Pat Fitzmaurice#8 of 87 NFL pundits · Jun 1, 2026
Fitzmorris argues Brock Bowers, not Trey McBride, is the top fantasy tight end, keeps the consensus tier-two order with Kyle Pitts ahead of Sam Laporta, sees Tucker Kraft as the tier's biggest riser, and names Bowers a must-draft at their late-second-round cost. They fade Oronde Gadsden and Dalton Kincaid, and likes deep plays Terrance Ferguson and Darren/Craig "Dulcic" of Miami, while preferring Travis Kelce to George Kittle.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromIf all three play seventeen games, I'm pretty confident Bowers is going to be the tight end one.
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- 1Fantasy Rankings“if I had to pick who's going to put up better numbers just because of the Kittle injury... I currently do have Travis kelce ranked higher”
- 2Fantasy Rankings“I think this tier is correct tight end four through tight end eight... I have them ranked exactly the way we have them ranked in this tier Warrencraft fan, and my only quibble I have Pits ranked ahead of Laporta”
- 3Brock Bowers to outplay his draft cost (going late second, maybe even early third in some drafts)“It's Brock Powers... you don't have to take Bowers anywhere near the first round like he's going late second, maybe even early third in some drafts... I think like late second round is a great price”
- 4Brock Bowers to finish top 1 at his position, by fantasy points“Like if all three play seventeen games, I'm pretty confident Bowers is going to be the tight end one”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “if I had to pick who's going to put up better numbers just…”1 | Fantasy Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| “I think this tier is correct tight end four through tight end…”2 | Fantasy Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| Brock Bowers to outplay his draft cost (going late second, maybe even early third in some drafts)3 | Sleeper Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Brock Bowers to finish top 1 at his position, by fantasy points4 | Positional Finishes | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 4 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
4 checkable claims — 2 fantasy rankings, 1 positional finish and 1 sleeper call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
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Brock Bowers · 2026 season · positional finish12 calls from 9 pundits between 1 positional finish and 12 positional finish. Pat Fitzmaurice said 1 positional finish. the room's median is 1 positional finish. not settled yet
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“if I had to pick who's going to put up better numbers just because of the Kittle injury... I currently do have Travis kelce ranked higher”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
“I think this tier is correct tight end four through tight end eight... I have them ranked exactly the way we have them ranked in this tier Warrencraft fan, and my only quibble I have Pits ranked ahead of Laporta”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Sleeper CallsBrock BowersLas Vegas Raiders
Brock Bowers to outplay his draft cost (going late second, maybe even early third in some drafts)
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Positional FinishesBrock BowersLas Vegas Raiders
Brock Bowers to finish top 1 at his position, by fantasy points
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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