Value vs cost

This preview pairs on-field value with contract cost — the APY as a share of the season's salary cap. High value at a low cap % is the bargain signal; the surplus-value over/underpaid verdict arrives in a later release. No verdict is implied here.

Top 15 tight ends by value score · 81 ranked
#PlayerGPEPA Value net EPAConfidenceCap % % of cap · APYValue
1SF George Kittle TE ELITE15+60.0high5.9% $15.0M99
2KC Travis Kelce TE ELITE16+38.0high6.7% $17.1M98
3BAL Mark Andrews TE ELITE17+42.1high5.5% $14.0M97
4LV Brock Bowers TE ELITE17+26.2high1.8% $4.5M96
5ARI Trey McBride TE ELITE16+29.3high0.6% $1.6M94
6DET Sam LaPorta TE ELITE16+34.9high0.9% $2.4M93
7MIA Jonnu Smith TE ELITE17+31.6high1.6% $4.2M91
8JAX Evan Engram TE 9+9.5high5.4% $13.8M88
9CHI Cole Kmet TE 16+25.5med4.9% $12.5M87
10MIN T.J. Hockenson TE 10+15.4high6.5% $16.5M87
11GB Tucker Kraft TE 17+32.0high0.5% $1.4M86
12PHI Dallas Goedert TE 10+23.4med5.6% $14.3M86
13PIT Pat Freiermuth TE 17+22.6high4.7% $12.1M85
14NE Hunter Henry TE 16+20.4high3.5% $9.0M83
15BUF Dalton Kincaid TE 13+14.0high1.3% $3.4M82

Value score is a 0–100 rating within each position group for the 2024 season. EPA value is net expected points added — a season total, not a per-play rate or a wins figure. Cap % is the contract's APY (average $/yr) as a share of that season's salary cap — its market rate, not the single-season cap charge; “no deal on file” means no contract data, not a $0 deal. Confidence reflects sample size (games and usage).