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Below you will find our Week 3 tight end rankings, to help determine your TE starts/sits for this week, brought to you by Edward Gorelik (@EdwardGorelik) and Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades).
Featured fantasy football writer Zach Wilkens also highlights some TE rankings and matchups analysis for Week 3, and draws some matchup conclusions. He tells you who he likes, who he doesn't, and most importantly who he thinks you should be starting in Week 3.
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Week 3 Fantasy Football Rankings - Tight Ends
| RotoBaller Staff Ranks |
Player Name (Team - Position) |
Zach Wilkens Rankings |
Ed Gorelik Rankings |
| 1 | Rob Gronkowski NE vs. JAC | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Travis Kelce KC at GB | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Jordan Reed WAS at NYG | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Greg Olsen CAR vs. NO | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Tyler Eifert CIN at BAL | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | Jimmy Graham SEA vs. CHI | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | Ladarius Green SD at MIN | 13 | 5 |
| 8 | Jason Witten DAL vs. ATL | 8 | 10 |
| 9 | Martellus Bennett CHI at SEA | 10 | 8 |
| 10 | Delanie Walker TEN vs. IND | 6 | 13 |
| 11 | Jordan Cameron MIA vs. BUF | 9 | 12 |
| 12 | Heath Miller PIT at STL | 11 | 11 |
| 13 | Kyle Rudolph MIN vs. SD | 15 | 9 |
| 14 | Vernon Davis SF at ARI | 12 | 16 |
| 15 | Zach Ertz PHI at NYJ | 16 | 15 |
| 16 | Eric Ebron DET vs. DEN | 14 | 18 |
| 17 | Crockett Gillmore BAL vs. CIN | 21 | 14 |
| 18 | Jared Cook STL vs. PIT | 19 | 17 |
| 19 | Richard Rodgers GB vs. KC | 17 | 21 |
| 20 | Larry Donnell NYG vs. WAS | 18 | 20 |
| 21 | Jacob Tamme ATL at DAL | 24 | 19 |
| 22 | Owen Daniels DEN at DET | 20 | 23 |
| 23 | Charles Clay BUF at MIA | 22 | 22 |
| 24 | Dwayne Allen IND at TEN | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | Darren Fells ARI vs. SF | 25 | 32 |
| 26 | Coby Fleener IND at TEN | 26 | 25 |
| 27 | Anthony Fasano TEN vs. IND | 26 | |
| 28 | Scott Chandler NE vs. JAC | 27 | 31 |
| 29 | Gary Barnidge CLE vs. OAK | 27 | |
| 30 | Gavin Escobar DAL vs. ATL | 28 | |
| 31 | Josh Hill NO at CAR | 28 | |
| 32 | Benjamin Watson NO at CAR | 33 | 29 |
| 33 | Mychal Rivera OAK at CLE | 29 | |
| 34 | Virgil Green DEN at DET | 31 | 30 |
| 35 | Luke Willson SEA vs. CHI | 30 | |
| 36 | Lance Kendricks STL vs. PIT | 32 | |
| 37 | Brent Celek PHI at NYJ | 34 | |
| 38 | Marcedes Lewis JAC at NE | 35 |
Week 3 Tight End (TE) Rankings Analysis
By Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades)
Jordan Reed has had two strong games already and I expect that to continue. The Giants gave up three touchdowns to tight ends in Week 1, and then allowed 77 yards to Jacob Tamme, which was the most yards Tamme has put up in one game in over two full seasons. Expect Reed to be targeted heavily once again. He makes a strong play in all formats but is especially a must-start in PPR leagues.
I definitely haven’t given up on Jimmy Graham, but I have lowered him to TE5 this week. He had just two targets last week which is surprising, even though we know the Seahawks aren’t going to force the ball to him. I won’t be shocked if he has a big bounce-back game this week, but he is no longer the obvious #2 TE behind Gronk.
Delanie Walker is another player I feel good about. Tennessee tight ends have been targeted heavily in the first two weeks. With Walker out last week two separate tight ends saw 5+ targets including Anthony Fasano’s 5-84-1 line. Assuming Walker plays he should see a healthy number of targets and make a very nice play.
I’m low on Martellus Bennett and I’m looking to avoid him if I can. With Jimmy Clausen expected to start this week (against Seattle no less), I’m really avoiding the Bears as a whole outside of Matt Forte. This is probably going to be a very ugly game offensively. Someone will probably get a receiving touchdown but I don’t want to try and guess who that is.
I’m not getting overly excited about Crockett Gillmore. His two-touchdown week seems more fluky than anything. For what it’s worth, the Bengals have only allowed 52 total yards to tight ends through two games with no touchdowns.
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