Another playoff fantasy football challenge is upon us as drafts are going on throughout this week, in preparation for the beginning of the post season on Saturday. While I put together player rankings for each position to get you set for the wild-card round, I've gone ahead and put together a cheat sheet for all players in the entire playoffs. While many of you will likely play on ESPN, NFL.com or other maj ...

Jimmy Graham vs. Lions - When it comes to selecting a tight end for the first round of the 2012 playoff fantasy football contest, it has to begin and end with Jimmy Graham of the Saints. Only one player at this position was better than Graham, in Rob Gronkowski through the regular season, and he had a touchdown record setting year at the position. Not only are the Saints a high-scoring offense, but they wil ...

Jason Witten @ Giants - If you look at Jason Witten's body of work this season, he's been a solid top five fantasy tight end. That said, Witten has failed to score a touchdown since week eleven and has total 47 yards or fewer in four of his last five games. Factor in that Tony Romo will be playing with a busted hand, and you have a tough decision to make, if you've been starting Witten weekly this year. As ...

Aaron Hernandez vs. Dolphins - With Rob Gronkowski having a record-setting season, it's easy to forget that the Patriots have another talented tight end in Aaron Hernandez, but against the Broncos, it was Hernandez that had the big game. For the second time, this year Hernandez posted over 100 yards receiving and scored his first touchdown in the last six weeks. While it's unlikely that Hernandez will come ...

Owen Daniels vs. Panthers - What seemed like a death blow to Owen Daniels fantasy stock, has turned into the possible beginnings of a resurge with rookie quarterback T.J. Yates under center. Daniels tied Kevin Walter for targets with ten against he Bengals as he consistently exploited Cincinnati over the middle for most of the game, and made a few nice receptions on the teams final drive to victory. Yates r ...

Jermichael Finley vs. Raiders - Finally we saw a quality performance from Packers' tight end Jermichael Finley as the Giants allowed attempted to force Rodgers to beat them by limiting his opportunities to Jordy Nelson and Greg Jennings. This is probably the best strategy to slow down the Packers, but when you have Finley, Driver and solid depth beyond that, this offense is still going to post 35 points or ...

Running Backs Shane Vereen - It's taken some time for the talented rookie from Cal to find his way on the field, because of injury, but Shane Vereen has taken over as Benjarvus Green-Ellis's replacement. This week the Patriots face off against the Colts, and if your in desperate need for some help in your flex position, Vereen should be good for some second half work, as he's received against the Chiefs and ...

Jermaine Gresham @ Steelers - Maybe it's easy to look past Jermaine Gresham in fantasy leagues with tight ends like Rob Gronkowski and Jimmy Graham having monster seasons, but this fellow second year tight end is starting to put together a decent year. After missing a couple of games due to injury, Gresham has come back to have no less than three receptions, and if not for a questionable (at least in my eye ...

Rob Gronkowski vs Chiefs - Hopefully, you had a chance to watch the Patriots play the Jets on Sunday night, because Rob Gronkowski had one of the better games of his, thus far, great career. With 52 receptions, 709 yards and eight touchdowns, Gronkowski is one of the top tight ends in fantasy football leagues this year and will likely continue to be for some time. When the Patriots signed Chad Ochocinco thi ...

This year, I decided to forego the draft strategy of picking a tight end in the first seven rounds. My thought process was rather simple. I didn’t trust Dallas Clark without Peyton Manning; nor did I trust Antonio Gates to stay healthy. So far, so good! Tony Gonzalez is getting up there in age which is true, but he’s still getting the job done. I didn’t expect Alex Smith to be successful so that downgraded ...