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2012 Fantasy Football Rankings – Tight Ends

Week 9 TE Rankings

Rank Tight End Team Column7 Week 9
1 Jimmy Graham NO 55.50 vs PHI
2 Owen Daniels HOU 65.60 vs BUF
3 Tony Gonzalez ATL 69.90 vs DAL
4 Heath Miller PIT 71.60 at NYG
5 Jason Witten DAL 54.70 at ATL
6 Kyle Rudolph MIN 57.90 at SEA
7 Brent Celek PHI 44.90 at NO
8 Greg Olsen CAR 40.70 at WAS
9 Brandon Pettigrew DET 41.40 at JAX
10 Martellus Bennett NYG 51.40 vs PIT
11 Scott Chandler BUF 45.40 at HOU
12 Dennis Pitta BAL 39.60 at CLE
13 Jared Cook TEN 49.30 vs CHI
14 Jermaine Gresham CIN 44.50 vs DEN
15 Brandon Myers OAK 38.30 vs TB
16 Antonio Gates SD 35.80 vs KC
17 Anthony Fasano MIA 36.00 at IND
18 Jacob Tamme DEN 29.50 at Cin
19 Marcedes Lewis JAC 27.70 vs DET
20 Joel Dreessen DEN 33.30 at Cin
21 Jermichael Finley GB 30.50 vs ARI
22 Dwayne Allen IND 27.40 vs MIA
23 Kellen Davis CHI 26.40 at TEN
24 Dallas Clark TB 27.20 at OAK
25 Zach Miller SEA 24.10 vs MIN
BYE Rob Gronkowski NE 100.00 BYE
BYE Vernon Davis SF 61.40 BYE
BYE Aaron Hernandez NE 26.80 BYE
BYE Dustin Keller NYJ 23.30 BYE
BYE Lance Kendricks STL 22.50 BYE
INJ Fred Davis WAS vs CAR

Week 7 Tight End Rankings

Rank Tight End Team Column2 Week 7
1 Rob Gronkowski NE 51.60 vs NYJ
2 Jimmy Graham NO 43.20 at TB
3 Aaron Hernandez NE 21.40 vs NYJ
4 Owen Daniels HOU 53.70 vs BAL
5 Vernon Davis SF 58.00 vs SEA
6 Jason Witten DAL 33.60 at CAR
7 Kyle Rudolph MIN 52.50 vs ARI
8 Heath Miller PIT 47.70 at CIN
9 Martellus Bennett NYG 40.60 vs WAS
10 Jermaine Gresham CIN 42.60 vs PIT
11 Scott Chandler BUF 43.90 vs TEN
11 Jared Cook TEN 41.10 at BUF
12 Dennis Pitta BAL 36.30 at HOU
13 Brandon Pettigrew DET 30.10 at CHI
14 Greg Olsen CAR 35.30 vs DAL
15 Fred Davis WAS 31.30 at NYG
16 Jermichael Finley GB 25.00 at STL
17 Brandon Myers OAK 29.00 vs JAX
18 Marcedes Lewis JAC 23.60 at OAK
19 Kellen Davis CHI 18.90 vs DET
20 Coby Fleener IND 18.10 vs CLE
BYE Tony Gonzalez ATL 67.00 BYE
BYE Brent Celek PHI 41.70 BYE
BYE Antonio Gates SD 14.30 BYE
BYE Jacob Tamme DEN 23.50 BYE
BYE Anthony Fasano MIA 29.60 BYE
BYE Kevin Boss KC 0.00 BYE
BYE Joel Dreessen DEN 27.60 BYE

