Loveland in Tier 1 of Cummings' 2026 fantasy TE rankings
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- Colston Loveland was placed in Tier 1 of Cummings' 2026 fantasy tight end rankings alongside Brock Bowers and Trey McBride, after averaging 14.2 PPR Fantasy points per game from Week 9 through Week 18 last year and 18.6 in his two playoff games.
- Tier 1 tight ends are projected between 13.7 and 14.6 PPR FPPG, with Cummings expecting one of them to beat those projections by at least a full point.
- Tier 2's Sam LaPorta, Kyle Pitts, and Tyler Warren benefit from new tight end-friendly offensive coordinators whose schemes have historically thrown more than 25% of team passes to tight ends, projecting 12.5-13.5 PPR FPPG.
- Tier 3's Harold Fannin could move up a tier if Shedeur Sanders wins the Browns' QB job, but Cummings is concerned that Deshaun Watson could win the battle and leave the pass offense anemic.
- Tier 4 includes future Hall of Famers Travis Kelce, Mark Andrews, George Kittle, and Dallas Goedert, all projecting for double-digit Fantasy points per game but available in the double-digit rounds; Kittle is coming off a torn Achilles.
- Dalton Kincaid led all tight ends in yards per route run last year, and Cummings acknowledged he may be a tier too low if Kincaid stays healthy and Joe Brady deploys him as a full-time player.
Why it matters: The 2026 tight end class is deep enough that Hall of Famers like Kelce, Kittle, Andrews, and Goedert fall to Tier 4, while sophomore Colston Loveland breaks into Tier 1 on the strength of his late-season and playoff production. Tier 2's LaPorta, Pitts, and Warren now project as Round 5 values with new tight end-friendly coordinators who have historically targeted the position on more than 25% of passes.
