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Below you will find our Week 13 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 13, 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 13.
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Week 13 Fantasy Football Rankings - Tight Ends
| RotoBaller Staff Ranks |
Player Name (Team - Position) |
Zach Wilkens Rankings |
Ed Gorelik Rankings |
| 1 | Greg Olsen CAR at NO | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Delanie Walker TEN vs. JAC | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Jordan Reed WAS vs. DAL | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Travis Kelce KC at OAK | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Julius Thomas JAC at TEN | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | Antonio Gates SD vs. DEN | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | Jacob Tamme ATL at TB | 6 | 9 |
| 8 | Gary Barnidge CLE vs. CIN | 8 | 12 |
| 9 | Martellus Bennett CHI vs. SF | 10 | 11 |
| 10 | Tyler Eifert CIN at CLE | 2 | |
| 11 | Kyle Rudolph MIN vs. SEA | 9 | 18 |
| 12 | Jason Witten DAL at WAS | 17 | 10 |
| 13 | Benjamin Watson NO vs. CAR | 14 | 13 |
| 14 | Richard Rodgers GB at DET | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | Cameron Brate TB vs. ATL | 26 | 8 |
| 16 | Zach Ertz PHI at NE | 11 | 23 |
| 17 | Vance McDonald SF at CHI | 12 | 20 |
| 18 | Scott Chandler NE vs. PHI | 16 | 16 |
| 19 | Will Tye NYG vs. NYJ | 15 | 31 |
| 20 | Heath Miller PIT vs. IND | 25 | 15 |
| 21 | Crockett Gillmore BAL at MIA | 21 | 17 |
| 22 | Eric Ebron DET vs. GB | 19 | 19 |
| 23 | Charles Clay BUF vs. HOU | 18 | 26 |
| 24 | Jared Cook STL vs. ARI | 20 | |
| 25 | Coby Fleener IND at PIT | 30 | 22 |
| 26 | Ladarius Green SD vs. DEN | 22 | |
| 27 | Austin Seferian-Jenkins TB vs. ATL | 23 | 28 |
| 28 | Brent Celek PHI at NE | 31 | 24 |
| 29 | Ryan Griffin HOU at BUF | 24 | |
| 30 | Vernon Davis DEN at SD | 27 | 25 |
| 31 | Zach Miller CHI vs. SF | 29 | 27 |
| 32 | Jordan Cameron MIA vs. BAL | 28 | 32 |
| 33 | Owen Daniels DEN at SD | 33 | 29 |
| 34 | Luke Willson SEA at MIN | 32 | 30 |
| 35 | Dwayne Allen IND at PIT | 34 |
Week 13 Tight End (TE) Rankings Analysis
By Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades)
Stud TE Tyler Eifert is not expected to play this week so a lot of people are out there looking for replacements. One that I really like is Vance McDonald of the 49ers. He seems to have nice chemistry with Blaine Gabbert. He has 10 catches for 136 yards and two touchdowns over the last two weeks. It’s a small sample size, but I’m willing to take my chances.
I’m also buying into the mini resurgence we have seen from Julius Thomas. He’s seen 18 targets the past two weeks as it seems Blake Bortles and Thomas are getting on the same page. Allen Hurns being out only helps Thomas’ prospects this week. The Titans give up the 7th most points to tight ends. I have Thomas pegged for about 10 targets and that should lead to a very productive day.
Scott Chandler will be filling in for Gronk. He certainly has a chance for a touchdown in this offense but otherwise I’m not too enthused. The Eagles are a really bad matchup for tight ends. Even dating back to the start of last year they’ve given up just three touchdowns to tight ends.
It’s been a characteristic of Chip Kelly’s defense in the NFL. A lot of people are excited just because there aren’t many option for Brady to throw too. I’ll stay away this week.
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