Fantasy Football Cheat Sheet: Tight End Rankings Week 2

Author:
Michael Horvath
Sep 13, 2017 2:00 PM EDT

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Put your hand up if you had Austin Hooper and Jesse James as the top two scoring tight ends in fantasy football after Week 1?

It wasn’t a good week for the upper echelon of fantasy tight ends. But that happens in fantasy football, especially with the tight end position.

You should never assume you are going to win the week because of your tight end, and you should never lose it because of your tight end.

Nevertheless, this is a bounce-back week for studs like Rob Gronkowski and Travis Kelce. But what about Hooper or James? Is either a must-start for this week? And where do Cameron Brate, Julius Thomas and O.J. Howard land after sitting out Week 1?

Positional Rankings: QB I RB I WR I TE I DST I K I Flex


Rank	Player	Team	Opp
1	Rob Gronkowski	NE	at NO
2	Travis Kelce	KC	vs. PHI
3	Jimmy Graham	SEA	vs. SF
4	Greg Olsen	CAR	vs. BUF
5	Zach Ertz	PHI	at KC
6	Jordan Reed	WAS	at LAR
7	Delanie Walker	TEN	at JAC
8	Kyle Rudolph	MIN	at PIT
9	Martellus Bennett	GB	at ATL
10	Tyler Eifert	CIN	vs. HOU (Thurs.)
11	Hunter Henry	LAC	vs. MIA
12	Charles Clay	BUF	at CAR
13	Jason Witten	DAL	at DEN
14	Coby Fleener	NO	vs. NE
15	Austin Hooper	ATL	vs. GB
16	Cameron Brate	TB	vs. CHI
17	Eric Ebron	DET	at NYG (Mon.)
18	Jared Cook	OAK	vs. NYJ
19	Evan Engram	NYG	vs. DET (Mon.)
20	Julius Thomas	MIA	at LAC
21	Antonio Gates	LAC	vs. MIA
22	Jack Doyle	IND	vs. ARI
23	Zach Miller	CHI	at TB
24	C.J. Fiedorowicz	HOU	at CIN (Thurs.)
25	Dwayne Allen	NE	at NO
26	Jesse James	PIT	vs. MIN
27	George Kittle	SF	at SEA
28	O.J. Howard	TB	vs. CHI
29	Tyler Higbee	LAR	vs. WAS
30	David Njoku	CLE	at BAL

— 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.