Week 6 Tight End Rankings

Rank Tight End Team Points YTD Week 6
1 Tony Gonzalez ATL 62.80 vs OAK
2 Rob Gronkowski NE 45.50 at SEA
3 Vernon Davis SF 54.30 vs NYG
4 Heath Miller PIT 41.00 at TEN
5 Martellus Bennett NYG 39.70 at SF
6 Aaron Hernandez NE 12.40 at SEA
7 Owen Daniels HOU 35.20 vs GB
8 Kyle Rudolph MIN 40.90 at WAS
9 Scott Chandler BUF 43.50 at ARI
10 Jason Witten DAL 24.80 at BAL
11 Brandon Pettigrew DET 26.30 at PHI
12 Dennis Pitta BAL 33.00 vs DAL
13 Brent Celek PHI 38.40 vs DET
14 Antonio Gates SD 14.30 vs DEN
15 Jermichael Finley GB 23.80 at HOU
16 Fred Davis WAS 26.70 vs MIN
17 Jared Cook TEN 35.70 vs PIT
18 Jacob Tamme DEN 23.50 at SD
19 Jermaine Gresham CIN 29.80 at CLE
20 Brandon Myers OAK 22.80 at ATL
BYE Jimmy Graham NO 43.20 BYE
BYE Greg Olson CAR 35.30 BYE
BYE Marcedes Lewis JAC 23.60 BYE
BYE Kellen Davis CHI 18.90 BYE

Week 5 TE ranks(1-20)

Rank Tight End Team Pts after
week 4		 Week 5
1 Rob Gronkowski NE 42.00 vs DEN
2 Jimmy Graham NO 42.80 vs SD
3 Tony Gonzalez ATL 44.50 at WAS
4 Vernon Davis SF 43.70 vs BUF
5 Martellus Bennett NYG 36.70 vs CLE
6 Heath Miller PIT 36.90 vs PHI
7 Jermichael Finley GB 22.70 at IND
8 Dennis Pitta BAL 30.80 at KC
9 Brent Celek PHI 31.50 at PIT
10 Owen Daniels HOU 35.20 at NYJ
11 Antonio Gates SD 12.40 at NO
12 Kyle Rudolph MIN 32.60 vs TEN
13 Scott Chandler BUF 41.50 at SF
14 Greg Olson CAR 31.60 vs SEA
15 Fred Davis WAS 21.30 vs ATL
16 Jared Cook TEN 26.00 at MIN
17 Jacob Tamme DEN 18.50 at NE
18 Jermaine Gresham CIN 23.80 vs MIA
19 Marcedes Lewis JAC 21.20 vs CHI
20 Kellen Davis CHI at JAX
BYE Jason Witten DAL BYE
BYE Brandon Pettigrew DET 26.30  BYE
BYE Brandon Myers OAK 22.80 BYE
INJ Aaron Hernandez NE 12.40 vs DEN

Tight end rankings heading into week 3

Rank Status Tight End Team Pts after
week 2		 Week 3
1 Jimmy   Graham NO 27.60 vs   KC
2 Rob   Gronkowski NE 25.50 at   BAL
3 Tony   Gonzalez ATL 24.30 at   SD
4 Vernon   Davis SF 29.60 at   MIN
5 Jermichael   Finley GB 11.30 at   SEA
6 Martellus   Bennett NYG 23.20 at   CAR
7 Brent   Celek PHI 22.20 at   ARI
8 Antonio   Gates SD 4.30 vs   ATL
9 Brandon   Pettigrew DET 15.50 at   TEN
10 Dennis   Pitta BAL 19.80 vs   NE
11 Jason   Witten DAL 6.80 vs   TB
12 Scott   Chandler BUF 21.10 at   CLE
13 Jacob   Tamme DEN 11.60 vs   HOU
14 Kyle   Rudolph MIN 16.20 vs   SF
15 Heath   Miller PIT 18.90 at   OAK
16 Owen   Daniels HOU 13.40 at   DEN
17 Greg   Olson CAR 6.90 vs   NYG
18 Jared   Cook TEN 8.70 vs   DET
19 Fred   Davis WAS 5.30 vs   CIN
20 Jermaine   Gresham CIN 6.70 at   WAS
21 Marcedes   Lewis JAC 11.20 at   IND
22 Kellen   Davis CHI 8.10 vs   STL
23 Brandon   Myers OAK 15.10
24 Coby   Fleener IND 9.80 vs   JAX
25 Anthony   Fasano MIA 9.80 vs   NYJ

