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Monday, June 20, 2016

Preliminary 2016 Fantasy Football Rankings:Tight Ends

Here are my TE rankings. Real fancy I know.

Tight Ends
Tier Gronkowski
(1)
Elite Starters
(2-4)
Good Starters/Bennett
(5-9)
Rob Gronkowski | NE | 7
Greg Olsen | CAR | 46
Delanie Walker | TEN | 69

Tyler Eifert | CIN | 45
Jordan Reed | WAS | 36

Travis Kelce | KC | 58
Austin Seferian-Jenkins | TB | 122


Zach Ertz | PHI | 91


Martellus Bennett | NE | 223



Fringe Starters
(10-16)
All of the ?s
(17-28)
What the Heck
(29-44)
Gary Barnidge | CLE | 85
Julius Thomas | JAC | 94
Zach Miller | CHI | 160
Dwayne Allen | IND | 146
Jason Witten | DAL | 164
Jacob Tamme | ATL | 262
Jared Cook | GB | 174
Ladarius Green | PIT | N/A
Jerell Adams | NYG | N/A
Coby Fleener | NO | 76
Kyle Rudolph | MIN | 190
Hunter Henry | SD | 208
Luke Wilson | SEA | N/A
Eric Ebron | DET | 113
Darren Fells | ARI | N/A
Jimmy Graham | SEA | 107
Jordan Cameron | MIA | 183
Vance McDonald | SF | 266
Antonio Gates | SD | 116
Ben Watson | BAL | 191
C.J. Fiedorowicz | HOU | N/A

Charles Clay | BUF | 181
Richard Rodgers | GB | N/A

Lance Kendricks | LAR | N/A
Jace Amaro | NYJ | N/A

Virgil Green | DEN | N/A
Niles Paul | WAS | N/A

Larry Donnell | NYG | N/A
Ed Dickson | CAR | N/A

Clive Walford | OAK | 168
Jeff Heuerman | DEN | N/A


Ausitn Hooper | ATL | 233


Mychal Rivera | OAK | N/A


Maxx Williams | BAL | 218

Preliminary 2016 Fantasy Football Rankings: Top 250

Here’s my top 250, it’s intensely flawed, crude, and a great place to start a conversation for the season.

