Fantasy Football TE Half PPR Draft Rankings

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#	Player	TM	BYE	FF Pts	ADP12	ADP10	GC	DIF	Rec	RecYdsReceiving	RecTD	Rec1D	Fum
1	Travis Kelce Draft Note Kelce was far and away the TE1 last season, outscoring the TE2 (T.J. Hockenson), 254.5 to 170.3. With Tyreek Hill shipped off to Miami, Kelce set a career-high in total targets (152), receptions (110), yards (1,338), and touchdowns (12), though the 17-game season played a factor in setting those career-highs. At 33, he’s still playing at a very high level and his slight decline in 2021 did not continue into 2022 thanks to the heavy volume. The Chiefs still have a questionable and inexperienced receiver room, so Kelce’s role isn’t likely to dry up anytime soon. There’s an argument that he should be the No. 1 overall pick in fantasy drafts given the positional advantage that he provides.	KC	10	195	1.06	1.06	2	1	86	1024	8.5	53.2	1
2	Mark Andrews Draft Note Andrews was actually the TE1 in 2021, but his production has been a bit higher (13.0 half-PPR points per game) with Lamar Jackson sidelined than he has with Jackson in the lineup (12.4) over the past two seasons. His production with Jackson still would have been good enough for top three numbers in every season going back to 2019, so drafters should be confident taking Andrews in the third round, and he’s probably worthy of a pick in the second round. The Ravens added Odell Beckham and will be getting a healthy Rashod Bateman back, so there’s some target competition this season. But there’s also a very good chance that new OC Todd Monken will throw the ball more than Greg Roman did in 2022.	BAL	13	174	3.05	3.09	1	-1	85	973	5.9	51.1	1
3	T.J. Hockenson Draft Note Hockenson’s production after arriving in Minnesota definitely puts him in the “elite TE” conversation. His per-game fantasy production was actually higher in his first seven games in Detroit, but his targets jumped from 6.1 per game to 8.6 per game after the trade to Minnesota. That usage is hard to find at the tight end position, so Hockenson’s fourth-round ADP is more than justified. Since 2020, only two tight ends not named Kelce, Andrews, or Kittle–namely, 2022 Hockenson and 2020 Darren Waller–have averaged 10+ half-PPR points per game.	MIN	13	149	4.08	5.04	3	0	89	753	5.0	43.6	1
4	Darren Waller Draft Note Like George Kittle, the primary hurdle for Waller seems to be his durability. After back-to-back 16-game seasons in 2019 and 2020, Waller has played only 20 games total in the last two seasons. He’ll be 31 in September so it’s fair to wonder about his health, though he’s landing in a great spot in terms of potential usage. The Giants don’t have a clear alpha at the receiver position so it’s entirely possible that Waller leads this team in targets whenever he’s healthy enough to play. We know he’s capable of big things–he posted 197 catches for 2,341 yards and 12 touchdowns in the aforementioned 2019-20 seasons.	NYG	13	139	4.12	5.08	4	0	68	812	4.2	42.0	1
5	George Kittle Draft Note Outside of Travis Kelce, the primary hurdle for Kittle to finish as the fantasy TE1 is his inability to play a full season. Over the past four seasons, he has played 14, 8, 14, and 15 games and, as a result, he hasn’t cracked 1,000 yards since 2019. Still, his production with Brock Purdy at quarterback was eye-popping last season. In nine games with Purdy, Kittle averaged 4.3 catches for 60.4 yards and 1.11 touchdowns per game for a 14.7 per-game average. Since he averaged 6.2 targets per game–which is good but not outstanding usage for a tight end–he’s unlikely to maintain that touchdown production, but getting 60+ catches and 850 or so yards from a fifth-round tight end would be a major victory. Can he play 15+ games for the first time since 2018, when he racked up 88-1377-5 on 136 targets? (He still finished as the TE3 that year behind Kelce and Zach Ertz.)	SF	9	138	5.04	6.02	5	0	51	644	8.2	32.9	0
6	Dallas Goedert Draft Note Goedert is just as (if not more) talented than T.J. Hockenson, but his usage in Philly’s run-heavy offense and target competition leaves him at a less-than-appealing 5.8 targets per game. He has to be incredibly efficient to crack the top three or four at year’s end. He was TE5 on a per-game basis last year and that’s about where I have him ranked. He’s a solid pick in the sixth round.	PHI	10	133	5.12	6.10	6	0	67	801	3.4	41.5	1
7	Pat Freiermuth Draft Note Freiermuth has already broken out (63-732-2) but could take it to another level if Kenny Pickett can figure out how to throw some touchdowns. As a team, the Steelers threw a grand total of 12 touchdowns last year and the second-year tight end had two of them after catching seven as a rookie. Pittsburgh is expected to go pretty run-heavy this season so Freiermuth’s ceiling is only so high. However, his splits with Pickett are terrific. In the nine games that he played with Pickett and played at least 50% of the snaps, he averaged 5.2 receptions (on 7.4 targets) for 61 yards with no touchdowns. (Hat tip to Connor Allen for that stat.) Assuming those touchdowns regress for the better, Freiermuth could post a top-five type season.	PIT	6	132	8.06	9.10	8	1	62	807	3.5	40.8	0
8	Evan Engram Draft Note Jacksonville slapped the franchise tag on Engram, who had a career year (73 catches for 766 yards on 98 targets) in his first season with the team. HC Doug Pederson is known as a TE whisperer, so this move ensures that Engram will be drafted as a fantasy TE1 this season. He is currently the No. 8 tight end off the board in early drafts. With Calvin Ridley joining Christian Kirk and Zay Jones in the receiver room, the targets will be at a premium in Jacksonville. It’s going to be tough for Engram to maintain his 2022 production, though he’s one of the handful of tight ends who are a good bet for TE1-type production.	JAX	9	127	7.10	9.02	9	1	65	719	3.8	38.2	0
9	Kyle Pitts Draft Note I understand why early drafters want to take a shot on the talent of Kyle Pitts, who is the TE5 off the board. I’m not convinced that Arthur Smith is ever going to feature him properly or throw the ball enough (with Desmond Ridder at quarterback and Bijan Robinson at running back) to support two fantasy starters in the passing game (i.e. Drake London and Pitts). The good news is that the Falcons did throw more with Ridder at quarterback (28.8 pass attempts per game) than they did with Marcus Mariota under center (23.1 per game), so there is some optimism that the Falcons’ passing “attack” can approach normalcy in 2023. Pitts did have one of the most productive rookie seasons by a tight end ever–68 catches for 1,026 yards–but his receiving yardage somehow dropped from 60.4 to 35.6 per game in his second season. Much of that had to do with Atlanta’s quarterback situation, but we don’t know if that’s really been addressed yet.	ATL	11	122	6.01	7.01	7	-2	61	701	3.8	36.7	0
10	Tyler Higbee Draft Note Higbee jumps out as a screaming value given his early 13th-round ADP and the lack of target competition in the Rams receiver room outside of Cooper Kupp. Higbee saw 108 targets last season and it’s possible that he surpasses that mark with Matthew Stafford back in the fold. He was fourth among tight ends in targets and finished as the fantasy TE9. This season is setting up in a similar way, though his touchdowns could spike with Stafford’s return. He'll be my primary TE2 target in every draft.	LAR	10	115	11.01	13.01	13	3	69	597	3.6	34.4	1

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Fantasy Football TE Draft Rankings for 2023

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Is the team’s strategy more run-heavy or pass-heavy?

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