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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 3, 2026 at 1:20 PM EDT

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#	Player	Pos	Team	Bye	Consensus	Best	Worst	Split	Rostered
1	Brock Bowers start/sit →	TE	LV	13	1.0	1	2	±0.2	100%
2	Trey McBride start/sit →	TE	ARI	14	2.0	2	3	±0.2	100%
3	Colston Loveland start/sit →	TE	CHI	10	3.1	1	6	±0.8	100%
4	Tyler Warren start/sit →	TE	IND	13	4.7	4	7	±1.0	99%
5	Tucker Kraft start/sit →	TE	GB	11	5.4	4	10	±1.4	95%
6	Sam LaPorta start/sit →	TE	DET	6	6.4	5	10	±1.1	97%
7	Kyle Pitts Sr.start/sit →	TE	ATL	11	7.0	4	10	±1.7	97%
8	Dallas Goedert start/sit →	TE	PHI	10	8.2	5	13	±2.0	88%
9	Harold Fannin Jr.start/sit →	TE	CLE	11	8.4	5	11	±1.4	97%
10	Travis Kelce start/sit →	TE	KC	5	10.9	8	13	±1.1	93%
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11	Isaiah Likely start/sit →	TE	NYG	8	12.2	9	23	±4.2	85%
12	Mark Andrews start/sit →	TE	BAL	13	13.4	9	19	±2.0	84%
13	Juwan Johnson start/sit →	TE	NO	8	13.6	10	16	±1.9	49%
14	Dalton Kincaid start/sit →	TE	BUF	7	13.7	10	20	±2.7	87%
15	Jake Ferguson start/sit →	TE	DAL	14	14.9	11	23	±2.2	84%
16	Hunter Henry start/sit →	TE	NE	11	16.3	14	21	±1.4	60%
17	Brenton Strange start/sit →	TE	JAX	7	17.5	14	20	±1.3	38%
18	Dalton Schultz start/sit →	TE	HOU	8	19.9	15	26	±3.0	31%
19	Chig Okonkwo start/sit →	TE	WAS	7	21.5	14	32	±4.3	29%
20	AJ Barner start/sit →	TE	SEA	11	22.3	20	28	±1.7	19%
21	Oronde Gadsden II start/sit →	TE	LAC	7	23.5	15	43	±6.5	24%
22	Cade Otton start/sit →	TE	TB	10	23.7	17	30	±3.1	7%
23	T.J. Hockenson start/sit →	TE	MIN	6	24.0	18	27	±2.9	44%
24	Terrance Ferguson start/sit →	TE	LAR	11	24.1	19	55	±8.6	21%
25	Greg Dulcich start/sit →	TE	MIA	6	24.9	18	36	±3.9	9%
26	Pat Freiermuth start/sit →	TE	PIT	9	25.8	22	32	±2.5	11%
27	Gunnar Helm start/sit →	TE	TEN	9	28.7	26	35	±2.5	7%
28	David Njoku start/sit →	TE	LAC	7	29.3	24	36	±3.0	9%
29	Kenyon Sadiq start/sit →	TE	NYJ	13	29.8	23	54	±6.5	38%
30	Evan Engram start/sit →	TE	DEN	10	31.7	27	41	±3.3	4%
31	Colby Parkinson start/sit →	TE	LAR	11	32.5	26	44	±4.4	4%
32	Theo Johnson start/sit →	TE	NYG	8	34.4	24	43	±3.7	3%
33	Darnell Washington start/sit →	TE	PIT	9	36.5	30	53	±6.2	3%
34	Jake Tonges start/sit →	TE	SF	8	35.8	29	47	±5.1	3%
35	George Kittle start/sit →	TE	SF	8	18.5	8	36	±9.8	94%
36	Michael Mayer start/sit →	TE	LV	13	36.2	32	47	±3.5	2%
37	Mike Gesicki start/sit →	TE	CIN	6	31.9	23	38	±5.0	3%
