That’s right, we’re doing a countdown. But first, some words:
- I’m not trying to figure out who’s injury-prone. It’s a game where hundreds of high-speed collisions occur every week. The entire league is injury-prone. I’m assuming everyone is healthy unless I hear otherwise. Adjustments are for during the season.
- Opportunity matters. Committees don’t foster that.
- These players’ stats use base PPR scoring: 1 point per reception, 0.10 points per yard rushing/receiving, 0.04 points per yard passing, 6 points per touchdown, and -2.00 points per turnover.
- This column has little to do with Dynasty fantasy football. My focus is redraft.
- I love offenses. I will be assuming I have an idea of which teams have the best ones.
- The 2025 stat lines for each player will be, in order: scoring rank based on total PPR points, games played, targets, target percentage, receptions, total yards from scrimmage, yards per reception, red zone targets, total touchdowns, PPR points, PPR points per game.
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The next group is interesting players to players who should be on benches in deep leagues. I have shares of most of these players in best ball, but fewer in managed leagues. This range scored between 124.0 and 93.3 points in PPR in 2025.
30: Evan Engram, Denver Broncos
2025: 29, 16, 76, 13.0, 50, 461, 9.2, 10, 1, 102.0, 6.4
The 16 games are encouraging, but he’s 32 now, and I don’t think the miles have been kind. The hope is that new OC Davis Webb can inject some life into the position, and Engram is their best pass-catching tight end. I don’t think it will be enough to overcome the arrival of Jaylen Waddle. Worst case, Engram’s usage goes down. Best case, the touchdown percentage increases. In any case, I think 2022-2023 Engram is in the rearview mirror. I have some best ball shares.
29: Greg Dulcich, Miami Dolphins
2025: 43, 10, 33, 7.3, 26, 328, 12.9, 5, 1, 62.8, 6.3
Dulcich came out of nowhere in 2025. After spending the 2024 season on the New York Giants roster, he was signed to the Dolphins’ practice squad and was added to the roster in Week 8. His stats weren’t eye-popping, but the Dolphins re-signed him for 2026 for $3.25 million. He currently sits on top of the depth chart in Miami. The Dolphins are a blank slate. They’ll have two rookies in the wide receiver rotation, and none of the vets have been overwhelming as pros. The other TEs on the roster, third-round pick Will Kacmarek and fifth-round pick Seydou Traore, are blockers, and Justin Joly was just picked up from waivers on 8/31. This team may not be very good, but Dulcich has a shot at topping this ranking.
28: David Njoku, Los Angeles Chargers
27: Oronde Gadsden II, Los Angeles Chargers
2025 (Njoku): 34, 12, 48, 9.4, 33, 293, 8.9, 8, 4, 86.3, 7.2
2025 (Gadsden II): 15, 15, 69, 12.8, 49, 664, 13.6, 14, 3, 131.4, 8.8
This is where I’m going to be really annoying again. I had Njoku in my 2025 preseason top ten. I might as well have injured him myself. The Browns were so incompetent that they packed the season up after four games. Njoku endured an injury-riddled season, and Harold Fannin’s rise in the offense made Njoku redundant. His 48 targets in 12 games were a far cry from the 97 he had in 2024 in 11 games. Njoku just turned 30, and he misses time virtually every season, but Mike McDaniel worked wonders with an out-of-game-shape Darren Waller last season. I don’t believe Njoku is in worse shape than Waller was. He and the other import, Charlie Kolar, are solid blockers, and the Chargers have needed blockers. So where does that leave Gadsden? I can’t believe they’re done with him, but signing Njoku to a one-year, $8M contract does not signal to me that they’re ready for Gadsden to be the primary. Gadsden showed a lot of big-play ability last season: 24 of his 49 receptions went for 10+ yards, and 4 went for 30+. Athleticism is not a problem. Remember what I said about committees? Gadsden’s in one. I drafted shares of Njoku early when the cost was low. I avoided Gadsden at cost. I’ll be willing to be wrong again.
26: Cade Otton, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2025: 22, 16, 81, 14.9, 59, 572, 9.7, 5, 1, 122.2, 7.6
Cade Otton is my definition of a solid-floor tight end in fantasy, but he’s at best a TE2 or a streamer on a roster. He’s constantly limited by poor red zone usage. You know who else had 5 RZ targets and 1 TD in 2025? Elijah Arroyo. Otton is a poor man’s Dalton Schultz in fantasy: a good player with little high-end opportunity.
25: AJ Barner, Seattle Seahawks
2025: 14, 17, 68, 16.1, 52, 533, 10.0, 12, 7, 147.3, 8.7
The main reason I don’t believe Barner has high-end TE2 upside is that I don’t think the TD % is sustainable. If I’m wrong, I’m too low on him. If I’m right and he has two or three fewer TDs with no increase in opportunity, this is about right. And Klint Kubiak is gone.
24: T.J. Hockenson, Minnesota Vikings
2025: 26, 15, 66, 14.1, 51, 438, 8.6, 11, 3, 112.8, 7.5
Another guy I was dead wrong on going into last season; also, on Kevin O’Connell and JJ McCarthy. Oh, well. This could be an overcorrection, but I’m not as convinced as others that Kyler Murray will fix the Vikings’ passing game to Hockenson’s level. I certainly believe Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison benefit, but Hock is at best third in the pecking order and is fighting for targets with the running backs and new arrival Jauan Jennings. His price has been too rich in drafts for my taste.
23: Chig Okonkwo, Washington Commanders
2025: 21, 17, 79, 14.8, 56, 560, 10.0, 5, 2, 124.0, 7.3
We’ve entered the “Will these guys blow up or blow up in our faces?” tier. I really like Okonkwo landing in Washington for perceived opportunity, but there are a lot of “Ifs” here. If David Blough succeeds, if Jayden Daniels plays like it’s 2024, if the defense is still horrid, then Okonkwo may finally become THAT player. I don’t have a problem believing that, even if all the ifs don’t come true, DC will be a better offensive environment than Nashville was. I don’t like him more because John Bates and Ben Sinnott will have roles. Another guy I drafted shares of early, then got beaten to when ADPs corrected.
22: Terrance Ferguson, Los Angeles Rams
21: Colby Parkinson, Los Angeles Rams
2025 (Ferguson): 52, 13, 25, 4.3, 11, 231, 21.0, 3, 3, 52.1, 4.0
2025 (Parkinson): 17, 15, 56, 9.6, 43, 408, 9.5, 20, 8, 129.8, 8.7
Am I annoying yet? Yes, I am! I find the Los Angeles teams annoying at this position. This is the biggest TE committee in the NFL, and if the offense were not as promising, I would not be this high on these two. The Rams rotated four TEs last year and have added a fifth. I can’t wait until Sean McVay marches Matthew Stafford onto the field with 10 TEs. I’ve been hearing great things about Ferguson this offseason, and I must admit I’ve bought into the hype. This is one TE I’ve been willing to reach on, and likely the biggest risk/reward TE I’ve widely drafted. As for Parkinson, his RZ usage is off the charts: 20 of his 56 targets were in the RZ, and 1 in 7 targets were TD receptions. I find that efficiency suspicious, but not enough to write Parkinson off completely. And I’m not even sure Tyler Higbee is done as a factor. We’re buying the offense as much as the individual players. What if I add that, at 37, Stafford had a career high in TD passes by 12%? There are pitfalls here. I’m betting on Ferguson at cost and avoiding Parkinson.
That’s it for this segment. The top 20 begins tomorrow.
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