Tight End Rankings | December 1, 2008

TIGHT ENDS

TIER ONE

1. Jason Witten, DAL | Age: 26.4 | Value Score: 96
Maybe the most consistently productive fantasy player of the 2008 season, Witten has officially overtaken Gates as the most valuable Dynasty tight end.

2. #Antonio Gates, SD | Age: 28.3 | Value Score: 95

3. #Kellen Winslow II, CLE | Age: 25.1 | Value Score: 94

4. Dustin Keller, NYJ | Age: 23.9 | Value Score: 93

5. Tony Gonzalez, KC | Age: 32.5 | Value Score: 92
Still the best TE in the game.

TIER TWO

6. Chris Cooley, WAS | Age: 26.2 | Value Score: 84

7. Tony Scheffler, DEN | Age: 25.5 | Value Score: 81

8. Owen Daniels, HOU | Age: 25.8 | Value Score: 79
With the exception of Jason Witten, Daniels has been the most productive tight end in the league so far.

9. Zach Miller, OAK | Age: 22.7 | Value Score: 77
JaMarcus Russell's only reliable target.

TIER THREE

10. Greg Olsen, CHI | Age: 23.5 | Value Score: 70
Making good on that first-round talent by putting up TE1 production the past few weeks. His red zone production and top-end speed will make him an elite tight end in the future.

11. Dallas Clark, IND | Age: 29.2 | Value Score: 70

12. Jeremy Shockey, NO | Age: 28.1 | Value Score: 67

13. Heath Miller, PIT | Age: 25.9 | Value Score: 65
Great red zone option and very good in the open field, but he just doesn't see consistent enough targets to move to the next level.

14. Todd Heap, BAL | Age: 28.5 | Value Score: 63
I'm calling for a second half bounce-back, but the confidence has to be waning.

15. John Carlson, SEA | Age: 24.3 | Value Score: 60

TIER FOUR

16. Bo Scaife, TEN | Age: 27.7 | Value Score: 52
I'm calling for a second half bounce-back, but the confidence has to be waning.

17. Vernon Davis, SF | Age: 24.5 | Value Score: 48
He's like an abusive boyfriend. You want to let him back into your life, but you're better off with a salt-of-the-earth kind of tight end. Sell high.

18. Marcedes Lewis, JAX | Age: 24.3 | Value Score: 46

19. Ben Watson, NE | Age: 27.7 | Value Score: 45

20. Kevin Boss, NYG | Age: 24.7 | Value Score: 40

21. Donald Lee, GB | Age: 28.0 | Value Score: 30

22. Martellus Bennett, DAL | Age: 21.5 | Value Score: 28

TIER FIVE

23. [#]Randy McMichael, STL | Age: 29.2 | Value Score: 15

24. L.J. Smith, PHI | Age: 28.4 | Value Score: 13

25. Anthony Fasano, MIA | Age: 24.5 | Value Score: 12

26. Dante Rosario, CAR | Age: 23.8 | Value Score: 11

27. Martin Rucker, CLE | Age: 23.3 | Value Score: 10

28. Brent Celek, PHI | