Fantasy Football 2016 Tight End Rankings: Week 9
Greg Olsen
The whole tight end position has been a disaster this season for fantasy owners. Other than Rob Gronkowski (and it took him a few weeks to get up to speed), it has been really hard to rely on any specific tight end.
Last week Jimmy Graham was supposed to be a stud, and he was a dud. While a previously unknown Texans tight end, C.J. Fiedorowicz, is now a thing. Heading into Week 9, it looks like guys like Gary Barnidge and Travis Kelce could be top-5 starting options, but who rounds out the top 10?
One thing is for sure, it won’t be Gronk or Jordan Reed or Tyler Eifert or Zach Miller or Martellus Bennett, or even Fiedorowicz for that matter, as they are all on bye.
Positional Rankings: QB I RB I WR I TE I DST I K I Flex
Teams on bye: Arizona, Chicago, Cincinnati, Houston, New England, Washington
Rk | Player | Team | Opp |
1 | Greg Olsen | CAR | at LA |
2 | Delanie Walker | TEN | at SD |
3 | Travis Kelce | KC | vs. JAC |
4 | Jimmy Graham | SEA | vs. BUF (Mon.) |
5 | Kyle Rudolph | MIN | vs. DET |
6 | Gary Barnidge | CLE | vs. DAL |
7 | Coby Fleener | NO | at SF |
8 | Cameron Brate | TB | vs. ATL (Thurs.) |
9 | Jack Doyle | IND | at GB |
10 | Antonio Gates | SD | vs. TEN |
11 | Eric Ebron | DET | at MIN |
12 | Jason Witten | DAL | at CLE |
13 | Dennis Pitta | BAL | vs. PIT |
14 | Julius Thomas | JAC | at KC |
15 | Hunter Henry | SD | vs. TEN |
16 | Austin Hooper | ATL | at TB (Thurs.) |
17 | Zach Ertz | PHI | at NYG |
18 | Lance Kendricks | LA | vs. CAR |
19 | Charles Clay | BUF | at SEA (Mon.) |
20 | Virgil Green | DEN | at OAK |
21 | Jesse James | PIT | at BAL |
22 | Vance McDonald | SF | vs. NO |
23 | Richard Rodgers | GB | vs. IND |
24 | Dwayne Allen | IND | at GB |
25 | Ladarius Green | PIT | at BAL |
26 | Will Tye | NYG | vs. PHI |
27 | Clive Walford | OAK | vs. DEN |
28 | Josh Hill | NO | at SF |
29 | Erik Swoope | IND | at GB |
30 | Larry Donnell | NYG | vs. PHI |
— Rankings 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.
