The Perfect Tight End Draft Plan #shorts

Goedert is identified as a safer floor option to pair with Kittle in a two-tight-end draft strategy, providing reliable production without ceiling upside, making him a suitable hedge against Kittle's injury risk.

Kittle has finished as a top-6 tight end in adjusted points per game for eight straight years (2018–2025), ranking TE3, TE2, TE3, TE4, TE2, TE6, TE1, and TE2 in that span; he's been first or second the last two years. Coming off a torn Achilles, the source believes Kittle is uniquely positioned to return to his elite production quickly given his athleticism and training regimen, and projects him as a top-five tight end if healthy. The source recommends a two-tight-end draft strategy pairing Kittle with either a sleeper option or a safer floor option like Dallas Goedert or Hunter Henry to capture his ceiling upside late in the draft while hedging downside risk; the source emphasizes that Kittle's ceiling absolutely exists and justifies the draft capital, unlike other tight ends where the ceiling is questionable.

Henry is mentioned as a safer floor option to pair with Kittle in a two-tight-end draft strategy, providing reliable production without ceiling upside, making him a suitable hedge against Kittle's injury risk.

The source argues that Fant lacks the ceiling upside of elite tight ends like Kittle, making him an unattractive draft target at his current price point; the source explicitly states 'I just don't think that ceiling really exists' for Fant and refuses to pay his draft cost without that upside potential.