Fantasy Football Player Notes

2026 PPR Draft Rankings

Position

Team

Scoring

Trey McBride Note
	1. Trey McBride ARI (vs . SF)

Brock Bowers Note
	2. Brock Bowers LV (at KC)

Colston Loveland Note
	3. Colston Loveland CHI (at MIN) Colston Loveland finished the regular season top-5 among TEs in PFF receiving grade and yards per route run (1.97). From Week 7 onward...the Bears TE ranked top-5 in targets, catches and yards (26% target rate and TE4 in PPG at 11.1). Only Trey McBride had more receiving yards per game (61/game) compared to the Bears' TE. The former Michigan product went NUCLEAR in the first round of the playoffs: Loveland recorded 8 receptions for 137 yards on 15 targets against the Packers, with the majority of his production coming when he created separation. Loveland generated 111 yards on 6 receptions (10 targets) when wide open (3+ yards of separation), while adding 94 yards on 4 receptions (6 targets) on vertical routes. The rookie tight end particularly excelled against zone coverage, where he hauled in all 8 of his receptions for 137 yards on 13 targets via Next Gen Stats. Cole Kmet also has an out in his contract, so the team could move on from him to shift MORE focus toward Loveland. The Bears' offense did so over the team's last four games when Loveland commanded a whopping 28.5% target share (nearly 12 targets per game). 14 weeks ago

Tyler Warren Note
	4. Tyler Warren IND (vs . JAC)

Tucker Kraft Note
	5. Tucker Kraft GB (vs . DET) Tucker Kraft ranked as the TE1 through 8 weeks (14 PPG). TE2 in PPG. Lead all TEs in YAC/reception. Kraft was a 'my guy' the last two seasons, and all he did was deliver before he tore his ACL. But I wouldn't completely write off the 25-year-old freak athlete after the season-ending injury. Recall that Packers WR Christian Watson came back in 2025 after a very late ACL injury. He received an All-Pro vote. With no complications in Kraft's surgery, a 2026 Week 1 return isn't out of the question based on the 10-month recovery timeline. 14 weeks ago

Harold Fannin Jr. Note
	6. Harold Fannin Jr. CLE (at CIN)

Kyle Pitts Sr. Note
	7. Kyle Pitts Sr. ATL (at CAR)

Sam LaPorta Note
	8. Sam LaPorta DET (at GB)

Jake Ferguson Note
	9. Jake Ferguson DAL (at WAS) Jake Ferguson averaged just 7.3 PPG when George Pickens and CeeDee Lamb were both healthy (> 50% snap share) in the lineup during the 2025 season (11 games). Five games without Lamb playing at least 50% of the snaps -> 13.5 PPG. Still, the overall production and career-high 8 TDs resulted in TE13 finishing in half-PPR scoring (per game). Top-5 in cumulative scoring in full PPR formats. If George Pickens returns....Ferguson is facing a major uphill battle to rise above TD-or-bust TE territory. But if the impending FA cashes big elsewhere...the Dallas TE figures to be another strong option. 14 weeks ago

Dalton Kincaid Note
	10. Dalton Kincaid BUF (vs . NYJ) Dalton Kincaid's third season was plagued by more injuries, as he was reportedly playing through another torn PCL (second year in a row). But the Bills TE remained super-efficient despite lackluster usage/playing time (46% route participation and just three games with a greater than 50% snap share). He caught 80% of his passes for 682 yards and a career-high 7 TDs as the TE8 in fantasy PPG (9.6). His 2.7 YPRR led all TEs and ranked third among all receivers. His 27% target rate per route run also ranked first among TEs. If Kincaid can get healthy in 2026, he could leap into elite fantasy TE territory at a fraction of the cost. 9 weeks ago

Travis Kelce Note
	11. Travis Kelce KC (vs . LV)

Oronde Gadsden II Note
	12. Oronde Gadsden II LAC (at DEN)

