Dynasty Trade Targets: 7 Tight Ends to Sell High in Dynasty

Welcome to our comprehensive guide on Dynasty Trade Targets: 7 Tight Ends to Sell High in Dynasty! In the dynamic world of dynasty fantasy football, knowing when to sell high on a player is crucial for long-term success. In this article, we’ll identify seven tight ends whose current value is at its peak. By trading these players now, you can maximize your return and strengthen your roster for future seasons. We’ll analyze their recent performances, potential future outlooks, and market trends to help you make informed decisions. Get ready to elevate your dynasty strategy with our expert insights!

Top 7 Tight Ends to Sell High in Dynasty Fantasy Football

The tight end position has seen an influx of young talent over the last couple of seasons. Largely thanks to talented young players such as Trey McBride and Sam LaPorta. Both of them are smashing through the top five ceiling, previously dominated by just a few names, followed by Travis Kelce in his own tier. Youth and production are the name of the game with tight end value right now. Plenty of dynasty managers are eager to build their rosters around names such as Dalton Kincaid, Brock Bowers, and Kyle Pitts.

With ascending names and youth, we have incumbents who logically have to drop in value, disappoint, or just not quite be worth holding to where their relative value is now. Selling high on a tight end in dynasty league football is best done in the offseason, in my opinion, with so much optimism and 32 NFL jobs “Up for grabs” at the position. However, most dynasty managers won’t be holding one of those top 12 tight-end finishers by the end of the year.

Ultimately, pivoting off the right tight ends at a time when they see a value increase can keep your assets liquid without losing much long-term production. Let’s take a closer look at which tight ends you might want to sell high on in your dynasty fantasy football leagues.

Dalton Schultz, Houston Texans

We all love Dalton Schultz and his constant improvement as a fantasy asset in his career. He provided for fantasy managers while in the Dallas Cowboys’ lucrative starting tight end role, which Jake Ferguson is occupying well. Then last offseason, Schultz more than proved his worth on a one-year deal in the upstart Houston Texans offense, led by rookie quarterback CJ Stroud. Now Schultz is back with the Texans after extending his stay in Houston and is expected to start the season as the incumbent receiving tight end.

In short, Schultz has been solid for some time, finishing as a top-15 tight end the last four seasons. Those holding may have gotten Schultz for cheap early, or perhaps you happened to pay up within the last year. Either way, this isn’t the same offense that existed a year ago for the Texans, and Schultz could certainly be a candidate for a slight role decrease.

Furthermore, the addition of Joe Mixon in the backfield is massive for the structure of this offense. Additionally, the Texans added a receiving threat in Stefon Diggs this offseason. These two players, plus a newly extended Nico Collins, all figure to be ahead of Schultz in an offensive hierarchy as it stands. Finally, a healthy Tank Dell will likely continue his slot role, which makes this offense dynamic.

Of course, Schultz is a fitting talent in this offense. However, with Brevin Jordan‘s late-season development and rookie Cade Stover‘s draft addition looming, he has some snap competition in the future. Now may be an ideal time to sell while everyone feels optimistic about this feel-good story.

Noah Fant, Seattle Seahawks

Rostering multiple tight ends ready to see starter snaps can give your team a good positional base heading into a new season. However, not every starting tight end opportunity leads to ideal fantasy football output. That should help dynasty managers feel more comfortable to sell a tight end if they see an increase in value.

Noah Fant is one of those assets this year, following an offseason where he re-signed with the Seahawks and saw Colby Parkinson plus Will Dissly move along in free agency. While Fant doesn’t have sky-high value on the trade market, he should have suitors in tight end needy managers.

Fant has great athletic ability but hasn’t put it together with fantasy output so far in his career. He’s seemingly a top-four receiving option in the offense for 2024. However, this Seahawks offense appears to rely heavily on big-time growth from players like Kenneth Walker or Jaxon Smith-Njigba more than Fant.

Overall, now feels like the best and perhaps the last window to sell Fant for anything of value. He must show he has top 15 tight end upside this season for managers to keep any long-term faith in his value.

Pat Freiermuth, Pittsburgh Steelers

For the Steelers, making multiple changes on offense was the offseason theme. Russell Wilson and Justin Fields are in town, signaling a new quarterback era for young receiving assets in George Pickens and tight end Pat Freiermuth. Additionally, veteran Diontae Johnson is gone, but the Steelers also took Roman Wilson with a Day 2 NFL Draft selection.

So much has changed in this offense over the last three seasons. We are far removed from that Ben Roethlisberger-led passing attack that Freiermuth provided during year one. Freiermuth currently has value as a TE2 on a dynasty roster, but a TE2 who isn’t a confident start is worth putting on the block.

