Rich Hribar#24 of 87 NFL pundits · Jul 30, 2026
Hribar groups Brock Bowers, Trey McBride and Colston Loveland as their top tier of 2026 fantasy tight ends, expects McBride to again lead tight ends in routes run while cautioning they won't draft them at their ADP, and expects Carson Beck to start games for Arizona in 2026.
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What Rich Hribar said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromEven anticipating the gap in routes over the field to come down, I would still lean toward McBride leading this tier in route opportunities.
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- The piece
- 2026 Fantasy Football TE Tiers: Rich Hribar’s Draft Guide
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- 1Carson Beck to be 1st on the depth chart“I am entering the season expecting to see Carson Beck start games in 2026, and we could even see Gardner Minshew for a spell as a bridge to Beck.”
- 2Jacoby Brissett to be 1st on the depth chart“Brissett remains the starter as an added positive”
- 3Trey McBride to fall short of his draft cost (the second round of non-TE Premium drafts)“they are why I would suggest he is not someone I would pull the trigger on in the second round of non-TE Premium drafts... Even with McBride having the best odds to run the most routes again, I am not drafting him at his current cost”
- 4Fantasy Rankings“Tier 1 Fantasy Football TEs: Brock Bowers, Trey McBride, Colston Loveland”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Beck to be 1st on the depth chart1 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Jacoby Brissett to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Trey McBride to fall short of his draft cost (the second round of non-TE Premium drafts)3 | Fantasy Bust Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| “Tier 1 Fantasy Football TEs: Brock Bowers, Trey McBride,…”4 | Fantasy Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 4 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
4 checkable claims — 2 depth chart calls, 1 fantasy bust call and 1 fantasy ranking — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 2 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room on every one.
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.
Where this call stands in the room
Carson Beck · 2026 season28 calls from 22 pundits between 1 and 3. Rich Hribar said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
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Their call against the room
Their call against everyone else's, while this is still unsettled.
1Depth Chart CallsCarson BeckArizona Cardinals
Carson Beck to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsJacoby BrissettArizona Cardinals
Jacoby Brissett to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Fantasy Bust CallsTrey McBrideArizona Cardinals
Trey McBride to fall short of his draft cost (the second round of non-TE Premium drafts)
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
“Tier 1 Fantasy Football TEs: Brock Bowers, Trey McBride, Colston Loveland”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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