38	Darren Waller start/sit →	TE	CAR	5	32.0	21	44	±7.0	5%
39	Eli Stowers start/sit →	TE	PHI	10	44.2	33	59	±7.7	4%
40	Charlie Kolar start/sit →	TE	LAC	7	36.6	29	48	±6.7	1%
41	Cole Kmet start/sit →	TE	CHI	10	40.4	34	46	±3.8	2%
42	Mason Taylor start/sit →	TE	NYJ	13	36.6	30	42	±4.5	3%
43	Dawson Knox start/sit →	TE	BUF	7	42.1	34	50	±5.2	2%
44	Elijah Arroyo start/sit →	TE	SEA	11	43.0	37	52	±4.3	2%
45	Tyler Higbee start/sit →	TE	LAR	11	43.0	36	50	±5.7	2%
46	Erick All Jr.start/sit →	TE	CIN	6	48.8	42	57	±5.9	1%
47	Noah Gray start/sit →	TE	KC	5	48.8	44	56	±4.0	1%
48	Daniel Bellinger start/sit →	TE	TEN	9	52.0	44	61	±5.8	2%
49	Noah Fant start/sit →	TE	NO	8	53.5	47	60	±4.1	1%
50	Ja'Tavion Sanders start/sit →	TE	CAR	5	45.8	41	59	±6.7	1%
51	Eli Raridon start/sit →	TE	NE	11	48.8	40	54	±5.0	1%
52	Austin Hooper start/sit →	TE	ATL	11	48.8	41	58	±6.6	1%
53	Tommy Tremble start/sit →	TE	CAR	5	52.2	49	56	±2.8	1%
54	Josh Oliver start/sit →	TE	MIN	6	55.2	49	63	±5.3	1%
55	Oscar Delp start/sit →	TE	NO	8	57.6	49	69	±7.2	1%
56	Mitchell Evans start/sit →	TE	CAR	5	57.8	48	66	±5.7	1%
57	Jackson Hawes start/sit →	TE	BUF	7	61.2	46	73	±9.4	1%
58	Max Klare start/sit →	TE	LAR	11	65.2	50	89	±13.9	2%
59	Marlin Klein start/sit →	TE	HOU	8	65.2	51	90	±13.5	1%
60	Ben Sinnott start/sit →	TE	WAS	7	67.4	54	91	±14.4	1%
61	Durham Smythe start/sit →	TE	BAL	—	68.4	45	105	±20.6	—
62	Sam Roush start/sit →	TE	CHI	10	70.6	55	98	±15.2	1%
63	Matt Hibner start/sit →	TE	BAL	13	78.0	47	124	±26.8	1%
64	Elijah Higgins start/sit →	TE	ARI	14	57.5	39	75	±13.2	1%
65	Nate Boerkircher start/sit →	TE	JAX	7	58.0	51	74	±9.3	1%
66	Will Kacmarek start/sit →	TE	MIA	6	58.3	44	66	±8.4	1%
67	Bauer Sharp start/sit →	TE	TB	—	79.4	49	95	±18.1	—
68	Brock Wright start/sit →	TE	DET	—	63.5	56	70	±5.7	—
69	Luke Schoonmaker start/sit →	TE	DAL	14	66.8	63	70	±2.6	1%
70	Tanner Hudson start/sit →	TE	CIN	6	69.3	33	100	±24.5	2%
71	Davis Allen start/sit →	TE	LAR	—	69.5	58	80	±7.9	—
72	Drew Sample start/sit →	TE	CIN	—	75.0	60	81	±8.7	—
73	Payne Durham start/sit →	TE	TB	—	76.3	57	94	±13.4	—
74	Josh Cuevas start/sit →	TE	BAL	—	78.5	59	93	±12.3	—
75	Justin Joly start/sit →	TE	FA	—	58.7	51	63	±5.4	1%
76	Adam Trautman start/sit →	TE	DEN	10	64.7	63	66	±1.2	1%
77	Tanner Koziol start/sit →	TE	JAX	7	67.7	59	78	±7.8	1%
78	Foster Moreau start/sit →	TE	HOU	—	67.7	65	69	±1.9	—
79	Seydou Traore start/sit →	TE	MIA	—	93.3	65	132	±25.5	—
80	Tyler Conklin start/sit →	TE	DET	6	73.7	71	79	±3.8	1%
