Fantasy Football 2015 Tight End Rankings: Week 1
Rob Gronkowski
Tight end is the only position in fantasy football with one sure thing — Rob Gronkowski — and a whole lot of intriguing players that have huge upside but come along with questions.
Guys like Greg Olsen — he’s Cam Newton’s only target, so Jacksonville’s D is going to focus on him.
What about Jimmy Graham? He’s in a new situation on a run-heavy team and in Week 1 he and Russell Wilson will be trying to figure things out.
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Then there are the unproven guys who have an excellent opportunity.
Ladarius Green finally gets to show what he’s made of with Antonio Gates suspended. Will be produce Gates-like numbers?
How about Packers’ tight end Richard Rodgers? He’s got the support of Aaron Rodgers and with the loss of Jordy Nelson could that mean more targets?
Positional Rankings: QB I RB I WR I TE I DST I K I Flex
Here are the tight end rankings for Week 1:
Rank | Player | Team | OPP |
1 | Rob Gronkowski | NE | vs. PIT (Thurs.) |
2 | Greg Olsen | CAR | at JAC |
3 | Martellus Bennett | CHI | vs. GB |
4 | Jordan Cameron | MIA | at WAS |
5 | Travis Kelce | KC | at HOU |
6 | Jimmy Graham | SEA | at STL |
7 | Delaine Walker | TEN | at TB |
8 | Jason Witten | DAL | vs. NYG |
9 | Ladarius Green | SD | vs. DET |
10 | Tyler Eifert | CIN | at OAK |
11 | Kyle Rudolph | MIN | at SF (Mon.) |
12 | Heath Miller | PIT | at NE (Thurs.) |
13 | Larry Donnell | NYG | at DAL |
14 | Jordan Reed | WAS | vs. MIA |
15 | Richard Rodgers | GB | at CHI |
16 | Austin Seferian-Jenkins | TB | vs. TEN |
17 | Owen Daniels | DEN | vs. BAL |
18 | Brent Celek | PHI | at ATL (Mon.) |
19 | Dwayne Allen | IND | at BUF |
20 | Charles Clay | BUF | vs. IND |
21 | Vernon Davis | SF | vs. MIN (Mon.) |
22 | Eric Ebron | DET | at SD |
23 | Coby Fleener | IND | at BUF |
24 | Zach Ertz | PHI | at ATL (Mon.) |
25 | Josh Hill | NO | at ARI |
26 | Jeff Cumberland | NYJ | vs. CLE |
27 | Crocket Gillmore | BAL | at DEN |
28 | Jared Cook | STL | vs. SEA |
29 | Jacob Tamme | ATL | vs. PHI (Mon.) |
30 | Ben Watson | NO | at ARI |
— Written 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.
