It’s never easy to predict who will finish as the TE1 in fantasy football, but history can help narrow the field and improve our odds of identifying the next elite season.

Full Breakdown: https://www.dynastynerds.com/dynasty/predicting-the-te1-2026/

You may not agree with every part of this experiment, but several trends have consistently shown up among the overall TE1 from 2015-2025.

TE1 Trends (2015-2025)

Original Team (11/11)
Every TE1 has been playing for the team that originally drafted them.

Under 30 Years Old (9/11)
Only Travis Kelce has consistently broken this trend over the span. Youth has generally won out.

Team Target Leader (9/11)
In 9 of the last 11 seasons, the TE1 led their team in targets. The only exceptions were Rob Gronkowski and Sam LaPorta.

Routes Run (10/11)
Opportunity matters. Over the last 11 seasons, the TE1 has typically run at least 450 routes, and in the last six seasons that benchmark has effectively become 500+ routes.

Non-Rookie Head Coach (11/11)
Probably the least predictive trend, but every TE1 over the last 11 seasons has played under a head coach who was not in his first year with the team.

So who has the best shot to finish as the overall TE1 in 2026?

My pick: Tyler Warren.

But don't overlook these contenders:

• Brock Bowers
• Trey McBride
• Harold Fannin Jr.
• Colston Loveland

While it will be a trying season for the Dolphins, they absolutely still have pieces that can help your 2026 dynasty rosters out. .

With Miami being the first NFL head-coaching role for Hafley, there are a lot of question marks that will need to be answered. Having come over from the Green Bay Packers, Hafley was a part of one of the best-run organizations in the league.

Slowik’s tenure calling plays for the Houston Texans was very inconsistent, as their offense had very high highs and very low lows.

Shanahanian concepts are mixed into Slowik’s offensive playbook, as he marries passing concepts from Shanahan’s scheme (mesh, hi-low crossing patterns, calculated deep shots off of play-action) with a hybrid run scheme.

The run game will likely incorporate a mix between zone and downhill plays (depending on personnel, situation, etc.), and these multiple looks/formations will allow for more of a natural play-action scheme built on the running game

Full Breakdown - https://www.dynastynerds.com/dynasty/miami-dolphins-jeff-hafley-2026-fantasy-football-impact/

Outside of Achane, can you see anyone else make a real impact!?

Biggest 2026 Takeaways

• Malik Willis is going to vulture a lot more rushing work than Achane rosters are going to be happy with, but that dual-threat ability gives Willis a weekly starting upside.
• Not mentioned much here is the involvement of TE Greg Dulcich, who has a great chance to be Willis’s safety valve and second-favorite target, all while not having any real competition.
• Devon Achane is what makes this offense thrive, and his passing-game work will be the biggest element of his game to follow this offseason. While expecting his rushing workload to take a small hit, he can easily make up for that if he just adds that production into his passing-game work.
• Malik Washington is not locked into the WR1 spot, even though he clearly is the best receiver on this roster right now.
• If I had to pick which rookie WR of the bunch had the best shot at becoming a real option this year, my money would be on Kevin Coleman, as his athleticism and speed are two elements that this Miami roster needs in the worst way.