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