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