Kacey's fantasy football tight end draft avoids and overvalued players for 2025. Her top TE fades include Mark Andrews, T.J. Hockenson, and more.
Many managers draft like this when it comes to tight ends: grab an elite option early or fade the position entirely (opting for late dart throws and streamers). Both options can work. The problem is those tight ends in the middle zone; players with safe names that feel "fine" to draft.
Tight end scoring is volatile, and a lot of the time it's touchdown-driven. Managers chase last year's end-zone darlings or buy into "he's the No. 3 target, he'll be fine" crowd. And to take most of these players where they're going, you'll be passing up on running backs with upside and wideouts with 100+ targets in their future.
I'll look squarely at these big-