2008 Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings
by Paul Eide
Fantasy Football Director
9/2/08


1. Antonio Gates- Undisputed #1 TE. 41 TD in last four seasons.
2. Jason Witten- Will play even more in the slot with drafting of Martellus Bennett.
3. Tony Gonzalez- Miraculous ’07 (99 recs, 1,172) considering Croyle, O-line.
4. Kellen Winslow- The stage is set for a huge year.
5. Jeremy Shockey- Has nothing to complain about now. Should be a great weapon.
6. Dallas Clark- 11 TD in ’07 was 3 short of total for first four seasons (14).
7. Owen Daniels- #2 WR in Texans offense w/ 63 rec, 768 yards, 3 TD.
8. Chris Cooley- How does selection of Fred Davis affect his production?
9. Heath Miller – TE everyone forgets about. Career highs in recs, yards and TD in ‘07.
10. Alge Crumpler- Titans use TE’s like Bronco’s use RB’s. If healthy, should produce.
11. Vernon Davis- 52 recs, 509 yards and 4 TD last season. 8 games w/at least 4 catches.
12. Todd Heap- Can he stay healthy?
13. Tony Scheffler- Is the foot healed? 49 catches in final 12 games; Zero in 1st 4.
14. LJ Smith- 111 receptions for nearly 1,300 yards and eight touchdowns in '05 and '06
15. Greg Olsen- In October, caught 19 passes for 227 yards and two TDs in four games.
16. Ben Watson- 5 TD in first five games prior to injury versus Dallas in week six.
17. Donald Lee- In 2007 career-highs in recs (48), yards (575) and touchdowns (6).
18. Desmond Clark- Highest YPC of any NFL tight end over last two seasons.
19. Kevin Boss- Made Jeremy Shockey expendable. Enough said.
20. Ben Utecht- Bengals will use multiple ways to offset loss of Chris Henry.
21. Randy McMichael- Hoping Al Saunders will do what he did for T Gonzalez.
22. Zach Miller- 8 rec, 84 yards in Week 17 underscores progression. 44 recs in ’07.
23. Leonard Pope- Avg 3 rec per game, scored three TD in last five games.
24. John Carlson- Seattle offense relies heavily on TE; Carlson perfect fit.
25. Dustin Keller- Expected to start over Chris Baker.
26. Mercedes Lewis- At 6-7 could evolve into a nice redzone target.
27. Anthony Fasano- Traded for to take starting job from David Martin
28. Visanthe Shincoe- Has been primary target during offseason sessions.
29. Alex Smith-a Improved ypc from 7.1 in ’06 to 12.0 in ’07.
30. Jeff King- 28 recs and a TD in first seven games. 4 recs 40 ypg w/Delhomme.

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