63rd in yards per route run (per PFF). Taylor finished his collegiate career with only 5.4 yards after the catch per reception and 14 missed tackles forced (129 receptions). With the Jets lacking difference-making and high-end target-earning options outside of Garrett Wilson and Breece Hall, Taylor could easily be a volume-fueled low-end TE1 in 2025. He's a fantastic late-round TE2 pick.
6 days ago
Brenton Strange Note
Brenton Strange photo 27. Brenton Strange JAC (vs . TEN)
Brenton Strange enters the 2025 season as the team's undisputed starter after Evan Engram's departure. Last year, Strange had seven games in which he played at least 60% of the snaps, where he averaged 9.2 fantasy points per game. In those games, he also saw a 14.8% target share with a 17.3% first-read share while producing 1.39 yards per route run, 36.1 receiving yards per game, and 0.071 first downs per route run (per Fantasy Points Data). Those are pretty much TE2-worthy numbers across the board outside of the first-read share, which will decline some with Travis Hunter and Dyami Brown in town. If Hunter plays more defense than I'm currently projecting, Strange may have a Zach Ertz type of season where he racks up the volume because of a lack of receiving options and flirts with TE1 value.
6 days ago
Ja'Tavion Sanders Note
Ja'Tavion Sanders photo 28. Ja'Tavion Sanders CAR (at TB)
Cole Kmet Note
Cole Kmet photo 29. Cole Kmet CHI (vs . DET)
There's no way around it: The Bears' selection of Michigan TE Colston Loveland with the 10th overall pick in this year's draft doesn't bode well for Cole Kmet's 2025 fantasy outlook. Kmet seemed to have a bright future after producing 73-719-6 in 2023 and finishing that season TE7 in half-point PPR fantasy scoring. But Kmet averaged only 3.2 targets per game last season, with WRs D.J. Moore, Keenan Allen and Rome Odunze combining for a 68.7% target share. Moore and Odunze are still around, and the Bears not only drafted Loveland in the first round, but WR Luther Burden in the second round. It would probably take multiple injuries to Chicago pass catchers for Kmet to be fantasy-relevant this season.
6 weeks ago
Juwan Johnson Note
Juwan Johnson photo 30. Juwan Johnson NO (at ATL)
Elijah Arroyo Note
Elijah Arroyo photo 31. Elijah Arroyo SEA (at SF)
Second-round rookie Elijah Arroyo will be given every chance to replace perennial underachiever Noah Fant as Seattle's top tight end. One of the more athletic members of this year's talented rookie TE class, Arroyo had 595 receiving yards and seven TD catches in his final college season at the University of Miami-Fla., then stood out in Senior Bowl practices. A major rookie-year impact seems unlikely, but Arroyo is certainly worth monitoring.
6 weeks ago
Harold Fannin Jr. Note
Harold Fannin Jr. photo 32. Harold Fannin Jr. CLE (at CIN)
Harold Fannin put up absurd numbers at Bowling Green last season, catching 117 passes for 1,555 yards and 10 touchdowns. The good news about Fannin's NFL landing spot is that the Browns spent a third-round pick on him. The bad news is that Cleveland already has David Njoku as its primary tight end. Fannin's hands and movement skills should translate to the NFL -- eventually. But at 230 pounds, Fannin might not be an every-down tight end. The prospects of a fantasy-relevant season for Fannin in 2025 seem remote at best.
6 weeks ago
Noah Gray Note
Noah Gray photo 33. Noah Gray KC (at LV)
Noah Fant Note
Noah Fant photo 34. Noah Fant SEA (at SF)
Taysom Hill Note
Taysom Hill photo 35. Taysom Hill NO (at ATL)
Theo Johnson Note
Theo Johnson photo 36. Theo Johnson NYG (vs . DAL)
Terrance Ferguson Note
Terrance Ferguson photo 37. Terrance Ferguson LAR (vs . ARI)
Rookie Terrance Ferguson has a chance to make an immediate contribution to the Rams, who took him in the second round of the draft. A terrific athlete who posted a Relative Athletic Score of 9.30, Ferguson has more than 40 catches in each of his last two college seasons at Oregon. Playing in Sean McVay's offense and catching passes from Matthew Stafford has its perks, but there might not be much target spillover for Ferguson with WRs Puka Nacua and Davante Adams around.
