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Week 1 TE Rankings (Standard)

Week 1 TE rankings from the FantasyPros expert consensus for Standard scoring — consensus rank plus each player's best and worst expert rank.

Week 1 · 2026 season · Consensus updated September 9, 2026 at 6:11 PM EDT

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#	Player	Pos	Team	Bye	Consensus	Best	Worst	Split	Rostered
1	Trey McBride start/sit →	TE	ARI	14	2.0	1	3	±0.2	100%
2	Colston Loveland start/sit →	TE	CHI	10	2.4	1	8	±1.4	100%
3	Tyler Warren start/sit →	TE	IND	13	4.2	1	10	±1.3	99%
4	Tucker Kraft start/sit →	TE	GB	11	4.5	1	13	±1.4	95%
5	Sam LaPorta start/sit →	TE	DET	6	5.7	1	14	±1.9	97%
6	Kyle Pitts Sr.start/sit →	TE	ATL	11	6.8	2	14	±1.7	97%
7	Dallas Goedert start/sit →	TE	PHI	10	8.0	4	13	±1.6	88%
8	Harold Fannin Jr.start/sit →	TE	CLE	11	9.0	4	16	±2.0	97%
9	Isaiah Likely start/sit →	TE	NYG	8	11.0	5	29	±3.6	85%
10	Travis Kelce start/sit →	TE	KC	5	11.2	4	18	±2.0	93%
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11	Juwan Johnson start/sit →	TE	NO	8	11.3	6	19	±2.2	52%
12	Mark Andrews start/sit →	TE	BAL	13	11.8	4	19	±2.9	83%
13	Dalton Kincaid start/sit →	TE	BUF	7	13.4	6	20	±2.3	87%
14	Jake Ferguson start/sit →	TE	DAL	14	16.1	12	25	±2.5	84%
15	Hunter Henry start/sit →	TE	NE	11	16.6	8	25	±2.5	59%
16	Dalton Schultz start/sit →	TE	HOU	8	18.4	12	27	±2.8	32%
17	George Kittle start/sit →	TE	SF	8	14.5	6	31	±4.1	95%
18	Brenton Strange start/sit →	TE	JAX	7	17.7	13	24	±2.1	36%
19	T.J. Hockenson start/sit →	TE	MIN	6	23.0	16	31	±2.8	41%
20	AJ Barner start/sit →	TE	SEA	11	21.3	15	30	±2.3	17%
21	Chig Okonkwo start/sit →	TE	WAS	7	23.3	17	35	±2.8	27%
22	Terrance Ferguson start/sit →	TE	LAR	11	22.6	13	109	±9.6	23%
23	Cade Otton start/sit →	TE	TB	10	22.7	15	37	±3.2	7%
24	Greg Dulcich start/sit →	TE	MIA	6	24.0	17	33	±2.9	9%
25	Pat Freiermuth start/sit →	TE	PIT	9	25.8	18	32	±2.4	10%
26	Gunnar Helm start/sit →	TE	TEN	9	28.0	23	48	±3.3	6%
27	Colby Parkinson start/sit →	TE	LAR	11	29.2	19	39	±3.3	4%
28	Evan Engram start/sit →	TE	DEN	10	30.8	23	38	±2.2	4%
29	Oronde Gadsden II start/sit →	TE	LAC	7	29.0	12	50	±5.5	19%
30	David Njoku start/sit →	TE	LAC	7	31.6	21	56	±4.0	9%
31	Kenyon Sadiq start/sit →	TE	NYJ	13	31.0	22	56	±4.4	34%
32	Darren Waller start/sit →	TE	CAR	5	32.3	19	60	±5.6	5%
33	Jake Tonges start/sit →	TE	SF	8	34.7	22	62	±5.2	2%
34	Mike Gesicki start/sit →	TE	CIN	6	32.4	22	47	±3.5	2%
35	Michael Mayer start/sit →	TE	LV	13	25.0	11	91	±12.5	2%
