{
  "id": 12708701,
  "title": "Fantasy Football rest-of-season rankings: TE Tiers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/fantasy-football-rest-of-season-rankings-te-tiers",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T20:40:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/fantasy/article/fantasy-football-rest-of-season-rankings-te-tight-end-tiers-204023236.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "As the season enters its fourth week, tight end analysts have begun evaluating how players are performing and projecting future potential. Tight ends are often overlooked, but they can be a key position for fantasy football success. In this analysis, we examine the tiers of tight end players and their prospects for the remainder of the season.\n\nThe top tier of tight ends includes Brock Bowers, Trey McBride, George Kittle, and Tyler Warren. Kittle, despite having a significant injury history, remains an efficient player in his age-33 season, averaging 11.1 yards per target. Warren and Kittle have similar production when given favorable opportunities, but Warren's usage could improve with Alec Pierce's absence.\n\nThe second tier comprises players like Tucker Kraft, Sam LaPorta, Dalton Kincaid, Harold Fannin Jr., and Juwan Johnson. Johnson has been undervalued this summer, and even if his value drops to TE3, he is expected to deliver a strong performance this season. Kellen Moore and Tyler Shough also make the cut for their reliability on the play sheet.\n\nThe third tier includes players such as Colston Loveland, Travis Kelce, Kenyon Sadiq, Brenton Strange, Mark Andrews, Hunter Henry, Kyle Pitts Sr., and T.J. Hockenson. Loveland's targets have increased each week, but his touchdown production has been inconsistent. Pitts and Michael Penix Jr. have had inconsistent chemistry, with Pitts seeing fewer dropbacks and a lower first-read target share. Some potential upside exists for players like Dallas Goedert, Jake Ferguson, Darren Waller, Dalton Schultz, Oronde Gadsden II, and AJ Barner, who could benefit from team changes or roster situations.",
  "summary": "Scott Pianowski reevaluates the tight end position after the season's first month.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}