TE’s heading into week 2

Rank Status Tight End Team Points YTD Week 2
1 Jimmy   Graham NO 14.50 at   CAR
2 Rob   Gronkowski NE 12.00 vs ARI
3 Jermichael   Finley GB 10.70 vs CHI
4 Aaron   Hernandez NE 12.40 vs   ARI
5 Tony   Gonzalez ATL 11.30 vs DEN
6 Owen   Daniels HOU 8.70 at JAX
7 Antonio   Gates SD 4.30 vs   TEN
8 Brandon   Pettigrew DET 7.70 at SF
9 Jason   Witten DAL 1.00 at   SEA
10 Jared   Cook TEN 6.40 at SD
11 Vernon   Davis SF 10.30 vs DET
12 Jacob   Tamme DEN 10.30 at   ATL
13 Kyle   Rudolph MIN 6.70 at   IND
14 Fred   Davis WAS 3.80 at STL
15 Greg   Olson CAR 5.60 vs NO
16 Heath   Miller PIT 11.00 vs   NYJ
17 Coby   Fleener IND 8.20 vs MIN
18 Marcedes   Lewis JAC 11.20 vs HOU
19 Martellus   Bennett NYG 10.00 vs   TB
20 Scott   Chandler BUF 9.80 vs   KC
21 Kevin   Boss KC 9.60 at   BUF
22 Jermaine   Gresham CIN 3.00 vs   CLE
23 Brent   Celek PHI 6.50 vs BAL
24 Dustin   Keller NYJ 0.70 at   PIT
25 Zach   Miller SEA 4.00 vs   DAL

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Rank Name POS
1 Jimmy Graham TE
2 Rob Gronkowski TE
3 Antonio Gates TE
4 Aaron Hernandez TE
5 Jermichael Finley TE
6 Fred Davis TE
7 Brandon Pettigrew TE
8 Vernon Davis TE
9 Jason Witten TE
10 Jared Cook TE
11 Tony Gonzalez TE
12 Kyle Rudolph TE
13 Greg Olson TE
14 Jacob Tamme TE
15 Brent Celek TE
16 Dustin Keller TE
17 Owen Daniels TE
18 Jermaine Gresham TE
19 Martellus Bennett TE
20 Tony Moeaki  TE
21 Marcedes Lewis TE
22 Dallas Clark TE
23 Coby Fleener TE
24 Kellen Winslow TE
25 Ed Dickson TE
26 Joel Dreessen TE
27 Dwayne Allen TE
28 Dennis Pitta TE
29 Scott Chandler TE
30 Anthony Fasano TE
31 Heath Miller TE
32 Zach Miller TE
33 Kevin Boss TE
34 Benjamin Watson TE
35 Todd Heap TE
36 Lance Kendricks TE
37 Tony Scheffler TE
38 Chris Cooley TE
39 Luke Stocker TE

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Aaron Hernandez

Week 6 - Hernandez is expected to return for week 6 against the Seahawks.  Nothing is certain at this point, but once the Patriots injury report comes out we will update our readers. Week 2 – In week 1, Hernandez was just as good as his counterpart Gronk, as he picked up 12.40 fantasy points.  For …

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Anthony Fasano

Anthony Fasano has been in the league long enough now that we know what to expect out of the TE for the Miami Dolphins.  He will be in there every game, but primarily used as a run blocker, and it would be surprising if he eclipses 40 catches in 2012.  Leave Fasano alone on draft …

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Antonio Gates

Week 9 - After an impressive week 7 performance against the Broncos, fantasy owners might have felt reason to hope that Gates was ready to break out of his early season woes, but then week 8 came along and Gates caught 2 balls for 14 yards.  The Chiefs offer a solid matchup, but Gates still should …

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Benjamin Watson

Benjamin Watson is the starting TE for the Cleveland Browns, but he will be competing for snaps with both Evan Moore and Jordan Cameron in 2012.  None of those names is worth considering on draft day 2012, leave them all to waivers.

