Antonio Gates
So believe it or not Rob Gronkowski wasn’t the No. 1 scoring fantasy tight end last week. I know, that sounds crazy. Does that mean that guys like Gary Barnidge and Tyler Eifert are going to be ranked ahead of Gronk this week? Um, no. Not with New England going into “deflategate” central in Indianapolis on Sunday. You just know Belichick is going to want to crush the Colts.
So if Gronk is No. 1 (again), then who is No. 2? And what about Antonio Gates, the trustworthy, reliable Chargers TE who finally made his season debut on "Monday Night Football" and promptly caught his 100th and 10st career touchdown passes? Where does Philip Rivers' favorite target check in for Week 6?
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See for yourself below.
Positional Rankings: QB I RB I WR I TE I DST I K I Flex
Teams on bye: Dallas, Oakland, St. Louis, Tampa Bay
Rank | Player | Team | Opp |
1 | Rob Gronkowski | NE | at IND |
2 | Greg Olsen | CAR | vs. SEA |
3 | Tyler Eifert | CIN | at BUF |
4 | Antonio Gates | SD | at GB |
5 | Gary Barnidge | CLE | vs. DEN |
6 | Martellus Bennett | CHI | at DET |
7 | Travis Kelce | KC | at MIN |
8 | Charles Clay | BUF | vs. CIN |
9 | Delaine Walker | TEN | vs. MIA |
10 | Larry Donnell | NYG | at PHI (Mon.) |
11 | Jordan Cameron | MIA | at TEN |
12 | Richard Rodgers | GB | vs. SD |
13 | Zach Ertz | PHI | vs. NYG (Mon.) |
14 | Jimmy Graham | SEA | vs. CAR |
15 | Jacob Tamme | ATL | at NO (Thurs.) |
16 | Kyle Rudolph | MIN | vs. KC |
17 | Jordan Reed* | WAS | at NYJ |
18 | Julius Thomas | JAC | vs. HOU |
19 | Owen Daniels | DEN | at CLE |
20 | Ben Watson | NO | vs. ATL (Thurs.) |
21 | Darren Fells | ARI | at PIT |
22 | Garrett Celek | SF | vs. BAL |
23 | Heath Miller | PIT | vs. ARI |
24 | Crockett Gillmore* | BAL | at SF |
25 | Ed Dickson | CAR | vs. SEA |
26 | Coby Fleener | IND | vs. NE |
27 | Ladarius Green | SD | vs. GB |
28 | Dwayne Allen | IND | vs. NE |
29 | Derek Carrier | WAS | at NYJ |
30 | Maxx Williams | BAL | at SF |
*If they play. Monitor injury status and practice reports.
— 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.
