2026 NFL Tight End Rankings Week 6

If someone wears the number 47, they are an H-back in my mind. But they’re listed as a tight end on their roster, so the mystery tight end this week is owned on Blutarsky rosters. That’s right. Zero. Point. Zero.

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Let’s take a look at our PPR double-digit-point scorers from Week 5:

Rank	Name	Team	TGT	REC	REC YDS	Y/R	RUSH YDS	TD	FPTS	ROST
1	Isaiah Likely	NYG	13	11	94	8.5	0	2	32.4	89.3%
2	Brock Bowers	LV	10	8	110	13.8	0	1	23.0	99.7%
3	Trey McBride	ARI	10	9	66	7.3	0	1	21.6	99.7%
4	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	7	5	44	8.8	1	2	21.5	17.7%
5	Tyler Warren	IND	9	7	83	11.9	1	1	21.4	98.5%
6	Sam LaPorta	DET	5	5	88	17.6	0	1	19.8	97.8%
7	Teagan Quitoriano	ARI	2	2	15	7.5	0	2	15.5	0.0%
8	Kyle Pitts Sr.	ATL	6	5	42	8.4	0	1	15.2	67.2%
9	Brenton Strange	JAC	8	7	68	9.7	0	0	13.8	38.5%
10	Hunter Henry	NE	4	3	44	14.7	0	1	13.4	53.1%
11	Tyler Higbee	LAR	6	5	83	16.6	0	0	13.3	3.6%
12	Tucker Kraft	GB	5	5	64	12.8	2	0	11.6	93.3%
13	Eli Raridon	NE	5	5	57	11.4	0	0	10.7	1.5%
14	Tanner Hudson	CIN	3	3	14	4.7	0	1	10.4	2.3%
15	Chig Okonkwo	WAS	6	4	60	15	0	0	10.0	18.4%

The mystery player from the open is Teagan Quitoriano, the number seven player in our table above. The Texans selected him in the fifth round from Oregon State in 2022, and he caught a TD pass in his first game in Week 8 that season. He played for the Texans through 2024 as a backup and special teams player. He also played that role with the Falcons in 2025, the first season he played in all 17 games. He was not targeted in 2024 or 2025. He was waived on roster cut-down day in 2026 by the Cardinals, then re-signed to the practice squad. He was elevated this past Saturday for the Week 5 game.

Respect. I like that story.

The top 20 season-to-date:

Rank	Name	Team	TGT	REC	REC YDS	Y/R	RUSH YDS	TD	FPTS	FPTS/G	ROST
1	Trey McBride	ARI	56	42	308	7.3	0	3	90.8	18.2	99.7%
2	Isaiah Likely	NYG	48	33	284	8.6	0	4	85.4	17.1	89.3%
3	Sam LaPorta	DET	37	27	316	11.7	0	3	76.6	15.3	97.8%
4	George Kittle	SF	28	21	268	12.8	0	4	71.8	14.4	96.5%
5	Brock Bowers	LV	35	24	312	13.0	0	3	71.2	23.7	99.7%
6	Tyler Warren	IND	36	30	213	7.1	6	3	69.9	14.0	98.5%
7	Juwan Johnson	NO	32	25	248	9.9	0	3	65.8	13.2	69.5%
8	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	26	19	169	8.9	4	4	60.3	12.1	17.7%
9	Travis Kelce	KC	22	16	246	15.4	0	2	52.6	13.2	94.0%
10	Mike Gesicki	CIN	17	12	159	13.3	0	4	51.9	10.4	29.4%
11	Harold Fannin Jr.	CLE	27	18	157	8.7	0	3	51.7	10.3	93.3%
12	Brenton Strange	JAC	26	21	235	11.2	0	1	50.5	10.1	38.5%
13	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	21	16	277	17.3	0	1	49.7	9.9	92.5%
14	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	27	23	202	8.8	0	1	49.2	9.8	55.3%
15	Dalton Schultz	HOU	31	24	244	10.2	0	0	48.4	9.7	48.4%
16	Tucker Kraft	GB	29	20	212	10.6	5	1	47.7	9.5	93.3%
17	Tyler Higbee	LAR	25	20	224	11.2	0	1	46.4	9.3	3.6%
18	Michael Mayer	LV	25	21	171	8.1	0	1	44.1	8.8	11.0%
19	Mark Andrews	BAL	30	22	177	8.0	0	1	43.7	8.7	78.2%
20	Jake Ferguson	DAL	21	15	102	6.8	0	3	41.2	8.2	77.4%

McBride is still leading the way, but Likely’s second TE 1-overall week has vaulted him to second for the season. Meanwhile, Bowers destroyed the Patriots, who had been allowing 5.9 PPR points per game to TEs. At this pace, Bowers will overtake everyone else. Mike Gesicki wins the “Do More with Less” award with 4 TDs on 17 targets, and I’ve got to wonder if Tyler Higbee can keep it up. Colby Parkinson returned Monday night but barely dented the box score.