Isaiah Likely Note
	13. Isaiah Likely NYG (vs . PHI) The Ravens opted to sign Mark Andrews for more years instead of extending Isaiah Likely in the final year of his rookie deal. Likely struggled with injuries to both himself and to his QB...that dramatically hurt his 2025 production (along with a few TDs that didn't actually result in TDs). Entering free agency and eventually signing with the New York Giants...Likely's stock is nowhere near where it was at this time last year. However, the upside we have seen from Likely when Andrews has missed time in the past - 11 PPG with no Andrews, the TE5 in PPG last year - warrants a shot on Likely if he carves out a clear TE1 role with John Harbaugh in NY. 9 weeks ago

George Kittle Note
	14. George Kittle SF (at ARI)

Dallas Goedert Note
	15. Dallas Goedert PHI (at NYG)

Juwan Johnson Note
	16. Juwan Johnson NO (vs . TB) Juwan Johnson finished 5th in catches (77) and third in yards (889) among TEs in 2025, but he only scored three TDs (TE15 in PPG). It wasn't always pretty (tied for league-high 7 drops per PFF), but the WR-TE convert made the most of his sheer volume. The Saints already paid him a decent chunk of change, and there's currently little competition in the receiver room outside of Chris Olave and former 7th-round pick DeVaughn Vele. Johnson was the TE9 in PPG after the team traded Rashid Shaheed (9.1) before the deadline (with Tyler Shough making all but one of those starts). With Shough from Week 10 onward, Johnson averaged over 61 receiving yards per game. However, they did also add Noah Fant in free agency, and they have been heavily connected to WRs in this year's draft class. 9 weeks ago

Brenton Strange Note
	17. Brenton Strange JAC (at IND)

Mark Andrews Note
	18. Mark Andrews BAL (vs . PIT)

Hunter Henry Note
	19. Hunter Henry NE (vs . MIA)

Dalton Schultz Note
	20. Dalton Schultz HOU (vs . TEN)

Chig Okonkwo Note
	21. Chig Okonkwo WAS (vs . DAL)

T.J. Hockenson Note
	22. T.J. Hockenson MIN (vs . CHI)

Kenyon Sadiq Note
	23. Kenyon Sadiq NYJ (at BUF)

AJ Barner Note
	24. AJ Barner SEA (at LAR)

Gunnar Helm Note
	25. Gunnar Helm TEN (at HOU)

David Njoku Note
	26. David Njoku LAC (at DEN)

Terrance Ferguson Note
	27. Terrance Ferguson LAR (vs . SEA) Terrance Ferguson will be a stud and possesses an extremely high ceiling. Tyler Higbee is 33 years old, even after signing a 2-year contract extension with L.A. this offseason. Davante Adams is getting older and is a potential salary cap cut candidate despite the Rams wanting him to return next season. We could very much see the Rams' young TE make a major leap in 2026. His 20.8 yards per reception led all TEs in 2025, along with an extremely high average depth of target (17.6). Per Next Gen Stats...Ferguson averaged more air yards per target this season, by more than six full yards. Ferguson was targeted on 12 of his 37 deep routes (32.4%), the highest rate among tight ends to run at least 15 such routes. He hauled in five deep targets for 144 yards and two touchdowns, good for the second-most deep receiving yards by a tight end. 9 weeks ago

Cade Otton Note
	28. Cade Otton TB (at NO)

Mason Taylor Note
	29. Mason Taylor NYJ (at BUF)

Evan Engram Note
	30. Evan Engram DEN (vs . LAC)

Pat Freiermuth Note
	31. Pat Freiermuth PIT (at BAL)

Colby Parkinson Note
	32. Colby Parkinson LAR (vs . SEA)

Eli Stowers Note
	33. Eli Stowers PHI (at NYG)

Theo Johnson Note
	34. Theo Johnson NYG (vs . PHI)

Max Klare Note
	35. Max Klare LAR (vs . SEA)

Jake Tonges Note
	36. Jake Tonges SF (at ARI)

Mike Gesicki Note
	37. Mike Gesicki CIN (vs . CLE)

Greg Dulcich Note
	38. Greg Dulcich MIA (at NE) Greg Dulcich could emerge as the 2026 fantasy football sleeper. Flashed with Miami in the second half of the season (second in YPPR among TEs from Week 9 onward), posting his best statistical season after battling injuries since his rookie campaign. The impending free agent finished second among all TEs in YAC/catch - trailing only Tucker Kraft. Worth monitoring now that he is officially returning to Miami, given his rookie year breakout coincided with former Broncos TE coach and current Cardinals TE coach, Jake Moreland, who has previously coached under new Dolphins OC, Bobby Slowik (Miami's passing game coordinator in 2025). Not to mention, the Dolphins' new HC just came from GB, so he clearly knows what a YAC tight end can offer for an offense. 9 weeks ago