36	Darnell Washington start/sit →	TE	PIT	9	36.0	29	55	±3.9	3%
37	Theo Johnson start/sit →	TE	NYG	8	36.4	21	43	±3.9	2%
38	Charlie Kolar start/sit →	TE	LAC	7	37.3	26	93	±10.2	1%
39	Mason Taylor start/sit →	TE	NYJ	13	36.7	26	46	±4.4	3%
40	Cole Kmet start/sit →	TE	CHI	10	39.6	32	56	±3.8	2%
41	Elijah Arroyo start/sit →	TE	SEA	11	41.4	30	53	±4.4	1%
42	Tyler Higbee start/sit →	TE	LAR	11	42.2	32	53	±3.9	2%
43	Noah Gray start/sit →	TE	KC	5	46.7	38	54	±4.3	1%
44	Dawson Knox start/sit →	TE	BUF	7	41.7	32	49	±3.9	2%
45	Erick All Jr.start/sit →	TE	CIN	6	46.2	36	63	±6.0	1%
46	Noah Fant start/sit →	TE	NO	8	48.9	35	70	±8.2	1%
47	Eli Stowers start/sit →	TE	PHI	10	53.7	31	97	±15.0	4%
48	Daniel Bellinger start/sit →	TE	TEN	9	49.4	39	58	±5.5	3%
49	Eli Raridon start/sit →	TE	NE	11	53.0	36	119	±15.3	2%
50	Oscar Delp start/sit →	TE	NO	8	57.2	37	77	±9.4	1%
51	Austin Hooper start/sit →	TE	ATL	—	50.0	40	60	±4.1	—
52	Josh Oliver start/sit →	TE	MIN	—	51.0	44	61	±4.3	—
53	Ja'Tavion Sanders start/sit →	TE	CAR	5	55.3	38	115	±16.0	1%
54	Elijah Higgins start/sit →	TE	ARI	14	57.9	48	94	±11.4	1%
55	Tommy Tremble start/sit →	TE	CAR	5	54.8	41	89	±11.2	1%
56	Jonnu Smith start/sit →	TE	GB	11	50.6	36	59	±5.0	1%
57	Will Kacmarek start/sit →	TE	MIA	—	62.9	46	90	±12.0	—
58	Matt Hibner start/sit →	TE	BAL	13	60.0	42	101	±16.9	1%
59	Brock Wright start/sit →	TE	DET	—	56.3	40	69	±6.8	—
60	Drew Sample start/sit →	TE	CIN	—	63.5	48	97	±11.7	—
61	Adam Trautman start/sit →	TE	DEN	—	59.6	50	71	±6.2	—
62	Mitchell Evans start/sit →	TE	CAR	5	64.8	53	92	±11.0	1%
63	Foster Moreau start/sit →	TE	HOU	—	62.5	53	98	±10.7	—
64	Nate Boerkircher start/sit →	TE	JAX	7	60.7	43	75	±9.1	1%
65	Durham Smythe start/sit →	TE	BAL	—	67.4	49	94	±11.0	—
66	Jackson Hawes start/sit →	TE	BUF	—	64.5	58	86	±6.4	—
67	Ben Sinnott start/sit →	TE	WAS	7	70.1	55	96	±12.1	1%
68	Luke Schoonmaker start/sit →	TE	DAL	—	65.6	56	75	±5.3	—
69	John Bates start/sit →	TE	WAS	7	72.3	57	106	±14.5	1%
70	Mo Alie-Cox start/sit →	TE	IND	—	66.5	58	88	±7.8	—
71	Marlin Klein start/sit →	TE	HOU	8	75.9	47	108	±16.4	1%
72	Davis Allen start/sit →	TE	LAR	—	68.4	58	87	±8.1	—
73	Josh Whyle start/sit →	TE	GB	—	82.4	60	104	±14.0	—
74	Tanner Koziol start/sit →	TE	JAX	—	75.5	61	112	±15.0	—
75	Cade Stover start/sit →	TE	HOU	—	77.6	55	102	±12.4	—
76	Jeremy Ruckert start/sit →	TE	NYJ	—	80.6	62	107	±10.7	—
77	Payne Durham start/sit →	TE	TB	—	78.8	63	91	±7.7	—
78	Hunter Long start/sit →	TE	ARI	—	77.2	55	107	±14.3	—
79	Brevyn Spann-Ford start/sit →	TE	DAL	—	77.9	58	99	±10.5	—
