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Rest Of Season Player Rankings - Tight Ends: Week 2
John Tuvey September 14, 2011	Print

These player rankings track a player's value for the remainder of the season.

TIGHT ENDS

Rank	Player	Team	Bye
1	Antonio Gates	SDC	6
2	Jason Witten	DAL	5
3	Jermichael Finley	GBP	8
4	Jimmy Graham	NOS	11
5	Vernon Davis	SFO	7
6	Kellen Winslow	TBB	8
7	Aaron Hernandez	NEP	7
8	Rob Gronkowski	NEP	7
9	Dallas Clark	IND	11
10	Owen Daniels	HOU	11
11	Jermaine Gresham	CIN	7
12	Tony Gonzalez	ATL	8
13	Greg Olsen	CAR	9
14	Marcedes Lewis	JAC	9
15	Brandon Pettigrew	DET	9
16	Ben Watson	CLE	5
17	Dustin Keller	NYJ	8
18	Chris Cooley	WAS	5
19	Evan Moore	CLE	5
20	Ed Dickson	BAL	5
21	Anthony Fasano	MIA	5
22	Brent Celek	PHI	7
23	Jared Cook	TEN	6
24	Lance Kendricks	STL	5
25	Fred Davis	WAS	5
26	Tony Scheffler	DET	9
27	Jeremy Shockey	CAR	9
28	Heath Miller	PIT	11
29	Daniel Fells	DEN	6
30	Zach Miller	SEA	6
31	Todd Heap	ARI	6
32	Leonard Pope	KCC	6
33	Visanthe Shiancoe	MIN	9
34	Kevin Boss	OAK	8
35	Scott Chandler	BUF	7

Jimmy Graham, Saints –
Still a red zone fave of Drew Brees, and with Marques Colston out for the next month-plus he's the Saints' best middle-of-the-field option as well. And if New Orleans can't bang it in from the one... play action!.

Aaron Hernandez, Patriots –
Essentially a wide receiver in New England's offense, he's a mismatch problem wherever he lines up. And few quarterbacks know how to exploit a mismatch problem like Tom Brady. Don't sweat Rob Gronkowski; despite both being tight ends they don't play the same position, and both see enough field time to produce quality fantasy numbers.

Marcedes Lewis, Jaguars –
Jacksonville's offense with Luke McCown at the helm was underwhelming at best. Good think Lewis got paid already, because replicating last year's numbers is looking like an insurmountable task.

Dustin Keller, Jets –
Easy to forget about a guy when he goes 15 games between touchdowns. But if the Jets can't get Shonn Greene going, they'll have to become a passing team. And Mark Sanchez looks most comfortable throwing to LT and Keller..

Evan Moore, Browns –
One of those "matchup problem" tight ends, Moore is flying under the radar because Ben Watson is still ticking in Cleveland. But Colt McCoy loves Moore in the red zone; it's like an indigent man's version of the Patriots' tight end situation, with Moore playing the role of Aaron Hernandez.

Heath Miller, Steelers –
Hit or miss as a fantasy helper anyway, Miller may find himself doing a whole lot more blocking as the Steelers' offensive line continues to take hits.

Zach Miller, Seahawks –
All kinds of problems in Seattle, and all of them--poor line play, poor quarterbacking--are torpedo shots to Miller's fantasy value.

COMMENTS (page 1 of 1)

HammerStrike

Posted Sep 14, 2011 8:14pm EDT

I realize Scott Chandler is not a household name, and he plays for the Bills, but dead last in the rankings after 5 catches and 2 TD's? That's not even enough to get him past Shianco, who did absolutely nothing and has McNabb throwing to him?

Posted Sep 14, 2011 12:50am EDT

Davis and Cooley was a tough one to call. Sounds like they'll be playing plenty of two-TE sets so both have value; if Cooley's knee remains an issue those two will at minimum flip-flop. It's definitely a developing situation. Dickson, I like him but Dennis Pitta got some looks as well and Lee Evans was without a catch. I still think Baltimore is a running team, which takes a little off all the receivers' plates, plus Evans needs to get some. I do see Dickson's upside but couldn't make a case for him over guys like Evan Moore, who I think will emerge as a go-to guy in Cleveland much like Hernandez in New England.

Oriole33

Posted Sep 13, 2011 11:54pm EDT

Fred Davis & Dickson may be ranked a bit low here

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