Fantasy Football 2014 Tight End Rankings: Week 2
Julius Thomas
Jimmy Graham is still king of the mountain as it relates to Athlon Sports’ Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings for Week 2, but last week belonged to Julius Thomas. Denver’s tight end caught three touchdown passes in the second quarter, finishing his night’s work with seven catches and 104 yards. A total of 13 tight ends scored in Week 1, but Thomas and San Francisco’s Vernon Davis (2 vs. Dallas) were the only ones who found the end zone more than once. New England’s Rob Gronkowski was one of those to find paydirt, but that was the only highlight in an otherwise dull effort (4 rec., 44 yds.) as Gronk played limited snaps. Will that change this week against Minnesota? We shall see.
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 2 Fantasy Football Rankings — Tight Ends
Rank | Player | Team | Opp | Comments |
1 | Jimmy Graham | NO | at CLE | No TD, but 10 targets, 8 catches vs. Falcons. |
2 | Julius Thomas | DEN | vs. KC | Another monster (7-104-3) opener. |
3 | Rob Gronkowski | NE | at MIN | Saw limited snaps, but made most of them. |
4 | Greg Olsen | CAR | vs. DET | Didn't miss a beat (8-83-1) w/ Anderson at QB. |
5 | Vernon Davis | SF | vs. CHI | Half of his catches (4) went for TDs. |
6 | Dennis Pitta | BAL | vs. PIT (Thurs.) | Tied S. Smith w/ 15 targets (10-83) vs. CLE. |
7 | Zach Ertz | PHI | at IND (Mon.) | Only 3 grabs, but went for 77 yards and TD. |
8 | Jordan Cameron | CLE | vs. NO | May not play (shoulder). Watch closely. |
9 | Jason Witten | DAL | at TEN | Only caught two passes for 14 yards vs. SF. |
10 | Martellus Bennett | CHI | at SF | Saw more looks after WRs got hurt. |
11 | Kyle Rudolph | MIN | vs. NE | One game in already has first TD. |
12 | Delanie Walker | TEN | vs. DAL | Caught one of Locker's 2 TD passes. |
13 | Heath Miller | PIT | at BAL (Thurs.) |
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14 | Charles Clay | MIA | at BUF | What is his role in Fins' new offense? |
15 | Antonio Gates | SD | vs. SEA | Still a favorite target of Rivers. |
16 | Travis Kelce | KC | at DEN | Big-play ability, but depends on snaps. |
17 | Dwayne Allen | IND | vs. PHI (Mon.) | Returns to field and produces 41-yard TD. |
18 | Jermaine Gresham | CIN | vs. ATL | Eifert (elbow) placed on short-term IR. |
19 | Ladarius Green | SD | vs. SEA |
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20 | Coby Fleener | IND | vs. PHI (Mon.) |
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21 | Jared Cook | STL | at TB |
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22 | Levine Toilolo | ATL | at CIN | Ryan's new TE scores TD in first game. |
23 | Marcedes Lewis | JAC | at WAS |
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24 | Tim Wright | NE | at MIN |
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25 | Larry Donnell | NYG | vs. ARI | Former UDFA dominates snaps, catches TD. |
26 | Niles Paul | WAS | vs. JAC | J. Reed (hamstring) out for Week 2. |
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
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