Njoku’s 10th-round ADP hides massive upside, according to Bob Harris. Despite a high-ankle sprain and late-season knee issue limiting him to 11 games, he produced 64-505-5 on 97 targets (26.6 % share) and was TE5 in points per game (13.1). Carter notes Njoku "cooks whenever Deshaun Watson is NOT throwing him the ball," and Watson is expected to miss 2025 rehabbing a twice-torn Achilles. In Weeks 13-17 of 2023 with Joe Flacco, Njoku was the overall TE5, and Flacco is back as the presumptive starter. Harris views that combo plus a TE10 price as a slam-dunk value play.

Engram’s Round-10, Pick-117 ADP is a punchline Harris can’t wait to exploit. The former Jaguar owns a 19.9 % career target share and posted 23.6 % and 25.2 % the last two years. New OC Sean Payton hasn’t featured a TE above 19 % since 2015, but Mike Clay argues that’s because he lacked a talent like Engram; Jimmy Graham delivered three top-2 seasons under Payton earlier in the decade. Rookie QB Bo Nix ranked fifth in sub-10-yard pass attempts and 26th in aDOT, meshing perfectly with Engram’s short-area prowess. Denny Carter believes a top-5 PPR finish is in play, and Harris agrees given the price.

Andrews finished 2024 as TE6 with a career-high 11 TDs, yet Harris is hitting the brakes at a 95th-overall ADP. The underlying usage is troubling: a 15 % target share (20th among TEs) after living in the 22-28 % range, propped up by a Ravens offense that scored an "unsustainable" 3.6 TDs per game. Trade rumors persist due to his $11 M 2025 cap hit and Isaiah Likely’s emergence. Harris prefers to wait for clarity, noting there is too much late-round talent to gamble on a player who could change teams or see further volume erosion.

Calling TE7 ADP "oh ye of little faith," Harris is all-in on Jonnu Smith at Pick 98. Smith erupted for 88 receptions, 884 yards, and 8 TDs in his first year with Mike McDaniel, ranking fourth among TEs in targets (111) and trailing only Bowers and McBride in fantasy scoring from Week 5 forward. Carter’s film study shows Jonnu crushed zone looks and commanded 96 of those 111 targets in the final 13 games. Even if Tyreek Hill bounces back, Harris views a second-year leap in McDaniel’s system and a bargain price as a recipe for top-5 upside.

Harris advised letting someone else chase T.J. Hockenson at an 84th-overall ADP. Returning mid-2024 from ACL surgery, Hockenson mustered 41-455-0 in 10 games and showed obvious rust. He now faces an unproven rookie QB (J.J. McCarthy) and multiple offensive question marks. While memories of his NFC-leading PPR points per game in 2023 explain the TE5 price tag, Harris believes the range of outcomes is wide and downside outweighs upside given healthier, more predictable options in the same draft pocket.

After a TE7 finish that felt disappointing, Harris reminded readers LaPorta averaged only 2.8 targets and 7.1 fantasy points over the first six weeks but roared back to 6.7 targets and 13.6 points per game the rest of the way—including playoffs—mirroring his record-setting rookie pace. He is now the first TE ever with 600+ yards and 6 TDs in each of his first two seasons. A new OC adds some uncertainty, but that risk is already baked into a Round-6, Pick-65 price. Harris is happy to buy the bounce-back upside at that cost.

Harris labeled Kittle’s TE3 ADP (51st overall) “excellent value.” Kittle posted 78-1,106-8, averaged a position-best 15.8 PPR points per game, and delivered seven 20-point outings plus a 30-pointer in Week 17. With Deebo Samuel traded, Brandon Aiyuk returning from injury, and Christian McCaffrey’s health in question, Harris expects Kittle’s target share to stay robust. Four 1,000-yard seasons and six top-5 finishes in any year he’s played 14+ games cement the floor, while his weekly ceiling matches the elites without their price.

Harris called Trey McBride “the best early-round balance of volume, role, and upside.” Despite scoring only two late-season TDs, McBride piled up 111 receptions, 1,146 yards, and a league-best 29.6 % target share at tight end, then landed a four-year, $76 M extension—the richest in TE history. With Kyler Murray healthy and the staff committed to featuring him, Harris expects similar elite volume and sees positive TD regression as the path to overall TE1. McBride’s ADP is 25th overall (a full round after Bowers), giving drafters a comparable floor and higher untapped ceiling for less capital.

Bob Harris warned that Brock Bowers’ current Underdog ADP of 15th overall (TE1) is “acceptable, but not ideal.” Bowers is coming off a record-shattering rookie season (112 catches, 1,194 yards, 15.5 PPR points per game, breaking Mike Ditka’s 63-year yardage record and Malik Nabers’ rookie catch record) and now gets Pete Carroll, Chip Kelly, and Geno Smith—who’s posted three straight 3,500-yard, 20-TD campaigns—running the offense. Harris’ concern is twofold: historic seasons are inherently hard to repeat, and managers can capture similar weekly leverage by taking cheaper tight ends a round or more later. He’s still willing to draft Bowers, just not at a mid-Round-2 premium in best ball.

Phil Alexander said Isiah Pacheco is a screaming value at his current outside-top-25 ADP, arguing that drafters are over-penalizing last year’s fractured fibula. Before the injury Pacheco handled roughly 80% of the snaps and piled up 189 scrimmage yards with seven receptions in just six quarters, usage that hinted at a true three-down role now that Jerick McKinnon is gone. Alexander noted that post-injury efficiency was ugly—3.4 yards per carry and under 3.0 YPC in four of eight games—but pointed to Tony Pollard’s similar timeline (needed half a season to regain burst) as evidence that a full offseason should restore explosiveness. Kansas City’s staff agrees; Andy Reid called Pacheco “tremendous” in June OTAs after the back added muscle to regain the weight he lost rehabbing. The bullish case is reinforced by elite contact balance: Pacheco’s 3.5 yards after contact in 2023 ranked second among 200-carry backs. Alexander concluded that if the fibula is truly behind him Pacheco is the unquestioned RB1 in an offense that still averaged 23 points and a rushing TD per game, giving him top-20 upside at a discount.

