Brock Bowers is our TE1 for Week 6 in PPR, ahead of Trey McBride and Isaiah Likely. This is the first published version of this board.
Rankings table
| Rank | Player | Status | Team | Opp | Total | Proj | Range | Chg | Verdict | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 · Must start | ||||||||||
| 1 | Brock Bowers LV vs BUF · 53.5 | — | LV | vs BUF | 53.5 | 14.1 | — | Start | Ensemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs BUF · 20–80 range 7.1–23.7. | |
| Tier 2 · Start | ||||||||||
| 2 | Trey McBride ARI @ LA · 51.5 | — | ARI | @ LA | 51.5 | 12.5 | — | Start | Ensemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ LA · 20–80 range 6.5–20.9. | |
| 3 | Isaiah Likely NYG vs NO · 46.0 | — | NYG | vs NO | 46.0 | 12.3 | — | Start | Ensemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs NO · 20–80 range 6.2–20.6. | |
| Tier 3 · Start | ||||||||||
| 4 | George Kittle SF vs WAS · 51.5 | — | SF | vs WAS (Mon) | 51.5 | 10.8 | — | Start | Ensemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs WAS · 20–80 range 5.1–18.5. | |
| 5 | Tyler Warren IND vs TEN · 44.5 | — | IND | vs TEN | 44.5 | 10.4 | — | Start | Ensemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs TEN · 20–80 range 5.2–17.6. | |
| Tier 4 · Sit | ||||||||||
| 6 | Juwan Johnson NO @ NYG · 46.0 | — | NO | @ NYG | 46.0 | 9.2 | — | Start | Ensemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ NYG · 20–80 range 4.4–16.2. | |
| 7 | Tyler Higbee LA vs ARI · 51.5 | — | LA | vs ARI | 51.5 | 9.0 | — | Start | Ensemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs ARI · 20–80 range 4.2–15.9. | |
| 8 | Pat Freiermuth PIT @ TB · 39.5 | — | PIT | @ TB | 39.5 | 8.7 | — | Start | Ensemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ TB · 20–80 range 3.4–16.1. | |
| 9 | Dallas Goedert PHI vs CAR · 39.0 | — | PHI | vs CAR | 39.0 | 8.7 | — | Start | Ensemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs CAR · 20–80 range 3.5–16.2. | |
| 10 | Brenton Strange JAX vs HOU · 42.5 | — | JAX | vs HOU | 42.5 | 8.6 | — | Start | Ensemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs HOU · 20–80 range 4.2–15.3. | |
| 11 | Tucker Kraft GB vs DAL · 53.0 | — | GB | vs DAL | 53.0 | 8.1 | — | Start | Ensemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs DAL · 20–80 range 3.8–14.7. | |
| 12 | Harold Fannin Jr. CLE vs BAL · 40.0 | — | CLE | vs BAL | 40.0 | 7.2 | — | Start | Ensemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs BAL · 20–80 range 2.8–13.7. | |
| 13 | Cade Otton TB vs PIT · 39.5 | — | TB | vs PIT | 39.5 | 7.0 | — | Flex | Ensemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs PIT · 20–80 range 3.3–12.8. | |
| 14 | Mark Andrews BAL @ CLE · 40.0 | — | BAL | @ CLE | 40.0 | 6.7 | — | Flex | Ensemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ CLE · 20–80 range 2.8–13.1. | |
| 15 | Hunter Henry NE vs NYJ · 43.5 | — | NE | vs NYJ | 43.5 | 6.7 | — | Flex | Ensemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs NYJ · 20–80 range 2.7–13.1. | |
| 16 | Dalton Kincaid BUF @ LV · 53.5 | — | BUF | @ LV | 53.5 | 6.7 | — | Flex | Ensemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ LV · 20–80 range 2.9–12.7. | |
| 17 | Dalton Schultz HOU @ JAX · 42.5 | — | HOU | @ JAX | 42.5 | 6.5 | — | Flex | Ensemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ JAX · 20–80 range 2.8–12.6. | |
| 18 | Colston Loveland CHI @ ATL · 52.0 | — | CHI | @ ATL | 52.0 | 6.2 | — | Flex | Ensemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ ATL · 20–80 range 2.7–12.2. | |
| 19 | Michael Mayer LV vs BUF · 53.5 | — | LV | vs BUF | 53.5 | 6.1 | — | Sit | Ensemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs BUF · 20–80 range 2.6–12.0. | |
| 20 | Kyle Pitts ATL vs CHI · 52.0 | — | ATL | vs CHI | 52.0 | 6.0 | — | Sit | Ensemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs CHI · 20–80 range 2.3–12.2. | |
