Jan 14, 2012; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) catches a touchdown pass as Denver Broncos cornerback Andre
What used to be a throw-away, overlooked position, the role of the Tight End is now a huge part of offenses across the league. Because of that fact, more tight ends than ever before are fantasy relevant. We continue our ranking series with the top 20 tight ends.
Previously our panel (Jeff Magina and Tonni Shook of The Landry Hat and Steve Copps, Matt Tuckness, and Zach Thompson of FantasyCPR) ranked the QBs, RBs, and WRs. Here’s our top tight ends:
| Rank | Player | Team | Composite |
| 1 | Rob Gronkowski | NE | 1.2 |
| 2 | Jimmy Graham | NO | 1.8 |
| 3 | Antonio Gates | SD | 4.0 |
| 4 | Jason Witten | Dal | 5.0 |
| 5 | Vernon Davis | SF | 6.2 |
| 6 | Aaron Hernandez | NE | 7.2 |
| 7 | Fred Davis | Was | 7.2 |
| 8 | Jermichael Finley | GB | 8.2 |
| 9 | Tony Gonzalez | Atl | 8.4 |
| 10 | Brandon Pettigrew | Det | 8.6 |
| 11 | Brent Celek | Phi | 11.8 |
| 12 | Dustin Keller | NYJ | 12.6 |
| 13 | Jacob Tamme | Den | 13.6 |
| 14 | Owen Daniels | Hou | 14.0 |
| 15 | Jared Cook | Ten | 14.8 |
| 16 | Jermaine Gresham | Cin | 15.0 |
| 17 | Kyle Rudolph | Min | 19.4 |
| 18 | Kellen Winslow | Sea | 17.6 |
| 19 | Coby Fleener | IND | 18.8 |
| 20 | Heath Miller | Pit | 19.2 |
Topics: Fantasy Football 2012 Preview, Rob Gronkowski, TE Rankings
I'm an avid Boston sports fan and fantasy sports enthusiast. When I'm not blogging, I serve as Audio and Video producer as well as High School History teacher at Harvest Ministries on the island of Guam. The 14-hour time difference can make things challenging, but I'll play any fantasy sports just about anytime I can.
Zach Thompson
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