Tight Ends

Like the quarterback position, my rule of thumb is to wait till the mid rounds (6,7) to draft a tight end. This is because after the "stud" TE's, the point variation between the rest of the available tight ends is quite small. And on top of that, there are always TE's who come out of nowhere and have a break out season. For example, Owen Daniels, untill he got injured, was the number one TE in fantasy last year. So I'm going to break down the tight ends this year.



Studs (Guys who could go before the 6th round)

Tony Gonzalez

Jason Witten

Antonio Gates

Vernon Davis

Dallas Clark

Owen Daniels



Tier 2 (Guys who have had solid seasons and are reliable #1 TEs)

Chris Cooley

Brent Celek

Heath Miller

Kellen Winslow

Greg Olsen

Visanthe Shiancoe



Tier 3 (Inconsistent)

Jeremy Shockey

Zach Miller

Todd Heap

John Carlson

Kevin Boss

Jermichael Finley

Fred Davis



One guy I absolutely love this year is Jermichael Finley. He's an absolute freak. Hes got great size (6'5 250 lbs) and receiver like athletic ability. Another thing thats great about Finley is that he has already showed flashes of greatness last year. He put up a huge game against the Vikings early on befroe he got hurt, and then ended the season with 3 good games. He is also on a pass first offense with a good QB in Aaron Rodgers. If you can get Finley in round 7 go ahead and grab him. Hes going to be top 7 this year.



Fred Davis can't block at all. Fortunately that doesn't matter in fantasy, and when Chris Cooley went down with a broken ankle, Fred Davis came out of nowhere to post big numbers. Expect Mike Shanahan to use lots of 2 TE sets this year, especially since the Redskins aren't deep at WR. Draft Davis as a number 2 TE with lots of upside who could post big numbers if Cooley gets hurt again.