PPR Fantasy Football TE Rankings for Drafts - Brock Bowers, Evan Engram, Tucker Kraft, Tyler Warren, T.J. Hockenson, Colston Loveland, Kyle Pitts, Travis Kelce

August 22, 2025

RotoBaller's PPR tight end (TE) fantasy football rankings for drafts in 2025. Use our updated fantasy football TE rankings, tiers from August to crush drafts.

Fantasy football draft season is in full force! At RotoBaller HQ, we are back with more fantasy football rankings to help you crush your drafts. Today we are focusing on the tight end position and our updated PPR tight end (TE) fantasy football rankings -- updated for August 2025. Check out where key fantasy football tight ends such as Evan Engram, Tucker Kraft, Tyler Warren, Colston Loveland, and Kyle Pitts Sr. are listed in our latest rankings.

Tight end can be one of the most volatile positions in fantasy. However, if you don't select an elite TE such as Brock Bowers or Trey McBride early, there is a lot of value that can be had in the middle rounds. RotoBaller's lead fantasy football rankings analyst Nick Mariano has been updating these tight draft rankings all off-season, so you can easily see which middle-round and later-round tight ends are worth targeting in drafts and get a great value.

Be sure to also follow all of the fantasy football injury news and bookmark our main fantasy football rankings portal with 14 different types of rankings for various league types and scoring settings. Win more in 2025!

Tight End Fantasy Football Recent News

• Joe Lombardi Calls Evan Engram an "Elite Receiver"
• Greg Dulcich Scores Another Two Touchdowns in Preseason Finale
• Kyle Pitts Sr. Focused on Improving Chemistry With his Quarterback
• Cade Otton Hopes For Extension With Bucs
• Tommy Tremble Activated from PUP List
• Darren Waller Activated From PUP List
• Sam LaPorta Returns to Practice
• Luke Schoonmaker Enters Concussion Protocol

PPR Tight End Fantasy Football Rankings

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Fantasy Football Tight End Player Outlooks

Darren Waller, Miami Dolphins

The Miami Dolphins have activated recently acquired tight end Darren Waller from the Physically Unable to Perform list. The Dolphins traded a 2026 6th-round pick to the New York Giants in July for Waller and a conditional 7th. Waller came out of retirement to join the Dolphins after Miami traded incumbent tight end Jonnu Smith to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Waller turns 33 in September, and he has been out of football for over a year, last seeing game action with the Giants in the 2023 season.

Should the Dolphins' offense operate anything like it did last season, there will be ample opportunity for Waller to eventually work the short-to-intermediate area of the field where Smith saw the majority of his 109 targets, good enough for 4th amongst tight ends. While Waller's game was always at its best when his trademark athleticism was used to stretch the field, it remains to be seen just how much juice he has left. However, a safety valve role for Tua Tagovailoa could create enough of a floor to keep Waller fantasy relevant one more time.

Evan Engram, Denver Broncos

Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi called tight end Evan Engram an "elite receiver." The Broncos have been searching for an elite pass-catching tight end for a while now, and Engram could be that guy in 2025 in his first year with the team. The 30-year-old former first-rounder by the New York Giants in 2017 out of Mississippi played in only nine games due to a shoulder injury last year, but he had a career-high 963 receiving yards on 114 receptions in a career year for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2023.

Engram has developed chemistry with second-year quarterback Bo Nix this summer and could be the young signal-caller's No. 2 target behind receiver Courtland Sutton. Not only should Engram see more usage in Denver thi year, but he could also be more of a red-zone target, which has been an issue for his fantasy upside since his rookie season.

Sam LaPorta, Detroit Lions

Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta (undisclosed) returned to training camp practice on Tuesday, according to Colton Pouncy of The Athletic. LaPorta has been held out of practices recently with a minor undisclosed issue, but it was never considered serious. It's unclear if he'll make his debut this preseason in the finale on Saturday against the Houston Texans.

The 24-year-old former second-rounder (34th overall) in 2023 out of Iowa put himself on the fantasy map right away in his rookie campaign with an 86-889-10 line in 17 games (14 starts). He took a slight step backwards in his sophomore season with a 60-726-7 line in 16 regular-season starts. LaPorta has plenty of competition in a still stacked Lions offense which will be run by new offensive coordinator John Morton. However, in one of the top offenses in the league, LaPorta should be considered a top-five fantasy TE.

Kyle Pitts, Atlanta Falcons

Former Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Hugh Douglas was a guest on the Pat McAfee Show on Monday, and he is bullish on the 2025 Falcons offense. He boldly predicted fireworks, and he believes second-year quarterback Michael Penix Jr. is the key to unlocking fifth-year tight end Kyle Pitts Sr. Pitts exploded onto the scene with a 1,000 yard rookie campaign after being the highest drafted tight end in NFL history, but he has yet to top 55 receptions or 700 yards in any of his three seasons since, and his four touchdowns in 2024 were a career high.

His raw talent and intriguing physical profile will keep him on many a draft radar, despite the scars of the past. His current Yahoo Fantasy ADP of TE17 is the lowest of his career, and if his connection with Penix can match what he had with Matt Ryan in 2021, he may finally reward drafters willing to take another shot on him.

Colston Loveland, Chicago Bears

Chicago Bears tight end Colston Loveland caught two passes on two targets for 26 yards in Sunday’s 38-0 win against the Buffalo Bills. The 2025 first-round pick caught the game's first pass from quarterback Caleb Williams, as well as hauling in an 18-yard reception over the middle on 2nd-and-14. Despite Loveland's solid night, he only played four of nine snaps when the Bears ran one-tight end formations. A tight end rotation is currently in the works with veteran tight end Cole Kmet, but expect Loveland's role to grow as the season progresses. With the crowded receiving corps and an uncertain role early in the season, Loveland should only be considered in the late rounds of fantasy drafts.

Brock Bowers, Las Vegas Raiders

Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers has seen his role shift under the new coaching staff in preseason games this year. After a dominant rookie year with 112 receptions for 1,194 yards and five touchdowns, Bowers was out-snapped 8-to-5 by Michael Mayer on Saturday. Mayer handled most first- and second-down work, while Bowers appeared primarily on third downs and passing situations. It's unclear if this is simply preseason management to limit wear and tear or an early sign of a new rotation. While still a TE1 with elite upside, Bowers' usage should be monitored heading into Week 1.

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