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)	93	55	38	2	+ 1
2	Brock Bowers (LV)	89	53	36	1	-1
3	Colston Loveland (CHI)	71	44	27	3	-
4	Tyler Warren (IND)	41	29	12	4	-
5	Dallas Goedert (PHI)	39	28	11	15	+ 10
6	Kyle Pitts Sr. (ATL)	37	27	10	8	+ 2
7	Tucker Kraft (GB)	35	26	9	5	-2
8	Sam LaPorta (DET)	33	25	8	7	-1
9	Harold Fannin Jr. (CLE)	25	21	4	6	-3
10	George Kittle (SF)	23	20	3	9	-1
11	Isaiah Likely (NYG)	17	17	0	14	+ 3
12	Travis Kelce (KC)	17	17	0	10	-2
13	Dalton Kincaid (BUF)	14	14	0	13	-
14	Mark Andrews (BAL)	14	14	0	12	-2
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	34	+ 2
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	41	+ 6
36	Mason Taylor (NYJ)	0	0	0	44	+ 8
37	Tyler Higbee (LAR)	0	0	0	66	+ 29
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	Jake Tonges (SF)	0	0	0	33	-8
42	Tommy Tremble (CAR)	0	0	0
43	Noah Fant (NO)	0	0	0	55	+ 12
44	Josh Oliver (MIN)	0	0	0	68	+ 24
45	Will Kacmarek (MIA)	0	0	0
46	Charlie Kolar (LAC)	0	0	0	70	+ 24
47	Cole Kmet (CHI)	0	0	0	43	-4
48	Erick All Jr. (CIN)	0	0	0	48	-
49	Daniel Bellinger (TEN)	0	0	0
50	Austin Hooper (ATL)	0	0	0	51	+ 1
51	Brock Wright (DET)	0	0	0
52	Eli Stowers (PHI)	0	0	0	28	-24
53	Adam Trautman (DEN)	0	0	0
54	Luke Musgrave (GB)	0	0	0	64	+ 10
55	Eli Raridon (NE)	0	0	0	40	-15
56	Ben Sims (MIA)	0	0	0
57	Noah Gray (KC)	0	0	0	50	-7
58	Elijah Arroyo (SEA)	0	0	0	42	-16
59	Davis Allen (LAR)	0	0	0
60	John Bates (WAS)	0	0	0	67	+ 7
61	Marlin Klein (HOU)	0	0	0	75	+ 14
62	Elijah Higgins (ARI)	0	0	0	63	+ 1
63	Nick Vannett (LAR)	0	0	0
64	Connor Heyward (LV)	0	0	0
65	Nate Boerkircher (JAC)	0	0	0	69	+ 4
66	Jeremy Ruckert (NYJ)	0	0	0
67	Jackson Hawes (BUF)	0	0	0	71	+ 4
68	Grant Calcaterra (PHI)	0	0	0
69	Ben Sinnott (WAS)	0	0	0	73	+ 4
70	Nate Adkins (DEN)	0	0	0
71	Will Mallory (IND)	0	0	0
72	Drew Sample (CIN)	0	0	0	52	-20
73	Mitchell Evans (CAR)	0	0	0
74	Jack Endries (CIN)	0	0	0	62	-12
75	Foster Moreau (HOU)	0	0	0	58	-17
76	Cade Stover (HOU)	0	0	0
77	Luke Schoonmaker (DAL)	0	0	0	74	-3
78	Bauer Sharp (TB)	0	0	0
79	Teagan Quitoriano (ARI)	0	0	0
80	Travis Vokolek (FA)	0	0	0
81	Tanner McLachlan (FA)	0	0	0
82	Rivaldo Fairweather (ARI)	0	0	0
83	Jaheim Bell (PIT)	0	0	0
84	Donald Parham Jr. (FA)	0	0	0
85	Zach Ertz (FA)	0	0	0
86	Jared Wiley (KC)	0	0	0
87	Darren Waller (FA)	0	0	0	60	-27
88	Tanner Hudson (CIN)	0	0	0
89	Charlie Woerner (ATL)	0	0	0
90	Mo Alie-Cox (IND)	0	0	0
91	Drake Dabney (GB)	0	0	0
92	Jaren Kanak (TEN)	0	0	0
93	Zack Kuntz (FA)	0	0	0
94	Seydou Traore (MIA)	0	0	0
95	John FitzPatrick (FA)	0	0	0
96	Devin Culp (TB)	0	0	0	76	-20
97	Durham Smythe (BAL)	0	0	0
98	Max Klare (LAR)	0	0	0	47	-51
99	Payne Durham (TB)	0	0	0
100	Lucas Krull (DEN)	0	0	0
101	Joe Royer (CLE)	0	0	0
102	Josh Cuevas (BAL)	0	0	0
103	Hunter Long (JAC)	0	0	0
104	Blake Whiteheart (CLE)	0	0	0
105	Jack Stoll (CLE)	0	0	0
106	Luke Farrell (SF)	0	0	0
107	Brevyn Spann-Ford (DAL)	0	0	0	53	-54
108	Sam Roush (CHI)	0	0	0	65	-43
109	Tip Reiman (ARI)	0	0	0
110	Drew Ogletree (IND)	0	0	0
111	Tyler Conklin (DET)	0	0	0
112	Oscar Delp (NO)	0	0	0	45	-67
113	Eric Saubert (SEA)	0	0	0
114	CJ Dippre (NE)	0	0	0
115	Tanner Koziol (JAC)	0	0	0
116	Ian Thomas (LV)	0	0	0	59	-57
117	Riley Nowakowski (PIT)	0	0	0
118	Chris Manhertz (NYG)	0	0	0