Fantasy Football Week 7: Tight End, Kicker, Defense Rankings

These rankings are reflective of how I believe NFL players will perform, from a standard fantasy scoring perspective, in their current situations and Week Seven matchups.

Defense/Special Teams

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent
1	Titans	TEN	at KC
2	Steelers	PIT	at CIN
3	Buccaneers	TB	vs SEA
4	Giants	NYG	vs SF
5	Vikings	MIN	at CHI
6	Ravens	BAL	at MIA
7	Colts	IND	at GB
8	Chargers	SD	at BUF
9	Dolphins	MIA	vs BAL
10	Cowboys	DAL	at STL
11	Bears	CHI	vs MIN
12	Bills	BUF	vs SD
13	Raiders	OAK	vs NYJ
14	Browns	CLE	at WAS
15	Texans	HOU	vs DET

Kickers

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent
1	Nick Folk	DAL	at STL
2	Robbie Gould	CHI	vs MIN
3	Stephen Gostkowski	NE	vs DEN
4	Josh Brown	STL	vs DAL
5	Rob Bironas	TEN	at KC
6	Jeff Reed	PIT	at CIN
7	Ryan Longwell	MIN	at CHI
8	Matt Prater	DEN	at NE
9	Nate Kaeding	SD	at BUF
10	Mason Crosby	GB	vs IND
11	Adam Vinatieri	IND	at GB
12	Shaun Suisham	WAS	vs CLE
13	Phil Dawson	CLE	at WAS
14	Matt Bryant	TB	vs SEA
15	John Kasay	CAR	vs NO

Tight Ends

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent
1	Jason Witten	DAL	at STL
2	Antonio Gates	SD	at BUF
3	Dallas Clark	IND	at GB
4	Tony Gonzalez	KC	vs TEN
5	Chris Cooley	WAS	vs CLE
6	John Carlson	SEA	at TB
7	Owen Daniels	HOU	vs DET
8	Tony Scheffler	DEN	at NE
9	Jeremy Shockey	NO	at CAR
10	Greg Olsen	CHI	vs MIN
11	Dustin Keller	NYJ	at OAK
12	Heath Miller	PIT	at CIN
13	Alex Smith	TB	vs SEA
14	Bo Scaife	TEN	at KC
15	Zach Millier	OAK	vs NYJ