TE premium (often “TEP”) is a scoring tweak that gives tight ends extra points per reception — usually +0.5 or +1.0 on top of the standard PPR rate. It exists because tight end is a shallow, boom-or-bust position, and the bonus makes the elite ones genuinely league-winning.
Why it matters
In standard scoring, only a handful of tight ends move the needle. Add TE premium and the math changes: a high-volume receiving tight end can out-score WR2s every week. That makes the top tight ends scarce, reliable, and expensive — and it makes a “good but not great” TE far more useful than his standard-scoring rank suggests.
What it changes for you
- Elite TEs rise — sometimes into the first round of startup drafts.
- Reception volume matters more than touchdowns for the position.
- Generic rankings lie. “The #6 TE” in standard scoring is not the #6 TE in your TE-premium league.
How SharperSunday handles it
SharperSunday pulls your exact TE-premium setting (0.5, 1.0, whatever your commissioner chose) from Sleeper and bakes it into every answer — your Edge dynasty rankings and Trade Evaluator reprice tight ends automatically, and your team grade credits the TE edge you actually have.
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