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With the start of the spring months also comes the start of dynasty league draft chatter. After all, the end of the yearly NFL draft means we now have a very clear idea of how rosters will look, who could end up where on team depth charts, and what a player’s value projects to be in 2026.
For those unaware, dynasty leagues are the closest you'll get to running a real NFL team. You build a roster with a one-time “all-players” draft, followed by yearly “rookies-only” drafts for as long as the league exists. If this seems like something you’d like to do in addition to your seasonal leagues, well, these dynasty startup league rank lists are for you.
The difference between these rankings and redraft rankings lies primarily in how they assess players' ages and long-term prospects. For example, Travis Kelce, who’ll be 37 this season, will be ranked ahead of players like Isaiah Likely and Kenyon Sadiq in traditional leagues. However, that duo has more value than Kelce in dynasty leagues because of their age difference.
With that said, here’s a look at my 2026 dynasty start-up league tight end rankings.
Note: Ages for veterans reflect how old they'll be as of Sept. 30.
2026 Fantasy Dynasty Tight End Rankings
|
Rk |
Player |
Team |
Age |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Trey McBride |
ARI |
26 |
|
2 |
Brock Bowers |
LV |
23 |
|
3 |
Colston Loveland |
CHI |
22 |
|
4 |
Tyler Warren |
IND |
24 |
|
5 |
Harold Fannin Jr. |
CLE |
22 |
|
6 |
Tucker Kraft |
GB |
25 |
|
7 |
Kyle Pitts Sr. |
ATL |
25 |
|
8 |
Sam LaPorta |
DET |
25 |
|
9 |
Kenyon Sadiq |
NYJ |
21 |
|
10 |
George Kittle |
SF |
32 |
|
11 |
Jake Ferguson |
DAL |
27 |
|
12 |
Isaiah Likely |
NYG |
26 |
|
13 |
Dalton Kincaid |
BUF |
26 |
|
14 |
Mark Andrews |
BAL |
31 |
|
15 |
Oronde Gadsden |
LAC |
23 |
|
16 |
Travis Kelce |
KC |
36 |
|
17 |
T.J. Hockenson |
MIN |
29 |
|
18 |
Eli Stowers |
PHI |
23 |
|
19 |
Gunnar Helm |
TEN |
24 |
|
20 |
Brenton Strange |
JAC |
25 |
|
21 |
Dallas Goedert |
PHI |
31 |
|
22 |
Juwan Johnson |
NO |
30 |
|
23 |
Terrance Ferguson |
LAR |
23 |
|
24 |
Pat Freiermuth |
PIT |
27 |
|
25 |
Hunter Henry |
NE |
31 |
|
26 |
Dalton Schultz |
HOU |
30 |
|
27 |
AJ Barner |
SEA |
24 |
|
28 |
Chig Okonkwo |
WAS |
27 |
|
29 |
Mason Taylor |
NYJ |
22 |
|
30 |
Jake Tonges |
SF |
27 |
|
31 |
Elijah Arroyo |
SEA |
23 |
|
32 |
Max Klare |
LAR |
22 |
|
33 |
Marlin Klein |
HOU |
23 |
|
34 |
Oscar Delp |
NO |
22 |
|
35 |
Cade Otton |
TB |
27 |
|
36 |
Mike Gesicki |
CIN |
30 |
|
37 |
Ja'Tavion Sanders |
CAR |
23 |
|
38 |
Greg Dulcich |
MIA |
27 |
|
39 |
Colby Parkinson |
LAR |
27 |
|
40 |
Michael Mayer |
LV |
25 |
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MICHAEL FABIANO
Michael Fabiano is a fantasy football analyst for Sports Illustrated. His weekly rankings and Start 'Em, Sit 'Em articles are must-reads for fantasy players. He is also the co-host of the Fantasy Dirt Podcast on SI. Before joining SI in August 2020, he worked for CBS Sports, NFL Network and SiriusXM. He also contributes to Westwood One Radio. Fabiano was the first fantasy analyst to appear on one of the four major TV networks and is a member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame.
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