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