| 21 | Jake Ferguson DAL @ GB · 53.0 | — | DAL | @ GB | 53.0 | 5.8 | — | Sit | Ensemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ GB · 20–80 range 2.0–11.8. | |
| 22 | Chig Okonkwo WAS @ SF · 51.5 | — | WAS | @ SF (Mon) | 51.5 | 5.7 | — | Sit | Ensemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ SF · 20–80 range 2.3–11.4. | |
| 23 | Kenyon Sadiq NYJ @ NE · 43.5 | — | NYJ | @ NE | 43.5 | 5.1 | — | Sit | Ensemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ NE · 20–80 range 1.8–10.5. | |
| 24 | Eli Raridon NE vs NYJ · 43.5 | — | NE | vs NYJ | 43.5 | 4.8 | — | Sit | Ensemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs NYJ · 20–80 range 1.8–10.4. | |
| 25 | AJ Barner SEA @ DEN | — | SEA | @ DEN (Thu) | final | 4.8 | — | Sit | Ensemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ DEN · 20–80 range 1.9–10.0. | |
| 26 | Darnell Washington PIT @ TB · 39.5 | — | PIT | @ TB | 39.5 | 4.8 | — | Sit | Ensemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ TB · 20–80 range 1.8–10.2. | |
| 27 | Mason Taylor NYJ @ NE · 43.5 | — | NYJ | @ NE | 43.5 | 4.8 | — | Sit | Ensemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ NE · 20–80 range 2.0–9.7. | |
| 28 | Evan Engram DEN vs SEA | — | DEN | vs SEA (Thu) | final | 4.6 | — | Sit | Ensemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs SEA · 20–80 range 1.7–9.8. | |
| 29 | Noah Fant NO @ NYG · 46.0 | — | NO | @ NYG | 46.0 | 4.3 | — | Sit | Ensemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ NYG · 20–80 range 1.4–10.0. | |
| 30 | Zach Ertz PHI vs CAR · 39.0 | — | PHI | vs CAR | 39.0 | 4.2 | — | Sit | Ensemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs CAR · 20–80 range 1.7–9.1. | |
| 31 | Oronde Gadsden II LAC @ KC · 41.5 | — | LAC | @ KC | 41.5 | 4.0 | — | Sit | Ensemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ KC · 20–80 range 1.3–9.0. | |
| 32 | Elijah Higgins ARI @ LA · 51.5 | — | ARI | @ LA | 51.5 | 4.0 | — | Sit | Ensemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ LA · 20–80 range 1.5–9.0. | |
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Key changes since the previous publish
First published version of this board — no changes to show yet.
The engine's read on Week 6
Engine byline · no human author · Week 5 TE accuracy: MAE 6.3, top-12 hit 7/12
Engine-generated board: four projection sources (recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency, opponent) blended by weights fitted on the forecast ledger, scored through 10,000 fitted-distribution outcomes under this format. No analyst has reviewed it yet.
Tiers 1–2 in depth
Brock BowersTE1 · LV vs BUF
Median 14.1 · 20–80 range 7.1–23.7 · game total 53.5. Ensemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs BUF · 20–80 range 7.1–23.7.
Trey McBrideTE2 · ARI @ LA
Median 12.5 · 20–80 range 6.5–20.9 · game total 51.5. Ensemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ LA · 20–80 range 6.5–20.9.
Isaiah LikelyTE3 · NYG vs NO
Median 12.3 · 20–80 range 6.2–20.6 · game total 46.0. Ensemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs NO · 20–80 range 6.2–20.6.
Common questions about Week 6 TE rankings
Who is the best tight end to start in Week 6 PPR?
Brock Bowers, our TE1 with a 14.1-point median; Trey McBride is TE2.
When do these rankings update?
Published Tuesday, refreshed Thursday and Saturday mornings, and again Sunday at 8 AM ET; inactives are polled from 90 minutes before each kickoff.
How this board is built
Projectionsens-fit-2026w05-mkt-2026-w6-2026-10-13+mkt-2026-w06-2026-10-13-09
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Simulation10,000 outcomes per player
Week 5 TE accuracyMAE 6.3 · top-12 hit 7/12
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