Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings (Half-PPR) - August Updates Include George Kittle, Sam LaPorta, Tucker Kraft, Tyler Warren, Kyle Pitts, Chig Okonkwo

August 7, 2025

RotoBaller's half-PPR fantasy football tight end (TE) rankings with August 2025 updates. These fantasy football TE rankings are updated for 2025 drafts.

It's fantasy football draft season, as the 2025 NFL season begins in just around a month. Drafting is always fun, but navigating the difficult TE position can be a struggle. We're here to help! In these 2025 fantasy football tight end rankings (half-ppr), you will find out where key TEs such as Brock Bowers, George Kittle, Sam LaPorta, Tucker Kraft, Tyler Warren, Kyle Pitts, and Chig Okonkwo stand for the new NFL campaign.

Our NFL rankings team has been covering fantasy football all year long, and we'll continue to do so through the start and end of the NFL season. Be sure to also check out and bookmark our various 2025 fantasy football rankings, including formats like best ball fantasy football rankings, dynasty fantasy football rankings, and 2025 NFL rookie fantasy football rankings. Whatever you're interested in, we've got you covered.

RotoBaller's lead NFL analyst Nick Mariano put together these updated 2025 half-PPR TE rankings, which will be updated regularly throughout the NFL offseason. As injuries happen and depth charts shake up, be sure to check back in.

Tight End Fantasy Football Rankings: Half-PPR

Check out our PPR fantasy football rankings and standard (non-PPR) fantasy football rankings as well:

Fantasy Football Tight End Player Outlooks

George Kittle, San Francisco 49ers

San Francisco 49ers playmaker George Kittle has been one of the most reliable fantasy tight ends over the last few years. He has finished top-5 at the position in six of the past seven seasons and is coming off one of his better fantasy campaigns in 2024. Kittle finished as the TE3 in PPR formats and averaged 15.8 PPR fantasy points per game. That 15.8 average ranked first among all tight ends last year. The 31-year-old caught 78 passes for 1,106 yards and eight touchdowns in 15 games for the 49ers.

As we head into the 2025-2026 season, Kittle should remain a strong TE1 option for managers. He scored at least 14 PPR fantasy points in 11 of 15 contests last year, and it wouldn't be a surprise to see him repeat those fantasy numbers this season. Deebo Samuel Sr. was traded this offseason, and Brandon Aiyuk (knee) is coming off a season-ending ACL injury. Therefore, we could see the veteran up his 22% target share from last year. That all makes him a perfect target early in 2025 fantasy football drafts.

- Joey Pollizze, RotoBaller

Tucker Kraft, Green Bay Packers

Green Bay Packers tight end Tucker Kraft enjoyed a nice sophomore season. He posted a 50-707-7 line and set new career highs across the board. Kraft would finish 2024 as the PPR TE10. In the immediate aftermath of Green Bay's season, head coach Matt LaFleur lamented the fact that the team did not further utilize Kraft and expressed his desire to further incorporate him into Green Bay's offense moving forward. LaFleur has echoed those sentiments several times throughout the offseason as well.

However, the team used a first-round pick to select wide receiver Matthew Golden in the 2025 NFL Draft. The addition of Golden further complicates an already crowded receiving core and marks a potential roadblock toward Kraft earning a larger role. Be that as it may, we should not entirely dismiss LaFleur's comments on Kraft.

He runs an offensive system very similar to the one run by Kyle Shanahan and the San Francisco 49ers. Perhaps the team sees Kraft as their version of George Kittle and plans to utilize him as such. With Kraft's average NFFC ADP around 120 overall, it won't cost gamers much to find out. If you plan to wait on tight end in your draft, Kraft's name should be at the top of your list.

- Dave Ventresca, RotoBaller

Kyle Pitts, Atlanta Falcons

Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts (foot) continues to be the bane of fantasy football managers who are duped into drafting him at his ADP. His rookie season, largely driven by the oft-disrespected late-career quarterback Matt Ryan, has yet to be replicated. Instead, Pitts has found new ways to disappoint every season. The 24-year-old hasn't lived up to his name value from a lack of separation ability, poor contested-catch skills, and inexplicable and costly drops.

Atlanta has better options to get the ball to, like wide receivers Drake London and Darnell Mooney, and running back Bijan Robinson. Pitts is the fourth option in this offense. At some point, it's better to stop making excuses for players for their lack of production. The three years of Pitts we've seen after his rookie season should be more in line with what we expect from him, so he's an easy fade in most fantasy football leagues.

Pitts is also dealing with a foot injury, and the Falcons are being extra cautious with their starting tight end. Someone will inevitably pick him too high, and he's currently TE15 in the latest RotoBaller rankings, but that ranking could drop if his foot injury continues to linger.

- John Johnson, RotoBaller

Chig Okonkwo, Tennessee Titans

If Tennessee Titans tight end Chig Okonkwo has been anything during the first three years of his NFL career, it is consistent. He has amassed 450, 528, and 479 receiving yards in each of those seasons. He scored three touchdowns in 2022, one in 2023, and two last season. Okonkwo has also been consistently durable as he has dressed for all 51 regular-season contests his Titans have played. The problem is his numbers have not done anybody any fantasy favors. His lack of touchdowns or 600-yard years has made him a low-end TE2 who has always had upside, but the upside has not been realized yet.

Having Will Levis, Ryan Tannehill, Joshua Dobbs, Mason Rudolph, and Malik Willis as his quarterbacks has not helped him. Enter No. 1 pick overall Cam Ward, who easily becomes the most talented quarterback Okonkwo has ever had throwing to him. If Ward plays more like Jaylen Daniels and less like Akili Smith, Okonkwo's numbers will surely improve.

Just do not expect him to suddenly become Brock Bowers or George Kittle overnight. Okonkwo should top his previous personal bests in all the major fantasy categories this year with Ward as his QB. 55 receptions for 600 yards and four touchdowns would be the best year of Okonkwo's career, but that still keeps him at a TE2 fantasy level.

- Craig Rondinone, RotoBaller

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