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2008 Tight End Rankings - Point Per Reception

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1 point per 10 receiving yards
6 points per rushing touchdown
1 point per reception

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Players in green moved up in the latest rankings and players in red moved down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Offensive Line

2008 Receiving

 

 

 

#

Name

Team

Pos

Age

Exp

Pass Blocking

Rec

Yds

Avg

TD

FPTS

Reward

Risk

Tier 1

1

Jason Witten

DAL

TE

26

6

Same

85

1000

11.8

6

221

Medium

Low

The absence of Glenn in 2007 allowed Witten to become Romo's number 2 target. The average decrease is 11% for the 14 TEs who had a breakout season like Witten.

Tier 2

2

Tony Gonzalez

KCC

TE

32

12

Slightly Better

80

950

11.9

5

205

Medium

Low

The Chiefs have an improved offensive line but the concern is Croyle at QB. Gonzalez had only 31 catches in the 6 games that Croyle played as opposed to 68 with Huard at QB.

3

Kellen Winslow Jr

CLE

TE

25

5

Same

85

1000

11.8

5

215

Medium

Medium

Winslow has now played 2 full seasons without missing any time due to injuries. He benefited from the Cleveland offense but unlikely to repeat 13.5 YPR, an increase from 9.8 in 2006.

4

Antonio Gates

SDC

TE

28

6

Same

70

900

12.9

9

214

Medium

Medium

Gates has had over 70 catches, 900 yards and 9 TDs for the past 4 seasons but others are starting to catch up. It now looks like he could be ready for opening day.

5

Jeremy Shockey

NOS

TE

28

7

Slightly Worse

80

900

11.3

7

212

High

High

The trade to New Orleans puts Shockey in a much better situation and he could have similar numbers that he had before Coughlin came to New York: 81 receptions fo 950 yards and 3 touchdowns per 16 games.

Tier 3

6

Owen Daniels

HOU

TE

26

3

Same

70

800

11.4

4

174

Medium

Medium

Daniels became one of Schaub's favorite targets last season. Daniels caught 41 of Schaub's 192 completions while only 22 of 154 with Rosenfels as QB. Should continue to improve in 3rd year.

7

Chris Cooley

WAS

TE

26

5

Slightly Worse

65

750

11.5

5

170

Low

Low

Cooley has been consistent for three seasons but the addition of WRs Kelly and Thomas and TE Davis are a concern. He is still young but with so many new weapons his upside is limited.

8

Tony Scheffler

DEN

TE

25

3

Slightly Better

65

750

11.5

5

170

High

High

Scheffler backed up Graham until Week 5 last year so he was the 10th best TE in the league while playing only 12 games. Scheffler is behind Nate Jackson at TE, it is a slight concern.

9

Dallas Clark

IND

TE

29

6

Same

60

650

10.8

7

167

Medium

Medium

17 TEs had over 9 TDs in a season and the average decrease is 35% for the number of TDs. He has never played all 16 games. He was averaging 5.2 catches per game before the injuries to the 2 tackles.

10

Todd Heap

BAL

TE

28

8

Slightly Better

70

750

10.7

5

175

Medium

High

Heap has been a top 4 TE for 4 of the last 6 seasons, the other 2 he was injured and missed most of the year. He is healthy and should be back to the level he was at previously.

11

Alge Crumpler

TEN

TE

31

8

Same

60

750

12.5

4

159

High

Medium

Crumpler had been a top 5 TE for 4 straight years until the Atlanta offense fell apart last season. He now becomes the # 1 target in Tennessee but they struggled in the passing game last season.

12

Vernon Davis

SFO

TE

24

3

Better

65

700

10.8

5

165

High

High

Mike Martz has never used a TE much in his offense but Davis is expected to play a big role. The WR group is weak and Martz offenses attempt 550-600 passes in a season, Davis should be targeted often.

Tier 4

13

Zach Miller

OAK

TE

23

2

Same

55

600

10.9

5

145

Medium

Low

See Olsen... Miller showed great promise in his rookie season and was Russell's favorite target in limited action last year. Russell targeted Miller on 16 of his 66 passes, he is a very nice sleeper at TE.

14

Ben Watson

NEP

TE

28

5

Same

50

600

12.0

5

140

High

High

Watson struggled with injuries in the second half of the season. The departure of Stallworth will make Watson the # 3 target behind Moss and Welker and he could bounce back, if he stays healthy.

15

Heath Miller

PIT

TE

26

4

Same

45

550

12.2

5

130

Low

Low

He has not missed a game in three years, RB Mendenhall and 6'5" WR Sweed will likely see a lot of looks in the red zone so Miller's TD numbers will probably drop.

16

L.J. Smith

PHI

TE

28

6

Slightly Better

50

550

11.0

4

129

High

High

Smith had been a top 10 TE for 2 straight years until last year when he missed time due to injuries. He is a risk but he was consitent before his injuries.

17

Greg Olsen

CHI

TE

23

2

Slightly Better

50

550

11.0

3

123

Medium

Medium

With Berrian and Muhammad gone, someone is going to have to catch passes in Chicago. 65% of TEs improve in their 2nd season; the average improvement is 32% for all 2nd year TEs.

Tier 5

18

Marcedes Lewis

JAC

TE

24

3

Slightly Better

40

450

11.3

3

103

Medium

Low

He has never really lived up to expectations but started seeing the ball a little more later in the year and in the playoffs.

19

Donald Lee

GBP

TE

28

6

Same

35

450

12.9

4

104

High

High

The average decrease is 18% for TEs with 4 to 6 years of experience who had a breakout season like Lee, only 10 of 28 improved. We're not sure who Rodgers's favorite targets will be so Lee is a big risk.

20

Dustin Keller

NYJ

TE

24

1

Better

40

450

11.3

2

97

Medium

Medium

Since 1983, 13 TEs have been selected between picks 20 and 45 in the NFL Draft, one was hurt, 5 of the other 12 had over 90 points; 4 of the 6 drafted since 2003 had over 100.

21

Jeff King

CAR

TE

25

3

Worse

40

350

8.8

3

93

Medium

Medium

Panthers added Muhammad and Hackett at WR. Only 6 of 14 TEs with between 80 and 120 fantasy pts and who were limited as rookies improved in their 3rd year.

22

Randy McMichael

STL

TE

29

7

Better

35

400

11.4

2

87

Medium

Low

He was a top TE with Miami but disappointed last season and does not look like he is a big part of the Rams offense.

23

Desmond Clark

CHI

TE

31

10

Slightly Better

35

400

11.4

3

93

Low

Medium

His role will diminish as Olsen develops but Chicago is weak at WR so he may still get some looks.

24

Kevin Boss

NYG

TE

24

2

Same

35

400

11.4

2

87

Medium

Medium

Boss will be the starter in New York and although he had a big game against the Patriots, he was notmuch of a factor in the post season.

25

Alex Smith

TBB

TE

26

4

Slightly Better

30

300

10.0

3

78

High

Medium

The line is improved and Smith has been consistent for three years but the addition of Ben Troupe makes him a question mark.