Jordan Reed is coming off of his best game of the season and has been a top-10 fantasy option over the past four weeks
It’s Week 12 of the fantasy football season and yes, you still have to start a tight end this week.
With Travis Kelce on bye this week (as well as the Rams' combination of Gerald Everett/Tyler Higbee), that means there is room at the top of the rankings.
You won’t believe who is ranked ahead of Rob Gronkowski this week and no, it’s not a typo. Also, what about Cameron Brate? He should be in line for more targets with O.J. Howard going on injured reserve? Should you take a chance on him if he's available in your league?
Positional Rankings: QB I RB I WR I TE I DST I K I Flex
Teams on bye: Kansas City, Los Angeles Rams
| Rank | Player | Team | Opp |
| 1 | Zach Ertz | PHI | vs. NYG |
| 2 | George Kittle | SF | at TB |
| 3 | Rob Gronkowski | NE | at NYJ |
| 4 | Greg Olsen | CAR | vs. SEA |
| 5 | Jack Doyle | IND | vs. MIA |
| 6 | David Njoku | CLE | at CIN |
| 7 | Trey Burton | CHI | at DET (Thurs.) |
| 8 | Austin Hooper | ATL | at NO (Thurs.) |
| 9 | Eric Ebron | IND | vs. MIA |
| 10 | Vance McDonald | PIT | at DEN |
| 11 | Jared Cook | OAK | at BAL |
| 12 | Jordan Reed | WAS | at DAL (Thurs.) |
| 13 | Evan Engram | NYG | at PHI |
| 14 | Kyle Rudolph | MIN | vs. GB |
| 15 | Jeff Heuerman | DEN | vs. PIT |
| 16 | Cameron Brate | TB | vs. SF |
| 17 | Chris Herndon IV | NYJ | vs. NE |
| 18 | Benjamin Watson | NO | vs. ATL (Thurs.) |
| 19 | C.J. Uzomah | CIN | vs. CLE |
| 20 | Ricky Seals-Jones | ARI | at LAC |
| 21 | Antonio Gates | LAC | vs. ARI |
| 22 | Nick Vannett | SEA | at CAR |
| 23 | Dallas Goedert | PHI | vs. NYG |
| 24 | Jonnu Smith | TEN | at HOU (Mon.) |
| 25 | James O'Shaughnessy | JAC | at BUF |
| 26 | Mark Andrews | BAL | vs. OAK |
| 27 | Lance Kendricks | GB | at MIN |
| 28 | Ed Dickson | SEA | at CAR |
| 29 | Jordan Thomas | HOU | vs. TEN (Mon.) |
| 30 | Jesse James | PIT | at DEN |
— Rankings by Michael Horvath, who is part of the Athlon Contributor Network. Horvath is a Canadian who also happens to be a fantasy football (not to be confused with CFL) and fitness nut. Follow him on Twitter @realmikehorvath.
