I’m going to make these rankings short and sweet. There are the top 3 and then the rest. Tight Ends are a mish mosh of players that if you do not draft right in the beginning, you have a chance to make it up on waivers. See my overall Tight End rankings as well as how they are separated into tier’s. If you are unsure about tiers, I have an explanation in my article https://bellyupsports.com/2019/07/early-fantasy-football-quarterback-rankings/. Now the top 30 tight ends.
| Rank | Name | Tm | ADP |
| 1 | Travis Kelce | KC | 1 |
| 2 | Zach Ertz | PHI | 2 |
| 3 | George Kittle | SF | 3 |
| 4 | Evan Engram | NYG | 5 |
| 5 | Hunter Henry | LAC | 6 |
| 6 | O.J. Howard | TB | 4 |
| 7 | Eric Ebron | IND | 8 |
| 8 | Delanie Walker | TEN | 12 |
| 9 | Jared Cook | NO | 7 |
| 10 | David Njoku | CLE | 10 |
| 11 | Vance McDonald | PIT | 9 |
| 12 | Austin Hooper | ATL | 11 |
| 13 | Greg Olsen | CAR | 16 |
| 14 | Jack Doyle | IND | 23 |
| 15 | Trey Burton | CHI | 13 |
| 16 | Jordan Reed | WAS | 18 |
| 17 | Kyle Rudolph | MIN | 14 |
| 18 | Jimmy Graham | GB | 17 |
| 19 | Chris Herndon | NYJ | 21 |
| 20 | Mark Andrews | BAL | 20 |
| 21 | Dallas Goedert | PHI | 22 |
| 22 | T.J. Hockenson | DET | 15 |
| 23 | Noah Fant | DEN | 19 |
| 24 | Mike Gesicki | MIA | 26 |
| 25 | Tyler Eifert | CIN | 24 |
| 26 | Jason Witten | DAL | 25 |
| 27 | Gerald Everett | LA | 28 |
| 28 | Will Dissly | SEA | 38 |
| 29 | Cameron Brate | TB | 29 |
| 30 | Benjamin Watson | NE | 39 |
Tier One
| Rank | Name | Tm | ADP |
| 1 | Travis Kelce | KC | 1 |
| 2 | Zach Ertz | PHI | 2 |
| 3 | George Kittle | SF | 3 |
It is these 3 guys and then the rest. I was big on Kittle last year and was surprised how he emerged into the top 3. Ertz is a target monster and Kelce is being drafted as high as the 3rd round. I have seen some guys take one of these 3 guys instead of taking a wide receiver first. Should be interesting to see how this plays out, if that can be a strategy moving forward.
Tier Two
| Rank | Name | Tm | ADP |
| 4 | Evan Engram | NYG | 5 |
| 5 | Hunter Henry | LAC | 6 |
| 6 | O.J. Howard | TB | 4 |
| 7 | Eric Ebron | IND | 8 |
| 8 | Delanie Walker | TEN | 12 |
| 9 | Jared Cook | NO | 7 |
| 10 | David Njoku | CLE | 10 |
Like the top tier, this group is really hard to separate from one another. I think once the run starts, this will be the group that will be heavily targeted. My guy is Hunter Henry in this group. He will be who I am targeting. Check out my piece on Henry https://bellyupsports.com/2019/07/2019-fantasy-football-sleepers-bounce-back-candidates/ and see why I think he is a bounce back candate in 2019. I noticed Delanie Walker is getting no love this year. Even though he was out all of 2018 , you cant forget he has been a top 5 Tight End the previous 2 years.
Tier Three
| Rank | Name | Tm | ADP |
| 11 | Vance McDonald | PIT | 9 |
| 12 | Austin Hooper | ATL | 11 |
| 13 | Greg Olsen | CAR | 16 |
| 14 | Jack Doyle | IND | 23 |
| 15 | Trey Burton | CHI | 13 |
| 16 | Jordan Reed | WAS | 18 |
| 17 | Kyle Rudolph | MIN | 14 |
| 18 | Jimmy Graham | GB | 17 |
| 19 | Chris Herndon | NYJ | 21 |
| 20 | Mark Andrews | BAL | 20 |
| 21 | Dallas Goedert | PHI | 22 |
If you are like me, I like to wait for a tight end, although looking at this mess I may have to jump up this year into the previous tier. So many questions with this group. Mcdonald and Hooper seem the safest, but I have drafted those 2 guys before with mediocre outcome. Olsen, Dole, Burton, Reed, Rudolph and Graham, remember when they were all top tight end picks? Now, with health issues you have to carry a second tight end if you grab one of them. Herndon is suspended 4 games maybe back him up with a player like Graham. Andrews has gotten some love out of OTA’s as well as Goedert. Going to be interesting for these guys that’s for sure.
Tier 4
| Rank | Name | Tm | ADP |
| 22 | T.J. Hockenson | DET | 15 |
| 23 | Noah Fant | DEN | 19 |
| 24 | Mike Gesicki | MIA | 26 |
| 25 | Tyler Eifert | CIN | 24 |
| 26 | Jason Witten | DAL | 25 |
| 27 | Gerald Everett | LA | 28 |
| 28 | Will Dissly | SEA | 38 |
| 29 | Cameron Brate | TB | 29 |
| 30 | Benjamin Watson | NE | 39 |
If you want one of these rookies, you are going to have to grab them early. Hockenson and Fant seem to be the guys. Their ADP is higher than where I have them ranked. I would like to take a late flier on Mike Gesicki. I think Fitzpatrick will look for him as he did with his tight ends in Tampa Bay. No thanks on Eifert and Witten. Have no idea why the guy even came back, I would have stayed in the booth like Romo.
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