Dynasty Rankings,: Top 50 Tight Ends

 


The 2024 NFL Draft is over, so it's time to analyze the position groups. Today, I conclude with tight ends. Below is my Top 50.

Top 50 Tight Ends:
1 Sam Laporta
2 Trey McBride
3 Kyle Pitts
4 Travis Kelce
5 Dalton Kincaid
6 Mark Andrews
7 TJ Hockenson
8 Evan Engram
9 George Kittle
10 Brock Bowers
11 Jake Ferguson
12 David Njoku
13 Pat Freiermuth
14 Dallas Goedert
15 Dalton Schultz
16 Cole Kmet
17 Ben Sinnott
18 Cade Otton
19 Ja'Tavion Sanders
20 Chigoziem Okonkwo
21 Luke Musgrave
22 Theo Johnson
23 Erick All
24 Hunter Henry
25 Jonnu Smith
26 Tyler Higbee
27 Noah Fant
28 Dawson Knox
29 Isaiah Likely
30 Michael Mayer
31 Cade Stover
32 Tucker Kraft
33 Zach Ertz
34 Mike Gesicki
35 Greg Dulcich
36 Harrison Bryant
37 Irv Smith Jr
38 Tyler Conklin
39 Adam Trautman
40 Gerald Everett
41 Juwan Johnson
42 Will Dissly
43 Taysom Hill
44 Cole Turner
45 Brenton Strange
46 Jared Wiley
47 Tip Reiman
48 Brevyn Spann-Ford
49 Jaheim Bell
50 Austin Hooper

About: As we go to 2024, I'm moving toward the next generation at this position. So, I have LaPorta, Pitts, and McBride atop my rankings, with Kincaid not far behind. These are some of the young guns at tight end, and they've already started producing. Inbetween are some of the great veterans, including Kelce. He could well be the No. 1 overall tight end again in 2024, but he's getting older and we saw signs of him coming back to the pack in 2023. That was enough for me to bump him down a bit. Rookie Bowers, despite not landing in what I'd consider a great location, makes the Top 12 for me. He's the only rookie in TE1 range. Also in the group are some quality veterans, like Kittle, Ferguson, Engram and Njoku.

When we get to the TE2 range (TE13-24) there are guys that could contribute but might not have the top end production. That includes younger players, like rookie Ben Stinott, and veterans like Dallas Goedert and Dalton Schultz who are part of talented and loaded passing games. In the TE3 range (TE25-36) are a mixture of veterans in low-volume slots, guys needing a second chance, and young players who haven't established themselves. Beyond that, rounding out the Top 50, I have a mixture of older veterans who still have some short-term value and young guys who are hoping to step up.

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