Brock Bowers vs Trey McBride
2026 draft comparison · half-PPR
Updated Aug 19, 2026
Last 7 days: Bowers 51.1%McBride 48.9%
Should you draft Brock Bowers or Trey McBride?
Last season — 2025, per game
Full game log & past seasons
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | TGT | REC | YD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | NE | 12.8 | TE2 | 8 | 5 | 103 | 0 |
2 | LAC | 6.3 | TE16 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 0 |
3 | WAS | 7.8 | TE14 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 0 |
4 | CHI | 7.1 | TE19 | 6 | 5 | 46 | 0 |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | JAX | 37.3 | TE1 | 13 | 12 | 127 | 3 |
10 | DEN | 3.2 | TE29 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 0 |
11 | DAL | 10.7 | TE6 | 12 | 7 | 72 | 0 |
12 | CLE | 8.5 | TE10 | 9 | 6 | 55 | 0 |
13 | LAC | 20.3 | TE1 | 4 | 4 | 63 | 2 |
14 | DEN | 12.6 | TE5 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 1 |
15 | PHI | 5.8 | TE21 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 0 |
16 | HOU | 11.8 | TE12 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 1 |
Earlier seasons (2024)
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | TGT | REC | YD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | LAC | 8.8 | TE5 | 8 | 6 | 58 | 0 |
2 | BAL | 14.3 | TE4 | 9 | 9 | 98 | 0 |
3 | CAR | 5.6 | TE15 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 0 |
4 | CLE | 4.1 | TE23 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
5 | DEN | 19.7 | TE2 | 12 | 8 | 97 | 1 |
6 | PIT | 11.6 | TE8 | 10 | 9 | 71 | 0 |
7 | LAR | 14.3 | TE4 | 14 | 10 | 93 | 0 |
8 | KC | 8.3 | TE18 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 0 |
9 | CIN | 13.0 | TE6 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 1 |
10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | MIA | 24.8 | TE3 | 16 | 13 | 126 | 1 |
12 | DEN | 5.8 | TE19 | 10 | 4 | 38 | 0 |
13 | KC | 25.2 | TE1 | 14 | 10 | 140 | 1 |
14 | TB | 6.7 | TE16 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 0 |
15 | ATL | 5.0 | TE22 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 0 |
16 | JAX | 15.4 | TE1 | 13 | 11 | 99 | 0 |
17 | NO | 11.1 | TE11 | 7 | 7 | 77 | 0 |
18 | LAC | 13.0 | TE8 | 9 | 4 | 50 | 1 |
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | TGT | REC | YD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | NO | 9.1 | TE13 | 9 | 6 | 61 | 0 |
2 | CAR | 10.8 | TE5 | 7 | 6 | 78 | 0 |
3 | SF | 12.8 | TE6 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 1 |
4 | SEA | 8.7 | TE15 | 11 | 7 | 52 | 0 |
5 | TEN | 6.6 | TE23 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 0 |
6 | IND | 17.2 | TE2 | 11 | 8 | 72 | 1 |
7 | GB | 24.4 | TE3 | 13 | 10 | 74 | 2 |
8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | DAL | 14.0 | TE6 | 9 | 5 | 55 | 1 |
10 | SEA | 23.2 | TE1 | 13 | 9 | 127 | 1 |
11 | SF | 22.5 | TE1 | 11 | 10 | 115 | 1 |
12 | JAX | 12.4 | TE3 | 10 | 9 | 79 | 0 |
13 | TB | 18.2 | TE2 | 9 | 8 | 82 | 1 |
14 | LAR | 8.3 | TE13 | 9 | 5 | 58 | 0 |
15 | HOU | 31.4 | TE2 | 13 | 12 | 134 | 2 |
16 | ATL | 4.7 | TE21 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 0 |
17 | CIN | 18.6 | TE1 | 13 | 10 | 76 | 1 |
18 | LAR | 10.0 | TE8 | 8 | 7 | 65 | 0 |
Earlier seasons (2024)
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | TGT | REC | YD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | BUF | 5.5 | TE11 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 0 |
2 | LAR | 15.7 | TE2 | 6 | 6 | 67 | 0 |
3 | DET | 4.0 | TE25 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 0 |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | SF | 8.3 | TE16 | 9 | 6 | 53 | 0 |
6 | GB | 13.6 | TE4 | 8 | 8 | 96 | 0 |
7 | LAC | 7.6 | TE17 | 7 | 5 | 51 | 0 |
8 | MIA | 16.9 | TE5 | 11 | 9 | 124 | 0 |
9 | CHI | 11.2 | TE8 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 0 |
10 | NYJ | 9.1 | TE9 | 5 | 4 | 71 | 0 |
11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | SEA | 19.3 | TE2 | 15 | 12 | 133 | 0 |
13 | MIN | 15.6 | TE6 | 12 | 12 | 96 | 0 |
14 | SEA | 10.5 | TE7 | 14 | 7 | 70 | 0 |
15 | NE | 13.2 | TE3 | 10 | 9 | 87 | 0 |
16 | CAR | 3.5 | TE30 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
17 | LAR | 24.3 | TE1 | 16 | 12 | 123 | 1 |
18 | SF | 16.0 | TE2 | 11 | 7 | 65 | 1 |
Latest takes
“Brock Bowers has been fantastic since he entered the NFL. He dealt with injuries last season, but was unstoppable when healthy.”
Richard Janvrin· Aug 12“Starting WR/WR with Drake London or Nico Collins in round two could let you lean into Zero RB with an elite tight end such as Brock Bowers or Trey McBride .”
Tom Strachan· Aug 11“If limited to the 10 final starts, which include two games against the Broncos and a game against the Seahawks, 230 yards per game given the limited receiving options outside of Brock Bowers is a lofty target.”