Looking at the red zone for Week 5:

NAME	TEAM	Tgt Rank	TGT	REC	REC YD	YD/REC	RUSH YD	TD	PPR PTS	ROST %
Hunter Henry	NE	1	3	2	18	9	0	1	9.8	53.1%
Isaiah Likely	NYG	2	2	2	20	10	0	2	16.0	89.3%
Pat Freiermuth	PIT	2	2	2	18	9	0	2	15.8	17.7%
Teagan Quitoriano	ARI	2	2	2	15	7.5	0	2	15.5	0.0%
Trey McBride	ARI	2	2	2	13	6.5	0	1	9.3	99.7%
Tanner Hudson	CIN	2	2	2	7	3.5	0	1	8.7	2.3%
Kyle Pitts Jr.	ATL	2	2	1	5	5	0	1	7.5	67.2%
Mark Andrews	BAL	2	2	1	6	6	0	0	1.6	78.2%
Brock Bowers	LV	9	1	1	13	13	0	1	8.3	99.7%
Hayden Rucci	LAC	9	1	1	7	7	0	1	7.7	0.0%
Mike Gesicki	CIN	9	1	1	4	4	0	1	7.4	29.4%
Tyler Warren	IND	9	1	0	0	0	1	1	6.1	98.5%
Brenton Strange	JAC	9	1	1	8	8	0	0	1.8	38.5%
Evan Engram	DEN	9	1	1	6	6	0	0	1.6	3.6%
Davis Allen	LAR	9	1	1	3	3	0	0	1.3	1.0%
George Kittle	SF	9	1	1	2	2	0	0	1.2	96.5%
Darnell Washington	PIT	9	1	1	2	2	0	0	1.2	2.6%
Gavin Bartholomew	MIN	9	1	1	2	2	0	0	1.2	0.0%
Eli Raridon	NE	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	1.5%
Tucker Kraft	GB	9	1	1	-6	-6	0	0	0.4	93.3%

I cut it off this week at Tucker Kraft because I’m interested when someone backs up. With 2:48 left in the third quarter on 2^nd and 5 from the Bears’ 11, Jordan Love dumped it behind the line to Kraft on a play that was sniffed out by Devin Bush. It led to the Packers’ only trip to the RZ that they did not score a TD. Likely had his second two-TD RZ game. Mark Andrews’ RZ futility continues.

Here are the season-to-date RZ targets:

NAME	TEAM	Tgt Rank	TGT	REC	REC YD	YD/REC	RUSH YD	TD	PPR PTS	PPR P/G	ROST %
Trey McBride	ARI	1	11	6	25	4.2	0	3	26.5	5.3	99.7%
Sam LaPorta	DET	2	9	5	30	6.0	0	2	20.0	4.0	97.8%
Isaiah Likely	NYG	3	8	8	62	7.8	0	4	38.2	7.6	89.3%
Juwan Johnson	NO	4	7	4	18	4.5	0	3	23.8	4.8	69.5%
George Kittle	SF	5	6	6	52	8.7	0	3	29.2	5.8	96.5%
Brock Bowers	LV	5	6	3	37	12.3	0	3	24.7	8.2	99.7%
Colston Loveland	CHI	5	6	3	29	9.7	0	0	5.9	1.2	92.8%
Pat Freiermuth	PIT	8	5	5	29	5.8	0	4	31.9	6.4	17.7%
T.J. Hockenson	MIN	8	5	4	33	8.3	0	1	13.3	2.7	55.3%
AJ Barner	SEA	8	5	3	32	10.7	1	1	12.3	2.5	13.2%
Tucker Kraft	GB	8	5	4	2	0.5	3	1	10.5	2.1	93.3%
Mark Andrews	BAL	8	5	2	9	4.5	0	1	8.9	1.8	78.2%
Jake Ferguson	DAL	13	4	4	41	10.3	0	3	26.1	5.2	77.4%
Mike Gesicki	CIN	13	4	3	21	7.0	0	3	23.1	4.6	29.4%
Tyler Warren	IND	13	4	3	17	5.7	1	3	22.8	4.6	98.5%
Darren Waller	CAR	13	4	2	19	9.5	0	2	15.9	4.0	21.9%
Hunter Henry	NE	13	4	3	22	7.3	0	1	11.2	2.2	53.1%
Noah Fant	NO	18	3	3	27	9.0	0	3	23.7	5.9	1.5%
Harold Fannin Jr.	CLE	18	3	3	18	6.0	0	3	22.8	4.6	93.3%
Nate Adkins	DEN	18	3	2	15	7.5	0	2	15.5	3.1	0.6%
Brenton Strange	JAC	18	3	3	25	8.3	0	1	11.5	2.3	38.5%
Tanner Hudson	CIN	18	3	3	9	3.0	0	1	9.9	2.5	2.3%
Oronde Gadsden II	LAC	18	3	2	15	7.5	0	1	9.5	1.9	12.8%
Dallas Goedert	PHI	18	3	1	17	17.0	0	1	8.7	2.9	73.2%
Dawson Knox	BUF	18	3	2	6	3.0	0	1	8.6	1.7	1.6%
Eli Raridon	NE	18	3	2	2	1.0	0	1	8.2	2.1	1.5%
Dalton Schultz	HOU	18	3	2	12	6.0	0	0	3.2	0.6	48.4%
Gunnar Helm	TEN	18	3	1	8	8.0	0	0	1.8	0.4	3.0%
Darnell Washington	PIT	18	3	1	2	2.0	0	0	1.2	0.2	2.6%
Greg Dulcich	MIA	18	3	1	-5	-5.0	0	0	0.5	0.1	6.5%