80	Max Klare start/sit →	TE	LAR	11	83.4	47	115	±19.1	2%
81	Jack Endries start/sit →	TE	CIN	6	84.1	53	114	±17.0	2%
82	Nate Adkins start/sit →	TE	DEN	—	81.4	65	101	±12.2	—
83	Johnny Mundt start/sit →	TE	PHI	—	82.6	61	106	±13.9	—
84	Sam Roush start/sit →	TE	CHI	10	78.4	54	101	±12.6	1%
85	Blake Whiteheart start/sit →	TE	CLE	—	80.9	72	91	±5.8	—
86	Carsen Ryan start/sit →	TE	CLE	—	83.8	72	90	±5.7	—
87	Drew Ogletree start/sit →	TE	IND	—	85.5	72	98	±9.1	—
88	Luke Farrell start/sit →	TE	SF	—	88.4	81	99	±5.0	—
89	Seydou Traore start/sit →	TE	MIA	—	92.8	73	117	±11.4	—
90	Eric Saubert start/sit →	TE	SEA	—	90.0	78	98	±6.7	—
91	Josh Cuevas start/sit →	TE	BAL	—	73.4	60	85	±7.9	—
92	Justin Joly start/sit →	TE	MIA	6	81.1	58	109	±16.2	1%
93	Charlie Woerner start/sit →	TE	ATL	—	95.9	73	106	±10.1	—
94	Kylen Granson start/sit →	TE	TEN	—	92.0	78	110	±9.3	—
95	Jared Wiley start/sit →	TE	KC	—	93.9	68	111	±11.2	—
96	Ian Thomas start/sit →	TE	LV	—	91.2	70	123	±18.2	—
97	Robert Tonyan start/sit →	TE	PIT	—	94.4	77	115	±8.9	—
98	Cameron Latu start/sit →	TE	NE	—	99.9	82	115	±9.8	—
99	Tyler Conklin start/sit →	TE	DET	—	90.9	77	101	±7.8	—
100	Ko Kieft start/sit →	TE	TB	—	100.9	91	118	±9.2	—
101	Chris Manhertz start/sit →	TE	NYG	—	101.1	88	113	±7.2	—
102	Dallen Bentley start/sit →	TE	DEN	—	100.7	82	117	±11.9	—
103	Bauer Sharp start/sit →	TE	TB	—	96.8	65	113	±16.6	—
104	Mark Redman start/sit →	TE	GB	—	101.9	88	111	±7.0	—
105	E.J. Jenkins start/sit →	TE	PHI	—	103.1	91	114	±8.1	—
106	Thomas Fidone II start/sit →	TE	NYG	—	104.3	97	113	±5.9	—
107	Tanner Arkin start/sit →	TE	NE	—	105.3	93	118	±6.8	—
108	Brevin Jordan start/sit →	TE	HOU	—	95.0	82	111	±11.5	—
109	David Martin-Robinson start/sit →	TE	TEN	—	101.4	92	112	±6.9	—
110	Nick Kallerup start/sit →	TE	SEA	—	110.0	96	119	±7.9	—
111	Quintin Morris start/sit →	TE	JAX	—	98.5	81	105	±8.2	—
112	Jake Briningstool start/sit →	TE	KC	—	111.0	85	130	±13.9	—
113	Gavin Bartholomew start/sit →	TE	MIN	—	102.3	83	115	±12.9	—
114	Ben Yurosek start/sit →	TE	MIN	—	103.0	95	108	±4.6	—
115	Colson Yankoff start/sit →	TE	WAS	—	101.0	93	106	±4.4	—
116	Carter Runyon start/sit →	TE	LV	—	81.7	71	87	±7.5	—
117	Jelani Woods start/sit →	TE	NYJ	13	111.5	106	118	±4.2	4%
118	Connor Heyward start/sit →	TE	LV	—	61.5	24	99	±37.5	—
119	Keleki Latu start/sit →	TE	BUF	—	114.0	108	120	±3.9	—
120	Feleipe Franks start/sit →	TE	CAR	—	109.2	80	121	±14.8	—
121	Tanner Hudson start/sit →	TE	CIN	—	100.0	47	138	±38.6	—
122	Brady Russell	TE	SEA	—	123.3	96	151	±20.1	—
