Trey McBride is our TE1 for 2026 Standard drafts, ahead of George Kittle and Brock Bowers. The biggest value against ADP in the top 36 is George Kittle (#2, ADP 109.1); the biggest gap the other way is Isaiah Likely (#30, ADP 135.3).
The replacement line · what VORP is measured against in a 12-team league
season pointsHowFill all 12 teams’ starting seats by projected season points, give the 12 flex seats to the best RB/WR/TE left, and the next player at each position is replacement. Kickers and defenses are measured against the weekly streaming level instead — the best matchup left on waivers each week (8.6 ppg for a kicker, 9.61 ppg for a defense), because in a league with waivers that is what an unrostered kicker is worth. VORP = season points − that level. Your league differs? The draft room measures it for your rules.
Top 36 · of 36 · ranked by season points
| Rank | Player | Pos | Team · bye | VORP | Season · 20–80 | Games | FFC ADP | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 11 TE | ||||||||
| 1 | Trey McBrideTE · ARI · bye 14 | TE1 | ARI · 14 | 49.0 | 114 76–165 | 14.2 | 38.4 | +19 |
| Tier 22 TE | ||||||||
| 2 | George KittleTE · SF · bye 8 | TE2 | SF · 8 | 38.8 | 104 66–155 | 13.4 | 109.1 | +84 |
| 3 | Brock BowersTE · LV · bye 13 | TE3 | LV · 13 | 35.1 | 100 68–147 | 14.3 | 43.0 | +15 |
| Tier 35 TE | ||||||||
| 4 | Harold Fannin Jr.TE · CLE · bye 11 | TE4 | CLE · 11 | 22.6 | 88 60–130 | 14.5 | — | — |
| 5 | Tucker KraftTE · GB · bye 11 | TE5 | GB · 11 | 18.8 | 85 57–126 | 13.7 | 94.6 | +46 |
| 6 | Sam LaPortaTE · DET · bye 6 | TE6 | DET · 6 | 17.3 | 84 55–125 | 13.7 | 124.2 | +73 |
| 7 | Kyle PittsTE · ATL · bye 11 | TE7 | ATL · 11 | 15.7 | 83 56–122 | 14.3 | — | — |
| 8 | Tyler WarrenTE · IND · bye 13 | TE8 | IND · 13 | 15.7 | 81 55–121 | 14.3 | 71.8 | +19 |
| Tier 43 TE | ||||||||
| 9 | Colston LovelandTE · CHI · bye 10 | TE9 | CHI · 10 | 8.3 | 77 51–111 | 14.2 | 61.4 | −3 |
| 10 | Travis KelceTE · KC · bye 5 | TE10 | KC · 5 | 6.7 | 75 49–111 | 13.9 | 119.3 | +52 |
| 11 | Dallas GoedertTE · PHI · bye 10 | TE11 | PHI · 10 | 5.9 | 74 45–112 | 13.0 | 99.3 | +29 |
| Tier 53 TE | ||||||||
| 12 | Mark AndrewsTE · BAL · bye 13 | TE12 | BAL · 13 | 1.3 | 68 43–105 | 13.4 | 124.1 | +38 |
| 13 | Hunter HenryTE · NE · bye 11 | TE13 | NE · 11 | 0.0 | 68 45–100 | 13.6 | — | — |
| 14 | Juwan JohnsonTE · NO · bye 8 | TE14 | NO · 8 | -0.5 | 68 42–100 | 13.5 | — | — |
| Tier 610 TE | ||||||||
| 15 | Oronde Gadsden IITE · LAC · bye 7 | TE15 | LAC · 7 | -4.4 | 64 41–95 | 13.8 | — | — |
| 16 | Jake FergusonTE · DAL · bye 14 | TE16 | DAL · 14 | -5.6 | 63 39–95 | 13.4 | 139.8 | +35 |
| 17 | AJ BarnerTE · SEA · bye 11 | TE17 | SEA · 11 | -6.3 | 62 39–94 | 13.7 | — | — |
| 18 | Dalton SchultzTE · HOU · bye 8 | TE18 | HOU · 8 | -7.8 | 61 40–89 | 13.5 | — | — |
| 19 | Dalton KincaidTE · BUF · bye 7 | TE19 | BUF · 7 | -9.4 | 59 36–91 | 12.9 | 149.9 | +34 |
| 20 | Brenton StrangeTE · JAX · bye 7 | TE20 | JAX · 7 | -11.4 | 58 36–86 | 13.0 | — | — |
| 21 | Kenyon SadiqTE · NYJ · bye 13 | TE21 | NYJ · 13 | -12.4 | 56 35–85 | 13.4 | — | — |
| 22 | Theo JohnsonTE · NYG · bye 8 | TE22 | NYG · 8 | -14.2 | 55 34–83 | 12.8 | — | — |
| 23 | Cade OttonTE · TB · bye 10 | TE23 | TB · 10 | -16.1 | 52 32–82 | 13.1 | — | — |
| 24 | Pat FreiermuthTE · PIT · bye 9 | TE24 | PIT · 9 | -18.7 | 51 31–77 | 12.9 | — | — |
| Tier 712 TE | ||||||||
| 25 | Colby ParkinsonTE · LA · bye 11 | TE25 | LA · 11 | -21.9 | 47 26–74 | 12.4 | — | — |
| 26 | David NjokuTE · LAC · bye 7 | TE26 | LAC · 7 | -23.4 | 45 26–74 | 11.5 | — | — |
| 27 | T.J. HockensonTE · MIN · bye 6 | TE27 | MIN · 6 | -24.2 | 45 27–72 | 11.9 | 173.3 | +14 |
| 28 | Darren WallerTE · CAR · bye 5 | TE28 | CAR · 5 | -25.3 | 44 23–73 | 9.9 | — | — |
| 29 | Mason TaylorTE · NYJ · bye 13 | TE29 | NYJ · 13 | -26.4 | 43 26–66 | 12.8 | — | — |
| 30 | Isaiah LikelyTE · NYG · bye 8 | TE30 | NYG · 8 | -26.6 | 43 24–69 | 12.0 | 135.3 | −36 |
| 31 | Chig OkonkwoTE · WAS · bye 7 | TE31 | WAS · 7 | -28.0 | 41 25–65 | 12.8 | — | — |
| 32 | Jonnu SmithTE · GB · bye 11 | TE32 | GB · 11 | -28.8 | 41 24–65 | 12.2 | — | — |
| 33 | Jake TongesTE · SF · bye 8 | TE33 | SF · 8 | -30.1 | 39 20–65 | 10.0 | — | — |
| 34 | Cole KmetTE · CHI · bye 10 | TE34 | CHI · 10 | -30.5 | 40 23–62 | 12.2 | — | — |
| 35 | Evan EngramTE · DEN · bye 10 | TE35 | DEN · 10 | -32.3 | 38 21–61 | 11.4 | — | — |
| 36 | Marlin KleinTE · HOU · bye 8 | TE36 | HOU · 8 | -33.2 | 36 20–61 | 11.8 | — | — |
How it’s scored so far
Scored on the accuracy page at season’s end against actual league-scored points, alongside ADP alone. The method check re-runs the replacement code on Jon’s hand-built 14-team board and reproduces his levels and every VORP.