Fantasy Football Week 1 PPR Tight End (TE) Rankings
Last updated: January 9, 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 | 18.3 |
| 2. | Juwan Johnson | NO | TE | 11 | 18.0 |
| 3. | Travis Kelce | KC | TE | 10 | 16.5 |
| 4. | Brock Bowers | LV | TE | 8 | 13.9 |
| 5. | Pat Freiermuth | PIT | TE | 5 | 13.3 |
| 6. | Dalton Schultz | HOU | TE | 6 | 13.0 |
| 7. | George Kittle | SF | TE | 14 | 11.9 |
| 8. | Kyle Pitts Sr. | ATL | TE | 5 | 11.7 |
| 9. | Colston Loveland | CHI | TE | 5 | 11.3 |
| 10. | Tucker Kraft | GB | TE | 5 | 10.6 |
| 11. | Brenton Strange | JAX | TE | 8 | 10.5 |
| 12. | Sam LaPorta | DET | TE | 8 | 9.7 |
| 13. | Hunter Henry | NE | TE | 14 | 9.3 |
| 14. | Chig Okonkwo | TEN | TE | 10 | 9.3 |
| 15. | Cade Otton | TB | TE | 9 | 8.3 |
| 16. | Evan Engram | DEN | TE | 12 | 8.2 |
| 17. | Will Dissly | LAC | TE | 12 | 7.9 |
| 18. | Tyler Warren | IND | TE | 11 | 7.8 |
| 19. | Mike Gesicki | CIN | TE | 10 | 7.4 |
| 20. | AJ Barner | SEA | TE | 8 | 7.4 |
| 21. | Dalton Kincaid | BUF | TE | 7 | 6.9 |
| 22. | Harold Fannin Jr. | CLE | TE | 9 | 6.9 |
| 23. | Jake Ferguson | DAL | TE | 10 | 6.8 |
| 24. | Mark Andrews | BAL | TE | 7 | 6.7 |
| 25. | Zach Ertz | WAS | TE | 12 | 5.8 |
| 26. | Tommy Tremble | CAR | TE | 14 | 5.6 |
| 27. | Daniel Bellinger | NYG | TE | 14 | 5.4 |
| 28. | Jonnu Smith | PIT | TE | 5 | 5.3 |
| 29. | Tyler Higbee | LAR | TE | 8 | 5.1 |
| 30. | Michael Mayer | LV | TE | 8 | 4.5 |
| 31. | Julian Hill | MIA | TE | 12 | 4.5 |
| 32. | Colby Parkinson | LAR | TE | 8 | 4.5 |
| 33. | Josh Oliver | MIN | TE | 6 | 4.3 |
| 34. | Dawson Knox | BUF | TE | 7 | 4.1 |
| 35. | Elijah Higgins | ARI | TE | 8 | 3.9 |
| 36. | Noah Gray | KC | TE | 10 | 3.4 |
| 37. | Tyler Conklin | LAC | TE | 12 | 3.4 |
| 38. | Cole Kmet | CHI | TE | 5 | 3.4 |
| 39. | Jeremy Ruckert | NYJ | TE | 9 | 3.3 |
| 40. | Luke Musgrave | GB | TE | 5 | 3.1 |
| 41. | Gunnar Helm | TEN | TE | 10 | 3.1 |
| 42. | Grant Calcaterra | PHI | TE | 9 | 3.1 |
| 43. | Moliki Matavao | NO | TE | 11 | 2.9 |
| 44. | Elijah Arroyo | SEA | TE | 8 | 2.4 |
| 45. | Austin Hooper | NE | TE | 14 | 2.0 |
| 46. | John Bates | WAS | TE | 12 | 1.9 |
| 47. | Blake Whiteheart | CLE | TE | 9 | 1.8 |
| 48. | Adam Trautman | DEN | TE | 12 | 1.8 |
| 49. | Cade Stover | HOU | TE | 6 | 1.4 |
| 50. | Charlie Kolar | BAL | TE | 7 | 1.3 |