Oscar Delp Note
	39. Oscar Delp NO (vs . TB)

Noah Gray Note
	40. Noah Gray KC (vs . LV)

Darnell Washington Note
	41. Darnell Washington PIT (at BAL)

Tyler Higbee Note
	42. Tyler Higbee LAR (vs . SEA)

Elijah Arroyo Note
	43. Elijah Arroyo SEA (at LAR)

Darren Waller Note
	44. Darren Waller FA (BYE)

Justin Joly Note
	45. Justin Joly DEN (vs . LAC)

Michael Mayer Note
	46. Michael Mayer LV (at KC)

John Bates Note
	47. John Bates WAS (vs . DAL)

Ben Sinnott Note
	48. Ben Sinnott WAS (vs . DAL)

Ja'Tavion Sanders Note
	49. Ja'Tavion Sanders CAR (vs . ATL)

Tommy Myers Note
	50. Tommy Myers FA (BYE)

Cole Kmet Note
	51. Cole Kmet CHI (at MIN)

Noah Fant Note
	52. Noah Fant NO (vs . TB)

Dawson Knox Note
	53. Dawson Knox BUF (vs . NYJ)

Zach Ertz Note
	54. Zach Ertz FA (BYE)

Eli Raridon Note
	55. Eli Raridon NE (vs . MIA)

Luke Musgrave Note
	56. Luke Musgrave GB (vs . DET)

Daniel Bellinger Note
	57. Daniel Bellinger TEN (at HOU)

Jonnu Smith Note
	58. Jonnu Smith FA (BYE)

Elijah Higgins Note
	59. Elijah Higgins ARI (vs . SF)

Sam Roush Note
	60. Sam Roush CHI (at MIN)

Marlin Klein Note
	61. Marlin Klein HOU (vs . TEN)

Tommy Tremble Note
	62. Tommy Tremble CAR (vs . ATL)

Austin Hooper Note
	63. Austin Hooper ATL (at CAR)

Mitchell Evans Note
	64. Mitchell Evans CAR (vs . ATL)

Jackson Hawes Note
	65. Jackson Hawes BUF (vs . NYJ)

Durham Smythe Note
	66. Durham Smythe BAL (vs . PIT)

Nate Boerkircher Note
	67. Nate Boerkircher JAC (at IND)

Erick All Jr. Note
	68. Erick All Jr. CIN (vs . CLE)

Michael Trigg Note
	69. Michael Trigg DAL (at WAS)

Jared Wiley Note
	70. Jared Wiley KC (vs . LV)

Thomas Fidone II Note
	71. Thomas Fidone II NYG (vs . PHI)

Luke Schoonmaker Note
	72. Luke Schoonmaker DAL (at WAS)

Jack Endries Note
	73. Jack Endries CIN (vs . CLE)

Tyler Conklin Note
	74. Tyler Conklin DET (at GB)

Tanner Koziol Note
	75. Tanner Koziol JAC (at IND)

Jeremy Ruckert Note
	76. Jeremy Ruckert NYJ (at BUF)

Foster Moreau Note
	77. Foster Moreau HOU (vs . TEN)

Will Kacmarek Note
	78. Will Kacmarek MIA (at NE)

Charlie Kolar Note
	79. Charlie Kolar LAC (at DEN)

Joe Royer Note
	80. Joe Royer CLE (at CIN)

Taysom Hill Note
	81. Taysom Hill FA (BYE)

Josh Oliver Note
	82. Josh Oliver MIN (vs . CHI)

Riley Nowakowski Note
	83. Riley Nowakowski PIT (at BAL)

Matt Hibner Note
	84. Matt Hibner BAL (vs . PIT)

Seydou Traore Note
	85. Seydou Traore MIA (at NE)

Bauer Sharp Note
	86. Bauer Sharp TB (at NO)