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