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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)9355382+ 1
2Brock Bowers (LV)8953361-1
3Colston Loveland (CHI)7144273-
4Tyler Warren (IND)4129124-
5Dallas Goedert (PHI)39281115+ 10
6Kyle Pitts Sr. (ATL)3727108+ 2
7Tucker Kraft (GB)352695-2
8Sam LaPorta (DET)332587-1
9Harold Fannin Jr. (CLE)252146-3
10George Kittle (SF)232039-1
11Isaiah Likely (NYG)1717014+ 3
12Travis Kelce (KC)1717010-2
13Dalton Kincaid (BUF)1414013-
14Mark Andrews (BAL)1414012-2
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)00034+ 2
33Gunnar Helm (TEN)00025-8
34Theo Johnson (NYG)00038+ 4
35Dawson Knox (BUF)00041+ 6
36Mason Taylor (NYJ)00044+ 8
37Tyler Higbee (LAR)00066+ 29
38Michael Mayer (LV)00037-1
39Darnell Washington (PIT)00035-4
40Ja'Tavion Sanders (CAR)00039-1
41Jake Tonges (SF)00033-8
42Tommy Tremble (CAR)000
43Noah Fant (NO)00055+ 12
44Josh Oliver (MIN)00068+ 24
45Will Kacmarek (MIA)000
46Charlie Kolar (LAC)00070+ 24
47Cole Kmet (CHI)00043-4
48Erick All Jr. (CIN)00048-
49Daniel Bellinger (TEN)000
50Austin Hooper (ATL)00051+ 1
51Brock Wright (DET)000
52Eli Stowers (PHI)00028-24
53Adam Trautman (DEN)000
54Luke Musgrave (GB)00064+ 10
55Eli Raridon (NE)00040-15
56Ben Sims (MIA)000
57Noah Gray (KC)00050-7
58Elijah Arroyo (SEA)00042-16
59Davis Allen (LAR)000
60John Bates (WAS)00067+ 7
61Marlin Klein (HOU)00075+ 14
62Elijah Higgins (ARI)00063+ 1
63Nick Vannett (LAR)000
64Connor Heyward (LV)000
65Nate Boerkircher (JAC)00069+ 4
66Jeremy Ruckert (NYJ)000
67Jackson Hawes (BUF)00071+ 4
68Grant Calcaterra (PHI)000
69Ben Sinnott (WAS)00073+ 4
70Nate Adkins (DEN)000
71Will Mallory (IND)000
72Drew Sample (CIN)00052-20
73Mitchell Evans (CAR)000
74Jack Endries (CIN)00062-12
75Foster Moreau (HOU)00058-17
76Cade Stover (HOU)000
77Luke Schoonmaker (DAL)00074-3
78Bauer Sharp (TB)000
79Teagan Quitoriano (ARI)000
80Travis Vokolek (FA)000
81Tanner McLachlan (FA)000
82Rivaldo Fairweather (ARI)000
83Jaheim Bell (PIT)000
84Donald Parham Jr. (FA)000
85Zach Ertz (FA)000
86Jared Wiley (KC)000
87Darren Waller (FA)00060-27
88Tanner Hudson (CIN)000
89Charlie Woerner (ATL)000
90Mo Alie-Cox (IND)000
91Drake Dabney (GB)000
92Jaren Kanak (TEN)000
93Zack Kuntz (FA)000
94Seydou Traore (MIA)000
95John FitzPatrick (FA)000
96Devin Culp (TB)00076-20
97Durham Smythe (BAL)000
98Max Klare (LAR)00047-51
99Payne Durham (TB)000
100Lucas Krull (DEN)000
101Joe Royer (CLE)000
102Josh Cuevas (BAL)000
103Hunter Long (JAC)000
104Blake Whiteheart (CLE)000
105Jack Stoll (CLE)000
106Luke Farrell (SF)000
107Brevyn Spann-Ford (DAL)00053-54
108Sam Roush (CHI)00065-43
109Tip Reiman (ARI)000
110Drew Ogletree (IND)000
111Tyler Conklin (DET)000
112Oscar Delp (NO)00045-67
113Eric Saubert (SEA)000
114CJ Dippre (NE)000
115Tanner Koziol (JAC)000
116Ian Thomas (LV)00059-57
117Riley Nowakowski (PIT)000
118Chris Manhertz (NYG)000