2008 Tight End Power Rankings: The Fantasy Football Geek Blog

By Brandon on Wednesday, June 25, 2008

2008 Tight End Power Rankings

Here are your power rankings for the tight end position this season. If you don't pull one of the top guys on the list, make sure you don't rush into any rash decisions to fill the spot. I expect that we'll see some pretty solid stats from some of the second and third tier guys on this list...guys you can get pretty late in the draft.

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Rank	Player	Team	Notes
Tier 1: Best of the best
1	Witten, Jason	DAL	He's overtaken the king (Gates) at the top of the list. As last season's stats show (1145 yards, 7 TD), Witten is one of Romo's favorite targets. Expect more of the same this year.
2	Gates, Antonio	SD	Although Witten topped him last season, expect Gates to rebound from a semi-disappointing year and post a solid fantasy year and give Witten a run for the money as the top TE in the NFL.
3	Winslow, Kellen	CLE	If Cleveland's offense can produce like they did last season, Winslow will again reap the rewards. The real question is whether or not Derek Anderson is a one hit wonder or not.
Tier 2: Best of the rest
4	Gonzalez, Tony	KC	He's not getting any younger, but his stats last year (1172 yards, 5 TD) prove that he still has some skills.
5	Cooley, Chris	WAS
6	Shockey, Jeremy	NO	Call it a hunch, but I think the trade to New Orleans could be just what the doctor ordered to boost Shockey's value, so let's see how it turns out...
7	Clark, Dallas	IND	If Marvin Harrison continues his sharp decline, expect Clark to see even more throws from Peyton. He's the primary red zone target in the offense as well.
Tier 3: Serviceable options at TE, as long as the rest of your roster is solid
8	Miller, Heath	PIT	Big Ben is expected to throw a lot this season and Miller is his safety net.
9	Scheffler, Tony	DEN	In his second year in the league, Scheffler made great strides towards developing chemistry with quarterback Jay Cutler. Expect him to continue that trend this year.
10	Heap, Todd	BAL	Heap is a tremendous player when he is healthy...but when is he healthy? Apparently he's feeling great in training so far this season and should be a focal point for Cam Cameron's offense this year.
11	Crumpler, Alge	TEN	Apparently enjoys working with Vince Young, so if he can stay healthy all year, at least he expects to have a big year. We'll have to wait and see on that one.
12	Davis, Vernon	SF	With Mike Martz in San Francisco this year (and apparently impressed with Vernon's skills), expect the best season yet as long as he can stay healthy.
13	Keller, Dustin	NYJ	Favre seems to be taking a liking to the rookie!
14	Daniels, Owen	HOU
15	Watson, Benjamin	NE
16	Miller, Zach	OAK	Big preseason so far...seems to be developing some good chemistry with JaMarcus Russell.
Tier 4: Backups (at this point) other forms of life
17	Boss, Kevin	NYG	Shockey was traded, so Boss becomes the main man in New York. Expect a big boost in his stats this season.
18	Olsen, Greg	CHI	As much as I want to like Olsen, the quarterback position in Chi-town is just soooo bad.
19	King, Jeff	CAR	I expect Delhomme to utilize King better than the rubbish the Panthers rolled out on the field at the quarterback position last season.
20	Utecht, Ben	CIN
21	Smith, L.J.	PHI
22	McMichael, Randy	STL
23	Lee, Donald	GB	Now that Favre is gone, Lee's stats will most likely decline a bit.
24	Smith, Alex	TB
25	Pope, Leonard	ARI

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