81	Cade Stover start/sit →	TE	HOU	8	74.3	52	96	±18.0	1%
82	Stone Smartt start/sit →	TE	NO	—	74.3	70	77	±3.1	—
83	Jeremy Ruckert start/sit →	TE	NYJ	—	76.0	62	92	±12.3	—
84	Mo Alie-Cox start/sit →	TE	IND	—	77.7	67	90	±9.5	—
85	Jack Endries start/sit →	TE	CIN	—	81.7	67	100	±13.7	—
86	Jared Wiley start/sit →	TE	KC	—	102.5	58	142	±29.9	—
87	Joe Royer start/sit →	TE	CLE	—	83.0	79	86	±2.9	—
88	Blake Whiteheart start/sit →	TE	CLE	—	84.7	61	110	±20.0	—
89	Jonnu Smith start/sit →	TE	GB	11	48.5	39	58	±9.5	1%
90	Michael Trigg start/sit →	TE	DAL	14	86.7	56	118	±25.3	1%
91	John Bates start/sit →	TE	WAS	7	86.7	79	97	±7.6	1%
92	Eric Saubert start/sit →	TE	SEA	—	91.0	83	101	±7.5	—
93	Josh Whyle start/sit →	TE	GB	—	92.3	60	125	±26.5	—
94	Brevyn Spann-Ford start/sit →	TE	DAL	—	97.3	88	106	±7.4	—
95	Drew Ogletree start/sit →	TE	IND	—	97.3	91	108	±7.6	—
96	Ty Pezza start/sit →	TE	BAL	—	99.0	83	120	±15.5	—
97	Joel Wilson start/sit →	TE	TEN	—	101.0	64	151	±36.7	—
98	Ben Sims start/sit →	TE	MIA	—	101.3	96	111	±6.8	—
99	Kylen Granson start/sit →	TE	TEN	—	102.3	92	112	±8.2	—
100	Carsen Ryan start/sit →	TE	CLE	—	102.7	88	123	±14.8	—
101	Teagan Quitoriano start/sit →	TE	ARI	—	105.7	84	127	±17.6	—
102	Albert Okwuegbunam Jr.start/sit →	TE	LV	—	106.3	85	145	±27.4	—
103	Gavin Bartholomew start/sit →	TE	MIN	—	107.3	85	135	±20.8	—
104	Rivaldo Fairweather start/sit →	TE	FA	—	108.7	87	126	±16.2	—
105	Jelani Woods start/sit →	TE	NYJ	13	109.0	105	117	±5.7	4%
106	Johnny Mundt start/sit →	TE	PHI	—	111.3	100	124	±9.8	—
107	Joshua Simon start/sit →	TE	WAS	—	112.7	76	146	±28.7	—
108	Brevin Jordan start/sit →	TE	HOU	—	89.0	74	104	±15.0	—
109	Jake Briningstool start/sit →	TE	KC	—	114.0	93	142	±20.6	—
110	Bryson Nesbit start/sit →	TE	MIN	—	114.0	102	131	±12.4	—
111	Lance Mason start/sit →	TE	FA	—	114.7	82	144	±25.4	—
112	Charlie Woerner start/sit →	TE	ATL	—	115.3	109	125	±6.9	—
113	E.J. Jenkins start/sit →	TE	PHI	—	116.7	85	139	±23.0	—
114	Khalil Dinkins start/sit →	TE	SF	—	117.7	87	153	±27.1	—
115	Messiah Swinson start/sit →	TE	CLE	—	118.3	87	157	±29.0	—
116	Cole Turner start/sit →	TE	MIA	—	118.3	107	128	±8.7	—
117	Pharaoh Brown start/sit →	TE	IND	—	97.5	72	123	±25.5	—
118	Andrew Beck	RB	NYJ	—	98.0	82	114	±16.0	—
119	Luke Farrell start/sit →	TE	SF	—	119.7	113	127	±5.7	—
120	Cam Grandy start/sit →	TE	MIN	—	121.0	95	154	±24.6	—
121	DJ Rogers start/sit →	TE	DAL	—	122.7	106	145	±16.4	—
122	Nate Adkins start/sit →	TE	DEN	—	122.7	119	129	±4.5	—