6 weeks ago
Oronde Gadsden II Note
Oronde Gadsden II photo 38. Oronde Gadsden II LAC (at DEN)
Will Dissly Note
Will Dissly photo 39. Will Dissly LAC (at DEN)
Ben Sinnott Note
Ben Sinnott photo 40. Ben Sinnott WAS (at PHI)
Tyler Higbee Note
Tyler Higbee photo 41. Tyler Higbee LAR (vs . ARI)
Tyler Higbee is a strong TE2 who could flirt with TE1 production in 2025. Last year, he spent almost the entire season recovering and ramping up from ACL and MCL injuries. He had a brief cup of coffee in Weeks 16-17, playing 26-29% of the snaps before ramping up further in Weeks 18-20. In Weeks 18-20, Higbee had an 18.8% target share, 2.43 yards per route run, a 25.7% first-read share, and 0.123 first downs per route run (per Fantasy Points Data). These are all elite usage marks, but I don't expect them to continue this season with Cooper Kupp exchanged for Davante Adams and Terrance Ferguson added to the equation. Ferguson will likely be a part-time player in his rookie season with a gradual ramp-up, with Ferguson taking over as the team's starting tight end in 2026 when Higbee leaves as a free agent. This could still cut into Higbee's route share, but what helps Higbee is that this is an extremely consolidated passing attack. If Higbee is the clear number three option and Matthew Stafford's passing touchdown rate bounces back, he could finish as a low-end TE1.
6 days ago
Darren Waller Note
Darren Waller photo 42. Darren Waller MIA (at NE)
Darren Waller is coming out of retirement to join the Dolphins on a one-year deal. With Jonnu Smith leaving Miami for Pittsburgh, Waller could start for the Dolphins. He turns 33 in September and hasn't given us a good fantasy season since 2020. It would probably be a mistake to expect Waller to produce the same sort of numbers Jonnu put up last year in his breakthrough season, but it's possible Waller could be fantasy-relevant if the Miami passing attack continues to be more horizontal than vertical, as it was for most of last season.
2 weeks ago
Tyler Conklin Note
Tyler Conklin photo 43. Tyler Conklin LAC (at DEN)
Dawson Knox Note
Dawson Knox photo 44. Dawson Knox BUF (vs . NYJ)
Michael Mayer Note
Michael Mayer photo 45. Michael Mayer LV (vs . KC)
Luke Musgrave Note
Luke Musgrave photo 46. Luke Musgrave GB (at MIN)
Gunnar Helm Note
Gunnar Helm photo 47. Gunnar Helm TEN (at JAC)
Austin Hooper Note
Austin Hooper photo 48. Austin Hooper NE (vs . MIA)
Tommy Tremble Note
Tommy Tremble photo 49. Tommy Tremble CAR (at TB)
Foster Moreau Note
Foster Moreau photo 50. Foster Moreau NO (at ATL)
Luke Schoonmaker Note
Luke Schoonmaker photo 51. Luke Schoonmaker DAL (at NYG)
Cade Stover Note
Cade Stover photo 52. Cade Stover HOU (vs . IND)
Stone Smartt Note
Stone Smartt photo 53. Stone Smartt NYJ (at BUF)
Josh Oliver Note
Josh Oliver photo 54. Josh Oliver MIN (vs . GB)
Grant Calcaterra Note
Grant Calcaterra photo 55. Grant Calcaterra PHI (vs . WAS)
AJ Barner Note
AJ Barner photo 56. AJ Barner SEA (at SF)
Darnell Washington Note
Darnell Washington photo 57. Darnell Washington PIT (vs . BAL)
Jeremy Ruckert Note
Jeremy Ruckert photo 58. Jeremy Ruckert NYJ (at BUF)
Elijah Higgins Note
Elijah Higgins photo 59. Elijah Higgins ARI (at LAR)
Mitchell Evans Note
Mitchell Evans photo 60. Mitchell Evans CAR (at TB)
Brevin Jordan Note
