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Week 3 Tight End Rankings & Matchups Analysis

Below you will find our Week 3 tight end rankings, to help determine your TE starts/sits for this week, brought to you by Bill Dubiel (@Roto_Dubs), Nick Mariano (@NMariano53) and Ben Ruppert (@Ben_Ruppert_21).

Lead columnist Bill Dubiel 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 Tight Ends - Rankings & Matchups Analysis

I'm lowest on Delanie Walker this week, and the main factor here is the fact that he may be hindered by a hamstring tweak. If he's active, I wouldn't be shocked to see him limited or in a decoy role. However, if he is close to healthy by game time, he could be in for a big week as Marcus Mariota's top target against a very beatable Raiders defense.

I love Jacob Tamme in every format this week, as he is quickly establishing himself as Matt Ryan's number two option after Julio Jones. He has 11 catches for 126 yards and a score through two weeks, and he should add to that line in a big way against the Saints on Monday night.

Come on, Coby Fleener. COME ONNNNNN...if he and Brees can't get on the same page this week against the atrocious Falcons secondary, I'll have officially lost hope. By that I mean I'm going to keep trotting him out there every single week because the quarterback and the role are too good for him to fail all season. He'll break out eventually, and this game could be the one.

I was really high on Zach Miller coming into the season, and so far I've looked like a schmuck. I'm not quite ready to give up on him yet, especially with Brian Hoyer under center for the Bears. Miller should run some nice, safe routes that Hoyer can manage. If the Bears are able to get into the red zone, Miller should be Hoyer's first or second look.

I think I'm too low on Clive Walford this week. He's coming off his first six-catch game, and if the usage continues like that he could become an every-week streaming option. His Week 3 matchup with the Titans should provide a good measure, as they are historically weak against the tight end position.

 

Week 3 Fantasy Football Rankings - Tight End

Rank Player Name Pos Nick Ben Bill AVG
21 Jordan Reed TE 19 22 19 20.00
34 Greg Olsen TE 44 31 30 35.00
39 Delanie Walker TE 30 40 44 38.00
55 Julius Thomas TE 56 59 56 57.00
56 Travis Kelce TE 64 56 54 58.00
59 Eric Ebron TE 48 68 64 60.00
65 Rob Gronkowski TE 62 62 62 62.00
68 Jason Witten TE 68 77 68 71.00
72 Jacob Tamme TE 74 76 74 74.67
80 Dwayne Allen TE 78 89 83 83.33
82 Martellus Bennett TE 92 85 78 85.00
87 Gary Barnidge TE 83 97 92 90.67
96 Coby Fleener TE 101 108 99 102.67
97 Kyle Rudolph TE 105 107 103 105.00
105 Clive Walford TE 111 112 122 115.00
112 Vance McDonald TE 125 113 109 115.67
121 Virgil Green TE #N/A 131 139 135.00
123 Zach Miller TE 155 128 120 134.33
125 Jared Cook TE 124 151 131 135.33
127 Jordan Cameron TE 122 139 147 136.00
131 Jimmy Graham TE 145 143 142 143.33
140 Charles Clay TE 163 133 154 150.00
141 Richard Rodgers TE 149 157 153 153.00
142 Austin Seferian-Jenkins TE #N/A 154 146 150.00
145 Zach Ertz TE #N/A 161 160 160.50
155 Lance Kendricks TE 167 180 173 173.33
157 Will Tye TE 160 182 177 173.00

 


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