Curtis Hirsch· Aug 10
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“Brock Bowers (TE – LV) is a long-shot dark horse for Offensive Player of the Year.”
FantasyPros Staff· Aug 10“Despite playing on one leg for the entire season, Bowers still ranked 13th in yards per route run and first downs per route run last season (per Fantasy Points Data). To understand Bowers’ 2026 upside and talent, we need to rewind to 2024 when he was the TE3 in fantasy points per game. During that season, he was seventh in target per route run rate, sixth in yards per route run, third in receiving yards per game, second in first read share, and seventh in first downs per route run (per Fantasy Points Data).”
FantasyPros Staff· Aug 8“Well, here we are… Brock Bowers is hands down the fantasy TE1.”
Kurt Blakeway· Aug 7“Brock Bowers (TE – LV) Brock Bowers was injured a lot last season, and the quarterback situation was poor”
Richard Janvrin· Aug 6“Round 4: Brock Bowers (TE – LV) Brock Bowers dealt with injuries last season, but assuming he stays healthy this season, he should be in for a TE1-caliber season.”
Richard Janvrin· Aug 5“I’m certainly willing to spend early-round draft capital on Brock Bowers , who’s capable of putting up the sort of numbers the elite wide receivers produce, or Colston Loveland , who turned into a monster late in his rookie season.”
FantasyPros Staff· Aug 4“Loveland is the consensus TE3 for 2026 fantasy drafts behind only Brock Bowers and Trey McBride .”
FantasyPros Staff· Jul 30“Neither should be drafted this high. Last season, McBride averaged 18.6 PPR points per game, and Bowers averaged 15.5 in 2024, the better season of his two years in the NFL.”
Tom Strachan· Jul 27“Everyone loves receiving a well-considered offer; nobody likes being offered a mediocre tight end when they already have Brock Bowers.”
Ted Chmyz· Jul 26“Sleeper lists Trey McBride at $34, Brock Bowers for $27, and Colston Loveland at a shamefully low $18.”
Evan Hoovler· Jul 24“I had the pleasure of facing Brock Bowers in Week 9 of the 2025 season when he put up 127 yards, three TDs, and 43.3 fantasy points. Truthfully, Zach Ertz was never going to give me that kind of week at this point in his career, and that’s exactly my point. At TE, you are drafting for positional advantage just as much as raw production.”
Brooke Morgan· Jul 22“Brock Bowers finished the season as the TE8 in PPR leagues, and while that’s fantastic for most, he was the TE1 as a rookie, so this was a noticeable step back. Bowers played in just 12 games last season, which included Weeks 1-4 and Weeks 9-16. For fantasy football, he missed Weeks 5-8 and Week 17.”
Richard Janvrin· Jul 22
“Cardinals TE Trey McBride has become a prolific fantasy scorer.”
FantasyPros Staff· Aug 15“The second round did see the top two TEs go off the board – Brock Bowers at 2.04 and Trey McBride at 2.06. In a full PPR format, the elite TEs could separate themselves even more than usual, with guys like Bowers and McBride as two of the few guys at the position who could lead their team in targets.”
Kurt Mullen· Aug 14“In full-PPR formats, running backs and wide receivers split the top 10 in points per game 50/50, while running backs made up 10 of the top 20 spots in those leagues ( Trey McBride was in there as a tight end).”
Rich Hribar· Aug 12
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“Starting WR/WR with Drake London or Nico Collins in round two could let you lean into Zero RB with an elite tight end such as Brock Bowers or Trey McBride .”
Tom Strachan· Aug 11“Let’s use last season’s leading TE scorer, Trey McBride , as an example. He scored 315.9 PPR fantasy points last season. In TE-premium, where he gets an extra half-point for each of his 126 receptions, McBride scored 378.9 fantasy points.”
FantasyPros Staff· Aug 9“McBride ran 156 more routes last year than any other tight end. This fact and McBride’s talent fueled plenty of fantasy teams to championships last season. Among 59 qualifying tight ends, McBride was first in target share (25.4%), receiving yards per game (72.9), red zone targets (32), and first-read share (33.8%).”
FantasyPros Staff· Aug 8“Tight end gets a partial exception: he’s comfortable taking Brock Bowers or Colston Loveland at their going rate in the second round, but not Trey McBride, whose value is tied to a huge target total in Arizona that’s likely to shrink now that the Cardinals used a premium pick on a running back.”
FantasyPros Staff· Aug 8“Trey McBride (199.8 half-PPR points) and Brock Bowers (195.5 half-PPR points) are the only tight ends who clear that mark.”
Josh Shepardson· Aug 7“We are coming off a season in which Trey McBride provided the largest gap in scoring to the TE2 in league history (which does say more about the field than McBride himself), and he was the 11th-best player in scoring per game.”
Rich Hribar· Aug 6“Last season’s production was heavily inflated by his 11 touchdowns, tying Trey McBride for the most at the position”
Ellis Johnson· Aug 6“ADP: -6 It will be hard for Trey McBride to top the year he had in 2025.”
FantasyPros Staff· Aug 5“Loveland is the consensus TE3 for 2026 fantasy drafts behind only Brock Bowers and Trey McBride .”
FantasyPros Staff· Jul 30“From Week 9 on, Loveland was TE2 in fantasy scoring behind only Trey McBride .”
FantasyPros Staff· Jul 30“Round 3: Trey McBride (TE – ARI) I haven’t taken a receiver yet, but with Trey McBride still on the board, he was too good to pass up.”
Richard Janvrin· Jul 28“Neither should be drafted this high. Last season, McBride averaged 18.6 PPR points per game, and Bowers averaged 15.5 in 2024, the better season of his two years in the NFL.”
Tom Strachan· Jul 27