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Veteran NFL tight ends have been once more anticipated to dominate the place’s high 12 fantasy-scoring ranks this season, however age, accidents and an ascending youth motion created a extremely disparate TE1 participant pool.
The 2024 NFL season’s TE1 group options 5 gamers aged 29 or older and 4 gamers aged 25 or youthful, two of whom make up the place’s high three. Fantasy managers ought to count on the 2025 common draft place leaders to be even youthful, although fortunately backed by sturdy and dependable utilization established early in these gamers’ careers.
The desk beneath ranks the highest 12 tight ends by complete points-per-reception fantasy factors from Weeks 1-17 in 2024.
| Top 12 Fantasy Tight Ends | Total Points in 2024 | PFF Offense Grade in 2024 | Total Points in 2023 | PFF Offense Grade in 2023 |
| TE Brock Bowers, Las Vegas Raiders | 247.7 (TE1) | 86.7 | N/A | N/A |
| TE George Kittle, San Francisco 49ers | 231.9 (TE2) | 92.5 | 203.2 (TE5) | 88.4 |
| TE Trey McBride, Arizona Cardinals | 230.3 (TE3) | 86.6 | 169.1 (TE8) | 77.9 |
| TE Jonnu Smith, Miami Dolphins | 203.7 (TE4) | 79.6 | 112.3 (TE19) | 58.8 |
| TE Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs | 195.4 (TE5) | 70.9 | 219.4 (TE2) | 79.4 |
| TE Mark Andrews, Baltimore Ravens | 173.4 (TE6) | 84.0 | 135.4 (TE11) | 80.0 |
| TE Zach Ertz, Washington Commanders | 162.0 (TE7) | 65.2 | 57.1 (TE41) | 50.7 |
| TE Sam LaPorta, Detroit Lions | 161.3 (TE8) | 74.5 | 225.4 (TE1) | 76.3 |
| TE Tucker Kraft, Green Bay Packers | 155.7 (TE9) | 68.0 | 72.4 (TE31) | 61.7 |
| TE David Njoku, Cleveland Browns | 148.5 (TE10) | 64.5 | 201.2 (TE6) | 68.3 |
| TE Pat Freiermuth, Pittsburgh Steelers | 145.8 (TE11) | 66.7 | 72.7 (TE30) | 65.8 |
| TE Hunter Henry, New England Patriots | 145.4 (TE12) | 70.8 | 119.9 (TE17) | 69.8 |