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Brandon Myers

Week 9 – Myers continues to be one of Carson Palmer’s favorite targets, and week 9 will see Brandon Myers inside our top 15 TE’s in football.  In week 8 he caught 3 passes for 49 yards, in a game which saw just 14 receptions by Raiders receivers.  If you need a backup TE, Myers …

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Brandon Pettigrew

Week 9 - Pettigrew finally turned in a solid performance against the Seattle Seahawks, catching 7 passes for 74 yards.  He still didn’t find the end zone, and remains a low TE1 as tight ends around the league continue to struggle, meaning Pettigrew isnt dropping out of the top 12 anytime soon. Week 6 - Brandon has …

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Brent Celek

Week 9 - Brent Celek should have a nice day in week 9 against the Saints, and while he won’t always be a recommended TE1, he does find himself in the top 10 for this matchup. Week 6 - Celek saved his fantasy owners with a TD in week 5 against the Steelers, but he went for …

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Chris Cooley

Chris Cooley will enter the 2012 season as the backup TE behind Fred Davis on the Redskins’ depth chart.  With his problematic left knee he should not be considered an option on draft day unless Davis goes down to injury.  Leave Cooley to waivers this season.  Chris Cooley career statistics: Year Team G Rec Yds TD Lost 2004 …

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Coby Fleener

Week 2 – As expected, Fleener and Luck showed some chemistry from their days at Stanford, and Coby hauled in 6 catches for 82 yards in his NFL debut.  Although he didn’t find the end zone, it was an impressive debut, and now that the Colts will be taking on the Vikings in week 2, …

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Dallas Clark

Week 9 - Clark has started to have a more significant role in the Tampa Bay offense.  While he still isn’t on the fantasy radar, he is slowly approaching TE2 territory after catching 3 passes for 40 yards in week 8. Dallas Clark was signed by the Tampa Bay Bucs in the offseason and is expected …

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Dennis Pitta

Week 6 - Two straight weeks is a disturbing trend for one of the breakout TE’s from the first 3 weeks.  Pitta recorded just 3 receptions for 22 yards in week 5, and he drops to a borderline TE1 for his week 6 matchup with the Cowboys.  If you have a better matchup with another TE, …

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Dustin Keller

Week 2 – Yes you read that right, Dustin Keller put up a whopping 0.70 fantasy points in week 1, but hey, it could have been worse, he could have gone negative!  Leave Keller on the bench for week 2 against the Steelers, and be sure to check the waiver wire for a better backup …

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Dwayne Allen

Week 9 - Neither Allen or Fleener have really established themselves this season as a TE1, and Allen should be left to waivers heading into the second half of the season. Dwayne Allen will see plenty of playing time as a rookie in 2012 for the Indianapolis Colts as the team is expected to feature two TE …

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Ed Dickson

We initially had Dickson ranked as a low TE2 in most formats, but he suffered an injury in the Ravens first preseason game and has dropped down the draft board accordingly. The team called it a subluxed shoulder, and Dickson is expected to miss a few weeks, which could extend into the season. Leave Dickson …

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Fred Davis

Week 6 - Davis continues to dabble in mundane numbers, as he caught 5 passes for 54 yards as Griffin’s favorite target in week 5.  With the QB situation up in the air for week 6, Davis remains a TE2 for this matchup. Week 5 - The good news is that Davis’ targets are finally starting to …

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Greg Olsen

Week 9 - The Panthers stated their intent in the preseason to turn Greg Olsen into the next Rob Gronkowski, but so far that plan hasn’t materialized.  In week 8 Olsen caught just 3 passes for 23 yards.  The only reason Olsen remains a recommended low end TE1 is the poor all around play of TE’s …

