2010 Fantasy Football Rankings: Tight Ends (Updated)

The NFL preseason gets underway a month from Thursday with the Hall of Fame game between the Cowboys and Bengals.

Over the next month, we will release our keeper rankings, point-per-reception (PPR) rankings, and our top 150 cheat sheets, as well as in-depth player analysis and projections. For now, here is our updated list of the top 20 tight ends for fantasy football:

1. Antonio Gates, Chargers : Despite only ranking sixth among tight ends in targets (114), Gates led tight ends—and set a career-high—in receiving yards (1,157) in 2009. With the three-game suspension (and potential holdout beyond that) of Vincent Jackson, Gates should see more targets in 2010. Therefore, I swapped Gates and Dallas Clark in the updated rankings.

2. Dallas Clark, Colts : What's not to like? With a line of 100-1106-10, Clark ranked first in receptions, second in yards, and third in touchdowns among tight ends.

3. Vernon Davis, 49ers : The wait is over. Davis finally broke out. Last year's numbers (78-965-13) were essentially better than his two previous seasons combined (83-867-6).

4. Brent Celek, Eagles : Two of Celek's three 100-yard games came in the only two in which Kevin Kolb started. It's hard to not picture an even better season than what he produced in his breakout campaign (76-971-8).

5. Jermichael Finley, Packers : In his final eight games (including the Packers' postseason game), Finley finished with 44 receptions for 575 yards and four touchdowns. Despite missing three games, Finley still finished in the top ten in receiving yards among TEs in his second (and breakout) season.

6. Jason Witten, Cowboys : Witten had a "down" year of 94 passes for 1,030 yards (and only two touchdowns). Many tight ends (or wide receivers) would love to have a "down" year like that. By drafting Dez Bryant in the first round , the Cowboys have another weapon competing for targets.

7. Owen Daniels, Texans : In an injury-shortened halfseason, Daniels caught 40 passes for 519 yards and five touchdowns. His pace (80-1038-10) would have ranked him fourth in receptions, third in yards, and tied for third in TDs among tight ends.

8. Kellen Winslow, Buccaneers : Considering the weakness of the Buccaneers' receiving corps, he's the only legitimate weapon in their passing attack. Last year, Winslow ranked fourth among tight ends in targets (127).

9. Tony Gonzalez, Falcons : Arguably the greatest tight end ever, Gonzalez had more targets (135) than any other tight end, and finished with 83 receptions for 867 yards and six touchdowns in 2009.

10. Visanthe Shiancoe, Vikings : Shiancoe has never surpassed 596 yards in one season, but he has been a touchdown machine over the past two seasons (18 TDs).

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See our top 20 tight ends for fantasy football.

Also, check out our other 2010 Fantasy Football rankings: Top 25 QBs | Top 40 RBs | Top 50 WRs