TE Leaderboard

38 qualified tight ends · composite of EPA/target, YAC-over-expected, separation, earn rate, and ball security (earn rate dropped for pure blockers — ADR-0016) (see methodology)

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1	Tucker KraftReceiving TE	GB	91.0	100	44	+0.889	+5.77	18.8
2	Sam LaPortaBalanced TE	DET	80.8	97	45	+0.783	+2.06	18.4
3	Dalton KincaidReceiving TE	BUF	78.9	95	48	+0.842	+1.88	15.1
4	George KittleReceiving TE	SF	71.8	92	68	+0.634	-0.31	21.9
5	Colston LovelandReceiving TE	CHI	71.6	89	80	+0.589	+0.51	17.4
6	Brenton StrangeReceiving TE	JAX	70.4	87	60	+0.523	+1.00	16.0
7	Hunter HenryBalanced TE	NE	69.3	84	84	+0.442	+1.48	17.8
8	Trey McBrideReceiving TE	ARI	68.4	82	152	+0.447	+0.02	27.9
9	Travis KelceReceiving TE	KC	62.7	79	108	+0.364	+0.98	19.8
10	AJ BarnerBalanced TE	SEA	61.1	76	68	+0.411	+0.47	15.5
11	Dallas GoedertReceiving TE	PHI	59.0	74	82	+0.441	-0.38	20.6
12	Dalton SchultzReceiving TE	HOU	58.0	71	104	+0.363	-0.07	19.3
13	Darnell WashingtonBalanced TE	PIT	57.7	68	43	+0.316	+2.59	11.1
14	Dawson KnoxBalanced TE	BUF	56.9	66	48	+0.336	+1.07	11.1
15	Pat FreiermuthBalanced TE	PIT	55.4	63	52	+0.425	+0.84	11.3
16	Brock BowersReceiving TE	LV	54.4	61	80	+0.252	+0.55	23.3
17	Colby ParkinsonBalanced TE	LA	53.1	58	56	+0.224	+1.37	11.5
18	Juwan JohnsonReceiving TE	NO	52.7	55	98	+0.379	-0.37	18.3
19	Chig OkonkwoReceiving TE	TEN	52.6	53	71	+0.314	+0.33	15.1
20	Kyle PittsReceiving TE	ATL	51.8	50	111	+0.235	-0.19	22.6
21	Tyler WarrenReceiving TE	IND	49.1	47	108	+0.149	+0.81	21.3
22	Oronde Gadsden IIReceiving TE	LAC	47.9	45	65	+0.252	+0.17	15.1
23	Jake TongesReceiving TE	SF	47.4	42	46	+0.309	-0.69	14.0
24	T.J. HockensonBalanced TE	MIN	40.3	39	61	+0.181	-0.70	15.6
25	Cade OttonBalanced TE	TB	40.0	37	80	+0.055	+0.36	17.2
26	Evan EngramReceiving TE	DEN	39.8	34	76	+0.058	+0.30	13.5
27	Cole KmetBalanced TE	CHI	37.9	32	47	+0.216	-0.59	9.7
28	Harold Fannin Jr.Receiving TE	CLE	35.6	29	95	+0.093	+0.04	20.7
29	Mason TaylorBalanced TE	NYJ	33.5	26	59	+0.082	-1.25	19.0
30	Theo JohnsonBalanced TE	NYG	31.8	24	71	+0.135	-0.85	16.9
31	Gunnar HelmBalanced TE	TEN	27.8	21	49	+0.079	-1.51	11.0
32	Michael MayerReceiving TE	LV	27.6	18	49	-0.184	+0.29	14.2
33	Noah FantReceiving TE	CIN	26.8	16	40	-0.096	-0.19	8.7
34	Zach ErtzReceiving TE	WAS	26.5	13	67	+0.111	-1.88	20.2
35	Jake FergusonReceiving TE	DAL	26.1	11	99	+0.187	-1.65	16.9
36	Mark AndrewsReceiving TE	BAL	24.2	8	67	+0.067	-1.91	17.3
37	Jonnu SmithBalanced TE	PIT	24.1	5	52	+0.043	-1.78	10.3
38	David NjokuBalanced TE	CLE	23.4	3	46	-0.151	-0.58	12.8

Low-volume tight ends (31)

Fewer than 40 targets. Grades still computed on the same 0-100 scale but treat them as noisy. Pure blocking TEs (<15 targets) are not graded at all.

