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)	171	99	72	1	-
2	Brock Bowers (LV)	151	89	62	2	-
3	Colston Loveland (CHI)	85	56	29	3	-
4	Tyler Warren (IND)	61	44	17	4	-
5	Kyle Pitts Sr. (ATL)	55	41	14	7	+ 2
6	Harold Fannin Jr. (CLE)	45	36	9	8	+ 2
7	Travis Kelce (KC)	27	27	0	10	+ 3
8	Sam LaPorta (DET)	25	25	0	5	-3
9	Dallas Goedert (PHI)	24	24	0	13	+ 4
10	Tucker Kraft (GB)	23	23	0	6	-4
11	George Kittle (SF)	21	21	0	9	-2
12	Mark Andrews (BAL)	12	12	0	15	+ 3
13	Jake Ferguson (DAL)	12	12	0	11	-2
14	Isaiah Likely (NYG)	10	10	0	12	-2
15	Dalton Kincaid (BUF)	5	5	0	14	-1
16	Juwan Johnson (NO)	0	0	0	16	-
17	Brenton Strange (JAC)	0	0	0	17	-
18	Hunter Henry (NE)	0	0	0	18	-
19	Dalton Schultz (HOU)	0	0	0	22	+ 3
20	T.J. Hockenson (MIN)	0	0	0	19	-1
21	Pat Freiermuth (PIT)	0	0	0	28	+ 7
22	Greg Dulcich (MIA)	0	0	0	26	+ 4
23	Cade Otton (TB)	0	0	0	29	+ 6
24	Kenyon Sadiq (NYJ)	0	0	0	20	-4
25	Chig Okonkwo (WAS)	0	0	0	21	-4
26	AJ Barner (SEA)	0	0	0	24	-2
27	Terrance Ferguson (LAR)	0	0	0	25	-2
28	Evan Engram (DEN)	0	0	0	43	+ 15
29	Gunnar Helm (TEN)	0	0	0	30	+ 1
30	Darren Waller (CAR)	0	0	0	56	+ 26
31	David Njoku (LAC)	0	0	0	27	-4
32	Mike Gesicki (CIN)	0	0	0	41	+ 9
33	Oronde Gadsden II (LAC)	0	0	0	23	-10
34	Mason Taylor (NYJ)	0	0	0	35	+ 1
35	Colby Parkinson (LAR)	0	0	0	36	+ 1
36	Michael Mayer (LV)	0	0	0	52	+ 16
37	Dawson Knox (BUF)	0	0	0	39	+ 2
38	Theo Johnson (NYG)	0	0	0	37	-1
39	Darnell Washington (PIT)	0	0	0	33	-6
40	Tyler Higbee (LAR)	0	0	0	40	-
41	Erick All Jr. (CIN)	0	0	0
42	Cole Kmet (CHI)	0	0	0	34	-8
43	Noah Fant (NO)	0	0	0	71	+ 28
44	Will Kacmarek (MIA)	0	0	0	79	+ 35
45	Austin Hooper (ATL)	0	0	0
46	Charlie Kolar (LAC)	0	0	0	72	+ 26
47	Brock Wright (DET)	0	0	0	44	-3
48	Josh Oliver (MIN)	0	0	0	51	+ 3
49	Daniel Bellinger (TEN)	0	0	0	80	+ 31
50	Noah Gray (KC)	0	0	0	45	-5
51	Eli Stowers (PHI)	0	0	0	32	-19
52	Tommy Tremble (CAR)	0	0	0	66	+ 14
53	Elijah Arroyo (SEA)	0	0	0	38	-15
54	Adam Trautman (DEN)	0	0	0	73	+ 19
55	Luke Musgrave (GB)	0	0	0	60	+ 5
56	Eli Raridon (NE)	0	0	0	54	-2
57	Ja'Tavion Sanders (CAR)	0	0	0	50	-7
58	Marlin Klein (HOU)	0	0	0	82	+ 24
59	Ben Sims (MIA)	0	0	0
60	Elijah Higgins (ARI)	0	0	0	57	-3
61	Davis Allen (LAR)	0	0	0
62	John Bates (WAS)	0	0	0
63	Jeremy Ruckert (NYJ)	0	0	0
64	Jake Tonges (SF)	0	0	0	31	-33
65	Drew Sample (CIN)	0	0	0
66	Nate Boerkircher (JAC)	0	0	0
67	Connor Heyward (LV)	0	0	0	64	-3
68	Cade Stover (HOU)	0	0	0
69	Nick Vannett (SEA)	0	0	0
70	Nate Adkins (DEN)	0	0	0
71	Jackson Hawes (BUF)	0	0	0	75	+ 4
72	Ben Sinnott (WAS)	0	0	0
73	Zack Kuntz (DAL)	0	0	0
74	Jack Endries (CIN)	0	0	0
75	Luke Schoonmaker (DAL)	0	0	0	47	-28
76	Charlie Woerner (ATL)	0	0	0
77	Will Mallory (IND)	0	0	0
78	Hayden Rucci (SF)	0	0	0
79	Grant Calcaterra (PHI)	0	0	0
80	Teagan Quitoriano (ARI)	0	0	0
81	Travis Vokolek (FA)	0	0	0
82	Dallen Bentley (DEN)	0	0	0
83	Tanner Hudson (CIN)	0	0	0
84	Foster Moreau (HOU)	0	0	0
85	Bauer Sharp (TB)	0	0	0
86	Zaire Mitchell-Paden (NO)	0	0	0
87	Anthony Firkser (FA)	0	0	0
88	Mo Alie-Cox (IND)	0	0	0	70	-18
89	Jared Wiley (KC)	0	0	0
90	Thomas Fidone II (NYG)	0	0	0
91	Jaheim Bell (PIT)	0	0	0
92	Donald Parham Jr. (FA)	0	0	0
93	John FitzPatrick (FA)	0	0	0
94	Durham Smythe (BAL)	0	0	0
95	Oscar Delp (NO)	0	0	0	77	-18
96	Mitchell Evans (CAR)	0	0	0
97	Max Klare (LAR)	0	0	0	48	-49
98	Tanner Koziol (JAC)	0	0	0	76	-22
99	Payne Durham (TB)	0	0	0
100	Tip Reiman (ARI)	0	0	0
101	Jack Stoll (CLE)	0	0	0
102	Devin Culp (TB)	0	0	0
103	Josh Whyle (GB)	0	0	0
104	Hunter Long (JAC)	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	Justin Joly (DEN)	0	0	0	81	-27
109	Brevyn Spann-Ford (DAL)	0	0	0	62	-47
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	78	-38
117	Johnny Mundt (PHI)	0	0	0
118	Ian Thomas (LV)	0	0	0
119	Chris Manhertz (NYG)	0	0	0