I cut it off at a three-target minimum again to show that RZTs do not guarantee success. Colston Loveland is tied for fifth in targets, but is the only player with more than 3 RZTs to not house one. I don’t know about you, but I tried to pick up Freiermuth in a 12-teamer this week and was rejected; rostered means at least 80% of leagues are sus.

And now, the top 30 for Week 6, but first:

These rankings are for Week 6 games ONLY. If you want to speak about them, hit me up in the COMMENTS, which is also where I will post updates after Friday practice participation reports are finalized.

These rankings are for base PPR leagues: 1 point per reception, 1 point for 10 yards rushing/receiving, 6 points per touchdown, and -2 points per fumble lost. No premiums or bonuses.

I’ll give player, player’s team, opponent this week, home or road game (H/R), day of game, time of game (early (E), late (L), or night (N)), current projected team total (Imp Pts) per DraftKings, opponent’s 2026 rank vs. tight ends, PPR points per game (PPG), PPR scoring rank for the season (Rank), and percent rostered per FantasyPros (Rost %).

Rank	Name	Team	Opp	H/R	W/L	Day	Time	Imp Pts	Opp Rk	PPR PTS	Sc Rank	Rost %
1	Brock Bowers	LV	BUF	H	L	SUN	L	24.0	15	71.2	5	99.7%
2	Trey McBride	ARI	LAR	R	L	SUN	E	19.5	1	90.8	1	99.7%
3	George Kittle	SF	WAS	H	W	SUN	L	29.0	30	71.8	4	96.5%
4	Isaiah Likely	NYG	NO	H	L	SUN	E	22.0	26	85.4	2	89.3%
5	Travis Kelce	KC	LAC	H	W	SUN	L	25.5	9	52.6	9	94.0%
6	Tyler Warren	IND	TEN	H	W	SUN	E	25.8	13	69.9	6	98.5%
7	Juwan Johnson	NO	NYG	R	W	SUN	E	23.5	18	65.8	7	69.5%
8	Tucker Kraft	GB	DAL	H	W	SUN	L	27.0	17	47.7	16	93.3%
9	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	TB	R	W	SUN	E	21.0	22	60.3	8	17.7%
10	Dallas Goedert	PHI	CAR	H	W	SUN	E	21.0	24	34.9	25	73.2%
11	Darren Waller	CAR	PHI	R	L	SUN	E	19.5	11	39.8	21	21.9%
12	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	LV	R	W	SUN	L	29.5	27	49.7	13	92.5%
13	Colston Loveland	CHI	ATL	R	W	SUN	E	26.3	19	24.0	33	92.8%
14	Kyle Pitts Sr.	ATL	CHI	H	L	SUN	E	23.3	3	26.9	31	67.2%
15	Harold Fannin Jr.	CLE	BAL	H	L	SUN	E	18.5	14	51.7	11	93.3%
16	Brenton Strange	JAC	HOU	H	W	SUN	E	22.8	6	50.5	12	38.5%
17	Dalton Schultz	HOU	JAC	R	L	SUN	E	19.8	7	48.4	15	48.4%
18	Mark Andrews	BAL	CLE	R	W	SUN	E	23.0	20	43.7	19	78.2%
19	Tyler Higbee	LAR	ARI	H	W	SUN	E	32.0	28	46.4	17	3.6%
20	Hunter Henry	NE	NYJ	H	W	SUN	E	25.5	5	38.7	23	53.1%
21	Jake Ferguson	DAL	GB	R	L	SUN	L	25.5	8	41.2	20	77.4%
22	Michael Mayer	LV	BUF	H	L	SUN	L	24.0	15	44.1	18	11.0%
23	Kenyon Sadiq	NYJ	NE	R	L	SUN	E	18.0	10	38.9	22	46.5%
24	AJ Barner	SEA	DEN	R	W	THU	L	21.5	21	30.3	27	13.2%
25	Cade Otton	TB	PIT	H	L	SUN	E	18.5	16	36.2	24	7.0%
26	Chig Okonkwo	WAS	SF	R	L	SUN	L	21.5	4	16.1	46	18.4%
27	Noah Fant	NO	NYG	R	W	SUN	E	23.5	18	34.3	26	1.5%
28	Oronde Gadsden II	LAC	KC	R	L	SUN	L	17.0	31	23.8	34	12.8%
29	Evan Engram	DEN	SEA	H	L	THU	L	19.0	12	28.1	29	3.6%
30	Darnell Washington	PIT	TB	R	W	SUN	E	21.0	22	30.1	28	2.6%

