NFL Value-Based Drafting (VBD) Rankings

2026 Tight End Projections

What is Value-Based Drafting (VBD) Rankings?
Value-based drafting (VBD) is a strategy that assigns a value to every player by comparing that player's fantasy points to the fantasy points of a baseline player at the same position. A high VBD means a player offers strong incremental value at his position and is therefore valuable overall in fantasy. Check out our Value-Based Drafting Guide for more VBD insight.

Rank	Player	VBD	VORP	VOLS	ADP	vs ADP
1	Trey McBride (ARI)	144	82	62	2	+ 1
2	Brock Bowers (LV)	118	69	49	1	-1
3	Colston Loveland (CHI)	76	48	28	3	-
4	Tyler Warren (IND)	58	39	19	4	-
5	Harold Fannin Jr. (CLE)	52	36	16	7	+ 2
6	George Kittle (SF)	46	33	13	9	+ 3
7	Sam LaPorta (DET)	46	33	13	6	-1
8	Dallas Goedert (PHI)	34	27	7	13	+ 5
9	Travis Kelce (KC)	30	25	5	10	+ 1
10	Tucker Kraft (GB)	22	21	1	5	-5
11	Kyle Pitts Sr. (ATL)	20	20	0	8	-3
12	Mark Andrews (BAL)	19	19	0	15	+ 3
13	Isaiah Likely (NYG)	7	7	0	11	-2
14	Hunter Henry (NE)	6	6	0	17	+ 3
15	Dalton Kincaid (BUF)	5	5	0	12	-3
16	Brenton Strange (JAC)	0	0	0	21	+ 5
17	Jake Ferguson (DAL)	0	0	0	14	-3
18	Juwan Johnson (NO)	0	0	0	16	-2
19	Dalton Schultz (HOU)	0	0	0	22	+ 3
20	Greg Dulcich (MIA)	0	0	0	28	+ 8
21	T.J. Hockenson (MIN)	0	0	0	18	-3
22	Pat Freiermuth (PIT)	0	0	0	25	+ 3
23	Kenyon Sadiq (NYJ)	0	0	0	26	+ 3
24	Terrance Ferguson (LAR)	0	0	0	20	-4
25	Cade Otton (TB)	0	0	0	29	+ 4
26	Darren Waller (CAR)	0	0	0	37	+ 11
27	Chig Okonkwo (WAS)	0	0	0	19	-8
28	AJ Barner (SEA)	0	0	0	27	-1
29	Mike Gesicki (CIN)	0	0	0	34	+ 5
30	Oronde Gadsden II (LAC)	0	0	0	24	-6
31	Evan Engram (DEN)	0	0	0	31	-
32	David Njoku (LAC)	0	0	0	23	-9
33	Colby Parkinson (LAR)	0	0	0	36	+ 3
34	Gunnar Helm (TEN)	0	0	0	30	-4
35	Dawson Knox (BUF)	0	0	0
36	Darnell Washington (PIT)	0	0	0
37	Mason Taylor (NYJ)	0	0	0
38	Michael Mayer (LV)	0	0	0	41	+ 3
39	Theo Johnson (NYG)	0	0	0	45	+ 6
40	Cole Kmet (CHI)	0	0	0
41	Tyler Higbee (LAR)	0	0	0
42	Will Kacmarek (MIA)	0	0	0
43	Austin Hooper (ATL)	0	0	0
44	Tommy Tremble (CAR)	0	0	0
45	Erick All Jr. (CIN)	0	0	0
46	Noah Fant (NO)	0	0	0
47	Josh Oliver (MIN)	0	0	0
48	Brock Wright (DET)	0	0	0
49	Ben Yurosek (MIN)	0	0	0
50	Charlie Kolar (LAC)	0	0	0
51	Adam Trautman (DEN)	0	0	0
52	Jonnu Smith (GB)	0	0	0
53	Eli Stowers (PHI)	0	0	0	39	-14
54	Noah Gray (KC)	0	0	0
55	Ja'Tavion Sanders (CAR)	0	0	0
56	Elijah Arroyo (SEA)	0	0	0
57	Daniel Bellinger (TEN)	0	0	0
58	John Bates (WAS)	0	0	0
59	Luke Musgrave (GB)	0	0	0
60	Elijah Higgins (ARI)	0	0	0
61	Nate Boerkircher (JAC)	0	0	0
62	Luke Schoonmaker (DAL)	0	0	0
63	Mo Alie-Cox (IND)	0	0	0
64	Eli Raridon (NE)	0	0	0
65	Mitchell Evans (CAR)	0	0	0
66	Foster Moreau (HOU)	0	0	0
67	Ben Sinnott (WAS)	0	0	0
68	Tanner Conner (NE)	0	0	0
69	Drew Sample (CIN)	0	0	0
70	Jeremy Ruckert (NYJ)	0	0	0
71	Charlie Woerner (ATL)	0	0	0
72	Davis Allen (LAR)	0	0	0
73	Durham Smythe (BAL)	0	0	0
74	Anthony Firkser (FA)	0	0	0
75	Cade Stover (HOU)	0	0	0
76	Will Mallory (IND)	0	0	0
77	Jack Endries (CIN)	0	0	0
78	Marlin Klein (HOU)	0	0	0
79	Connor Heyward (LV)	0	0	0
80	Bauer Sharp (TB)	0	0	0
81	Hunter Long (ARI)	0	0	0
82	Jackson Hawes (BUF)	0	0	0
83	Nate Adkins (DEN)	0	0	0
84	Max Klare (LAR)	0	0	0
85	Dallen Bentley (DEN)	0	0	0
86	Blake Whiteheart (CLE)	0	0	0
87	Payne Durham (TB)	0	0	0
88	Thomas Fidone II (NYG)	0	0	0
89	Drew Ogletree (IND)	0	0	0
90	James Mitchell (DAL)	0	0	0
91	Oscar Delp (NO)	0	0	0
92	Eric Saubert (SEA)	0	0	0
93	Quintin Morris (JAC)	0	0	0	46	-47
94	Tanner Hudson (CIN)	0	0	0
95	Keleki Latu (BUF)	0	0	0
96	Seydou Traore (MIA)	0	0	0
97	Nick Kallerup (SEA)	0	0	0
98	Josh Cuevas (BAL)	0	0	0
99	Jake Tonges (SF)	0	0	0	40	-59
100	Tanner Koziol (JAC)	0	0	0
101	Jared Wiley (KC)	0	0	0
102	Ian Thomas (LV)	0	0	0
103	Sam Roush (CHI)	0	0	0
104	Josh Whyle (GB)	0	0	0
105	Feleipe Franks (CAR)	0	0	0
106	Kylen Granson (TEN)	0	0	0
107	Ko Kieft (TB)	0	0	0
108	Grant Calcaterra (PHI)	0	0	0
109	Brevyn Spann-Ford (DAL)	0	0	0
110	Chris Manhertz (NYG)	0	0	0
111	Lucas Krull (DEN)	0	0	0
112	Justin Joly (MIA)	0	0	0
113	Julian Hill (NE)	0	0	0
114	Ben Sims (FA)	0	0	0
115	Tip Reiman (ARI)	0	0	0
116	Luke Farrell (SF)	0	0	0
117	Tyler Conklin (DET)	0	0	0
118	John FitzPatrick (CLE)	0	0	0
119	David Martin-Robinson (TEN)	0	0	0
120	Johnny Mundt (PHI)	0	0	0
121	Carter Runyon (LV)	0	0	0
122	Carsen Ryan (CLE)	0	0	0
123	Jack Westover (WAS)	0	0	0
124	Drake Dabney (GB)	0	0	0