Tight End Rankings

#1) Jimmy Graham - One of two Tight Ends that I'd draft inside the first 4 Rounds. Saints are gonna be lighting up the scoreboard and Graham is gonna put up similar, if not better stats than last year.

Projections: 125/1100/10


#2)  Rob Gronkoski - Gronk only played 11 games last year and still almost out produced every single Tight End. I would rank Gronk ahead of Graham if I knew he'd play every game once he returns but chances are he'll miss some extra time with injuries. Just be sure to draft another TE to cover the time Gronk will miss to start the season.

Projections: 85/900/12


#3) Vernon Davis - I think Davis is gonna have a great year this season. He's been lining up at WR and looks like he might be the one replacing Crabtree. Kaepernick had good chemistry with Davis in the playoffs and I think they will be hooking up a lot this year

Projections: 90/1000/9


#4) Jason Witten - Only tight End to get over 1000 Yards last season. Catching only 3 TD's last year hurt his fantasy stats so an increase in TD's could put Witten in the top 3 this year.

Projections: 120/1100/6


#5) Tony Gonzalez - I don't think the Falcons are gonna need to use Gonzalez as much this year so I see a dip in yards, but the TD's will be there and could get more than last season.

Projections: 85/750/8


#6) Greg Olsen - Going for the more safe pick here. Newton targeted Olsen over 100 times last year and I don't see that changing at all.

Projections: 75/850/5


#7) Jared Cook -  I'm a real believer that Bradford will finally have that break out season and that he's gonna involve the entire offense. Cook is a really talented Tight End who's never had a good QB throwing the ball to him.

Projections: 75/750/6


#8) Brandon Myers - Actually had a good year considering he played for the Raiders. Now with the Giants, Myers should still have similar numbers. Giants just don't produce top fantasy stats to their TE's so there Isn't much excitement here.

Projections: 70/650/6


#9) Jermaine Gresham - I've been waiting for Dalton to finally start throwing the ball to Gresham. I think he has great ability but Isn't getting the ball thrown to him enough. If the Bengals start getting him the ball more, I could easily see him reach the top 5.

Projections: 75/750/5


#10) Owen Daniels - Houston is gonna run, run and run like always. Daniel's peak Isn't high and shouldn't see much more than what he put up last year.

Projections: 76/700/6


#11) Kyle Rudolph - The TD's are intriguing but his QB is still Ponder. So if you draft him, cross your fingers that he's still scoring TD's this year.

Projections: 60/600/6


#12) Fred Davis - I'm really liking RG3 this year and he was targeting Davis a lot at the end. If Davis has a healthy season, I'd like my chances with him.

Projections: 65/700/5


#13) Heath Miller - This is a situation your gonna have to monitor. Miller's been running and making cuts on his reconstructed knee. But there hasn't been a time table for his return. If your draft is late be sure to check in on Miller's condition.

Projections: 70/700/6


#14) Antonio Gates - With Rivers slowing down and the injury history that Gates has, I have a hard time putting him any higher than this. Draft with caution.

Projections: 60/600/5


#15) Jermichael Finley - Did pretty much nothing last year. I think Green Bay has too many options for Rodgers to throw at, therefore Finley will probably be stuck behind the rest again.

Projections: 60/600/4


#16 Dustin Keller - Jets offense was terrible last year and it affected Kellers stats. I'm really liking Miami's offense this year and I think Tannehill will make Keller relevant in fantasy again.

Projections: 60/700/4


#17) Jake Ballard - Nothing fancy about Ballard, but he'll get targets especially in the start while Gronk is nursing an injury. Once Gronk returns, I'd keep and eye to see if he's still getting targets.

Projections: 55/600/5


#18) Brandon Pettigrew - Only thing Pettigrew has got going for him is the fact that he plays on an offense that usually puts up big numbers. But the Lion's got a lot of options and Pettigrew probably won't be a big impact.

Projections: 60/500/4


#19) Martellus Bennett - Cutler doesn't use his Tight Ends too well so unless Cutler changes his ways I can't see Bennett making any fantasy impact.

Projections: 50/500/4


#20) Tony Moeaki - Been putting up the same boring stats each year so don't expect much more. Smith does like to target his TE's but I don't think the targets will give him that much of a boost.

Projections: 60/500/4


For the rest of the Tight Ends out there, I wouldn't draft any and just keep an eye on them for key match ups for streaming purpose. I'll have posts each week on TE's to stream so don't forget to check in.