I faded Brock Bowers last week because I gave New England their due. I’m done not giving Bowers his due. TE 1.

Trey McBride’s 7.3 YPR is irritating. And the Cards just traded their field stretcher. I despair.

George Kittle could easily challenge Bowers this week for the top spot. The implied point total for SF is the highest on the board outside of the Bills, and the Commanders just gave up 32.4 PPR points to Isaiah Likely.

Isaiah Likely could prove me a liar, but outside of Bowers, the Saints have been stingy to TEs.

I’m assuming Rashee Rice returns against the Chargers, or I’d drop Travis Kelce below Kraft.

Tyler Warren is fourth in targets to TEs. Paying Alec Pierce and trading Michael Pittman has not worked out so far, as Pierce is injured, and Keenan Allen and Ashton Dulin have been in and out of the lineup. Indy needs a field-stretcher to give Warren room.

I won’t hold the Vikings game against Juwan Johnson; Minnesota throttled the entire New Orleans offense. Johnson still tied for the team lead in receptions, and Chris Olave and Devaughn Vele were held to 72 combined yards.

Christian Watson and Matthew Golden have been dominating targets, and Tucker Kraft is still less than a year removed from his ACL injury. I’m holding out hope that better things are ahead.

Pat Freiermuth is on his way to his best season, and as long as he’s in the Kittle zone for efficiency, he’s a TE1, but the volume is going to have to increase or he’ll need to bust a few long runs. He’ll likely settle into high-end TE2 territory, but I’ll gladly be wrong.

Dallas Goedert came back and led the Eagles in targets in London. The trouble is the roster is a dumpster fire, and neither Saquon Barkley nor DeVonta Smith has returned to practice. Goedert’s still as likely as anyone on the team currently to catch a TD, but there may not be many opportunities.

I like Darren Waller’s opportunity share and am counting on increased RZ efficiency.

I may be chasing the ghosts of Colston Loveland and Kyle Pitts. So much for Loveland with Tyson Bagent. Maybe the return of Caleb Williams will help, or maybe Loveland goes back to being another O-lineman. Pitts showed signs of life Sunday night, and we’ll see if he rides that momentum in a tough matchup. The Bears have been solid against the run, so whoever starts at QB for Atlanta could have to air it out.

Of the rest, my bye week fillers are Tyler Higbee and AJ Barner in good matchups. Add Cade Otton if Baker Mayfield makes it back to the field, but he didn’t practice Wednesday.

The Thursday matchup, Seahawks at Broncos, holds some hope for the TEs: Evan Engram led the Broncos in receiving in Week 5, but that is a dubious distinction as Bo Nix threw for 123 passing yards; Barner was second in targets for the Hawks in Week 5. Texans at Jaguars at Wembley Stadium in London has intrigue in that it will likely be the Houston debut of Marvin Harrison Jr. Neither Brenton Strange nor Dalton Schultz has a plus matchup, and if Schultz continues only commanding a ~10% target share, he’ll fall out of my top 20.

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