Fantasy Football Week 12 Rankings: Top 15 Tight Ends

The Giants managed to stifle Tony Gonzalez for much of their Week 11 matchup only to ultimately finish with eight catches, 82 yards and a touchdown. It just goes to show that even within a game, you never really know what you are going to get out of your tight end. 

So, with that said, let’s take a look at how I rank them for the upcoming week:

1) Dallas Clark, Indianapolis Colts—at Houston

2) Vernon Davis, San Francisco 49ers—vs. Jacksonville

3) Antonio Gates, San Diego Chargers—vs. Kansas City

4) Tony Gonzalez, Atlanta Falcons—vs. Tampa Bay

5) Kellen Winslow, Tampa Bay Buccaneers—at Atlanta

6) Heath Miller, Pittsburgh Steelers—at Baltimore

7) Jeremy Shockey, New Orleans Saints—vs. New England

8) Vishante Shiancoe, Minnesota Vikings—vs. Chicago

9) Jason Witten, Dallas Cowboys—vs. Oakland

10) Greg Olsen, Chicago Bears—at Minnesota

11) John Carlson, Seattle Seahawks—at St. Louis

12) Brent Celek, Philadelphia Eagles—vs. Washington

13) Kevin Boss, New York Giants—at Denver

14) Tony Scheffler, Denver Broncos—vs. New York Giants

15) Brandon Pettigrew, Detroit Lions—vs. Green Bay

Thoughts

Dallas Clark leads all Tight Ends in receptions (65, 11 more than Heath Miller) and yards (771, 62 more than Antonio Gates).  Is there any question who the best player at his position is?

Last time he faced the Redskins Brent Celek was held to just three catches for eight yards in Week Seven.  You have to knock him down a few pegs because of that.

Generally, facing a poor passing defense could lead to less catches for a tight end, since the team will try to get the ball to the wide receivers on the outside.  In the case of Kellen Winslow, there really isn’t much talent there, so look for Winslow to have a solid game.

Where have the touchdowns gone for Jason Witten?  He has just one on the season, certainly limiting his value.

After seeing Tony Gonzalez torch the Giants in the second half, how could you not like Tony Sheffler this week?

What are your thoughts?  Who was left off the list?  Who should be higher?  Who should be lower?

Other Week 12 Rankings: Quarterbacks , Running Backs , Wide Receivers

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