Fantasy Football Rankings: TEs – 21-45

Zach Ertz, TE, Cardinals. Bye: 14.

It’s easier to trust tight ends coming off torn ACLs than running backs and wide receivers, but Zach Ertz will turn 33 soon, so Father Time is working against him.

Cole Kmet, TE, Bears. Bye: 13.

Cole Kmet showed a nice rapport with Justin Fields last year. Kmet scored seven touchdowns, but that figure is likely to regress to the mean.

Isaiah Likely, TE, Ravens. Bye: 13.

Isaiah Likely must be owned if Mark Andrews gets hurt. He’s borderline rosterable otherwise, as he’ll continue to be more involved in the offense.

Irv Smith, TE, Bengals. Bye: 7.

Irv Smith Jr. will be on the fantasy radar because the Bengals didn’t use an early draft pick on a tight end.

Hunter Henry, TE, Patriots. Bye: 11.

Luke Schoonmaker won’t face much competition at tight end in Dallas. He’ll have a chance to score a bunch of touchdowns.

Gerald Everett, TE, Chargers. Bye: 5.

Noah Fant was just a mediocre producer in his first season with the Seahawks. He’ll need an injury to one of the receivers to be more productive.

Noah Fant, TE, Seahawks. Bye: 5.

Luke Musgrave will likely be Green Bay’s starting tight end to begin his career. No Cookie Jordan Love will have to lean on him, given the lack of talent at receiver.

Michael Mayer, TE, Raiders. Bye: 13.

Michael Mayer should be the Raiders’ starting tight end from the start, but he’ll competing for targets with lots of other talented receivers.

Tyler Conklin, TE, Jets. Bye: 7.

Hayden Hurst would have reached a career-high receptions total had he not missed four games with an injury. He’s a solid tight end who can do well in plus matchups, though the downgrade at quarterback will hurt.

Hayden Hurst, TE, Panthers. Bye: 7.

Tyler Conklin was a solid presence for the Jets last year with 58 catches. He’ll have more touchdown opportunities with better quarterback play, though the receiving corps is crowded.

David Njoku, TE, Browns. Bye: 5.

David Njoku showed a nice rapport with Jacoby Brissett last year, but not so much with Deshaun Watson.

Kylen Granson, TE, Colts. Bye: 11.

Jelani Woods is a highly athletic tight end who shined at times as a rookie. He should be more involved this upcoming year.

Mike Gesicki, TE, Patriots. Bye: 11.

Mike Gesicki was barely a factor last year. He’ll need an injury to Hunter Henry to shine again.

Darnell Washington, TE, Steelers. Bye: 6.

Darnell Washington is an extremely gifted tight end, but several teams flunked him medically, so he could have lots of trouble staying healthy.

Robert Tonyan, TE, Bears. Bye: 13.

Robert Tonyan should be 100 percent after recovering from his torn ACL, but he no longer will be catching passes from Aaron Rodgers.

Harrison Bryant, TE, Browns. Bye: 5.

Rob Gronkowski missed all of last year, but perhaps he’ll come out of retirement again.

Rob Gronkowski, TE, . Bye: .

Harrison Bryant is a young, athletic tight end who has plenty of potential. He needs David Njoku to get hurt in order to be productive, however.

Trey McBride, TE, Cardinals. Bye: 14.

Trey McBride is an athletic tight end with long-term upside, but Zach Ertz will have to leave first.

Jonnu Smith, TE, Falcons. Bye: 11.

Jonnu Smith would need Kyle Pitts to get hurt in order to produce on a high level.

Cade Otton, TE, Buccaneers. Bye: 5.

As with Isaiah Likely, Donald Parham must be added if the tight end in front of him is injured.

Donald Parham, TE, Chargers. Bye: 5.

Cade Otton supplanted Cameron Brate as the Buccaneers’ top tight end, but his upside will take a hit with Tom Brady gone.

Noah Gray, TE, Chiefs. Bye: 10.

It’s unclear why Albert Okwuegbunam was in Nathaniel Hackett’s dog house the entire year. He’ll presumably have more of a chance with the new coaching staff.

Logan Thomas, TE, Redskins. Bye: 14.

Logan Thomas has never been the same since his injury in 2021. The Redskins have plenty of talented receivers to take targets away from him.

Luke Schoonmaker, TE, Cowboys. Bye: 7.

Hunter Henry was a huge presence in the end zone for Mac Jones in the quarterback’s rookie year. However, he saw his touchdown total drop from nine to two last season.