Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings (2013 Draft Edition)

Fantasy football drafts are just around the corner. Here's a look at the Top Tight Ends you should consider for your fantasy football team. (All rankings based on standard scoring.)

Rank   Player     (Team/Bye)

1 Jimmy Graham (NO/7)
2 Rob Gronkowski (NE/10)
3 Jason Witten (DAL/11)
4 Tony Gonzalez (ATL/6)
5 Vernon Davis (SF/9)
6 Greg Olsen (CAR/4)
7 Kyle Rudolph (MIN/5)
8 Owen Daniels (HOU/8)
9 Jared Cook (STL/11)
10 Jermichael Finley (GB/4)
11 Antonio Gates (SD/8)
12 Martellus Bennett (CHI/8)
13 Brandon Myers (NYG/9)
 14 Brandon Pettigrew (DET/9)
 15 Fred Davis (WAS/5)
 16 Jordan Cameron (CLE/10)
 17 Jermaine Gresham (CIN/12)
 18 Ed Dickson (BAL/8)
 19 Dwayne Allen (IND/8)
 20 Dustin Keller (MIA/6)
 21 Robert Housler (ARI/9)
 22 Heath Miller (PIT/5)
 23 Tyler Eifert (CIN/12)
 24 Coby Fleener (IND/8)
 25 Marcedes Lewis (JAC/9)
 26 Zach Miller (SEA/12)
 27 Zach Ertz (PHI/12)
 28 Scott Chandler (BUF/12)
 29 Jacob Tamme (DEN/9)
 30 Travis Kelce (KC/10)
 31 James Casey (PHI/12)
 32 Brent Celek (PHI/12)
 33 Delanie Walker (TEN/8)
 34 Julius Thomas (DEN/9)
 35 Jake Ballard (NE/10)
 36 Kellen Winslow (NYJ/10)
 37 David Ausberry (OAK/7)
 38 Jeff Cumberland (NYJ/10)
 39 Garrett Graham (HOU/8)
 40 Tony Scheffler (DET/9)
 41 Joel Dreessen (DEN/9)
 42 Lance Kendricks (STL/11)
 43 Tony Moeaki (KC/10)
 44 Zach Sudfeld (NE/10)
 45 Anthony Fasano (KC/10)
 46 Luke Stocker (TB/5)
 47 Craig Stevens (TEN/8)
 48 Matt Spaeth (PIT/5)
 49 Ladarius Green (SD/8)
 50 Benjamin Watson (NO/7)

P.S. Don't draft Aaron Hernandez unless you have a fantasy prison league.

Fantasy Football: Week 1 Start/Sit Tight End Rankings

Here they are—rankings for Week 1 to help you decide who to start and who to sit on your fantasy football team.

1. Dallas Clark (IND) – vs. JAC

2. Jason Witten (DAL) - @ TB

3. Antonio Gates (SD) - @ OAK

4. Greg Olson (CHI) - @ GB

5. Tony Gonzalez (ATL) – vs. MIA

6. John Carlson (SEA) – vs. STL

7. Zach Miller (OAK) – vs. SD

8. Chris Cooley (WAS) - @ NYG

9. Jeremy Shockey (NO) – vs. DET

10. Owen Daniels (HOU) – vs. NYJ

11. Visanthe Shiancoe (MIN) - @ CLE

12. Kellen Winslow (TB) – vs. DAL

13. Dustin Keller (NYJ) - @ HOU

14. Brent Celek (PHI) - @ CAR

15. Heath Miller (PIT) – vs. TEN

16. Kevin Boss (NYG) – vs. WAS

17. Anthony Fasano (MIA) - @ ATL

18. Jermichael Finley (GB) – vs. CHI

19. Randy McMichael (STL) - @ SEA

20. Vernon Davis (SF) - @ ARI

Fantasy Football TE Rankings (2009 Draft Edition)

Fantasy football drafts are just around the corner. Here's a look at the Top 25 Tight End Rankings to help you pick the perfect fantasy football team. UPDATED 8/19

Rank. Player (TEAM)—Bye week

(S = sleeper pick)

1. Jason Witten (DAL) – Bye 6
2. Antonio Gates (SD) – Bye 5
3. Dallas Clark (IND) – Bye 6
4. Tony Gonzalez (ATL) – Bye 4
5. Chris Cooley (WAS) – Bye 8
6. Greg Olsen (CHI) – Bye 5
7. Kellen Winslow (TB) – Bye 8
S 8. Dustin Keller (NYJ) - Bye 9
9. Owen Daniels (HOU) – Bye 10
10. Zach Miller (OAK) – Bye 9
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Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings (2009 Draft Edition)