Brevin Jordan photo 61. Brevin Jordan HOU (vs . IND)
Greg Dulcich Note
Greg Dulcich photo 62. Greg Dulcich NYG (vs . DAL)
Julian Hill Note
Julian Hill photo 63. Julian Hill MIA (at NE)
Johnny Mundt Note
Johnny Mundt photo 64. Johnny Mundt JAC (vs . TEN)
Harrison Bryant Note
Harrison Bryant photo 65. Harrison Bryant PHI (vs . WAS)
Payne Durham Note
Payne Durham photo 66. Payne Durham TB (vs . CAR)
Daniel Bellinger Note
Daniel Bellinger photo 67. Daniel Bellinger NYG (vs . DAL)
Josh Whyle Note
Josh Whyle photo 68. Josh Whyle TEN (at JAC)
Adam Trautman Note
Adam Trautman photo 69. Adam Trautman DEN (vs . LAC)
Tanner Hudson Note
Tanner Hudson photo 70. Tanner Hudson CIN (vs . CLE)
Kylen Granson Note
Kylen Granson photo 71. Kylen Granson PHI (vs . WAS)
Colby Parkinson Note
Colby Parkinson photo 72. Colby Parkinson LAR (vs . ARI)
Jelani Woods Note
Jelani Woods photo 73. Jelani Woods IND (at HOU)
John Bates Note
John Bates photo 74. John Bates WAS (at PHI)
Luke Farrell Note
Luke Farrell photo 75. Luke Farrell SF (vs . SEA)
Brock Wright Note
Brock Wright photo 76. Brock Wright DET (at CHI)
Luke Lachey Note
Luke Lachey photo 77. Luke Lachey HOU (vs . IND)
Pharaoh Brown Note
Pharaoh Brown photo 78. Pharaoh Brown MIA (at NE)
Mo Alie-Cox Note
Mo Alie-Cox photo 79. Mo Alie-Cox IND (at HOU)
Drew Sample Note
Drew Sample photo 80. Drew Sample CIN (vs . CLE)
Charlie Kolar Note
Charlie Kolar photo 81. Charlie Kolar BAL (at PIT)
Charlie Woerner Note
Charlie Woerner photo 82. Charlie Woerner ATL (vs . NO)
Hunter Long Note
Hunter Long photo 83. Hunter Long JAC (vs . TEN)
Drew Ogletree Note
Drew Ogletree photo 84. Drew Ogletree IND (at HOU)
Jared Wiley Note
Jared Wiley photo 85. Jared Wiley KC (at LV)
Jake Briningstool Note
Jake Briningstool photo 86. Jake Briningstool KC (at LV)
Teagan Quitoriano Note
Teagan Quitoriano photo 87. Teagan Quitoriano ATL (vs . NO)
Brevyn Spann-Ford Note
Brevyn Spann-Ford photo 88. Brevyn Spann-Ford DAL (at NYG)
Tip Reiman Note
Tip Reiman photo 89. Tip Reiman ARI (at LAR)
Lucas Krull Note
Lucas Krull photo 90. Lucas Krull DEN (vs . LAC)
Jaheim Bell Note
Jaheim Bell photo 91. Jaheim Bell NE (vs . MIA)
Will Mallory Note
Will Mallory photo 92. Will Mallory IND (at HOU)
Erick All Jr. Note
Erick All Jr. photo 93. Erick All Jr. CIN (vs . CLE)
Gavin Bartholomew Note
Gavin Bartholomew photo 94. Gavin Bartholomew MIN (vs . GB)
Ian Thomas Note
Ian Thomas photo 95. Ian Thomas LV (vs . KC)
Devin Culp Note
Devin Culp photo 96. Devin Culp TB (vs . CAR)
Moliki Matavao Note
Moliki Matavao photo 97. Moliki Matavao NO (at ATL)
Jalin Conyers Note
Jalin Conyers photo 98. Jalin Conyers MIA (at NE)
Tanner Conner Note
Tanner Conner photo 99. Tanner Conner MIA (at NE)
Nate Adkins Note
Nate Adkins photo 100. Nate Adkins DEN (vs . LAC)
Gerald Everett Note
Gerald Everett photo 101. Gerald Everett FA (BYE)
Durham Smythe Note
Durham Smythe photo 102. Durham Smythe CHI (vs . DET)
Connor Heyward Note
Connor Heyward photo 103. Connor Heyward PIT (vs . BAL)
Davis Allen Note
Davis Allen photo 104. Davis Allen LAR (vs . ARI)
Caleb Lohner Note
Caleb Lohner photo 105. Caleb Lohner DEN (vs . LAC)
Tanner McLachlan Note
Tanner McLachlan photo 106. Tanner McLachlan CIN (vs . CLE)
Ross Dwelley Note
Ross Dwelley photo 107. Ross Dwelley SF (vs . SEA)
Kenny Yeboah Note
Kenny Yeboah photo 108. Kenny Yeboah DET (at CHI)
