Week 15 Fantasy Rankings: Rating the Week's 5 Best TEs

In Week 15 of the NFL season, the following five tight ends are projected to be the top at their position: 

Rob Gronkowski, Patriots

Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees and Tom Brady are collectively dominating the quarterback position in 2011, but is any player at any position playing better than Gronkowski? He has nine touchdowns over his last five games and has already broken the tight end record for scores in a season.

Gronkowski has been as close to unstoppable as we've seen at the tight end position. He's the No. 1 tight end by a large margin.

Antonio Gates, Chargers

Gates hasn't been over 75 yards receiving in five weeks, but he's consistently been in the 50- to 70-yard range with three scores over that period. Gates looks completely over a foot injury that held him down during the middle part of the 2011 season.

While the Ravens are a tough matchup, Gates is seeing enough targets in the red zone to feel comfortable.  

Brandon Pettigrew, Lions

The Raiders have allowed a touchdown in three of their last four games, and Pettigrew finally got back into the end zone last week against the Vikings. The Lions will be throwing it plenty on Sunday, so Pettigrew should be a target. 

Expecting 70 yards and a score out of Pettigrew isn't out of the question.  

Jimmy Graham, Saints

The only concern I have with Graham is an ailing back that gave some owners a scare last week. He played through the injury and had five catches for 55 yards.

Will the Saints limit him in any way against the Vikings? They could shut him down early if the Saints get up big.  

Jermichael Finley, Packers

You just never know what you're going to get with Finley this season. With Greg Jennings on the shelf, though, it might be time to see the "Big Fella"—as Aaron Rodgers calls him—break out for a big performance.

The matchup helps, too, as the Chiefs are the fifth worst fantasy defense against tight ends in 2011.