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1	Daniel BellingerBlocking TElow volume	NYG	77.3	92	24	+0.828	+2.50	7.3
2	Jackson HawesBlocking TElow volume	BUF	69.1	82	17	+0.751	+1.64	5.0
3	Josh OliverBlocking TElow volume	MIN	66.7	79	19	+0.604	+1.98	6.1
4	Greg DulcichReceiving TElow volume	MIA	64.4	79	30	+0.517	+2.34	16.3
5	Darren WallerReceiving TElow volume	MIA	61.6	76	28	+0.810	-0.92	14.9
6	Adam TrautmanBlocking TElow volume	DEN	59.9	74	23	+0.469	+0.68	5.7
7	Johnny MundtBlocking TElow volume	JAX	59.5	74	17	+0.286	+3.66	5.1
8	Austin HooperBalanced TElow volume	NE	57.6	66	26	+0.646	+0.21	7.2
9	John BatesBlocking TElow volume	WAS	56.7	63	15	+0.458	+1.01	7.3
10	Tommy TrembleBalanced TElow volume	CAR	51.2	47	33	+0.282	+1.40	8.1
11	Tyler HigbeeBalanced TElow volume	LA	49.8	47	36	+0.261	+0.70	12.3
12	Julian HillBlocking TElow volume	MIA	47.4	39	20	+0.007	+1.59	8.3
13	John FitzPatrickBlocking TElow volume	GB	45.2	39	15	+0.251	-0.91	5.6
14	Mo Alie-CoxBlocking TElow volume	IND	45.2	39	20	-0.043	+1.17	5.8
15	Elijah HigginsBalanced TElow volume	ARI	44.3	39	35	+0.098	+1.62	7.6
16	Drew SampleBlocking TElow volume	CIN	42.6	39	18	+0.085	+0.22	4.9
17	Hunter LongBalanced TElow volume	JAX	41.4	39	17	+0.457	-1.35	7.3
18	Terrance FergusonBalanced TElow volume	LA	40.8	39	24	+0.358	-0.55	7.4
19	Davis AllenBalanced TElow volume	LA	40.7	39	33	+0.164	+0.58	6.4
20	Jeremy RuckertBlocking TElow volume	NYJ	39.0	32	22	+0.145	-0.96	7.8
21	Tanner HudsonReceiving TElow volume	CIN	38.4	32	20	+0.052	+0.28	6.8
22	Cade StoverBalanced TElow volume	HOU	38.2	32	16	+0.139	-1.00	9.1
23	Luke SchoonmakerBalanced TElow volume	DAL	37.0	29	22	+0.137	+0.72	4.4
24	Mitchell EvansBalanced TElow volume	CAR	36.9	29	24	-0.026	+0.15	6.4
25	Isaiah LikelyBalanced TElow volume	BAL	36.9	29	36	+0.150	-0.21	13.8
26	Brock WrightBalanced TElow volume	DET	36.3	29	21	-0.122	+0.75	9.7
27	Luke MusgraveBalanced TElow volume	GB	31.1	21	30	+0.326	-2.19	8.1
28	Mike GesickiReceiving TElow volume	CIN	31.0	21	38	+0.083	-1.72	9.9
29	Ja'Tavion SandersBalanced TElow volume	CAR	29.9	21	32	+0.143	-2.13	10.1
30	Noah GrayBalanced TElow volume	KC	23.5	3	37	-0.160	-0.64	8.8
31	Elijah ArroyoBalanced TElow volume	SEA	17.9	0	26	-0.625	-0.12	7.8