Fantasy Football 2014 Tight End Rankings: Week 1

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Jimmy Graham is unquestionably the top choice at his position in Athlon Sports' Week 1 Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings, but chances are the majority of the attention instead will be on a certain Patriot. Rob Gronkowski has already declared himself ready to go Sunday against Miami, but his head coach isn't quite so eager to confirm Gronk's opinion. There's no question that Gronkowski is one of the few tight ends that, when healthy, can match Graham in terms of production and fantasy potential. However, Gronk won't do your team any good if he plays limited snaps. Something to consider before plugging this Patriot into your starting lineup this week.

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 Web site can give you.

Positional Rankings: QB I RB I WR I TE I DST I K

2014 NFL Week 1 Fantasy Football Rankings — Tight Ends


Rank	Player	Team	Opp	Comments
1	Jimmy Graham	NO	at ATL	Has 7 TDs in 8 G vs. Falcons.
2	Julius Thomas	DEN	vs. IND	Went for 7-110-2 in Week 1 last season.
3	Jordan Cameron	CLE	at PIT	No. 1 target with Gordon suspended.
4	Rob Gronkowski	NE	at MIA	How much will Gronk play?
5	Vernon Davis	SF	at DAL	Middle of field could be wide open vs. DAL.
6	Greg Olsen	CAR	at TB	Only experienced target Cam has.
7	Dennis Pitta	BAL	vs. CIN	Kubiak loves using TEs in passing game.
8	Zach Ertz	PHI	vs. JAC	If he gets enough targets, he could break out.
9	Jason Witten	DAL	vs. SF	No NaVorro Bowman for 49ers' D.
10	Jordan Reed	WAS	at HOU	Like his QB, needs to stay healthy.
11	Kyle Rudolph	MIN	at STL	Turner's been good for TEs in the past.
12	Antonio Gates	SD	at ARI (Mon.)	Ahead of Green on depth chart, for now.
13	Martellus Bennett	CHI	vs. BUF
14	Charles Clay	MIA	vs. NE	Chance his numbers could rise in new O.
15	Heath Miller	PIT	vs. CLE	Big Ben's most trusted target.
16	Delanie Walker	TEN	at KC
17	Travis Kelce	KC	vs. TEN	Could emerge as Chiefs' No. 1 target.
18	Ladarius Green	SD	at ARI (Mon.)	Snap count worth watching early.
19	Coby Fleener	IND	at DEN	Don't forget Dwayne Allen is back.
20	Dwayne Allen	IND	at DEN	Back from a hip injury.
21	Tyler Eifert	CIN	at PIT
22	Jared Cook	STL	vs. MIN
23	Tim Wright	NE	at MIA	Bigger role dependent on Gronk's health.
24	Eric Ebron	DET	vs. NYG (Mon.)	Lions have more established targets.
25	Austin Seferian-Jenkins	TB	vs. CAR	Should see plenty of action right away.
26	Levine Toilolo	ATL	vs. NO	Doesn't need to be Tony Gonzalez to be effective.