Chris Manhertz Note
Chris Manhertz photo 109. Chris Manhertz NYG (vs . DAL)
Ben Sims Note
Ben Sims photo 110. Ben Sims GB (at MIN)
Brayden Willis Note
Brayden Willis photo 111. Brayden Willis SF (vs . SEA)
Josiah Deguara Note
Josiah Deguara photo 112. Josiah Deguara ARI (at LAR)
Robbie Ouzts Note
Robbie Ouzts photo 113. Robbie Ouzts SEA (at SF)
Jackson Hawes Note
Jackson Hawes photo 114. Jackson Hawes BUF (vs . NYJ)
Brenden Bates Note
Brenden Bates photo 115. Brenden Bates CLE (at CIN)
Jack Stoll Note
Jack Stoll photo 116. Jack Stoll NO (at ATL)
Cam Grandy Note
Cam Grandy photo 117. Cam Grandy CIN (vs . CLE)
Quintin Morris Note
Quintin Morris photo 118. Quintin Morris JAC (vs . TEN)
Luke Deal Note
Luke Deal photo 119. Luke Deal DET (at CHI)
Andrew Beck Note
Andrew Beck photo 120. Andrew Beck NYJ (at BUF)
Irv Smith Jr. Note
Irv Smith Jr. photo 121. Irv Smith Jr. HOU (vs . IND)
Robert Tonyan Note
Robert Tonyan photo 122. Robert Tonyan KC (at LV)
Dallin Holker Note
Dallin Holker photo 123. Dallin Holker NO (at ATL)
Blake Whiteheart Note
Blake Whiteheart photo 124. Blake Whiteheart CLE (at CIN)
Keleki Latu Note
Keleki Latu photo 125. Keleki Latu BUF (vs . NYJ)
Thomas Fidone II Note
Thomas Fidone II photo 126. Thomas Fidone II NYG (vs . DAL)
Eric Saubert Note
Eric Saubert photo 127. Eric Saubert SEA (at SF)
Jordan Murray Note
Jordan Murray photo 128. Jordan Murray CHI (vs . DET)
Shane Zylstra Note
Shane Zylstra photo 129. Shane Zylstra DET (at CHI)
John Copenhaver Note
John Copenhaver photo 130. John Copenhaver JAC (vs . TEN)
Oscar Cardenas Note
Oscar Cardenas photo 131. Oscar Cardenas ARI (at LAR)
David Martin-Robinson Note
David Martin-Robinson photo 132. David Martin-Robinson TEN (at JAC)
Tucker Fisk Note
Tucker Fisk photo 133. Tucker Fisk LAC (at DEN)
Tre Watson Note
Tre Watson photo 134. Tre Watson KC (at LV)
Joshua Simon Note
Joshua Simon photo 135. Joshua Simon ATL (vs . NO)
Giovanni Ricci Note
Giovanni Ricci photo 136. Giovanni Ricci MIN (vs . GB)
James Mitchell Note
James Mitchell photo 137. James Mitchell CAR (at TB)
Carter Runyon Note
Carter Runyon photo 138. Carter Runyon LV (vs . KC)
Pat Conroy Note
Pat Conroy photo 139. Pat Conroy LV (vs . KC)
Travis Vokolek Note
Travis Vokolek photo 140. Travis Vokolek ARI (at LAR)
Ko Kieft Note
Ko Kieft photo 141. Ko Kieft TB (vs . CAR)
Stephen Carlson Note
Stephen Carlson photo 142. Stephen Carlson CHI (vs . DET)
CJ Dippre Note
CJ Dippre photo 143. CJ Dippre NE (vs . MIA)
Jack Westover Note
Jack Westover photo 144. Jack Westover NE (vs . MIA)
Jermaine Terry II Note
Jermaine Terry II photo 145. Jermaine Terry II NYG (vs . DAL)
Zach Davidson Note
Zach Davidson photo 146. Zach Davidson BUF (vs . NYJ)
Brady Russell Note
Brady Russell photo 147. Brady Russell SEA (at SF)
Tyler Neville Note
Tyler Neville photo 148. Tyler Neville DAL (at NYG)
Tyree Jackson Note
Tyree Jackson photo 149. Tyree Jackson WAS (at PHI)
Thomas Odukoya Note
Thomas Odukoya photo 150. Thomas Odukoya TEN (at JAC)
Rivaldo Fairweather Note
Rivaldo Fairweather photo 151. Rivaldo Fairweather DAL (at NYG)
Albert Okwuegbunam Jr. Note
Albert Okwuegbunam Jr. photo 152. Albert Okwuegbunam Jr. IND (at HOU)
Mark Redman Note
Mark Redman photo 153. Mark Redman LAR (vs . ARI)
Stephen Sullivan Note
Stephen Sullivan photo 154. Stephen Sullivan CAR (at TB)