Harris views Zach Ertz’s TE23, 15th-round ADP as “wildly off base.” The 34-year-old logged 66-654-7 last year, finishing TE11 while ranking second on Washington in all major receiving categories. He now returns to Jayden Daniels’ comfort blanket role even after the addition of Deebo Samuel. With proven red-zone chops and virtually no opportunity cost, Ertz is a cheap way to lock in weekly floor and occasional spikes.

Despite a 50-707-7 breakout when Luke Musgrave was shelved, Kraft still carries TE12, Pick 124 pricing. Harris is skeptical because Green Bay expects Musgrave back ‘bigger, stronger, faster,’ potentially reclaiming the role that forced Kraft off his draft board originally. If Musgrave regains lead duties, Kraft becomes overdrafted; Harris prefers cheaper late-round flyers.

Engram slides to TE11 (Pick 117) after joining Denver, and Harris cannot wait to capitalize. Engram owns a 19.9% career target share (25% last year) and now fills Sean Payton’s Joker role with rookie Bo Nix, whose league-low aDOT should funnel underneath looks. While Payton’s recent TE usage sat below 19%, Harris notes that none of those rooms had a talent on Engram’s level since Jimmy Graham’s trio of top-2 seasons. Nick Kosmider reports Denver views Engram as the final offensive piece, and Harris agrees a top-5 finish is firmly in play.

Harris loves scooping David Njoku in Round 10 after a quietly elite per-game season (TE5 at 13.1 PPR). Even while battling ankle, hamstring, and knee issues, Njoku posted a 26.6% target share and five TDs in just 11 contests. With Deshaun Watson sidelined all of 2025 and Joe Flacco—who fueled Njoku’s 2023 TE5 run—back under center, Harris sees “tons of upside” at a bargain price.

Harris is “all in” on Jonnu Smith at TE7, Pick 98. Smith reset Miami franchise TE records with 88-884-8 and ranked fourth in TE targets (111), with 96 looks from Week 5 on when he trailed only Bowers and McBride in fantasy scoring. Although his targets per route dip versus man coverage and a Tyreek Hill rebound is possible, Harris believes Smith’s second year in Mike McDaniel’s scheme should unlock further growth. Ninth-round cost erases the risk.

At TE6 (Pick 95) Andrews looks affordable, but Harris is staying on the sidelines until the situation settles. His target share cratered to 15% (20th among TEs) while 11 TDs masked usage erosion in an offense scoring an unsustainable 3.6 TDs per game. Trade rumors fueled by Isaiah Likely’s emergence and an $11 M 2025 cap hit add uncertainty. Harris prefers late-round upside options over investing in a murky depth-chart battle.

Harris advised passing on T.J. Hockenson as TE5 (Pick 84). Post-ACL rust was evident: 41-455-0 in 10 games and only one 100-yard outing. Now he’s paired with rookie QB J.J. McCarthy plus lingering durability concerns. While memories of his 2023 NFC-leading PPR pace provide allure, Harris would rather draft more certain assets in that range and let someone else gamble on a bounce-back.

Harris is happy to draft Sam LaPorta at Pick 65 after a perceived sophomore slump. The TE7 finish masked a tale of two seasons: only 2.8 targets (11% share) over the first six games, then 6.7 targets (21% share) and 13.6 PPR points the rest of the way, playoffs included. LaPorta became the first tight end ever with 600+ yards and 6 TDs in each of his first two campaigns. A coordinator change injects some uncertainty, but Harris sees that already baked into the ADP and expects a rebound to 2023 form.

Calling him “Mr. Consistent,” Harris loves George Kittle at TE3, Pick 51. Kittle logged 78-1106-8 and led the position in points per game (15.8), erupting for seven 20-plus-point outings and a 30-point Week-17 nuclear game. With Deebo Samuel traded, Brandon Aiyuk returning from injury, and Christian McCaffrey facing recovery questions, Harris believes Kittle’s target share could climb. Four career 1,000-yard seasons and proven spike weeks make the fifth-round price a smash in best-ball builds.

Harris labeled Trey McBride the premier early-round value at tight end. Despite only 2 TDs, McBride piled up 111 receptions, 1,146 yards, and a league-leading 29.6% target share, then secured a four-year, $76 M extension. With Kyler Murray healthy and the staff openly committed to featuring him, Harris expects positive touchdown regression that could make McBride the overall TE1. Because he’s available nearly a full round after Bowers (Pick 25 vs. 15), Harris plans to roster McBride heavily for a similar floor but a higher untapped ceiling.

Bob Harris cautioned that paying a mid-Round-2 ADP (15th overall) for Brock Bowers is "acceptable, but not ideal." Bowers just set rookie records with 112 catches and 1,194 yards while averaging 15.5 PPR points per game, yet Harris warned that historic seasons are rarely repeated and fantasy managers can obtain similar production cheaper. Although new HC Pete Carroll, OC Chip Kelly, and QB Geno Smith (three straight 3,500-yard, 20-TD seasons) should boost the Raiders’ passing efficiency, Harris prefers leveraging tight-end scarcity without overpaying at peak value and will pivot to lower-cost options like Trey McBride when possible.