Rest-of-Season Tight End Rankings — 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 PPR, ahead of Trey McBride and Isaiah Likely. The biggest riser since the last publish is Pat Freiermuth (TE23→TE11); the biggest faller is Michael Mayer (TE12→TE22).

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Rankings table

Rest of season (Weeks 6–17) TE · 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 · up 1 2→1	LV	177.6	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 13; expected 178 points · 20–80 range 147–207.
2	Trey McBride ARI · down 1 1→2	ARI	163.4	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 14; expected 163 points · 20–80 range 134–188.
3	Isaiah Likely NYG · up 6 9→3	NYG	152.6	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 8; expected 153 points · 20–80 range 125–178.
4	Sam LaPorta DET	DET	142.5	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 6; expected 142 points · 20–80 range 116–167.
5	George Kittle SF · down 2 3→5	SF	134.0	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 8; expected 134 points · 20–80 range 109–158.
6	Tyler Warren IND · up 1 7→6	IND	131.5	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 13; expected 131 points · 20–80 range 108–155.
Tier 2 · Start
7	Juwan Johnson NO · down 2 5→7	NO	119.8	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 8; expected 120 points · 20–80 range 97–141.
8	Tyler Higbee LA · up 3 11→8	LA	115.6	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 116 points · 20–80 range 94–138.
9	Brenton Strange JAX · up 5 14→9	JAX	114.8	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 7; expected 115 points · 20–80 range 93–137.
10	Dallas Goedert PHI · up 6 16→10	PHI	114.6	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 10; expected 115 points · 20–80 range 92–137.
11	Pat Freiermuth PIT · up 12 23→11	PIT	110.9	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 9; expected 111 points · 20–80 range 87–133.
12	Tucker Kraft GB · down 2 10→12	GB	108.2	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 108 points · 20–80 range 88–129.
Tier 3 · Sit
13	Harold Fannin Jr. CLE · down 5 8→13	CLE	97.9	Flex	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 98 points · 20–80 range 77–118.
14	T.J. Hockenson MIN · down 8 6→14	MIN	96.6	Flex	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 6; expected 97 points · 20–80 range 76–115.
15	Mike Gesicki CIN	CIN	94.3	Flex	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 6; expected 94 points · 20–80 range 72–112.
16	Cade Otton TB · up 3 19→16	TB	94.0	Flex	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 10; expected 94 points · 20–80 range 76–112.
17	Dalton Schultz HOU · up 1 18→17	HOU	93.8	Flex	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 8; expected 94 points · 20–80 range 74–111.
18	Hunter Henry NE · up 8 26→18	NE	93.0	Flex	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 93 points · 20–80 range 73–113.
19	Mark Andrews BAL · up 2 21→19	BAL	92.3	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 13; expected 92 points · 20–80 range 72–109.
20	Dalton Kincaid BUF	BUF	89.5	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 7; expected 90 points · 20–80 range 72–107.
21	Kyle Pitts ATL · new	ATL	89.1	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 89 points · 20–80 range 69–107.
22	Michael Mayer LV · down 10 12→22	LV	86.7	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 13; expected 87 points · 20–80 range 67–105.
23	Colston Loveland CHI · down 6 17→23	CHI	86.2	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 10; expected 86 points · 20–80 range 67–105.
24	Greg Dulcich MIA · up 1 25→24	MIA	86.0	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 6; expected 86 points · 20–80 range 66–104.
25	Chig Okonkwo WAS · up 6 31→25	WAS	82.0	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 7; expected 82 points · 20–80 range 64–98.
26	Jake Ferguson DAL · up 1 27→26	DAL	81.8	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 14; expected 82 points · 20–80 range 63–100.
27	Kenyon Sadiq NYJ · down 3 24→27	NYJ	75.6	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 13; expected 76 points · 20–80 range 58–92.
28	Eli Raridon NE · new	NE	71.3	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 71 points · 20–80 range 53–87.
29	AJ Barner SEA · new	SEA	70.8	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 71 points · 20–80 range 54–86.
30	Evan Engram DEN · new	DEN	70.6	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 10; expected 71 points · 20–80 range 53–86.
31	Mason Taylor NYJ · new	NYJ	70.2	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 13; expected 70 points · 20–80 range 55–84.
32	Gavin Bartholomew MIN · new	MIN	69.9	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 6; expected 70 points · 20–80 range 54–85.

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Key changes since the previous publish

Pat Freiermuth up 12 to TE11
Hunter Henry up 8 to TE18
Isaiah Likely up 6 to TE3
Dallas Goedert up 6 to TE10
Chig Okonkwo up 6 to TE25
Trey McBride down 1 to TE2
Juwan Johnson down 2 to TE7
George Kittle down 2 to TE5
Tucker Kraft down 2 to TE12
Kenyon Sadiq down 3 to TE27
6 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 177.6 · 20–80 range 146.7–206.8. Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 13; expected 178 points · 20–80 range 147–207.

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Trey McBrideTE2 · ARI

Median 163.4 · 20–80 range 134.5–188.4. Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 14; expected 163 points · 20–80 range 134–188.

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Isaiah LikelyTE3 · NYG

Median 152.6 · 20–80 range 125.2–178.4. Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 8; expected 153 points · 20–80 range 125–178.

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Sam LaPortaTE4 · DET

Median 142.5 · 20–80 range 116.3–166.8. Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 6; expected 142 points · 20–80 range 116–167.

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George KittleTE5 · SF

Median 134.0 · 20–80 range 108.6–157.7. Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 8; expected 134 points · 20–80 range 109–158.

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Tyler WarrenTE6 · IND

Median 131.5 · 20–80 range 107.8–154.5. Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 13; expected 131 points · 20–80 range 108–155.

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Common questions about rest-of-season TE rankings

Who is the top tight end in PPR?

Brock Bowers, our TE1 with a 177.6-point median; Trey McBride is TE2.

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