Fantasy Football 2016 Tight End Rankings: Week 3
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Raise your hand if you thought after two weeks Trey Burton would have more fantasy points among tight ends than Rob Gronkowski, Zach Ertz, Coby Fleener or Gary Barnidge. That somewhat sums up how the story has played out at the position thus far – expect the unexpected.
So while Gronk missed his second straight game in Week 2, we watched Philadelphia’s Burton (filling in for an injured Ertz) and San Francisco’s Vance McDonald emerge and finish as top-10 options. That’s not to say you should expect (there’s that word again) this sort of production from them on a weekly basis, but then again very little has gone according to plan at tight end early this season.
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So what’s going to happen in Week 3? Will Gronk finally make his debut on Thursday night (the ranking below is an indication of cautious optimism)? Will Fleener or Barnidge finally produce for their owners? Or will be talking about another “new” name in this space next week?
Here are the Week 3 fantasy tight end rankings:
Rk | Player | Team | Opp |
1 | Delanie Walker | TEN | vs. OAK |
2 | Jordan Reed | WAS | at NYG |
3 | Greg Olsen | CAR | vs. MIN |
4 | Dennis Pitta | BAL | at JAC |
5 | Jacob Tamme | ATL | at NO (Mon.) |
6 | Rob Gronkowski | NE | vs. HOU (Thurs.) |
7 | Antonio Gates | SD | at IND |
8 | Eric Ebron | DET | at GB |
9 | Travis Kelce | KC | vs. NYJ |
10 | Julius Thomas | JAC | vs. BAL |
11 | Jason Witten | DAL | vs. CHI |
12 | Martellus Bennett | NE | vs. HOU (Thurs.) |
13 | Kyle Rudolph | MIN | at CAR |
14 | Dwayne Allen | IND | vs. SD |
15 | Jesse James | PIT | at PHI |
16 | Clive Walford | OAK | at TEN |
17 | Gary Barnidge | CLE | at MIA |
18 | Jordan Cameron | MIA | vs. CLE |
19 | Vance MacDonald | SF | at SEA |
20 | Coby Fleener | NO | vs. ATL (Mon.) |
21 | Jimmy Graham | SEA | vs. SF |
22 | Jared Cook | GB | vs. DET |
23 | Zach Miller | CHI | at DAL |
24 | Charles Clay | BUF | vs. ARI |
25 | Austin Seferian-Jenkins | TB | vs. LA |
26 | Virgil Green | DEN | at CIN |
27 | Trey Burton | PHI | vs. PIT |
28 | Larry Donnell | NYG | vs. WAS |
29 | Lance Kendricks | LA | at TB |
30 | Jack Doyle | IND | vs. SD |
— 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.
