Fantasy Football Week Eight Rankings: Tight Ends

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In what is a continuing trend this season, the tight end position is feast or famine in fantasy football . Week Seven had six tight ends score in double figure fantasy points, but only nine tight ends managed to score six or more points. There have been only a handful of tight ends that have been producing solid numbers on a weekly basis, while most tight ends have proven to be very inconsistent fantasy producers. Heading into Week Eight of fantasy football , there is very little room for error when you are putting your weekly lineup together. You need to make sure you start the best possible player at every position if you want to keep your playoff hopes alive, and yes, that includes the often overlooked tight ends.

So, as you search for the right tight end this week to put together the best possible fantasy football lineup for the crucial stretch run toward the playoffs, please enjoy the Bruno Boys Fantasy Football Week Eight Tight End Rankings.

1. Dallas Clark (Indianapolis Colts) vs. San Francisco

Dallas Clark was one of five tight ends to post double figure fantasy points in Week Seven, which is something he has done three times in six games this season. He has been one of the most consistent tight ends in fantasy football this year. This week he faces a 49ers’ defense that is ranked No. 21 against the pass, and last week, they allowed 18 fantasy points to Houston’s tight end Owen Daniels . Clark should be in line for another big game this week and is once again a must-start fantasy option.
Point Projection : 13 points

2. Owen Daniels (Houston Texans) @ Buffalo

This season Owen Daniels has emerged into an elite fantasy tight end. He has 39 receptions for 497 yards with five touchdowns through seven games. He has been targeted 56 times this season, which is more then any other tight end, and he is a main focal point in Houston’s high powered passing offense. Daniels has scored 37 fantasy points in the past two weeks, and he should be used as a starting fantasy tight end this week against the Buffalo Bills .
Point Projection : 12 points

3. Antonio Gates (San Diego Chargers) vs. Oakland

Five appears to be a magic number for Antonio Gates . He has caught five passes in five different games this season, including last week when he had five receptions for 55 yards. He has 34 receptions this season for 474 yards, but he has only managed to find the end zone twice. With 57 fantasy points this season, he is tied for fourth among tight ends. Use Gates as a starting fantasy tight end this week as he faces the Chargers’ division rival, the Oakland Raiders .
Point Projection : 11 points

4. Brent Celek (Philadelphia Eagles) vs. New York Giants

In a Week Seven victory over the Washington Redskins , Brent Celek had his lowest offensive output of the season when he had three catches for eight yards. It was the first time this season that he did not have at least four receptions, and it was the first time he was held under 35 yards. Before this game, he had emerged as one of the best tight ends in football with 33 receptions for 386 yards with two touchdowns. Celek will look to rebound this week as the Eagles host the New York Giants who are ranked No. 2 against the pass, but have slipped of late and have given up nine passing touchdowns this season. Use Celek as a TE1 this week in a divisional match-up
Point Projection : 10 points

5. Greg Olsen (Chicago Bears) vs. Cleveland

Greg Olsen had a streak of three straight games with a touchdown snapped when he had four receptions for 24 yards in a blowout loss to the Cincinnati Bengals last week. He has 19 receptions for 175 yards with three touchdowns this season. He has not emerged as the elite tight end many owners were hoping for this season, but he does have nine receptions over his past two games, and he is starting to build a better rapport with Bears’ quarterback Jay Cutler . Olsen should be used as a starting fantasy tight end this week as the Bears host a Cleveland Browns’ pass defense that has given up 1,710 yards passing with 10 touchdowns this season.
Point Projection : 9 points

6. Vernon Davis (San Francisco 49ers) @ Indianapolis

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