NFL Week 6 · Updated Oct 17, 2026

TE waiver wire: adds, drops & panic

Every tight end moving on ESPN rosters today.

Biggest adds

Largest rise in % of ESPN leagues rostering the player.

#	Player	Rostered	Change (pts)	Started
1	Pat FreiermuthTE · PIT	55.9%	+2.22	40.5%
2	Tyler HigbeeTE · LAR	16.3%	+1.03	10.1%
3	Brenton StrangeTE · JAX	42.2%	+0.80	22.7%
4	Isaiah LikelyTE · NYG	94.1%	+0.20	78.9%
5	Tucker KraftTE · GB	89.4%	+0.18	68.8%
6	George KittleTE · SF	97.9%	+0.02	89.9%
7	Cade OttonTE · TB	3.3%	+0.02	1.2%
8	Darnell WashingtonTE · PIT	1.6%	+0.02	0.6%
9	Travis KelceTE · KC	93.9%	+0.01	62.4%
10	Eli RaridonTE · NE	0.4%	+0.01	0.1%

Largest fall in % rostered.

#	Player	Rostered	Change (pts)	Started
1	Kenyon Sadiq QTE · NYJ	35.6%	-1.18	4.7%
2	T.J. Hockenson QTE · MIN	58.2%	-1.03	4.4%
3	Jake FergusonTE · DAL	63.9%	-0.90	21.4%
4	Dalton SchultzTE · HOU	32.8%	-0.86	9.7%
5	Mike GesickiTE · CIN	16.4%	-0.52	0.9%
6	Mark AndrewsTE · BAL	73.7%	-0.47	33.8%
7	Darren WallerTE · CAR	16.2%	-0.43	3.1%
8	Dalton KincaidTE · BUF	82.3%	-0.42	37.5%
9	Colston LovelandTE · CHI	86.7%	-0.30	49.7%
10	Michael MayerTE · LV	14.2%	-0.26	3.4%
11	Terrance Ferguson IRTE · LAR	12.8%	-0.22	0.5%
12	Harold Fannin Jr.TE · CLE	91.2%	-0.16	69.1%
13	Hunter HenryTE · NE	41.7%	-0.14	15.1%
14	Oronde GadsdenTE · LAC	3.1%	-0.14	0.5%
15	Kyle Pitts Sr.TE · ATL	69.7%	-0.07	36.1%
16	Sam LaPortaTE · DET	96.1%	-0.07	18.4%
17	Tyler Warren QTE · IND	98.5%	-0.07	89.4%
18	Zach ErtzTE · PHI	0.8%	-0.05	0.1%
19	Juwan JohnsonTE · NO	77.9%	-0.05	48.0%
20	Gunnar HelmTE · TEN	2.4%	-0.05	0.3%
21	David Njoku IRTE · LAC	1.8%	-0.03	0.1%
22	Colby ParkinsonTE · LAR	0.8%	-0.03	0.2%
23	Noah FantTE · NO	0.6%	-0.02	0.1%
24	Greg DulcichTE · MIA	1.2%	-0.02	0.1%
25	Dallas GoedertTE · PHI	82.3%	-0.01	46.6%

Widely rostered players (≥30% before the move) losing the biggest share of their managers. Drop rate = % dropped ÷ % previously rostered.

#	Player	Rostered	Change (pts)	Started	Drop rate
1	Kenyon Sadiq QTE · NYJ	35.6%	-1.18	4.7%	3.2%
2	Dalton SchultzTE · HOU	32.8%	-0.86	9.7%	2.6%
3	T.J. Hockenson QTE · MIN	58.2%	-1.03	4.4%	1.7%
4	Jake FergusonTE · DAL	63.9%	-0.90	21.4%	1.4%
5	Mark AndrewsTE · BAL	73.7%	-0.47	33.8%	0.6%
6	Dalton KincaidTE · BUF	82.3%	-0.42	37.5%	0.5%
7	Colston LovelandTE · CHI	86.7%	-0.30	49.7%	0.3%
8	Hunter HenryTE · NE	41.7%	-0.14	15.1%	0.3%
9	Harold Fannin Jr.TE · CLE	91.2%	-0.16	69.1%	0.2%
10	Kyle Pitts Sr.TE · ATL	69.7%	-0.07	36.1%	0.1%
11	Sam LaPortaTE · DET	96.1%	-0.07	18.4%	0.1%
12	Tyler Warren QTE · IND	98.5%	-0.07	89.4%	0.1%
13	Juwan JohnsonTE · NO	77.9%	-0.05	48.0%	0.1%
14	Dallas GoedertTE · PHI	82.3%	-0.01	46.6%	0.0%