123	Stone Smartt start/sit →	TE	NO	—	102.5	93	112	±9.5	—
124	Michael Trigg start/sit →	TE	DAL	—	102.5	94	111	±8.5	—
125	Joshua Simon start/sit →	TE	FA	—	108.5	96	121	±12.5	—
126	Chris Myarick start/sit →	TE	LV	—	118.0	114	122	±4.0	—
127	Patrick Herbert start/sit →	TE	LAC	—	123.5	122	125	±1.5	—
128	Joel Wilson start/sit →	TE	TEN	—	124.0	123	125	±1.0	—
129	Brayden Willis start/sit →	TE	SF	—	125.0	119	131	±6.0	—
130	Lake McRee start/sit →	TE	PIT	—	125.0	124	126	±1.0	—
131	Ty Pezza start/sit →	TE	BAL	—	125.5	120	131	±5.5	—
132	Evan Svoboda start/sit →	TE	LAC	—	125.5	124	127	±1.5	—
133	Tre Watson start/sit →	TE	MIA	—	130.5	128	133	±2.5	—
134	Thomas Gordon start/sit →	TE	DET	—	130.5	129	132	±1.5	—
135	Jack Westover start/sit →	TE	WAS	—	132.5	132	133	±0.5	—
136	Teagan Quitoriano start/sit →	TE	ARI	—	135.5	134	137	±1.5	—
137	Khalil Dinkins start/sit →	TE	SF	—	136.0	135	137	±1.0	—
138	Messiah Swinson start/sit →	TE	CLE	—	136.0	136	136	±0.0	—
139	CJ Dippre start/sit →	TE	TB	—	136.5	134	139	±2.5	—
140	Hayden Rucci start/sit →	TE	JAX	—	137.0	135	139	±2.0	—

Expert consensus and ownership data via FantasyPros

Week 1: where the experts split

The widest expert disagreements near the top of the board — the players one analyst has as a must-start and another has on the bench.

#35Michael MayerTE · LVbest #11 · worst #91 · ±12.5
#38Charlie KolarTE · LACbest #26 · worst #93 · ±10.2
#22Terrance FergusonTE · LARbest #13 · worst #109 · ±9.6
#32Darren WallerTE · CARbest #19 · worst #60 · ±5.6
#29Oronde Gadsden IITE · LACbest #12 · worst #50 · ±5.5

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are week 1 fantasy football rankings?: Week 1 rankings order players by expected fantasy points in this week's games only — matchup, injury status and role all count, season-long value does not. They are the board to check before you set a lineup.
What does the best / worst rank mean?: Every row shows the consensus rank plus the highest and lowest rank any contributing FantasyPros expert gave the player this week. A wide gap means the experts disagree — usually an injury question, a new role, or a matchup they read differently.
Should I start the higher-ranked player?: Usually, but rankings are league-agnostic. Scoring settings, your other options at the position and your opponent all matter. Connect your league to LeagueLogs — it's free — and the AI chat that knows your league answers start/sit questions against your actual roster.