Fantasy Football Week 2 Rankings: Top 20 Tight Ends

It seems like a weekly tradition, with some surprising tight ends emerging to have big weeks.  The real question is, can they sustain it?

Let’s take a look if any of the Week 1 heroes find a spot in our rankings for the coming week.

1. Dallas Clark - Indianapolis Colts - vs. New York Giants
2. Vernon Davis - San Francisco 49ers - vs. New Orleans
3. Antonio Gates - San Diego Chargers - vs. Jacksonville
4. Jason Witten - Dallas Cowboys - vs. Chicago
5. Jermichael Finley - Green Bay Packers - vs. Buffalo
6. Visanthe Shiancoe - Minnesota Vikings - vs. Miami
7. Brent Celek - Philadelphia Eagles - at Detroit
8. Chris Cooley - Washington Redskins - vs. Houston
9. Zach Miller - Oakland Raiders - vs. St. Louis
10. Tony Gonzalez - Atlanta Falcons - vs. Arizona
11. Kellen Winslow - Tampa Bay Buccaneers - at Carolina
12. Heath Miller - Pittsburgh Steelers - at Tennessee
13. Greg Olsen - Chicago Bears - at Dallas
14. John Carlson - Seattle Seahawks - at Denver
15. Jermaine Gresham - Cincinnati Bengals - vs. Baltimore
16. Todd Heap - Baltimore Ravens - at Cincinnati
17. Jeremy Shockey - New Orleans Saints - at San Francisco
18. Dustin Keller - New York Jets - vs. New England
19. Tony Sheffler - Detroit Lions - vs. Philadelphia
20. Bo Scaife - Tennessee Titans - vs. Pittsburgh

Thoughts

• The Saints got burned by Visanthe Shiancoe in Week 1.  Given the problems in San Francisco with Michael Crabtree, would it surprise anyone to see the team utilize Vernon Davis as their go to receiver?  As it is, he had eight catches in the first week of the season.

• Detroit got torched for 362 passing yards in the opening week, though a lot of that came courtesy of Matt Forte.  I would think the Eagles will utilize a lot of screens and short passes, meaning Celek could be in line for a solid day, regardless if it is Kevin Kolb or Michael Vick under center.

• The Vikings offense looked “off” in general, though Brett Favre and Visanthe Shiancoe didn’t seem to have a problem.  He had four catches for 76 yards and a touchdown, and should continue to be one of the go-to guys with Sidney Rice out.

• Chris Cooley looked like his old self, didn’t he?  You knew fantasy owners might regret sleeping on him, and it may not have taken too long.  He had six catches for 80 yards against the Cowboys.  After seeing the Colts utilize Dallas Clark against the Texans in Week 1, there’s a good chance the Redskins try to do the same thing.

• Until Owen Daniels proves healthy and is worked back into a role in the offense, it’s impossible to trust him outside of the deepest of formats.

• Marcedes Lewis and Tony Moeaki may be hot names on the waiver wire, but one big week from a tight end doesn’t mean much.  If they can repeat it, then things will change.

What are your thoughts on these rankings?  Who’s too high?  Who’s too low?

Make sure to check out the rest of our Week 2 Rankings:

• Top 25 Quarterbacks
• Top 40 Running Backs
• Top 60 Wide Receivers
• Top 15 Kickers (coming soon)
• Top 15 Defenses (coming soon)

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