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Heath Miller

Week 9 - Heath continues to impress as he caught 4 passes for 46 yards and a TD in week 8.  He has emerged as a recommended TE1 in all formats going forward. Week 6 - Miller draws a terrific matchup with the Titans in week 6, and we are projecting big numbers for the Steelers big …

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Jacob Tamme

Week 6 - Tamme remains a low TE2, as he caught 6 passes for 50 yards in week 5.  His main problem continues to be red zone looks, and that doesn’t figure to change much going forward. Week 5 - Sorry Tamme owners that thought they had this year’s big sleeper pick, Tamme doesn’t look like he …

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Jake Ballard

Jake Ballard went down in the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl in February 2012, and his career may never recover.  He had microfracture knee surgery and an ACL procedure performed in the offseason, and his timetable for return is 9-11 months, which effectively ends his 2012 NFL season.  Look for Ballard in 2013, and …

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Jared Cook

Week 9 - Fantasy owners had high hopes for Cook this season, but he continues to finish right around 40-50 yards on a weekly basis.  Until he starts seeing the end zone more, he will remain a high upside TE2. Week 6 - Cook had a nice game in week 5 as he caught 5 passes for …

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Jason Witten

Week 9 - Witten had an absolutely monster game in week 8 to reestablish himself as one of the premier TE’s in fantasy football, and the NFL.  Jason caught 18 passes for 167 yards, and amazingly didn’t find the end zone.  Fantasy managers should keep Witten locked is as a starting TE1 for the remainder of …

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Jermaine Gresham

Week 6 - Gresham caught 5 passes for 60 yards in week 5 against the Dolphins.  He is still a low TE2 in all formats, but his stock is slowly rising as Dalton is looking his way more often in recent weeks. Week 5 - Continuing his on again off again Season, Gresham caught 5 passes for …

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Jermichael Finley

Week 9 - If I told you that the Packers would be without Jennings and Nelson, their top 2 receivers, you would think Finley would have a pretty good game against the Jacksonville Jaguars right?  Wrong, as Finley caught just 2 passes for 24 yards in week 8 against the Jags.  Whether it is the coaching …

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Jimmy Graham

Week 9 - Graham rescued fantasy owners by catching a garbage time TD against the Broncos in week 8.  Jimmy finished the game with 64 yards receiving and a TD giving him 12.4 fantasy points in standard scoring.  He remains an elite option heading into week 9 against the Eagles, and as long as he isn’t …

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Joel Dreesen

The Broncos are expected to feature a new look offense in the 2012 season, and plenty of two TE sets. This opens up an opportunity for Joel Dreesen and Jacob Tamme to rack up the yardage. While we don’t expect prolific numbers like the Patriots TE’s, both Dreesen and Tamme can be viewed as TE2 …

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Kellen Davis

Week 9 –  Davis caught a TD in week 8, but that was his only reception of the game as he went for just 12 yards receiving.  There is no reason to consider Davis a fantasy TE on this point in the season. Week 6 - Davis continues to have 0 fantasy value, as he caught …

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Kellen Winslow

Week 3 - Kellen has signed with the New England Patriots for 2012 after being released by the Seattle Seahawks.  He still has the same problems with his knees, even though he passed his physical this time, and while he could have a few solid weeks for the Pats before Hernandez returns, week 3 doesn’t figure …

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Kevin Boss

Week 2 – There were probably a fair number of fantasy owners who were surprised to find that Kevin Boss is still playing in the NFL.  Well he is hanging out in KC these days, and that is about all he does, is hang out.  Boss caught just 2 passes in week 1, but he …

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Kyle Rudolph

Week 9 - Kyle Rudolph only provides value when finding the end zone, as he won’t put up big yard receiving numbers.  In week 8 he caught just 2 passes for 17 yards, time to start thinking about trading Rudolph for a higher volume TE. Week 6 - Rudolph continues to do the same thing week in …