Player | Position | Team | ADP | Position Rank


1-125
126-250
Adrian Peterson | RB | MIN | 9 | 1
Zach Zenner | RB | DET | N/A | 45
Rob Gronkowski | TE | NE | 7 | 1
Julius Thomas | TE | JAC | 94 | 17
Todd Gurley | RB | LAR | 4 | 2
Dorial Green-Beckham | WR | TEN | 83 | 50
Antonio Brown | WR | PIT | 1 | 1
Kadeem Carey | RB | CHI | 230 | 46
Julio Jones | WR | ATL | 5 | 2
Paul Perkins | RB| NYG | 159 | 47
Ezekiel Elliott | RB | DAL | 13 | 3
Jason Witten | TE | DAL | 164 | 18
Odell Beckham Jr | WR | NYG | 2 | 3
Eli Manning | QB | NYG | 98 | 17
Le’Veon Bell | RB | PIT | 3 | 4
Robert Woods | WR | BUF | 273 | 51
A.J. Green | WR | CIN | 12 | 4
Ronnie Hillman | RB | DEN | 178 | 48
Lamar Miller | RB | HOU | 14 | 5
Kamar Aiken | WR | BAL | 161 | 52
Deandre Hopkins | WR | HOU | 6 | 5
Theo Riddick | RB | DET | 111 | 49
Dez Bryant | WR | DAL | 10 | 6
Danny Amendola | WR | NE | 237 | 53
Jamaal Charles | RB | KC | 16 | 6
Derrick Henry | RB | TEN | 117 | 50
Greg Olsen | TE | CAR | 56 | 2
Ladarius Green | TE | PIT | N/A | 19
Tyler Eifert | TE | CIN | 45 | 3
Marcus Mariota | QB | TEN | N/A | 18
Mike Evans | WR | TB | 20 | 7
Brandon Coleman | WR | NO | 244 | 54
Allen Robinson | WR | JAC | 11 | 8
Kyle Rudolph | TE | MIN | 190 | 20
Devonta Freeman | RB | ATL | 15 | 7
Quinton Patton | WR | SF | N/A | 55
Cam Newton | QB | CAR | 29 | 1
Jay Cutler | QB | CHI | 173 | 19
Travis Kelce | TE | KC | 58 | 4
Kevin White | WR | CHI | 74 | 56
T.Y. Hilton | WR | IND | 30 | 9
Shaun Draughn | RB | SF | N/A | 51
Doug Martin | RB | TB | 24 | 8
Will Fuller | WR | HOU | 166 | 57
Jordy Nelson | WR | GB | 17 | 10
DeAndre Washington | RB | OAK | 199 | 52
LeSean McCoy | RB | BUF | 33 | 9
Karlos Williams | RB | BUF | 87 | 53
Jonathan Stewart | RB | CAR | 66 | 10
Eric Ebron | TE | DET | 113 | 21
Brandon Marshall | WR | NYJ | 26 | 11
Los Angeles Rams | DEF | 157 | 1
Mark Ingram | RB | NO | 28 | 11
Denver Broncos | DEF | 115 | 2
Delanie Walker | TE | TEN | 60 | 5
Minnesota Vikings | DEF | 189 | 3
Jay Ajayi | RB | MIA | 61 | 12
Carolina Panthers | DEF | 140 | 4
Latavius Murray | RB | OAK | 42 | 13
Arizona Cardinals | DEF | 124 | 5
Julian Edelman | WR | NE | 39 | 12
Kansas City Chiefs | DEF | 145 | 6
Alshon Jeffery | WR | CHI | 18 | 13
Seattle Seahawks | DEF | 126 | 7
Eddie Lacy | RB | GB | 21 | 14
Houston Texans | DEF | 136 | 8
Amari Cooper | WR | OAK | 19 | 14
New York Jets | DEF | 188 | 9
Frank Gore | RB | IND | 89 | 15
Washington Redskins | DEF | 281 | 10
DeMarco Murray | RB | TEN | 49 | 16
Stephen Gostkowski | K | NE | 162 | 1
Aaron Rodgers | QB | GB | 34 | 2
Dan Bailey | K | DAL | 211 | 2
Randall Cobb | WR | GB | 35 | 15
Mike Nugent | K | CIN | N/A | 3
Jordan Reed | TE | WAS | 36 | 6
Steven Hauschka | K | SEA | 187 | 4
David Johnson | RB | ARI | 8 | 17
Justin Tucker | K | BAL | 203 | 5
Austin Seferian-Jenkins | TE | TB | 122 | 7
Blair Walsh | K | MIN | 267 | 6
Doug Baldwin | WR | SEA | 50 | 16
Graham Gano | K | CAR | 201 | 7
