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)	133	78	55	2	+ 1
2	Brock Bowers (LV)	125	74	51	1	-1
3	Colston Loveland (CHI)	77	50	27	3	-
4	Tyler Warren (IND)	53	38	15	4	-
5	Kyle Pitts Sr. (ATL)	45	34	11	8	+ 3
6	Harold Fannin Jr. (CLE)	37	30	7	7	+ 1
7	Tucker Kraft (GB)	29	26	3	5	-2
8	Dallas Goedert (PHI)	27	25	2	14	+ 6
9	Sam LaPorta (DET)	23	23	0	6	-3
10	Travis Kelce (KC)	23	23	0	10	-
11	George Kittle (SF)	21	21	0	9	-2
12	Mark Andrews (BAL)	15	15	0	15	+ 3
13	Isaiah Likely (NYG)	12	12	0	11	-2
14	Dalton Kincaid (BUF)	10	10	0	12	-2
15	Jake Ferguson (DAL)	8	8	0	13	-2
16	Hunter Henry (NE)	1	1	0	16	-
17	Brenton Strange (JAC)	0	0	0	19	+ 2
18	Juwan Johnson (NO)	0	0	0	20	+ 2
19	Dalton Schultz (HOU)	0	0	0	26	+ 7
20	T.J. Hockenson (MIN)	0	0	0	22	+ 2
21	Pat Freiermuth (PIT)	0	0	0	27	+ 6
22	Greg Dulcich (MIA)	0	0	0	28	+ 6
23	Terrance Ferguson (LAR)	0	0	0	25	+ 2
24	Kenyon Sadiq (NYJ)	0	0	0	24	-
25	Cade Otton (TB)	0	0	0	29	+ 4
26	AJ Barner (SEA)	0	0	0	23	-3
27	Chig Okonkwo (WAS)	0	0	0	17	-10
28	Darren Waller (CAR)	0	0	0	40	+ 12
29	Evan Engram (DEN)	0	0	0	34	+ 5
30	Gunnar Helm (TEN)	0	0	0	30	-
31	David Njoku (LAC)	0	0	0	21	-10
32	Mike Gesicki (CIN)	0	0	0	36	+ 4
33	Oronde Gadsden II (LAC)	0	0	0	18	-15
34	Mason Taylor (NYJ)	0	0	0	38	+ 4
35	Colby Parkinson (LAR)	0	0	0	33	-2
36	Michael Mayer (LV)	0	0	0	42	+ 6
37	Dawson Knox (BUF)	0	0	0
38	Theo Johnson (NYG)	0	0	0	35	-3
39	Darnell Washington (PIT)	0	0	0
40	Tyler Higbee (LAR)	0	0	0
41	Cole Kmet (CHI)	0	0	0
42	Erick All Jr. (CIN)	0	0	0
43	Will Kacmarek (MIA)	0	0	0
44	Noah Fant (NO)	0	0	0
45	Charlie Kolar (LAC)	0	0	0
46	Austin Hooper (ATL)	0	0	0
47	Josh Oliver (MIN)	0	0	0
48	Brock Wright (DET)	0	0	0
49	Daniel Bellinger (TEN)	0	0	0
50	Noah Gray (KC)	0	0	0
51	Elijah Arroyo (SEA)	0	0	0
52	Eli Stowers (PHI)	0	0	0	31	-21
53	Tommy Tremble (CAR)	0	0	0
54	Adam Trautman (DEN)	0	0	0
55	Eli Raridon (NE)	0	0	0
56	Luke Musgrave (GB)	0	0	0
57	Marlin Klein (HOU)	0	0	0
58	Davis Allen (LAR)	0	0	0	44	-14
59	Ben Sims (MIA)	0	0	0
60	Ja'Tavion Sanders (CAR)	0	0	0	45	-15
61	John Bates (WAS)	0	0	0
62	Elijah Higgins (ARI)	0	0	0
63	Jake Tonges (SF)	0	0	0	32	-31
64	Jeremy Ruckert (NYJ)	0	0	0
65	Nate Boerkircher (JAC)	0	0	0
66	Drew Sample (CIN)	0	0	0
67	Connor Heyward (LV)	0	0	0
68	Nick Vannett (SEA)	0	0	0
69	Nate Adkins (DEN)	0	0	0
70	Cade Stover (HOU)	0	0	0
71	Jackson Hawes (BUF)	0	0	0
72	Ben Sinnott (WAS)	0	0	0
73	Zack Kuntz (DAL)	0	0	0
74	Jack Endries (CIN)	0	0	0
75	Will Mallory (IND)	0	0	0
76	Hayden Rucci (SF)	0	0	0
77	Luke Schoonmaker (DAL)	0	0	0
78	Foster Moreau (HOU)	0	0	0
79	Grant Calcaterra (PHI)	0	0	0
80	Bauer Sharp (TB)	0	0	0	39	-41
81	Teagan Quitoriano (ARI)	0	0	0
82	Travis Vokolek (FA)	0	0	0	37	-45
83	Dallen Bentley (DEN)	0	0	0
84	Tanner Hudson (CIN)	0	0	0
85	Charlie Woerner (ATL)	0	0	0
86	Zaire Mitchell-Paden (NO)	0	0	0
87	Mo Alie-Cox (IND)	0	0	0
88	Anthony Firkser (FA)	0	0	0
89	Thomas Fidone II (NYG)	0	0	0
90	Jaheim Bell (PIT)	0	0	0
91	Jared Wiley (KC)	0	0	0
92	Donald Parham Jr. (FA)	0	0	0
93	John FitzPatrick (FA)	0	0	0
94	Oscar Delp (NO)	0	0	0
95	Durham Smythe (BAL)	0	0	0
96	Mitchell Evans (CAR)	0	0	0
97	Max Klare (LAR)	0	0	0
98	Devin Culp (TB)	0	0	0
99	Tanner Koziol (JAC)	0	0	0
100	Payne Durham (TB)	0	0	0
101	Tip Reiman (ARI)	0	0	0
102	Jack Stoll (CLE)	0	0	0
103	Hunter Long (JAC)	0	0	0
104	Josh Whyle (GB)	0	0	0
105	Joe Royer (CLE)	0	0	0
106	Lucas Krull (DEN)	0	0	0
107	Luke Farrell (SF)	0	0	0
108	Brevyn Spann-Ford (DAL)	0	0	0
109	Justin Joly (DEN)	0	0	0
110	Ko Kieft (TB)	0	0	0
111	CJ Dippre (NE)	0	0	0
112	Josh Cuevas (BAL)	0	0	0
113	Tyler Conklin (DET)	0	0	0
114	Eric Saubert (SEA)	0	0	0
115	Drew Ogletree (IND)	0	0	0
116	Sam Roush (CHI)	0	0	0
117	Johnny Mundt (PHI)	0	0	0
118	Ian Thomas (LV)	0	0	0
119	Chris Manhertz (NYG)	0	0	0