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Lance Kendricks

Lance Kendricks was a disappointing rookie in 2011 as he caught just 28 balls for 352 yards. While we do expect those numbers to come up in 2012, it isn’t enough to make Kendricks worth considering as a TE2. Leave him alone on draft day 2012. 2011 stats – 15 games – 28 Receptions, 352 …

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Luke Stocker

Luke Stocker will enter 2012 splitting time at TE for the Tampa Bay Bucs with Dallas Clark .  The Bucs are expected to go with a more run-heavy attack, while asking Stocker to lend his blocking skills to the offense.  We don’t expect Stocker to be a fantasy relevant player in 2012. Year Team G Rec …

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Marcedes Lewis

Week 9 - Lewis is still a low TE2 after an underwhelming 2 reception 21 yard performance in week 8.  Leave him on waivers. Week 6 - Lewis is on a bye week, and should continue to be ignored in most fantasy formats. Week 5 - Lewis remains a low TE2, as he caught 3 passes for 32 …

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Martellus Bennett

Week 9 - Martellus Bennett caught 4 passes for 29 yards in the Giants week 8 win over the Cowboys.  It was a down game for most of the Giants WR as Manning threw for under 200 yards, so don’t give up on M.B. just yet.  He is a low TE1 heading into week 9. Week …

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Owen Daniels

Week 6 - Daniels has been putting up consistent stats for the last couple weeks, which is enough to vault him into the top 10 TE’s in football this season.  Start him in the majority of formats going forward as Schaub prefers to check down to Daniels with the large leads the Texans have been playing …

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Rob Gronkowski

Week 6 - Rob disappeared in week 5 against the Broncos, as he caught just 4 passes for 35 yards.  Fantasy owners were likely disappointed, but you have to consider this game an aberration and move forward with Gronk as a TE1 in all formats.  Keep him active for week 6 against the Seahawks. Week 5 …

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Scott Chandler

Week 6 - Chandler was the yardage leader for the inept Bills defense Sunday, as he caught 4 passes for 40 yards, but he did fumble once, which didn’t do his fantasy owners any favors.  Chandler still sits as a top 10 TE, thanks to a season which is seeing low totals being put up across …

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Todd Heap

Heap has played in the NFL since 2001, and had a number of decent years, but 2011 was not one of them.  He was only able to appear in 10 games, only 4 of which were starts.  Even if he stays healthy in 2012, he doesn’t figure to be a #1 TE in fantasy football, and fantasy …

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Tony Gonzalez

Week 9 - Tony Gonzalez had a surprisingly poor performance in week 8 against the Eagles, but he was a victim of gameplanning as the Falcons got out to an early lead.  Gonzalez remains a must start top 5 fantasy TE this season heading into week 9, and we chalk up week 8 to a fluke. …

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Tony Moeaki

Tony Moeaki suffered a preseason injury in September 2011 against the Packers, and he was placed on IR which ended his season.  His rookie year in 2010 was promising enough as he caught 47 passes for 556 yards.  It looked like he could be in line for a bounce back year in 2012, but the …

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Tony Scheffler

  Coming off a year where he caught just 26 passes for just 347 yards Tony Scheffler is once again expected to play second fiddle to Brandon Pettigrew for the Lions during the 2012 season.  He should not be targeted on draft day, but if Pettigrew suffers an injury, Scheffler could step in as a …

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Vernon Davis

Week 6 - Vernon Davis has worked his way up the rankings and finds himself at #3 heading into his week 6 matchup with the New York Giants.  Keep him active in all formats after he put up 17.3 fantasy points last Sunday. Week 5 - Davis hauled in just 2 receptions for 28 yards in week …

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Zach Miller

Week 9 - Even after catching a TD pass in week 8, Zach Miller is on the outside of the top 20 TE’s in fantasy football.  He should not be considered a fantasy option at this time. Week 2 – With the release of Kellen Winslow, Zach Miller was propeled into the starter’s role in Seattle.  …

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