Cummings 2026 TE Tiers: Loveland Tops McBride
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- Colston Loveland headlines Tier 1 as a surprise pick above Trey McBride, after averaging 14.2 PPR FPPG from Week 9-18 and 18.6 across two playoff games last season.
- Sam LaPorta and Kyle Pitts sit in Tier 2 at a projected 13.5 PPR FPPG, ranked above Tyler Warren based on new offensive coordinators who have historically thrown more than 25% of team passes to tight ends.
- Dalton Schultz now projects slightly better than several Tier 5 tight ends after Jayden Higgins tore his ACL, with Cummings calling him the preferred "boring low-end TE1" in Tier 6.
- Tucker Kraft is projected for about 12.5 PPR FPPG in Tier 3, with Cummings flagging concern about whether he can match his 9.1 yards-after-catch average in his first year back from a torn ACL.
- Harold Fannin Jr. sits in Tier 5 at roughly 10 FPPG, and Cummings said he would bump him up at least one tier if the Browns name Shedeur Sanders their starter over Deshaun Watson.
- The 2026 tight end position is unusually deep, with Cummings tiering more than 20 tight ends who could realistically score around 10 PPR FPPG if things break right.
Why it matters: The 2026 tight end pool is the deepest in years, with Cummings tiering 20-plus TEs who could score around 10 PPR FPPG—meaning fantasy drafters who follow consensus and overdraft Warren could miss Tier 2 value in LaPorta or Pitts, while Schultz quietly climbs after Jayden Higgins' torn ACL expanded his role.
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