Fantasy Football Forbes List: Week 9 Tight End Rankings

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Quick Hits – Jimmy Graham is the de facto number 1.  Despite having his worst week of the season, he’s still been the most consistent tight end out there.  In his last meeting against the Bucs, he hauled in 7 catches for 124 yards … Fred Davis continues to get it done with John Beck at quarterback, and faces a 49ers defense that has had a soft spot for tight ends this year … Owen Daniels lost out on another touchdown to Joel Dreessen, but the touchdowns will come.  If Andre is out, he’ll lead the Texans in receiving against the Browns … Antonio Gates hasn’t been awesome, but he should see plenty of targets in this one.  The Chargers will have to take to the air to keep up with the Packers … Jermichael Finley’s weekly numbers are all over the place, but there’s only a handful of tight ends I would think about starting over him … Aaron Hernandez was bottled up last week, but managed a touchdown to save what would have been a horrendous day.  The Giants have given up the 3^rd fewest points to tight ends, and no touchdowns, but that’s no reason to deter you from using he or Gronkowski … I would actually trust Celek this week.  He’s put together a couple of solid weeks in his last two games, and faces a Bears defense that has given up the 2^nd most points to opposing tight ends … Ed Dickson’s best game of the year came the last time he faced the Steelers.  With the Steelers bottling up wide receivers, Dickson should have a decent game this week … Heath Miller has played well, but managed little against the Ravens in week 1.  The Ravens are the best team in the league when it comes to stopping tight ends, so  Miller is a desperation only option.

 

Rank	Player	Opponent	Status
1	Jimmy Graham, NO	TB
2	Fred Davis, WAS	SF	Q (Ankle)
3	Jason Witten, DAL	SEA
4	Owen Daniels, HOU	CLE
5	Tony Gonzalez, ATL	@IND	Q (Back)
6	Antonio Gates, SD	GB
7	Rob Gronkowski, NE	NYG
8	Jermichael Finley, GB	@SD
9	Aaron Hernandez, NE	NYG	Q (Knee)
10	Vernon Davis, SF	@WAS
11	Brent Celek, PHI	CHI	Q (Hip)
12	Ed Dickson, BAL	@PIT
13	Dustin Keller, NYJ	@BUF
14	Jake Ballard, NYG	@NE
15	Jermaine Gresham, CIN	@TEN	Q (Hamstring)
16	Kellen Winslow, TB	@NO
17	Dallas Clark, IND	ATL	P (Knee)
18	Benjamin Watson, CLE	@HOU
19	Heath Miller, PIT	BAL
20	Scott Chandler, BUF	NYJ
21	Jared Cook, TEN	CIN
22	Zach Miller, SEA	@DAL
23	Kevin Boss, OAK	DEN	P (Concussion)
24	Joel Dreessen, HOU	CLE
25	Lance Kendricks, STL	@ARI