The tight end landscape is more interesting this season.
In past seasons, fantasy players often chose between drafting an elite player at the position (Kelce, Andrews) or just waiting until the final rounds and taking a shot on a few upside-tight ends. The advantage of taking one of the top players was that there was a big tier dropoff, and you could capitalize on that positional scarcity. This year, more tight ends are drafted earlier as there are more viable fantasy options. Travis Kelce and Mark Andrews are joined at the top by one of my favorite sleepers from last year, Sam LaPorta, who finished as the TE1. Add to that Dalton Kincaid, George Kittle, Trey McBride, Evan Engram, Kyle Pitts, Jake Ferguson, and David Njoku, and you can see that the options look a lot more promising this season.
