The fantasy playoffs are in the rearview, and for dynasty fantasy football managers, that means one thing: 2026 rookie draft season has arrived. Dominating your rookie draft is the most cost-effective way to increase your roster value and transform a middling team into a perennial contender.
Drawing on my experience in devy and Campus 2 Canton formats, I’ve spent years scouting this class to identify elite producers and avoid landmines. Today, I’m breaking down the prospects I believe can hold first-round value in dynasty fantasy football Superflex drafts. Here are all of the first-round prospects to consider in dynasty rookie drafts. And below we dive into the top tight ends of the 2026 dynasty rookie class.
Top Dynasty Rookie Draft Targets: Tight Ends
Tight Ends
Kenyon Sadiq (TE – Oregon)
Kenyon Sadiq is another prospect I expect to be below consensus on. He is a highly athletic tight end and should crush the Relative Athletic Score (RAS), which will push him up draft boards, but he doesn’t have the production profile to match.
Sadiq has posted modest numbers throughout his career; he’s a bit undersized, and he’s demonstrated drop issues. Simply put, Sadiq is not the same level of prospect as someone like Tyler Warren or Colston Loveland coming out.
Eli Stowers (TE – Vanderbilt)
To close things out, we have Eli Stowers, a former quarterback converted to tight end out of Vanderbilt. Stowers was Diego Pavia‘s safety net all season, leading the Commodores in receptions with 62.
Stowers can find soft spots in zone defenses, and his size and speed make him a difficult matchup for linebackers and defensive backs in man coverage. If he can land on a tight end-needy team with Day 2 draft capital, I’ll be very excited about Stowers’ long-term projections in dynasty.
Thank you for taking the time to check out this article. If you have any dynasty, devy or C2C-related questions, I can be reached on X @jim_DFF.
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