Nathan Jahnke#72 of 87 NFL pundits · Aug 5, 2026
PFF's 2026 redraft tight end rankings place Trey McBride and Brock Bowers as the clear top two at the position, with Kittle sidelined by an Achilles recovery, and slot three sophomores — Colston Loveland, Harold Fannin Jr. and Tyler Warren — inside the top seven tight ends.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromKittle is working back from a torn Achilles, making McBride and Bowers the clear top two for now.
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- 1Fantasy Rankings“Kittle is working back from a torn Achilles, making McBride and Bowers the clear top two for now.”
- 2Harold Fannin Jr. to finish top 7 at his position, by fantasy points“Three tight ends enjoyed exceptionally successful rookie seasons in 2025 and landed among the top seven tight ends for 2026... Colston Loveland, Harold Fannin Jr. and Tyler Warren”
- 3Colston Loveland to finish top 7 at his position, by fantasy points“A strong sophomore class: Three tight ends enjoyed exceptionally successful rookie seasons in 2025 and landed among the top seven tight ends for 2026... a promising sophomore class that includes Colston Loveland, Harold Fannin Jr. and Tyler Warren”
- 4Tyler Warren to finish top 7 at his position, by fantasy points“Three tight ends enjoyed exceptionally successful rookie seasons in 2025 and landed among the top seven tight ends for 2026... Colston Loveland, Harold Fannin Jr. and Tyler Warren”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “Kittle is working back from a torn Achilles, making McBride and…”1 | Fantasy Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| Harold Fannin Jr. to finish top 7 at his position, by fantasy points2 | Positional Finishes | — | — | — | — | |
| Colston Loveland to finish top 7 at his position, by fantasy points3 | Positional Finishes | — | — | — | — | |
| Tyler Warren to finish top 7 at his position, by fantasy points4 | Positional Finishes | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 4 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
4 checkable claims — 3 positional finishes and 1 fantasy ranking — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
“Kittle is working back from a torn Achilles, making McBride and Bowers the clear top two for now.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Positional FinishesHarold Fannin Jr.
Harold Fannin Jr. to finish top 7 at his position, by fantasy points
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Positional FinishesColston Loveland
Colston Loveland to finish top 7 at his position, by fantasy points
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Positional FinishesTyler Warren
Tyler Warren to finish top 7 at his position, by fantasy points
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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