Ranking the 15 best tight ends in the NFL in 2026
The tight ends in the NFL today are potentially discussed by national analysts less often than they were a decade ago, and there are several quality tight end who receive a fraction of their team's target shares.
But when you run through their numbers under a per usage basis, it's clear that tight ends are as talented and as valuable as ever, even if they are either underutilized or even more underrated in 2025 and 2026.
Here is a ranking of the 15 best tight ends in the NFL right now, merging the playmakers with the safety valves, the staples of the offense with the secret superstars to create this list.
15. Pat Freiermuth, Pittsburgh Steelers
Pat Freiermuth only started half of the Pittsburgh Steelers games last season despite appearing in all of them, which was quite the disse...