For years the TE position was a one or two-man show. After the last two draft classes, that appears to have changed for the better! Even with the position strengthening, it is still a great advantage to have one (or two!) of the elite or near-elite players.
A few weeks ago, our own Shawn Teague took a deep dive on his top 12 dynasty TEs: Top 12 Dynasty Tight End Rankings for 2024 • IDP Guys Today, I will expand upon his list and break down the TE position as a whole into 9 dynasty Tigher End tiers. These tiers will differ from Shawn’s rankings, but the goal here is to arrange players into buckets. The specific rankings are more than flexible and do not always reflect my rankings. In the early tiers, there is a break in name only.
Tight End has been the “haves” versus the “have nots” for the better part of a decade, but that has largely changed. It is still vital to be a “have”, maybe more so now that that group has expanded. Patience is important with this position, but it is not worth holding multiple talents instead of grabbing established players. How do the TEs stack up? Let us dive into my 2024 dynasty Tight End tiers!
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Established superstars
2. Travis Kelce
Kelce has been the top TE for years. After a “down” year – still TE1 on a PPG basis – don’t bail yet. He is the redraft TE1 still, so he is still in the top tier in dynasty. Hockenson is injured but has been elite in Minnesota, whether Justin Jefferson has played or not. He’s the best non-Kelce TE in the game, and will only be 27 next year. The next tier has names that will and probably should go before Kelce. He is still a nightmare to see in your opponents' lineup.
The young guys are here
3. Sam LaPorta
4. Kyle Pitts
6. Trey McBride
In most lists, these may be the top 4 names (at least in the top 5). With how volatile the position is, plus some changes coming to these teams, I will drop them a tier (really it’s like a quarter tier, but still). All are most likely the 2nd option on their team (Kincaid may end up at the top). If you can get these guys, hold on to your top-6 TE for the next half-decade plus.
Are you crazy for taking one of these guys (especially LaPorta or Kincaid) over Kelce (even Hock)? Absolutely not. In fact, you are crazier to choose Kelce. However, there is something to say about having an all-timer versus a few games of dominance.
Vets who are (mostly) reliable
7. Mark Andrews
8. David Njoku
10. Evan Engram
This group is tough to gauge. Elite talents who are on second (or third) contracts. They all have questions about injury and/or consistency and are older than the previous group. Njoku, Kittle, and Engram were the top six overall in scoring this year. Andrews finished at 14, despite playing in only 10 games. These are all TE1s, but age makes them less desirable than the tier above.
Rookies and second-year guys who showed out
11. Jake Ferguson
12. Luke Musgrave
13. Michael Mayer
14. Isaiah Likely
15. Cade Otton
This is another fun group! Young like tier 2, but less proven than tier 3. Ferguson had a spectacular year as the TE1, but was up and down, while Otten was solid with a lower floor. Musgrave and Mayer had moments and are great talents, but we need to see more before vaulting them. Isaiah Likely never finished higher than TE18 before Mark Andrews’ injury. In the last 5 games, he had 4 top-10 performances, with 3 in the top 5. This makes him one of the more fascinating players in this 2024 dynasty Tight End tiers list
Good TEs, probably better for real football than fantasy
16. Cole Kmet
17. Dallas Goedert
18. Pat Freiermuth
Solid TE plays here. All probably finish as TE1s in PPG but they will be steady and unspectacular. They also all have one or two WRs ahead of them in the pecking order currently. All are worthy starts each week.
Top 10 talent, but please show us something
19. Greg Dulcich
21. Juwan Johnson
22. Darren Waller
This is a frustrating group. Dulcich and Okonkwo are elite talents at the position but have done little in two years of play. Juwan Johnson has shown a bit more, without having that top-tier talent. Darren Waller has been a top-3 TE before, but injuries have crushed his stock. All are buy-lows, but could easily go to waivers with another poor year.
TE2s with potential
23. Tucker Kraft
24. Daniel Bellinger
25. Dawson Knox
Currently second on depth charts, all have shown some prowess when their starter has been injured (or before they arrived with Knox). Kraft had 4 TE1 weeks without Musgrave this year. Bellinger has 8 TE18 or better performances in 2 years. Knox was a TE1 overall in 2022 and 2021. They need some help but are worth stashing if you have a solid TE1.
These vets are still usable
26. Logan Thomas
27. Dalton Schultz
28. Hunter Henry
29. Tyler Conklin
30. Gerald Everett
31. Noah Fant
32. Zach Ertz
33. Hayden Hurst
34. Tyler Higbee
35. Taysom Hill
36. Donald Parham
These are the TEs you will stream in redraft leagues. Almost all are free agents this season but should wind up as a team’s top TE. They are limited and older, but worth being your TE3 behind unestablished and/or injury-prone top TEs.
The highly drafted young guys who have done nothing… yet
37. Jeremy Ruckert
38. Jelani Woods
40. Luke Schoonmaker
41. Brenton Strange
42. Hunter Long
43. Brevin Jordan
Here we have a group of guys with non-negligible draft capital in recent years that I liked. Will any turn into anything? Maybe one or two. But if you loved the profile on any, they are worth a dart throw. There are many other names not listed, who fit this profile.
That will do it for my 2024 Dynasty Tight End tiers breakdown, thank you for reading! TEs are a fickle but massively important position, so I hope you enjoyed it and took some information from it! You can find my other work on my IDP Guys Author Page, and feel free to reach out to me directly @JoeLow63 on X, where you can also find and follow @IDPGuys!
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