Dynasty Rankings: Tight Ends - 2021 Regular Season

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Dynasty Rankings - Tight Ends

Updated: 5/13/2021


Doug Orth \| Archive \| Email \|	Follow @DougOrth

Cheatsheets:

QB | RB | WR | TE | Print

Considerations for TE

Talent
Three years of solid (or better) production remaining
Age
Durability
Proven consistency
Age/skill of supporting cast
Coaching/scheme stability/situation

These rankings are for PPR leagues. I will release my next set of rankings before the start of the 2021 regular season. Players with an up arrow are those that moved up eight or more spots from my previous set of rankings in March. Likewise, a down arrow represents a drop of eight or more spots.

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TIGHT ENDS
Chg	Rank	Player	Tm	Age
	1	Travis Kelce	KC	31
	2	George Kittle	SF	27
	3	Darren Waller	LV	29
Tier 2
	4	Kyle Pitts	ATL	20
	5	T.J. Hockenson	DET	24
	6	Noah Fant	DEN	25
	7	Mark Andrews	BAL	26
Tier 3
	8	Irv Smith	MIN	23
	9	Robert Tonyan	GB	27
	10	Dallas Goedert	PHI	26
	11	Evan Engram	NYG	27
	12	Mike Gesicki	MIA	25
	13	Austin Hooper	CLE	26
	14	Jonnu Smith	NE	26
Tier 4
	15	Cole Kmet	CHI	22
	16	Adam Trautman	NO	24
	17	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	22
	18	Hunter Henry	NE	26
	19	Eric Ebron	PIT	28
	20	Logan Thomas	WAS	30
	21	Blake Jarwin	DAL	27
Tier 5
	22	O.J. Howard	TB	26
	23	Gerald Everett	SEA	27
	24	Chris Herndon	NYJ	25
	25	Anthony Firkser	TEN	26
	26	Harrison Bryant	CLE	23
	27	Tyler Higbee	LAR	28
	28	Rob Gronkowski	TB	32
Tier 6
	29	Brevin Jordan	HOU	21
	30	Hunter Long	MIA	23
	31	Dawson Knox	BUF	24
	32	Albert Okwuegbunam	DEN	23
	33	Donald Parham	LAC	24
Tier 7
	34	Mo Alie-Cox	IND	28
	35	Zach Ertz	PHI	30
	36	Hayden Hurst	ATL	28
	37	Jared Cook	LAC	34
	38	C.J. Uzomah	CIN	28
	39	Brycen Hopkins	LAR	24
	40	David Njoku	CLE	25

COMMENTS
	Travis Kelce, KC: Combination of QB and exquisite route-running keeps him atop this list despite age.
	Irv Smith, MIN: Departure of Kyle Rudolph opens him up for lion's share of 107 targets by Minnesota Tes in 2020.
	Jonnu Smith, NE: Tight ends figure to be featured in Foxboro for the foreseeable future.
	Adam Trautman, NO: Logical choice to emerge as third option in offense after Michael Thomas, Alvin Kamara.
	Logan Thomas, WAS: Arrivals of Curtis Samuel, Ryan Fitzpatrick likely to cut into targets he saw late last season.
	Anthony Firkser, TEN: Belief in this former UDFA was one reason why Tennessee was OK with moving on from Jonnu Smith.
	Hunter Long, MIA: Appears likely to start in 2022 if Mike Gesicki chases big money in free agency.
	Donald Parham, LAC: May need to wait another year following addition of Jared Cook, but a strong candidate to start in 2022.

Doug Orth has written for FF Today since 2006 and been featured in USA TODAY's Fantasy Football Preview magazine since 2010. He is also a high-stakes player who often appears as a guest analyst on a number of national sports radio shows, such as Sirius XM's 'Fantasy Drive.' Doug is also a member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association.