C.J. Anderson | RB | DEN | 38 | 18
Mason Crosby | K | GB | 257 | 8
Demaryius Thomas | WR | DEN | 27 | 17
John Brown | K | NYG | 274 | 9
Jeremy Maclin | WR | KC | 43 | 18
Sebastian Janikowski | K | OAK | N/A | 10
Russell Wilson | QB | SEA | 48 | 3
DeVante Parker | WR | MIA | 57 | 58
Jarvis Landry | WR | MIA | 37 | 19
Nelson Agholor | WR | PHI | 153 | 59
Andrew Luck | QB | IND | 41 | 4
Ty Montgomery | WR | GB | 226 | 60
Zach Ertz | TE | PHI | 91 | 8
LeGarette Blount | RB | NE | 131 | 54
Michael Crabtree | WR | OAK | 82 | 20
Jamison Crowder | WR | WAS | 247 | 61
Melvin Gordon | RB | SD | 67 | 19
Jordan Cameron | TE | MIA | 183 | 22
Sammy Watkins | WR | BUF | 22 | 21
Albert Wilson | WR | KC | N/A | 62
Jeremy Hill | RB | CIN | 52 | 20
T.J. Yeldon | RB | JAC | 71 | 55
Eric Decker | WR | NYJ | 64 | 22
Ben Watson | TE | BAL | 191 | 23
Giovani Bernard | RB | CIN | 72 | 21
Tyler Boyd | WR | CIN | 176 | 63
Drew Brees | QB | NO | 70 | 5
Shane Vereen | RB | NYG | 158 | 56
Ryan Mathews | RB | PHI | 59 | 22
Charcandrick West | RB | KC | 143 | 57
Michael Floyd | WR | ARI | 55 | 23
Charles Clay | TE | BUF | 181 | 24
Keenan Allen | WR | SD | 23 | 24
Tyler Ervin | RB | HOU | 246 | 58
Thomas Rawls | RB | SEA | 31 | 23
Matt Ryan | QB | ATL | 125 | 20
Jordan Matthews | WR | PHI | 56 | 25
Travaris Cadet | RB | NO | N/A | 59
Michael Bennett | TE | NE | 223 | 9
Justin Hardy | WR | ATL | N/A | 64
Ameer Abdullah | RB | DET | 73 | 24
Wendall Smallwood | RB | PHI | 243 | 60
Donte Moncrief | WR | IND | 75 | 26
Corey Brown | WR | CAR | N/A | 65
Ben Roethlisberger | QB | PIT | 63 | 6
Terrance Williams | WR | DAL | 180 | 66
Duke Johnson | RB | CLE | 80 | 25
Ryan Tannehill | QB | MIA | 135 | 21
Marvin Jones | WR | DET | 92 | 27
Chris Thompson | RB | WAS | 206 | 61
Matt Jones | RB | WAS | 54 | 26
Lance Kendricks | TE | LAR | N/A | 25
Dion Lewis | RB | NE | 53 | 27
C.J. Prosise | RB | SEA | 156 | 62
Larry Fitzgerald | WR | ARI | 65 | 28
Josh Doctson | WR | WAS | 139 | 67
Tom Brady | QB | NE | 79 | 7
Phillip Dorsett | WR | IND | 149 | 68
Justin Forsett | RB | BAL | 99 | 28
Denard Robinson | RB | JAC | N/A | 63
Emmanuel Sanders | WR | DEN | 62 | 29
Darren McFadden | RB | DAL | 142 | 64
Golden Tate | WR | DET | 47 | 30
Tre McBride | WR | TEN | N/A | 72
Carlos Hyde | RB | SF | 40 | 29
Jaron Brown | WR | ARI | N/A | 73
Carson Palmer | QB | ARI | 90 | 8
Tre Mason | RB | LAR | 239 | 65
Tyler Lockett | WR | SEA | 81 | 31
Breshad Perriman | WR | BAL | 121 | 69
Rashad Jennings | RB | NYG | 112 | 30
Devin Funchess | WR | CAR | 144 | 74
Philip Rivers | QB | SD | 96 | 9
Kenny Stills | WR | MIA | N/A | 70
Kelvin Benjamin | WR | CAR | 32 | 32
Virgil Green | TE | DEN | N/A | 26
Gary Barnidge | TE | CLE | 85 | 10
Alex Collins | RB | SEA | 242 | 66
Dwayne Allen | IND | TE | 146 | 11
Rashad Greene | WR | JAC | N/A | 75
Tony Romo | QB | DAL | 114 | 10
Larry Donnell | TE | NYG | N/A | 27
Matt Forte | RB | NYJ | 44 | 31
