Fantasy Football Week 1 Half-PPR Tight End (TE) Rankings
Last updated: January 27, 2026
These fantasy football rankings are refreshed multiple times per day based on projections provided by RotoWire. Use the rankings and projections below to help figure out who to start/sit in your lineup this week.
| Rank | Name | Team | Pos | Bye | Proj. FP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Trey McBride | ARI | TE | 8 | 14.0 |
| 2. | Juwan Johnson | NO | TE | 11 | 13.7 |
| 3. | Travis Kelce | KC | TE | 10 | 12.7 |
| 4. | Brock Bowers | LV | TE | 8 | 10.7 |
| 5. | Dalton Schultz | HOU | TE | 6 | 10.1 |
| 6. | Pat Freiermuth | PIT | TE | 5 | 10.1 |
| 7. | George Kittle | SF | TE | 14 | 9.5 |
| 8. | Kyle Pitts Sr. | ATL | TE | 5 | 9.4 |
| 9. | Colston Loveland | CHI | TE | 5 | 8.7 |
| 10. | Tucker Kraft | GB | TE | 5 | 8.5 |
| 11. | Brenton Strange | JAX | TE | 8 | 8.1 |
| 12. | Sam LaPorta | DET | TE | 8 | 7.6 |
| 13. | Hunter Henry | NE | TE | 14 | 7.3 |
| 14. | Chig Okonkwo | TEN | TE | 10 | 7.0 |
| 15. | Cade Otton | TB | TE | 9 | 6.5 |
| 16. | Evan Engram | DEN | TE | 12 | 6.2 |
| 17. | Tyler Warren | IND | TE | 11 | 6.0 |
| 18. | Will Dissly | LAC | TE | 12 | 6.0 |
| 19. | Mike Gesicki | CIN | TE | 10 | 5.9 |
| 20. | AJ Barner | SEA | TE | 8 | 5.6 |
| 21. | Dalton Kincaid | BUF | TE | 7 | 5.4 |
| 22. | Mark Andrews | BAL | TE | 7 | 5.3 |
| 23. | Harold Fannin Jr. | CLE | TE | 9 | 5.3 |
| 24. | Jake Ferguson | DAL | TE | 10 | 5.3 |
| 25. | Zach Ertz | WAS | TE | 12 | 4.5 |
| 26. | Tommy Tremble | CAR | TE | 14 | 4.3 |
| 27. | Jonnu Smith | PIT | TE | 5 | 4.1 |
| 28. | Tyler Higbee | LAR | TE | 8 | 4.0 |
| 29. | Daniel Bellinger | NYG | TE | 14 | 4.0 |
| 30. | Colby Parkinson | LAR | TE | 8 | 3.5 |
| 31. | Michael Mayer | LV | TE | 8 | 3.5 |
| 32. | Julian Hill | MIA | TE | 12 | 3.5 |
| 33. | Dawson Knox | BUF | TE | 7 | 3.3 |
| 34. | Josh Oliver | MIN | TE | 6 | 3.3 |
| 35. | Elijah Higgins | ARI | TE | 8 | 3.0 |
| 36. | Noah Gray | KC | TE | 10 | 2.6 |
| 37. | Tyler Conklin | LAC | TE | 12 | 2.6 |
| 38. | Cole Kmet | CHI | TE | 5 | 2.6 |
| 39. | Jeremy Ruckert | NYJ | TE | 9 | 2.5 |
| 40. | Luke Musgrave | GB | TE | 5 | 2.4 |
| 41. | Gunnar Helm | TEN | TE | 10 | 2.3 |
| 42. | Grant Calcaterra | PHI | TE | 9 | 2.3 |
| 43. | Moliki Matavao | NO | TE | 11 | 2.2 |
| 44. | Elijah Arroyo | SEA | TE | 8 | 1.8 |
| 45. | Austin Hooper | NE | TE | 14 | 1.5 |
| 46. | John Bates | WAS | TE | 12 | 1.4 |
| 47. | Adam Trautman | DEN | TE | 12 | 1.4 |
| 48. | Blake Whiteheart | CLE | TE | 9 | 1.4 |
| 49. | Cade Stover | HOU | TE | 6 | 1.1 |
| 50. | Charlie Kolar | BAL | TE | 7 | 1.0 |
