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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.

RankPlayerVBDVORPVOLSADPvs ADP
1Trey McBride (ARI)9655412+ 1
2Brock Bowers (LV)9253391-1
3Colston Loveland (CHI)7444303-
4Tyler Warren (IND)4429154-
5Dallas Goedert (PHI)42281415+ 10
6Kyle Pitts Sr. (ATL)4027138+ 2
7Tucker Kraft (GB)3826125-2
8Sam LaPorta (DET)3625117-1
9Harold Fannin Jr. (CLE)282176-3
10Isaiah Likely (NYG)2017314+ 4
11Travis Kelce (KC)2017310-1
12Dalton Kincaid (BUF)1414013+ 1
13Mark Andrews (BAL)1414012-1
14George Kittle (SF)121209-5
15Hunter Henry (NE)77017+ 2
16Jake Ferguson (DAL)55011-5
17Brenton Strange (JAC)44020+ 3
18Juwan Johnson (NO)00021+ 3
19Kenyon Sadiq (NYJ)00019-
20Dalton Schultz (HOU)00023+ 3
21Pat Freiermuth (PIT)00027+ 6
22Cade Otton (TB)00026+ 4
23T.J. Hockenson (MIN)00022-1
24Oronde Gadsden II (LAC)00016-8
25Terrance Ferguson (LAR)00031+ 6
26AJ Barner (SEA)00024-2
27Greg Dulcich (MIA)00029+ 2
28Chig Okonkwo (WAS)00018-10
29Mike Gesicki (CIN)00032+ 3
30David Njoku (LAC)00030-
31Evan Engram (DEN)00036+ 5
32Colby Parkinson (LAR)00033+ 1
33Gunnar Helm (TEN)00025-8
34Theo Johnson (NYG)00038+ 4
35Dawson Knox (BUF)00040+ 5
36Mason Taylor (NYJ)00043+ 7
37Tyler Higbee (LAR)00060+ 23
38Michael Mayer (LV)00037-1
39Darnell Washington (PIT)00035-4
40Ja'Tavion Sanders (CAR)00039-1
41Tommy Tremble (CAR)000
42Noah Fant (NO)00067+ 25
43Will Kacmarek (MIA)00065+ 22
44Josh Oliver (MIN)00063+ 19
45Charlie Kolar (LAC)000
46Cole Kmet (CHI)00045-1
47Erick All Jr. (CIN)00047-
48Daniel Bellinger (TEN)00066+ 18
49Austin Hooper (ATL)000
50Brock Wright (DET)000
51Eli Stowers (PHI)00028-23
52Adam Trautman (DEN)00064+ 12
53Luke Musgrave (GB)00055+ 2
54Eli Raridon (NE)00041-13
55Davis Allen (LAR)000
56Elijah Arroyo (SEA)00042-14
57Noah Gray (KC)00054-3
58Ben Sims (MIA)000
59Jake Tonges (SF)00034-25
60John Bates (WAS)000
61Marlin Klein (HOU)00072+ 11
62Elijah Higgins (ARI)00057-5
63Nick Vannett (LAR)000
64Connor Heyward (LV)000
65Nate Boerkircher (JAC)00073+ 8
66Jeremy Ruckert (NYJ)000
67Drew Sample (CIN)00050-17
68Ben Sinnott (WAS)00071+ 3
69Nate Adkins (DEN)000
70Grant Calcaterra (PHI)000
71Jackson Hawes (BUF)00061-10
72Mitchell Evans (CAR)000
73Will Mallory (IND)000
74Jack Endries (CIN)00056-18
75Foster Moreau (HOU)00052-23
76Cade Stover (HOU)000
77Luke Schoonmaker (DAL)00070-7
78Bauer Sharp (TB)000
79Rivaldo Fairweather (ARI)000
80Tanner McLachlan (FA)000
81Zaire Mitchell-Paden (NO)000
82Justin Joly (DEN)00046-36
83Jared Wiley (KC)000
84Donald Parham Jr. (FA)000
85Cam Grandy (CIN)000
86Thomas Fidone II (NYG)000
87Darren Waller (FA)00053-34
88Mo Alie-Cox (IND)000
89Tanner Hudson (CIN)000
90Charlie Woerner (ATL)000
91Jaren Kanak (TEN)000
92Zack Kuntz (FA)000
93Josh Whyle (GB)000
94Devin Culp (TB)000
95Durham Smythe (BAL)000
96Payne Durham (TB)000
97Max Klare (LAR)00048-49
98Brevyn Spann-Ford (DAL)00051-47
99Sam Roush (CHI)00059-40
100Ian Thomas (LV)000
101Lucas Krull (DEN)000
102Tip Reiman (ARI)000
103Hunter Long (JAC)000
104Blake Whiteheart (CLE)000
105Luke Farrell (SF)000
106Tanner Koziol (JAC)00068-38
107Josh Cuevas (BAL)000
108CJ Dippre (NE)000
109Tyler Conklin (DET)000
110Eric Saubert (SEA)000
111Oscar Delp (NO)00044-67
112Drew Ogletree (IND)000
113Joe Royer (CLE)000
114Riley Nowakowski (PIT)000
115Chris Manhertz (NYG)000