Free Fantasy Football Player Rankings: Tight Ends

Unless Favre decides to retire, which is doubtful, it would be in your best interest to consider Shiancoe as a draft day steal. He is listed far enough down the list that you can get great value with picking him in the second phase of tight ends.

I also really like Dustin Keller from the New York Jets as a fantasy draft sleeper. Grab some two more insurance players for the foundation of your fantasy football lineup, and than grab DK.

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Rank #	QUARTERBACKS RUNNING BACKS WIDE RECIEVERS TIGHT ENDS KICKERS
1	Antionio Gates San Diego Chargers
	He is more of an extra reciever with the amount of times he gets the ball. Great TE if you can get him.
2	Dallas Clark Indianapolis Colts
	Peyton Manning loves stretching the defense than hitting Clark over the middle.
3	Jason Witten Dallas Cowboys
	He loses some redzone looks, because he is so valuable in pass protection.
4	Jermichael Finley Green Bay Packers
	When you get a superbowl ring in your rookie season, there is nowhere to go but down. Still a great fantasy option.
5	Vernon Davis San Francisco 49ers
	The 49ers offense has been showing signs of life again. Gore establishing the running game will help get some over the middle and screen passes to their star TE.
6	Chris Cooley Washington Redskins

7	Owen Daniels Houston Texans
	With Andre Johnson drawing double coverage it may leave Daniels open in the midle often.
8	Jimmy Graham New Orleans Saints

9	Brandon Pettigrew Detroit Lions

10	Rob Gronkowski New England Patriots

11	Kellen Winslow Tampa Bay Buccaneers
	If he can stay healthy, he should pull in somewhere in the range of 75 receptions this season.
12	Tony Gonzalez Atlanta Falcons
	Tony G is always a solid TE option. Now another year work with Matt Ryan, I should take yet another step forward.
13	Marcedes Lewis Jacksonville Jaguars

14	Zach Miller Seattle Seahawks

15	Dustin Keller New York Jets
	The Jets new WR additions should help DK get open often.
16	Benjamin Watson Cleveland Browns
	Suitable for a bye week replacement, due to low expectations from a receptions standpoint.
17	Greg Olsen Carolina Panthers

18	Aaron Hernandez New England Patriots

19	Tony Moeaki Kansas City Chiefs

20	Jermaine Greshman Cincinnati Bengals
	This guy is AWESOME! He could be a fantasy football superstar.
21	Jared Cook Tennessee Titans

22	Todd Heap Arizona Cardinals
	Once considered a valued fantasy football player, Heap's stock has dropped like the US economy.
23	Brent Celek Philadelphia Eagles
	Celek may drop in value from the Kolb days because he will need to provide additional protection for vick to make things develop.
24	Visanthe Shiancoe Minnesota Vikings

25	Heath Miller Pittsburgh Steelers
	His pass protection skills are too valuable to their offense to have him running routes every down. He still could catch 55 balls or so.
26	Jeremy Shockey Carolina Panthers
	There are some durability concerns with Shockey. Although his TV commercials are very funny, he gets little love near the redzone. He is predicted to have 50 or so receptions. Young QB's like to use their tight ends.
27	Bo Scaife Tennessee Titans
	Good TE, but not alot of value from a fantasy football perspective. He doesnt frequent the endzone.
28	Tony Scheffler Detroit Lions
	Not a huge factor from a fantasy football perspective. Although with a young QB the TE is always a safety valve for getting rid of the ball.
29	John Carlson Seattle Seahawks

30	Zach Miller Jacksonville Jaguars