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Angle of Pursuit: 2016 Tight End Rankings
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Updated: July 12, 2016
The Angle of Pursuit staff is back to help you prepare for the upcoming fantasy football season with 2016 tight end rankings. Yesterday we took a look at the quarterback position. Below you will find rankings for both standard and PPR rankings.
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QB | RB Standard | RB PPR | WR Standard | WR PPR | TE
Tight End Rankings – Standard
| PLAYER | TEAM | BYE | KYLE | RON | DAMIAN | CONSENSUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Gronkowski | NE | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jordan Reed | WAS | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Greg Olsen | CAR | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Tyler Eifert | CIN | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Delanie Walker | TEN | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Travis Kelce | KC | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Gary Barnidge | CLE | 13 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Julius Thomas | JAC | 5 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
| Zach Ertz | PHI | 4 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Coby Fleener | NO | 5 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 10 |
| Antonio Gates | SD | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
| Ladarius Green | SD | 11 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 12 |
| Martellus Bennett | NE | 9 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 13 |
| Austin Seferian-Jenkins | TB | 6 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 14 |
| Dwayne Allen | IND | 10 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
| Zach Miller | CHI | 9 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
| Eric Ebron | DET | 10 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
| Clive Walford | OAK | 10 | 18 | 13 | 25 | 18 |
| Jimmy Graham | SEA | 5 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 19 |
| Ben Watson | BAL | 8 | 12 | 24 | 27 | 20 |
| Kyle Rudolph | MIN | 6 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 21 |
| Jason Witten | DAL | 7 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 22 |
| Will Tye | NYG | 8 | 26 | 17 | 23 | 23 |
| Richard Rodgers | GB | 4 | 16 | 25 | 28 | 24 |
| Charles Clay | BUF | 10 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 25 |
| Austin Hooper | ATL | 11 | 27 | 19 | 31 | 26 |
| Jared Cook | GB | 4 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 27 |
| Vance McDonald | SF | 8 | 22 | 31 | 26 | 28 |
| Jordan Cameron | MIA | 8 | 31 | 30 | 20 | 29 |
| Maxx Williams | BAL | 8 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 30 |
| Hunter Henry | SD | 11 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Jacob Tamme | ATL | 11 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 32 |
Tight End Rankings – PPR
| PLAYER | TEAM | BYE | KYLE | RON | DAMIAN | CONSENSUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Gronkowski | NE | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jordan Reed | WAS | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Greg Olsen | CAR | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Delanie Walker | TEN | 13 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Travis Kelce | KC | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Gary Barnidge | CLE | 13 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Tyler Eifert | CIN | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Julius Thomas | JAC | 5 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 8 |
| Coby Fleener | NO | 5 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 9 |
| Zach Ertz | PHI | 4 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| Ladarius Green | SD | 11 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
| Antonio Gates | SD | 11 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| Martellus Bennett | NE | 9 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 13 |
| Zach Miller | CHI | 9 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
| Austin Seferian-Jenkins | TB | 6 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 15 |
| Eric Ebron | DET | 10 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 15 |
| Clive Walford | OAK | 10 | 18 | 12 | 23 | 17 |
| Dwayne Allen | IND | 10 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 18 |
| Ben Watson | BAL | 8 | 12 | 19 | 27 | 19 |
| Jason Witten | DAL | 7 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 20 |
| Jimmy Graham | SEA | 5 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 21 |
| Will Tye | NYG | 8 | 25 | 16 | 26 | 22 |
| Kyle Rudolph | MIN | 6 | 17 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
| Charles Clay | BUF | 10 | 22 | 27 | 20 | 24 |
| Richard Rodgers | GB | 4 | 16 | 28 | 28 | 25 |
| Vance McDonald | SF | 8 | 23 | 32 | 21 | 26 |
| Jordan Cameron | MIA | 8 | 26 | 30 | 22 | 27 |
| Jared Cook | GB | 4 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 28 |
| Austin Hooper | ATL | 11 | 30 | 23 | 31 | 29 |
| Maxx Williams | BAL | 8 | 31 | 24 | 32 | 30 |
| Hunter Henry | SD | 11 | 32 | 25 | 30 | 31 |
| Jacob Tamme | ATL | 11 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 32 |
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Where I’m Higher
Coby Fleener
One the names I was surprised to be higher on was Coby Fleener. He came in as 7th tight end and my fellow rankers had him in the double digits. The move to New Orleans is one of the few spots that would make me more excited about him. He gets a chance to take a prime role in the offense, occupying the middle of the field hopefully with room created by Brandin Cooks. The drafting of Michael Thomas out of Ohio State could hamper Fleener’s 2016 outlook especially when it comes to red zone targets. The five-year $36 million contract the Saints dished out shows that he should be a major part of the offense this season. If Fleener can match or improve on what Ben Watson did a season ago, finishing as the 8th tight end, he should have a strong season.
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Where I’m Lower
Dwayne Allen
Oddly enough its Fleecers former teammate that I am much lower on than my fellow rankers. I put him at 21 overall where my fellow rankers had him at an average of 15th overall. While I like the talent, Allen has played 16 games once in his four seasons. He played 13 games each of the past two seasons. I love the return of Andrew Luck will surely help T.Y. Hilton and Donte Moncrief and the Colts offense as a whole. Allen has never been highly targeted during his time in the NFL including 50 in 2014 and 29 in 2015. I think there will be weeks where Allen can be useful but there are too many questions for me between health and work load. I’ll target Marcellus Bennett, Zach Miller, and Richard Rodgers instead.
For more tight ends I like that can be found in drafts check out my piece on Fake Pigskin.
