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Below you will find our Week 7 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 2, 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 7.
You can also check out our 2015 fantasy football ranking dashboard, for more in depth rankings analysis on all positions including rookies and dynasty leagues.
Week 7 Fantasy Football Rankings - Tight Ends
| RotoBaller Staff Ranks | Player Name (Team - Position) | Zach Wilkens Rankings | Edward Gorelik Rankings |
| 1 | Rob Gronkowski NE vs. NYJ | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Antonio Gates SD vs. OAK | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | Julius Thomas JAC vs. BUF | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Jimmy Graham SEA at SF | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Travis Kelce KC vs. PIT | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Greg Olsen CAR vs. PHI | 9 | 3 |
| 7 | Charles Clay BUF at JAC | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | Delanie Walker TEN vs. ATL | 7 | 9 |
| 9 | Jason Witten DAL at NYG | 8 | 8 |
| 10 | Gary Barnidge CLE at STL | 10 | 7 |
| 11 | Jordan Cameron MIA vs. HOU | 12 | 11 |
| 12 | Ladarius Green SD vs. OAK | 16 | 10 |
| 13 | Kyle Rudolph MIN at DET | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | Jordan Reed WAS vs. TB | 11 | 17 |
| 15 | Benjamin Watson NO at IND | 17 | 15 |
| 16 | Zach Ertz PHI at CAR | 15 | 19 |
| 17 | Jacob Tamme ATL at TEN | 21 | 14 |
| 18 | Eric Ebron DET vs. MIN | 14 | 21 |
| 19 | Derek Carrier WAS vs. TB | 18 | 18 |
| 20 | Crockett Gillmore BAL at ARI | 22 | 16 |
| 21 | Larry Donnell NYG vs. DAL | 19 | 20 |
| 22 | Heath Miller PIT at KC | 20 | 27 |
| 23 | Jared Cook STL vs. CLE | 23 | 22 |
| 24 | Coby Fleener IND vs. NO | 24 | 23 |
| 25 | Tim Wright DET vs. MIN | 25 | 24 |
| 26 | Austin Seferian-Jenkins TB at WAS | 25 | |
| 27 | Dwayne Allen IND vs. NO | 26 | 26 |
| 28 | Maxx Williams BAL at ARI | 27 | |
| 29 | Scott Chandler NE vs. NYJ | 30 | 28 |
| 30 | Dion Sims MIA vs. HOU | 28 | 29 |
| 31 | Mychal Rivera OAK at SD | 29 | |
| 32 | Brent Celek PHI at CAR | 30 | |
| 33 | Vernon Davis SF vs. SEA | 31 | 32 |
| 34 | Josh Hill NO at IND | 32 | 31 |
| 35 | Darren Fells ARI vs. BAL | 33 |
Week 7 Tight End (TE) Rankings Analysis
By Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades)
I am buying too hard into one single game by having Julius Thomas at TE4 this week? I don’t think so. We know he is an elite touchdown threat. The 13 targets was an incredibly promising sign that he will be a big part of this offense going forward. For comparison, he never had more than 8 targets with Denver last year. There is quite a bit of wiggle room for Thomas’s targets to dip a bit and still be a great play. I’m a believer.
Antonio Gates looks increasingly doubtful and that’s a shame. I originally had him at TE2 but I have moved him down to TE6. If he is out, that is great news for Ladarius Green. I have Green at TE13 already but he would jump into my top ten if he is the sole tight end. The Raiders have really struggled against tight ends all year and it’s hard to see that not continuing here.
I am especially low on Greg Olsen against the Eagles. The Eagles have been fantastic against tight ends in the Chip Kelly era. Here is a fun stat: Tight ends have scored 5 touchdowns against the Eagles since Chip Kelly has taken over. That is over a span of 39 games, and three of those touchdowns came in Chip’s first season. That means just two scores over the past 22 games. Olsen might be able to rack up a bunch of yards but the Eagles are allowing the 2nd fewest points to TEs so I have a hard time seeing that too. Don’t be shocked if it’s a quiet game for Olsen.
It looks like Jordan Reed will return this week. He should continue where he left off, receiving plenty of targets. In four games Reed had 8 or more standard points and 14+ PPR points in three of them. He is a low-end TE1 in standard but probably top ten in PPR.
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