The Ringer Fantasy Football Show TE Sleepers, Tiers, and Fears 2025
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Aug 4, 2025 The discussion dives deep into tight end rankings for the upcoming season. Key players like Brock Bowers and Trey McBride are spotlighted as leading talents. The hosts share their tiering system, contrasting high-risk versus reliable options. They delve into the impact of injuries on players like George Kittle and Mark Andrews. Listener emails add a fun twist, revealing quirky personal stories. Humor mixes with sports insights, creating an engaging dialogue about the evolving dynamics of tight ends in fantasy football.
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Tight End Position Challenges
- Tight end remains a frustrating fantasy position due to rarity of high-target roles and size/speed mismatches.
- Despite athleticism, most tight ends get fewer targets than faster receivers, limiting their fantasy ceiling.
Draft Using Tiers
- Use tiered rankings to make faster, clearer draft decisions.
- Tiers help define personal cutoffs for players at different positions during drafts.
Bowers and McBride Top TEs
- Brock Bowers and Trey McBride are top-tier tight ends due to elite catch rates and youth.
- Their high catch numbers and offensive roles make them valuable positional assets despite some touchdown scarcity.