Every Snub from Top 10 in New NFL TE Rankings by Coaches, Execs

One byproduct of the tight end position being arguably as deep as it has ever been in the NFL is there will inevitably be players ranked lower than their talent suggests.

ESPN's Jeremy Fowler dropped a ranking of the top 10 tight ends entering the 2026 season as voted on by a group of coaches, scouts and executives, with Brock Bowers of the Las Vegas Raiders leading the group.

Here's the full top 10 ranking:

1. Brock Bowers, Las Vegas Raiders
2. Trey McBride, Arizona Cardinals
3. George Kittle, San Francisco 49ers
4. Sam LaPorta, Detroit Lions
5. Tyler Warren, Indianapolis Colts
6. Tucker Kraft, Green Bay Packers
7. Colston Loveland, Chicago Bears
8. Kyle Pitts Sr., Atlanta Falcons
9. Mark Andrews, Baltimore Ravens
10. Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs

Just outside the top 10, Fowler listed five tight ends as honorable mentions:

• Dalton Kincaid, Buffalo Bills
• Pat Freiermuth, Pittsburgh Steelers
• Cole Kmet, Chicago Bears
• Jake Ferguson, Dallas Cowboys
• Harold Fannin Jr., Cleveland Browns

There were also seven players in the "also received" votes category:

• T.J. Hockenson, Minnesota Vikings
• Isaiah Likely, New York Giants
• Dalton Schultz, Houston Texans
• Dallas Goedert, Philadelphia Eagles
• Oronde Gadsden II, Los Angeles Chargers
• Juwan Johnson, New Orleans Saints
• Brenton Strange, Jacksonville Jaguars

This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.

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