123	Thomas Gordon start/sit →	TE	DET	—	103.5	99	108	±4.5	—
124	Ben Yurosek start/sit →	TE	MIN	—	124.3	117	132	±6.1	—
125	Devin Culp start/sit →	TE	FA	—	126.0	116	132	±7.1	—
126	Chris Manhertz start/sit →	TE	NYG	—	126.3	112	146	±14.4	—
127	Robert Tonyan	TE	PIT	—	109.0	103	115	±6.0	—
128	Hunter Long start/sit →	TE	ARI	—	127.3	114	134	±9.4	—
129	Josiah Deguara start/sit →	TE	FA	—	110.5	96	125	±14.5	—
130	Tre Watson start/sit →	TE	MIA	—	128.0	119	143	±10.7	—
131	Quintin Morris start/sit →	TE	JAX	—	128.7	115	141	±10.7	—
132	Colson Yankoff start/sit →	TE	WAS	—	128.7	122	133	±4.8	—
133	Tanner Conner start/sit →	TE	FA	—	112.5	95	130	±17.5	—
134	Brady Russell	TE	SEA	—	114.5	101	128	±13.5	—
135	Thomas Fidone II start/sit →	TE	NYG	—	131.0	111	155	±18.2	—
136	Lucas Krull start/sit →	TE	DEN	—	116.0	104	128	±12.0	—
137	Lake McRee start/sit →	TE	PIT	—	131.3	122	137	±6.6	—
138	Jack Velling start/sit →	TE	FA	—	120.0	86	154	±34.0	—
139	Hayden Rucci start/sit →	TE	JAX	—	123.5	98	149	±25.5	—
140	Shane Zylstra start/sit →	TE	NE	—	124.0	110	138	±14.0	—
141	Tanner Arkin start/sit →	TE	NE	—	137.3	123	152	±11.8	—
142	Ko Kieft start/sit →	TE	TB	—	137.3	126	150	±9.8	—
143	Drake Dabney start/sit →	TE	GB	—	125.5	99	152	±26.5	—
144	Chase Curtis start/sit →	TE	FA	—	126.0	121	131	±5.0	—
145	David Martin-Robinson start/sit →	TE	TEN	—	129.5	108	151	±21.5	—
146	CJ Dippre start/sit →	TE	TB	—	130.0	102	158	±28.0	—
147	Cameron Latu start/sit →	TE	NE	—	133.0	107	159	±26.0	—
148	Kenny Fletcher Jr.start/sit →	TE	FA	—	138.0	118	158	±20.0	—
149	Stephen Carlson start/sit →	TE	CHI	—	138.0	136	140	±2.0	—
150	Zaire Mitchell-Paden start/sit →	TE	HOU	—	141.5	136	147	±5.5	—
151	Quentin Moore start/sit →	TE	WAS	—	142.5	135	150	±7.5	—
152	Moliki Matavao start/sit →	TE	NO	—	146.5	137	156	±9.5	—
153	Ian Thomas start/sit →	TE	LV	—	147.0	133	161	±14.0	—
154	Jaheim Bell start/sit →	TE	FA	—	147.0	133	161	±14.0	—
155	Dallen Bentley start/sit →	TE	DEN	—	157.5	155	160	±2.5	—

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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.

#35George KittleTE · SFbest #8 · worst #36 · ±9.8
#24Terrance FergusonTE · LARbest #19 · worst #55 · ±8.6
#39Eli StowersTE · PHIbest #33 · worst #59 · ±7.7
#38Darren WallerTE · CARbest #21 · worst #44 · ±7.0
#40Charlie KolarTE · LACbest #29 · worst #48 · ±6.7

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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.