The NFL Draft is in the rearview, and now it is time to turn towards the upcoming season. This is a look at the best tight end sleepers for 2025 NFL Best Ball drafts.
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2025 NFL Best Ball TE Sleepers
All of these tight ends are currently outside the top 10 highest-ranked TEs by ADP on DraftKings’ $15M Millionaire Best Ball contest.
Tucker Kraft, Packers (ADP: 124.7)
Tucker Kraft established himself as a reliable NFL tight end last season. In his rookie season, he spent half of the season as a backup and wasn’t a huge receiving threat. However, last season, Kraft caught 50 passes for over 700 yards and seven touchdowns. That was good enough to lead the Packers’ team in touchdowns amongst TEs, and the second-best totals on the team for receptions and receiving yards. Kraft finished seventh amongst NFL tight ends in receiving yards and seventh in scoring for standard fantasy leagues. The Packers added Matthew Golden at wide receiver in the draft, but that should just improve this Green Bay passing attack. Kraft will still be the primary tight end and will continue to be a red zone target for Jordan Love. In the upcoming season, he should once again be a top-ten tight end in the NFL, making him undervalued in the Best Ball market.
Isaiah Likely, Ravens (ADP: 127.6)
Isaiah Likely has shown flashes of being one of the most talented tight ends in the league. The biggest thing holding Likely back is that he is a part of a tight end duo with Mark Andrews. However, partially due to the potential that Likely has, there has been speculation around Mark Andrews getting traded this summer. If that is the case, Likely will immediately become one of the most valuable tight ends in football. Last postseason, Likely combined for 126 receiving yards and a touchdown over the Ravens’ two playoff games. He also carved up the Chiefs in the Ravens’ season opener, going for 111 yards and a touchdown in that game. Whenever he gets the ball in his hands, he can make electric plays. He just needs more targets. Even if Mark Andrews isn’t traded, Likely could continue to build up a bigger target share in the Ravens’ offense. Despite Likely having a big role in the offense, Mark Andrews was still a top-five tight end in standard scoring leagues last season. If Likely can play a bigger role in the Ravens’ offense, he could easily be a top-ten tight end in the NFL.
Mason Taylor, Jets (ADP: 164.9)
Colston Loveland and Tyler Warren are being drafted high in Best Ball leagues so far. People are excited to take the two tight ends who were drafted in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. However, the third tight end off the board, Mason Taylor from LSU, has the potential to be the best of the bunch. Taylor was surrounded by fantastic wide receivers like Malik Nabers, Brian Thomas Jr., and Kayshon Boutte during his time at LSU. Despite those receivers taking such a big share of the targets, Taylor still put up great numbers. He is a great receiving tight end and should step in as the Jets’ TE1 right away. His new quarterback, Justin Fields, loves to utilize the tight end. During Fields’ three seasons in Chicago, Cole Kmet averaged 61 catches and 625 receiving yards per season. As they are both new to the team, Fields has no prior connection with any receivers. He should look to Taylor as a top target right away, making Taylor vastly underrated in this market.
Hunter Henry, Patriots (ADP: 176.8)
Hunter Henry is the most underrated tight end in the Best Ball market at the moment. Amongst tight ends, Henry was seventh in receptions and eighth in receiving yards last season. The Patriots’ offense was bad last season between poor coaching, bad offensive line play, and different quarterbacks. Despite that, Henry still had a solid season, leading the team in receiving. This offseason, Drake Maye is the established QB1 with experience under his belt and Josh McDaniels is in as the new offensive coordinator. The Patriots also bolstered the offensive line and added a WR1 in Stefon Diggs. The addition of more weapons on the outside shouldn’t hurt Henry’s production much. He proved to be a reliable safety net for Drake Maye, and he will be able to play that role again, even with Diggs on the outside. The improved stability in the offense should make this a more efficient offense, and Henry should only benefit from more chances, especially in the red zone.
