-2025 NFL Schedule -Strength of Schedule
MOCK DRAFT
Ask the Commish.Com 2025 Draft Kit
With 35-year-old Travis Kelce now in the twilight of his career, his numbers have begun to slip. His 8.5 yards per catch and 1.49 yards per route run in 2024 were career lows, and Kelce's TD total last season (3) was his lowest since a rookie season in which he played one game. Still, Kelce had 97 catches for 823 yards in 16 games and finished TE5 in PPR scoring despite the touchdown shortage. Kelce will turn 36 in October and is no longer the same player who finished TE1 in fantasy scoring six times from 2016 to 2022. But Kelce has a strong rapport with Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes, and Kelce's 2024 reception and yardage totals suggest there's still gas in the tank.
George Kittle continues to string together outstanding seasons. He cleared 1,000 receiving yards in 2024 for a second straight year, finishing with 78 catches for 1,106 yards and eight touchdowns despite missing two games. A model of efficiency last season, Kittle established new career bests in catch rate (83.0%) and yards per target (11.8). Kittle was also a gem in last season's fantasy playoffs, producing two of his four 100-yard games in Weeks 16 and 17. Since his second NFL season, Kittle has finished TE3, TE2, TE3, TE4, TE2, TE5 and TE1 in half-point PPR fantasy points per game. Kittle turns 32 in October, and his violent style has led to some injuries over the years, but he has shown no signs of slowing down, and he has a bright 2025 target outlook for a 49ers offense that might not have a clear alpha wide receiver.
After getting off to an alarmingly slow start last year, Mark Andrews went on a touchdown spree that reaffirmed his status as a valuable fantasy tight end. Five games into the 2024 season, Andrews had 10 catches for 120 yards and zero TDs. He was TE32 in PPR fantasy points per game over that stretch. From Week 6 through the end of the regular season, Andrews scored 11 touchdowns in 12 games and averaged 3.8 catches and 46.1 yards per contest. Andrews turns 30 the day before the Ravens' 2025 season opener, and his 2024 downturn in target volume and yardage suggests that his days as an elite fantasy tight end may be over. But Andrews has been a reliable TD scorer and remains an important cog in the Baltimore offense. Consider him a midrange TE1 for fantasy.
Trey McBride followed his 2023 breakout with an even better season in 2024, with 111 catches for 1,146 yards and two touchdowns. Fears that rookie WR Marvin Harrison Jr. might put a dent in McBride's target total were unfounded, as McBride's 147 targets were second-most among tight ends and eighth-most among all pass catchers. A second-year leap for Harrison could nick McBride's target volume, but the Cardinals added no significant pass catchers in the offseason, and McBride still figures to be targeted heavily. Despite drawing 20 red-zone targets and 13 targets inside the 10-yard line last season, McBride scored only two touchdowns. He's now produced six TDs in 49 career games. If McBride can improve his touchdown luck, he could challenge for an overall TE1 finish in 2025.
After a sensational rookie year in which he finished with 86-889-10 and was the TE1 in fantasy scoring, Sam LaPorta had a slight dip in production in 2024, with 60-726-7. LaPorta actually improved year over year in yards per catch (12.1) and yards per target (8.7) last season, but after averaging 7.1 targets per game in 2023, he averaged only 5.2 targets per game in 2024. The emergence of WR Jameson Williams for the Lions could keep LaPorta's target volume from returning to 2023 levels, and the departure of playcaller Ben Johnson for the Bears' head coaching job is a concern. Still, the 24-year-old LaPorta is an attractive TE target in 2025 fantasy drafts.
It will be fascinating to see what Brock Bowers can do for an encore after a fabulous rookie year. Playing most of the season at age 21, Bowers had 112 catches for 1,194 yards and five touchdowns, breaking the records for most receiving yards by a rookie tight ends and most receptions by a rookie at any position. It was the highest reception total by a tight end since Zach Ertz had a record-setting 116 catches for the Eagles in 2018. Bowers managed all of that despite the Raiders finishing 27th in team passer rating. Las Vegas has upgraded its QB situation by trading for Geno Smith, and the only significant pass-catching addition the Raiders made in the offseason was drafting WR Jack Bech in the second round. Bowers should once again be the leading pass catcher in the Las Vegas offense and has a good chance to repeat as the fantasy TE1.