Greg Olsen has caught a touchdown pass in each of the past two games
Has there ever been a season where tight ends have been so awful and inconsistent in fantasy football?
It’s crazy the amount of 0 fantasy point days the top 12 tight ends are putting up. These guys are basically killing any chance a fantasy team has of winning that week.
That’s why paying close attention to the tight end rankings is so important. You want to make sure you start a tight end that is at least going to get you something.
At least this week fantasy owners don't have to worry about a Ricky Seals-Jones or C.J. Uzomah or Jack Doyle or Eric Ebron or even Evan Engram being the TE that disappoints them since they are on bye. There's also no Zach Ertz this week and he's one of the few guys who has been getting the job done week in and week out.
Positional Rankings: QB I RB I WR I TE I DST I K I Flex
Teams on bye: Arizona, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, New York Giants, Philadelphia
| Rank | Player | Team | Opp |
| 1 | Travis Kelce | KC | at CLE |
| 2 | Rob Gronkowski | NE | vs. GB |
| 3 | George Kittle | SF | vs. OAK (Thurs.) |
| 4 | Jared Cook | OAK | at SF (Thurs.) |
| 5 | David Njoku | CLE | vs. KC |
| 6 | O.J. Howard | TB | at CAR |
| 7 | Greg Olsen | CAR | vs. TB |
| 8 | Jimmy Graham | GB | at NE |
| 9 | Trey Burton | CHI | at BUF |
| 10 | Kyle Rudolph | MIN | vs. DET |
| 11 | Jordan Reed | WAS | vs. ATL |
| 12 | Austin Hooper | ATL | at WAS |
| 13 | Vance McDonald | PIT | at BAL |
| 14 | Benjamin Watson | NO | vs. LAR |
| 15 | Chris Herndon IV | NYJ | at MIA |
| 16 | Charles Clay | BUF | vs. CHI |
| 17 | Geoff Swaim | DAL | vs. TEN (Mon.) |
| 18 | Cameron Brate | TB | at CAR |
| 19 | Hayden Hurst | BAL | vs. PIT |
| 20 | Jeff Heuerman | DEN | vs. HOU |
| 21 | Antonio Gates | LAC | at SEA |
| 22 | Ed Dickson | SEA | vs. LAC |
| 23 | Nick Vannett | SEA | vs. LAC |
| 24 | Jesse James | PIT | at BAL |
| 25 | Mike Gesicki | MIA | vs. NYJ |
| 26 | Mark Andrews | BAL | vs. PIT |
| 27 | Vernon Davis | WAS | vs. ATL |
| 28 | Gerald Everett | LAR | at NO |
| 29 | Michael Roberts | DET | at MIN |
| 30 | Jordan Thomas | HOU | 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.
