TE’s
With NFL quarterbacks flourishing like never before, it seems like tight ends are more valuable today than they were ten or twenty years ago. Give credit to future Hall of Fame tight end Tony Gonzalez as another reason why this position has elevated in value as his skills on the basketball court transitioned to the NFL and opened the door for players like Antonio Gates, Vernon Davis and Jermichael Finley to be viewed at as major contributors in the teams’ offense.
All that said, even a bump in targets for certain tight ends doesn’t mean that most of them have found better value than the top receivers for fantasy football. If you’re in a league that doesn’t have a tight end position, the first five options on this list are worth owning but that’s about it. Many standard redraft leagues do have a tight end position, but no one would blame you if you only carried one tight end on your team.
Our tight end projections below take into account not just each players 2011 projected stats, but each players upside, risk, weather factors, strength of schedule, style of offense and the team they have (skill players) around them. Throughout the summer, we will be updating this page because injuries, free agency and unexpected breaking news are constant and values are always in flux.
For fantasy player rankings beyond standard league play feel free to check out our cheat sheets section of the website for rankings in various league play. We will also have mock drafts available to help you get an idea of where various tight ends are being selected in different league styles.We also have a PPR and Keeper / Dynasty rankings for tight ends as well.
Rankings Last Updated – September 2nd
2011 TE Standard ReDraft Rankings
1 |
Antonio Gates |
2 |
Vernon Davis |
3 |
Dallas Clark |
4 |
Jason Witten |
5 |
Jermichael Finley |
6 |
Owen Daniels |
7 |
Jimmy Graham |
8 |
Marcedes Lewis |
9 |
Kellen Winslow |
10 |
Tony Gonzalez |
11 |
Rob Gronkowski |
12 |
Aaron Hernandez |
13 |
Dustin Keller |
14 |
Zach Miller |
15 |
Fred Davis |
16 |
Kevin Boss |
17 |
Brandon Pettigrew |
18 |
Lance Kendricks |
19 |
Heath Miller |
20 |
Chris Cooley |
21 |
Tony Moeaki |
22 |
Ed Dickson |
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