Cameron Artis-Payne | RB | CAR | 198 | 67
Brandin Cooks | NO | 25 | 33
Kenny Bell | WR | TB | 224 | 71
Jameis Winston | QB | TB | 102 | 11
Spencer Ware | RB | KC | 210 | 68
Chris Ivory | RB | NYJ | 84 | 32
Clive Walford | TE | OAK | 168 | 28
Jared Cook | TE | GB | 174 | 12
C.J. Spiller | RB | NO | 215 | 69
Torrey Smith | WR | SF | 147 | 34
Jordan Howard | RB | CHI | 152 | 70
Blake Bortles | QB | JAC | 77 | 12
Zach Miller | TE | CHI | 160 | 29
Isaiah Crowell | RB | CLE | 106 | 33
Joe Flacco | QB | BAL | 172 | 22
Steve Smith | WR | BAL | 110 | 35
Mohamed Sanu | WR | ATL | 150 | 76
Jeremy Langford | RB | CHI | 51 | 34
Jordan Payton | WR | CLE | 270 | 77
Bilal Powell | RB | NYJ | 148 | 35
James White | RB | NE | 248 | 71
Pierre Garcon | WR | WAS | 182 | 36
Damien Williams | RB | MIA | N/A | 72
Allen Hurns | WR | JAC | 60 | 37
Jermaine Kearse | WR | SEA | 254 | 78
Coby Fleener | TE | NO | 76 | 13
Jacob Tamme | TE | ATL | 262 | 30
DeAngelo Williams | RB | PIT | 123 | 36
Davante Adams | WR | GB | 200 | 79
John Brown | WR | ARI | 68 | 38
Tedd Ginn | WR | CAR | 179 | 80
Matthew Stafford | QB | DET | 130 | 13
Andre Ellington | RB | ARI | 195 | 73
Sterling Shepard | WR | OAK | 134 | 39
Marquise Goodwin | WR | BUF | N/A | 81
Chris Johnson | RB | ARI | 177 | 37
Jerrell Adams | TE | NYG | N/A | 31
Corey Coleman | WR | CLE | 109 | 40
Jerick McKinnon | RB | MIN | 151 | 74
Tyrod Taylor | QB | BUF | 132 | 14
Marquise Lee | WR | JAC | 265 | 82
Luke Wilson | TE | SEA | N/A | 14
Sammie Coates | WR | PIT | 175 | 83
Danny Woodhead | WR | SD | 78 | 38
Branden Oliver | RB | SD | N/A | 75
Laquon Treadwell | WR | MIN | 95 | 41
Hunter Henry | TE | SD | 208 | 32
James Starks | RB | GB | 163 | 39
Mike Wallace | WR | BAL | 167 | 84
DeSean Jackson | WR | WAS | 88 | 42
Cecil Shorts | WR | HOU | N/A | 85
Derek Carr | QB | OAK | 97 | 15
Andy Dalton | QB | CIN | 104 | 23
Vincent Jackson | WR | TB | 127 | 43
Harry Douglas | WR | TEN | N/A | 85
Tevin Coleman | RB | ATL | 108 | 40
Leonte Carroo | WR | MIA | 212 | 87
Andrew Hawkins | WR | CLE | N/A | 44
Kenny Britt | WR | LAR | 268 | 88
Jimmy Graham | TE | SEA | 107 | 15
Mario Alford | WR | CIN | N/A | 89
Keith Marshall | RB | WAS | 228 | 41
Brandon Lafell | WR | CIN | 263 | 90
Tavon Austin | WR | LAR | 120 | 45
Willie Snead | WR | NO | 105 | 91
Michael Thomas | WR | NO | 155 | 46
Teddy Bridgewater | QB | MIN | 184 | 24
Darren Sproles | RB | PHI | 169 | 42
Travis Benjamin | WR | SD | 100 | 92
Kendall Wright | WR | TEN | 154 | 47
Dontrelle Inman | WR | SD | N/A | 93
Kenneth Dixon | RB | BAL | 128 | 43
Cole Beasley | WR | DAL | N/A | 94
Kirk Cousins | QB | WAS | 129 | 16
Rod Streater | WR | KC | N/A | 95
Chris Sims | RB | TB | 93 | 44
Alex Smith | QB | KC | 193 | 25
Stefon Diggs | WR | MIN | 101 | 48
Quincy Enunwa | WR | NYJ | N/A | 96
Antonio Gates | TE | SD | 116 | 16
Marquess Wilson | WR | CHI | N/A | 97
Marcus Wheaton | WR | PIT | 103 | 49
Josh Huff | WR | PHI | N/A | 98