Fantasy football drafts are just around the corner. Here's a look at the Top 25 Tight End Rankings you should consider for your fantasy football team. UPDATED 8/26

Rank. Player (TEAM)—Bye week

(S = sleeper pick)

1. Jason Witten (DAL) – Bye 6
2. Antonio Gates (SD) – Bye 5
3. Dallas Clark (IND) – Bye 6
4. Tony Gonzalez (ATL) – Bye 4
5. Greg Olsen (CHI) – Bye 5
6. Chris Cooley (WAS) – Bye 8
7. Kellen Winslow (TB) – Bye 8
S 8. Dustin Keller (NYJ) – Bye 9
9. Owen Daniels (HOU) – Bye 10
10. Zach Miller (OAK) – Bye 9
11. Jeremy Shockey (NO) – Bye 5
12. John Carlson (SEA) – Bye 7
S 13. Visanthe Shiancoe (MIN) – Bye 9
14. Kevin Boss (NYG) – Bye 10
S 15. Brent Celek (PHI) – Bye 4
16. Heath Miller (PIT) – Bye 8
17. Vernon Davis (SF) – Bye 6
18. Anthony Fasano (MIA) – Bye 6
S 19. Chris Baker (NE) - Bye 8
S 20. Jermichael Finley (GB) - Bye 5
21. Todd Heap (BAL) – Bye 7
22. Bo Scaife (TEN) – Bye 7
23. Randy McMichael (STL) – Bye 9
24. Marcedes Lewis (JAC) – Bye 7
25. Robert Royal (CLE) - Bye 9

Additional TE's to keep an eye on:
Martellus Bennett (DAL)
Donald Lee (GB)
L.J. Smith (BAL)
S Jared Cook (TEN)
Billy Miller (NO)
S Brandon Pettigrew (DET)
David Martin (MIA)
Desmond Clark (CHI)
Daniel Graham (DEN)
Jerramy Stevens (TB)
Alge Crumpler (TEN)
Ben Watson (NE)
Jeff King (CAR)
Brad Cottam (KC)
Gijon Robinson (IND)
Tony Scheffler (DEN)
Derek Schouman (BUF)

Fantasy Football Week 8 TE Rankings

1. Antonio Gates (SD) – vs. NO in London, Eng.
2. Jason Witten (DAL) – vs. TB
3. Owen Daniels (HOU) – vs. CIN
4. Dallas Clark (IND) - @ TEN
5. Chris Cooley (WAS) - @ DET
6. Tony Gonzalez (KC) - @ NYJ
7. Jeremy Shockey (NO) – vs. SD in London, Eng. - Check injury report: hernia/groin, expected to play, but he is an injury risk
8. Heath Miller (PIT) – vs. NYG
9. Bo Scaife (TEN) – vs. IND
10. Zach Miller (OAK) - @ BAL
11. Steve Heiden (CLE) - @ JAX – Check injury report: pectoral
12. L.J. Smith (PHI) – vs. ATL
13. John Carlson (SEA) - @ SF
14. Todd Heap (BAL) – vs. OAK
15. Benjamin Watson (NE) – vs. STL
16. Marcedes Lewis (JAX) – vs. CLE
17. Alex Smith (TB) - @ DAL
18. Dustin Keller (NYJ) – vs. KC
19. Anthony Fasano (MIA) – vs. BUF
20. Robert Royal (BUF) - @ MIA

Fantasy Football Week 6 Tight End Rankings

1. Jason Witten (DAL) - @ ARI – Check injury report: shoulder
2. Chris Cooley (WAS) – vs. STL
3. Antonio Gates (SD) – vs. NE
4. Kellen Winslow (CLE) – vs. NYG – Check injury report: illness
5. Dallas Clark (IND) – vs. BAL
6. Owen Daniels (HOU) – vs. MIA
7. Greg Olsen (CHI) - @ ATL
8. Anthony Fasano (MIA) - @ HOU
9. Zach Miller (OAK) - @ NO
10. L.J. Smith (PHI) - @ SF - Check injury report: back
11. Donald Lee (GB) - @ SEA
12. John Carlson (SEA) – vs. GB
13. Dustin Keller (NYJ) – vs. CIN
14. Visanthe Shiancoe (MIN) – vs. DET
15. Billy Miller (NO) – vs. OAK – there is an outside chance that Jeremy Shockey will play this week in which case Miller is not worth using in your fantasy line up
16. Todd Heap (BAL) - @ IND
17. Nate Jackson (DEN) – vs. JAX – Check injury report: ribs
18. Benjamin Watson (NE) - @ SD
19. Kevin Boss (NYG) - @ CLE
20. Delanie Walker (SF) vs. PHI