Rest-of-Season Tight End Rankings — Half-PPR

By Red Zone Rank engine · Rankings as of Tue, Oct 13, 5:32 AM ET (v6)

Brock Bowers is our TE1 for the rest of the season in Half-PPR, ahead of Trey McBride and Isaiah Likely. The biggest riser since the last publish is Pat Freiermuth (TE22→TE10); the biggest faller is T.J. Hockenson (TE6→TE16).

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Rankings table

Rest of season (Weeks 6–17) TE · Half-PPR · Proj = expected points over the horizon (each week's mean line scored × P(active), byes at zero) · Range = 20th–80th percentile of the summed weekly outcomes · each future week uses that week's opponent; an injured player's return is priced by P(active)
Rank	Player	Team	Proj	Verdict	Note
Tier 1 · Must start
1	Brock Bowers LV	LV	144.1	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 13; expected 144 points · 20–80 range 117–170.
Tier 2
2	Trey McBride ARI	ARI	125.2	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 14; expected 125 points · 20–80 range 101–147.
3	Isaiah Likely NYG · up 7 10→3	NYG	120.8	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 8; expected 121 points · 20–80 range 97–143.
4	Sam LaPorta DET	DET	115.8	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 6; expected 116 points · 20–80 range 93–137.
5	George Kittle SF · down 2 3→5	SF	109.7	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 8; expected 110 points · 20–80 range 87–131.
6	Tyler Warren IND · up 1 7→6	IND	102.5	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 13; expected 102 points · 20–80 range 82–122.
7	Juwan Johnson NO · down 2 5→7	NO	95.2	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 8; expected 95 points · 20–80 range 75–114.
8	Dallas Goedert PHI · up 7 15→8	PHI	93.6	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 10; expected 94 points · 20–80 range 74–113.
9	Tyler Higbee LA · up 2 11→9	LA	93.3	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 93 points · 20–80 range 75–113.
10	Pat Freiermuth PIT · up 12 22→10	PIT	91.1	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 9; expected 91 points · 20–80 range 70–111.
11	Brenton Strange JAX · up 3 14→11	JAX	90.6	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 7; expected 91 points · 20–80 range 72–110.
12	Tucker Kraft GB · down 3 9→12	GB	86.8	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 87 points · 20–80 range 69–104.
13	Mike Gesicki CIN	CIN	80.1	Flex	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 6; expected 80 points · 20–80 range 60–96.
14	Harold Fannin Jr. CLE · down 6 8→14	CLE	79.8	Flex	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 80 points · 20–80 range 61–98.
15	Hunter Henry NE · up 11 26→15	NE	75.4	Flex	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 75 points · 20–80 range 58–93.
16	T.J. Hockenson MIN · down 10 6→16	MIN	74.7	Flex	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 6; expected 75 points · 20–80 range 57–91.
17	Dalton Kincaid BUF	BUF	73.9	Flex	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 7; expected 74 points · 20–80 range 58–90.
18	Cade Otton TB · up 2 20→18	TB	73.8	Flex	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 10; expected 74 points · 20–80 range 58–89.
19	Dalton Schultz HOU · up 2 21→19	HOU	72.7	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 8; expected 73 points · 20–80 range 56–88.
20	Kyle Pitts ATL · new	ATL	72.2	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 72 points · 20–80 range 54–88.
21	Mark Andrews BAL · up 3 24→21	BAL	71.0	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 13; expected 71 points · 20–80 range 54–85.
22	Greg Dulcich MIA · up 3 25→22	MIA	67.9	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 6; expected 68 points · 20–80 range 51–84.
23	Colston Loveland CHI · down 5 18→23	CHI	67.7	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 10; expected 68 points · 20–80 range 51–84.
24	Michael Mayer LV · down 8 16→24	LV	67.5	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 13; expected 68 points · 20–80 range 51–84.
25	Jake Ferguson DAL · up 2 27→25	DAL	65.5	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 14; expected 65 points · 20–80 range 48–82.
26	Chig Okonkwo WAS · up 6 32→26	WAS	65.2	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 7; expected 65 points · 20–80 range 49–80.
27	Kenyon Sadiq NYJ · down 4 23→27	NYJ	60.8	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 13; expected 61 points · 20–80 range 45–76.
28	Eli Raridon NE · new	NE	57.8	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 58 points · 20–80 range 42–71.
29	Noah Fant NO · up 1 30→29	NO	57.4	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 8; expected 57 points · 20–80 range 42–72.
30	Evan Engram DEN · new	DEN	57.3	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 10; expected 57 points · 20–80 range 42–71.
31	Darnell Washington PIT · down 2 29→31	PIT	56.6	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 9; expected 57 points · 20–80 range 42–71.
32	AJ Barner SEA · new	SEA	56.1	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 56 points · 20–80 range 42–69.

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Key changes since the previous publish

Pat Freiermuth up 12 to TE10
Hunter Henry up 11 to TE15
Isaiah Likely up 7 to TE3
Dallas Goedert up 7 to TE8
Chig Okonkwo up 6 to TE26
George Kittle down 2 to TE5
Darnell Washington down 2 to TE31
Juwan Johnson down 2 to TE7
Tucker Kraft down 3 to TE12
Kenyon Sadiq down 4 to TE27
4 new to the board.

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The engine's read on the rest of the season

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Engine-generated rest-of-season board: the same projection sources as the weekly boards, rolled forward week by week with each week's opponent, byes at zero and P(active) from the injury report, summed to the fantasy playoffs' end. No analyst has reviewed it yet.

Tiers 1–2 in depth

Brock BowersTE1 · LV

Median 144.1 · 20–80 range 117.1–170.2. Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 13; expected 144 points · 20–80 range 117–170.

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Trey McBrideTE2 · ARI

Median 125.2 · 20–80 range 101.2–146.6. Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 14; expected 125 points · 20–80 range 101–147.

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Isaiah LikelyTE3 · NYG

Median 120.8 · 20–80 range 96.6–142.8. Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 8; expected 121 points · 20–80 range 97–143.

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Sam LaPortaTE4 · DET

Median 115.8 · 20–80 range 93.0–137.1. Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 6; expected 116 points · 20–80 range 93–137.

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George KittleTE5 · SF

Median 109.7 · 20–80 range 87.0–131.3. Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 8; expected 110 points · 20–80 range 87–131.

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Tyler WarrenTE6 · IND

Median 102.5 · 20–80 range 82.2–121.5. Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 13; expected 102 points · 20–80 range 82–122.

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Common questions about rest-of-season TE rankings

Who is the top tight end in Half-PPR?

Brock Bowers, our TE1 with a 144.1-point median; Trey McBride is TE2.

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