If you are rebuilding, it will be important to make the necessary moves to position your team for future success. This article will identify tight ends to trade away if your team is rebuilding.

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If you are rebuilding, you should not trade away a young tight end like Sam LaPorta or Trey McBride. You have a cornerstone piece for the foreseeable future. You do not need to trade away for draft picks and hope those draft picks become a LaPorta, McBride, or a wide receiver like Garrett Wilson. Identify key variables when trading away an asset:

• Aging asset
  • Travis Kelce (TE8)
  • George Kittle (TE11)
• Volatile situation
  • Jake Ferguson (TE12)
• Not a top target on their team
  • Cole Kmet (TE13)

Rebuilding TE to Trade Away #1 & #2

Aging Asset: Travis Kelce, Kansas City - TE8 | George Kittle, San Francisco – TE11 

If you are rebuilding, it is a disservice to hold onto depreciating assets. Trade away the right-now production to contending teams in need. If you have a tight end like Kittle or Kelce, identify the team needing a starting TE1.

Below are recent trades taken from MyFantasyLeague’s open API system:

• Kelce for two-2025 second-round selections
• Kelce for Keon Coleman and two 2025 second-round selections
• Kelce for Jayden Reed
• Kittle for T.J. Hockenson
• Kittle for Brian Thomas

Your league determines the exact market; however, you can understand the pivot from an aging asset to acquiring draft capital and/or younger assets for the future. The obvious value the two tight ends have for immediate production is evident. You can acquire a promising young talent and/or future draft capital.

Rebuilding TE to Trade Away #3

Volatile Situation: Jake Ferguson, Dallas – TE12

A tight end will be in a volatile position as their role or situation may change. Essentially, the role is not solidified as a top target on their respective team for the future. Ferguson did finish as TE9 in 2023 and was the second target in Dallas. Yet Dallas was the highest-scoring offense, but Ferguson only finished at TE9. He does not have the athleticism desired to join the top-tier production. Ferguson may have the immediate outlook for the 2024 season, I just am concerned about the long-term outlook.

Below are recent trades:

• Ferguson for Tyjae Spears
• Ferguson for Blake Corum and Rasheen Ali
• Ferguson for 2025 first-round selection

It appears his value is not stable like Kittle’s or Kelce’s as the return value varies. I would advise against acquiring a running back but rather pivot to a young wide receiver like Christian Watson or Josh Downs. There is risk as these players have not necessarily proven their worth but rather flashed their potential. I prefer acquiring draft picks, specifically for Ferguson, than acquiring a running back or wide receiver who has not solidified their outlook.

Rebuilding TE to Trade Away #4

Not a Top Target on their Team: Cole Kmet, Chicago – TE13

Numerous reasons may surround a player which insulates their value. A former second-round selection flashed potential or has an elite quarterback prospect under center now. Kmet simply is not a top target in Chicago; he is likely fourth. This is not a knock on Kmet. His skillset directly benefits his NFL team, not your dynasty teams.

Below are recent trades:

• Kmet for 2025 second-round selection (happened twice)
• Kmet for Jameson Williams

I had to go a little further back in time, as there were fewer direct swaps with Kmet. There were packages like Kmet and Michael Penix Jr. for Trey McBride (Superflex league). I would be ecstatic to acquire a future second-round selection (McBride) for Kmet.

Those are just three tight ends to possibly trade away. I hope you will apply the reasoning provided to other tight ends you believe fit the criteria. If you are rebuilding, you should trade away assets that are aging, in a volatile situation, or not a top target on their team. Acquire young, proven assets or future draft capital.

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