Fantasy Football 2013 Tight End Rankings: Week 7

Author:
Mark Ross
Oct 17, 2013 6:30 AM EDT

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New Orleans is on bye in Week 7, so that means no Jimmy Graham atop Athlon Sports' fantasy football tight end rankings, probably the only week he will not be at No. 1. Instead, Tony Gonzalez, the future Hall of Famer, gets our vote. While Gonzalez' numbers don't compare to Graham's through six games, he's been his usual productive self and could post some Graham-esque totals in the weeks ahead. With Julio Jones out for the season and Roddy White dealing with injuries, Gonzalez becomes Matt Ryan's clear-cut No. 1 target.

Another tight end who is quickly establishing himself as his quarterback's top weapon is San Francisco's Vernon Davis. Since missing Week 3's home loss to Indianapolis because of a hamstring injury, Davis has returned to the field with a vengeance. He has caught four touchdown passes in his last three games and last week against Arizona, he put up the following numbers — 7 rec., 171 yards, 2 TDs — in the first half. There's no reason to not expect Colin Kaepernick, who has struggled with accuracy and turnovers to start this season, to keep feeding the ball to his athletic tight end.

And as far as Rob Gronkowski goes, your guess is as good as mine as to if this is finally the week he gets on the field. Personally speaking, I have had my fill of "Gronk Watch," and I don't even have him on my roster.

Each week during the NFL season, we will rank enough players at each position to appease everyone from those in 8-team leagues to 16-team leagues, those that can start two QBs, two TEs, three RBs and four WRs. We cut out the rest, because if you're looking at who the 50th-best running back or the 17th-best kicker is for that week, you need more help than any website can give you.

2013 NFL Week 7 Fantasy Football Rankings — Tight Ends
Teams on bye: New Orleans, Oakland


Rk	Player	Team	OPP	Notes
1	Tony Gonzalez	ATL	vs. TB	Ryan's No. 1 target now w/ Jones out, White hurting.
2	Vernon Davis	SF	at TEN	Went 7-171-2 in first half last week vs. Cardinals.
3	Antonio Gates	SD	at JAC	Four-catch, 28-yard effort on MNF worst of season.
4	Julius Thomas	DEN	at IND	Has caught a TD pass in all but one game so far.
5	Jason Witten	DAL	at PHI	Career vs. PHI: 19 G, 109 rec. , 1,233 yds., 7 TDs.
6	Jordan Cameron	CLE	at GB	Total of 10 catches, 100 yards and no TDs in last 2 G.
7	Jermichael Finley	GB	vs. CLE	Bigger role coming b/c of WR injuries?
8	Martellus Bennett	CHI	at WAS	No TD catches since Week 2.
9	Greg Olsen	CAR	vs. STL	Was his foot injury a factor last week (2 rec., 19 yds.)?
10	Heath Miller	PIT	vs. BAL	Ravens have had issues defending TEs.
11	Rob Gronkowski	NE	at NYJ	Is anyone else tired of waiting for him to play?
12	Kyle Rudolph	MIN	at NYG (Mon.)	Lone bright spot (9-97-1) last week vs. CAR.
13	Charles Clay	MIA	vs. BUF	Bills giving up second-fewest fantasy pts. to TEs.
14	Coby Fleener	IND	vs. DEN	Just five catches for 31 yards in last 2 games.
15	Garrett Graham	HOU	at KC	First game as Texans' starter didn't go well (2-25).
16	Jared Cook	STL	at CAR	Lance Kendricks stealing targets, TDs from Cook.
17	Jordan Reed	WAS	vs. CHI	Active (4-58) in first game back from injury.
18	Scott Chandler	BUF	at MIA	Caught his second TD pass last week.
19	Brent Celek	PHI	vs. DAL	TE just not a huge part of Eagles' passing game.
20	Jeff Cumberland	NYJ	vs. NE
21	Brandon Myers	NYG	vs. MIN (Mon.)	Has seen 0 targets in 2 of last 3 games.
22	Timothy Wright	TB	at ATL	Has 12 catches for 132 yards in last 2 games.
23	Jermaine Gresham	CIN	at DET	Hard to trust either Bengal TE right now.
24	Brandon Pettigrew	DET	vs. CIN	More involved past 3 games, but still no TDs.
25	Sean McGrath	KC	vs. HOU
26	Dallas Clark	BAL	at PIT	Had 81 yards, first TD last week vs. Packers.

Rankings are based upon Athlon Sports' standard scoring system:

OFFENSIVE SCORING
All touchdowns are 6 points
1 point for 25 yards passing
1 point for 10 yards rushing/receiving
Receptions are .5 points
Interceptions/fumbles are minus-2 points

Additional Week 7 Positional Rankings

Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Defense/Special Teams
Kickers

Week 7 Waiver Wire