# Walt: A WalterFootball 2026 fantasy tight end ranking listing players 11 through 20, with projected receptions, receiving yards and fantasy point totals for each. **Claimed:** Aug 1, 2026 **Pundit:** Walt — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/walt **Outlet:** Walter Football — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/walter-football **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://walterfootball.com/fantasy2026tightends_2.php 31 checkable claims — 30 player season numbers and 1 fantasy ranking — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. It names 20 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the rest of the room. > Gunnar Helm is an athletic tight end with loads of upside now that Chig Okonkwo is gone. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Sam LaPorta to record 121 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Sam LaPorta, Detroit Lions - Verdict: not settled yet - **Brenton Strange to record 71 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Brenton Strange, Jacksonville Jaguars - Verdict: not settled yet - **Juwan Johnson to record 115 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Juwan Johnson, New Orleans Saints - Verdict: not settled yet - **Gunnar Helm to record 660 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Gunnar Helm, Tennessee Titans - Verdict: not settled yet - **Dalton Kincaid to record 750 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Dalton Kincaid, Buffalo Bills - Verdict: not settled yet - **AJ Barner to record 113 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: AJ Barner, Seattle Seahawks - Verdict: not settled yet - **Juwan Johnson to record 850 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Juwan Johnson, New Orleans Saints - Verdict: not settled yet - **Juwan Johnson to record 72 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Juwan Johnson, New Orleans Saints - Verdict: not settled yet - **Brenton Strange to record 117 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Brenton Strange, Jacksonville Jaguars - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jake Ferguson to record 740 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Jake Ferguson, Dallas Cowboys - Verdict: not settled yet - **Greg Dulcich to record 64 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Greg Dulcich, Miami Dolphins - Verdict: not settled yet - **T.J. Hockenson to record 71 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: T.J. Hockenson, Minnesota Vikings - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jake Ferguson to record 116 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Jake Ferguson, Dallas Cowboys - Verdict: not settled yet - **Dalton Kincaid to record 117 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Dalton Kincaid, Buffalo Bills - Verdict: not settled yet - **AJ Barner to record 650 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: AJ Barner, Seattle Seahawks - Verdict: not settled yet - **Gunnar Helm to record 68 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Gunnar Helm, Tennessee Titans - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jake Ferguson to record 72 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Jake Ferguson, Dallas Cowboys - Verdict: not settled yet - **T.J. Hockenson to record 118 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: T.J. Hockenson, Minnesota Vikings - Verdict: not settled yet - **Sam LaPorta to record 72 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Sam LaPorta, Detroit Lions - Verdict: not settled yet - **Dalton Kincaid to record 63 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Dalton Kincaid, Buffalo Bills - Verdict: not settled yet - **David Njoku to record 690 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: David Njoku, Los Angeles Chargers - Verdict: not settled yet - **T.J. Hockenson to record 760 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: T.J. Hockenson, Minnesota Vikings - Verdict: not settled yet - **AJ Barner to record 68 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: AJ Barner, Seattle Seahawks - Verdict: not settled yet - **David Njoku to record 65 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: David Njoku, Los Angeles Chargers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Gunnar Helm to record 117 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Gunnar Helm, Tennessee Titans - Verdict: not settled yet - **Sam LaPorta to record 850 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Sam LaPorta, Detroit Lions - Verdict: not settled yet - **David Njoku to record 111 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: David Njoku, Los Angeles Chargers - Verdict: not settled yet - “2026 Fantasy Football Rankings - Tight Ends ... 11. Sam LaPorta ... 20. David Njoku, TE, Chargers.” - Kind: Fantasy Rankings - Verdict: not settled yet - **Greg Dulcich to record 113 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Greg Dulcich, Miami Dolphins - Verdict: not settled yet - **Greg Dulcich to record 680 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Greg Dulcich, Miami Dolphins - Verdict: not settled yet - **Brenton Strange to record 750 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Brenton Strange, Jacksonville Jaguars - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Sam LaPorta — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/sam-laporta - Detroit Lions — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/lions - Brenton Strange — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/brenton-strange - Jacksonville Jaguars — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/jaguars - Juwan Johnson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/juwan-johnson - New Orleans Saints — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/saints - Gunnar Helm — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/gunnar-helm - Tennessee Titans — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/titans - Dalton Kincaid — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/dalton-kincaid - Buffalo Bills — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bills - AJ Barner — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/aj-barner - Seattle Seahawks — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/seahawks - Jake Ferguson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jake-ferguson - Dallas Cowboys — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/cowboys - Greg Dulcich — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/greg-dulcich - Miami Dolphins — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/dolphins - T.J. Hockenson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/t-j-hockenson - Minnesota Vikings — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/vikings - David Njoku — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/david-njoku - Los Angeles Chargers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/chargers ## What others said about the same people - Nate Gosney on Daiyan Henley: After the Broncos rescinded the trade, Gosney expects Daiyan Henley to remain with the Chargers for the rest of the 2026 season, but believes the awkward fallout has effectively killed any chance of them signing a new contract with Los Angeles after the season. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/60272861-4ad0-4749-b36a-dcdf09b9213f (scored 0) - Jason Harmon on Max Brosmer: Harmon expects the Vikings' quarterback room to stay intact while Kyler Murray is hurt, and predicts Max Brosmer will be released and re-signed to the practice squad since Minnesota won't carry four QBs. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fa393501-3f38-481e-8e75-48125587e911 (scored 0) - Logan Lazarczyk on Kirk Cousins: Ahead of the trade deadline, they float three Raiders moves: shipping Kirk Cousins to Minnesota if the Vikings offer a second-round pick, selling Maxx Crosby to Dallas for a first-rounder plus, and acquiring Jaguars receiver Brian Thomas Jr. for a second- or third-round pick. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d0fd408a-7dcd-4e50-ac62-6b4510a8a800 (scored 100) - Logan Lazarczyk on Kirk Cousins: Lazarczyk expects the Raiders to be sellers before the trade deadline, suggesting Kirk Cousins could be dealt back to the Vikings and that benched interior lineman Jackson Powers-Johnson is a prime candidate to be traded somewhere. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fda03952-2ea6-4919-8114-0ebb127478d1 (scored 100) - Charean Williams on Odell Beckham Jr.: Williams writes that after releasing Odell Beckham Jr. to open a roster spot for Kirk Cousins, the Vikings will bring them back on the practice squad. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d4fd8cfb-3c75-4209-9e1a-d60e821f315b (scored 0) - Pete Prisco on Buffalo Bills: Prisco picked the Bills to win 21-14 at Minnesota. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/baf85732-a389-4d56-8efe-5ce1e77fb8ae (scored 76.19) ## More player season numbers The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Chris Broussard on Myles Garrett: Broussard expects Lamar Jackson to play well but not vintage — two touchdown passes and no picks — while Derrick Henry carries the load with over 100 rushing yards. They also take the Browns to upset the Bengals and believes Myles Garrett gets at least two sacks to break the single-season record. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5a026afc-40fe-4b1f-b209-3ce53ae205d7 (scored 91.67) - Nick Wright on Myles Garrett: Wright picks the Steelers to beat the Ravens outright in Pittsburgh, takes Seattle over San Francisco, and thinks the Browns lose to Cincinnati even as Myles Garrett gets the sack record. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9a8b5cea-9f2f-46f0-9939-72c2a60e4c26 (scored 100) - Nick Wright on Myles Garrett: Nick Wright says Myles Garrett is playing at an all-time level and might reach 25 sacks this season, and among their weekly picks they expect the Bears to beat the Steelers in an ugly low-margin home win and Seattle to win comfortably at Tennessee. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/029b0090-8d3f-47de-9fb9-7f0a02320f3a (scored 84) - Rich Eisen on Micah Parsons: Eisen made a series of picks: Micah Parsons will out-sack any two Cowboys combined (after initially leaning the other way), the NFC North is more likely to produce a Super Bowl team than the NFC East, Eagles wins will outnumber Cowboys losses, Bo Nix/Courtland Sutton will out-touchdown Cam Ward/Calvin Ridley, and Marvin Harrison Jr./James Conner will beat Kamara/Olave in yards and TDs. They also picked the AFC West order and said Deion Sanders is more likely than Bill Belichick to have a winning record. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f94f8499-af74-4a8d-a688-fd08cd52bb3c (scored 56.25) - Joe Marino on Kyle Pitts: Marino argued Kyle Pitts deserves more respect after a good season and expects their touchdown total to keep rising, landing on six touchdowns next season (following the pattern of their yearly totals). — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/73dfb52d-5f75-423d-ac98-c593c1f09e76 (scored 66.67) - Tim Hasselbeck on Isaiah Likely: Hasselbeck expects Kyler Murray to be released by Arizona, believes Malik Willis will sign somewhere as the anointed opening-day starter, and thinks Isaiah Likely can be a true No. 1 tight end who would catch over 75 passes with close to seven touchdowns as a full-season starter. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f427a6b0-2fb5-4887-90e3-a02973258757 (scored 0) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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