Another factor to consider is that in addition to these fluctuating pieces in the offense, the Steelers will now have Arthur Smith in charge. Wilson managers and dynasty managers holding these receiving assets will hope for a breakout somewhere. Despite those hopes, looking at this roster, there’s a projectable volume-rushing game predicated on getting Harris and Jaylen Warren for the near future.

Maybe Freiermuth can thrive off play action, as Wilson has shown an affinity for involving the tight end position. However, just how high Freiermuth can ascend with this quarterback room is a huge question mark. All things considered, you might put Freiermuth on the block in your dynasty leagues.

Cole Kmet, Chicago Bears

Selling an asset who has a newly graced Caleb Williams at quarterback situation feels wrong, and I get that. However, the Bears additions on offense this offseason do not make me feel confident about Cole Kmet‘s role going into 2024. Kmet is young, which has buoyed his current trade market. Now, this Bears offense now features Keenan Allen, Deandre Swift, and DJ Moore, amongst others. Needless to say, the target shares and potential fantasy football output have changed drastically in the last few months for this team.

While Williams and Kmet seem like a logical long-term pairing, it may be just the situation where pivoting off the young tight-end ends up being the right decision. Kmet got the short end of the stick while being a feature ball catcher the last few seasons in anemic passing offenses, as he may have missed his chance to shine for fantasy. At this time, this offense’s production seems likely to come from the new players the Bears acquired alongside Williams this offseason.

Evan Engram, Jacksonville Jaguars

Evan Engram has been solid for fantasy football the last couple of years. Recently, the Jaguars have gone through enough transformation this offseason that he may be the consistent target they rely on. However, these recent acquisitions signal the team needs to improve offensively, potentially putting pressure on an incumbent target-getter in Engram.

Recently, the Jaguars let Calvin Ridley walk this offseason and even cut Zay Jones. As a result, they addressed the wide receiver position by adding Gabe Davis and rookie Brian Thomas Jr. to fill those spots. If you’ve followed along with our dynasty rookie ADP, Thomas is going in the late first round in most drafts, which shows us that most managers expect him to excel in this offense.

If you’re a little more risk-averse, I could see how holding Engram through this season seems ideal. I could also see aggressive managers benefiting down the line by selling a player who posted a top-five tight-end season in 2023. Engram is the TE11 right now on KTC, showing that managers at least value him enough to consider him a top tight end. Clearly, he has performed like one since joining the Jaguars. However, this offense needs to get going with Trevor Lawrence at the helm. Otherwise, these early signals of offensive restructuring could extend to the tight end spot next offseason.

George Kittle, San Fransisco 49ers

This article so far has examined changing offenses. Additionally, I’ve mentioned younger tight ends who are leaving prospect territory and are more floor instead of ceiling options. For these last two players, I’m going to take a look at the oldest assets on this list, and two of the best fantasy tight ends across the last decade.

We start with the San Francisco 49ers George Kittle, a monster and threat for fantasy managers. Whenever he is healthy and sees the field, that is. Kittle also does the dirty tight end work with his exceptional blocking. While that hasn’t led to any issues for an offensive role, Kittle has struggled with injuries, and that’s something to monitor as he maneuvers through his career in his 30s.

For dynasty managers, this offense isn’t easy to predict week to week regarding the receiving options. With Christian McCaffrey also in the fold, it seems he and one of Kittle, Deebo Samuel, and Brandon Aiyuk explode each week, while two others have middling output. With Kittle’s aggressive blocking talent, he is just as impactful opening things up for others as he is getting the ball himself. This leads to Aiyuk, McCaffrey, and Samuel having loads of space and targets. Unfortunately, it doesn’t lead to as many Kittle fantasy points as desired.

Of course, Kittle has a ceiling that most other tight ends don’t, as he can pop off for 30+ any week. I’d be selling him with that upside in mind, but don’t be afraid to move off Kittle. This is firmly a McCaffrey-dominated offense fantasy-wise.

Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs

Travis Kelce is likely to produce for fantasy football teams until he retires. More importantly, he’s been an ironman for dynasty managers. Despite struggles last year during the regular season, he has proved he still has the juice to be the top playmaker during the playoffs. Those are all the positives, and they’re obvious to most managers, as Kelce has remained a top asset in fantasy for years. The only counterpoint to all these positives, and a reason he’s on this sell-high list, is the rarity of this situation for dynasty managers.

Kelce is headed into his age-35 season and still has a secure level of fantasy value. The ability to sell a 35-year-old tight end asset for a pivot player and a pick-type package shouldn’t be wasted for most teams. On the other hand, you can certainly ride it out until he retires.

Not all these names are going to seem fun to sell right now. Hopefully, you can at least put some of these tight ends on the block and see what type of offers you can get. In the end, it’s all about getting the absolute most value you can.

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