Top 32 Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings for 2024

Breaking down the top 32 tight ends in fantasy football, including highlights of the top values and worst reaches in 2024 drafts.

Lions tight end Sam LaPorta makes a catch for a touchdown against the Panthers during the first half on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, at Ford Field. / Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK

Fantasy football season is closing in quickly (remember, the first preseason game is on August 1), so it's time to make some notes on players and personnel movement and create an initial list of rankings.

Here are my initial fantasy football rankings for every position, and now it's time to dig a little bit deeper into each fantasy lineup position.

Tight end has become a top-heavy position with a handful of elite fantasy options, but it takes a dip after the top 10. As a result, managers will either decide to use a top-50 pick to secure a high-end option, or punt the position down the line into the middle to late rounds. So let's look at the tight end rankings, as well as who some of the top values and busts are for 2024.

1. 2024 Tight End Rankings for Fantasy Football
2. Biggest Values by ADP
3. Biggest Risks by ADP

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2024 Tight End Rankings for Fantasy Football

Rank	Player	Team	Bye Week
1	Sam LaPorta	DET	5
2	Travis Kelce	KC	6
3	Mark Andrews	BAL	14
4	Trey McBride	ARI	11
5	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	12
6	George Kittle	SF	9
7	Evan Engram	JAC	12
8	Kyle Pitts	ATL	12
9	David Njoku	CLE	10
10	Jake Ferguson	DAL	7
11	Brock Bowers	LV	10
12	Dallas Goedert	PHI	5
13	Dalton Schultz	HOU	14
14	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	9
15	Cole Kmet	CHI	7
16	Hunter Henry	NE	14
17	Luke Musgrave	GB	10
18	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	6
19	Taysom Hill	NO	12
20	Cade Otton	TB	11
21	Daniel Bellinger	NYG	11
22	Chigoziem Okonkwo	TEN	5
23	Ben Sinnott	WAS	14
24	Juwan Johnson	NO	12
25	Tyler Conklin	NYJ	12
26	Tyler Higbee	LAR	6
27	Mike Gesicki	CIN	12
28	Hayden Hurst	LAC	5
29	Zach Ertz	WAS	14
30	Noah Fant	SEA	10
31	Jonnu Smith	MIA	6
32	Isaiah Likely	BAL	14

Biggest Values by ADP

Taysom Hill (Ranked TE19, ADP TE29)

Hill is a Swiss Army knife in fantasy leagues, as he can give managers stats as a thrower, runner and receiver. And with Juwon Johnson's status for the start of the season in question, Hill could play an even bigger role at tight end in the opening month. He's an attractive No. 2 tight end.

Daniel Bellinger (Ranked TE21, ADP TE38)

The retirement of Darren Waller gives Bellinger a big boost in terms of fantasy football. He's not going to put up huge numbers, but he'll certainly play a bigger role in the Giants offense this season. I like him as a late-round No. 2 fantasy tight end, and I expect his ADP to rise through the summer.

Biggest Risks by ADP

T.J. Hockenson (Ranked TE18, ADP TE15)

This isn't a huge gap, but Hockenson is a hard player to rank coming off a late-season AC injury. The VIkings also have new quarterbacks in Sam Darnold and J.J. McCarthy, so he could be a bit behind in terms of gaining a rapport with his new teammates. He's a draft and stash option for now.

Isaiah Likely (Ranked TE32, ADP TE23)

Likely is certainly capable of putting up strong fantasy numbers, but he's been mostly unreliable in games where Mark Andrews is active. In fact, he's had just 35 catches in 24 career games played with Andrews. So, with the veteran entering the season healthy, I'm "unLikely" to draft Isaiah.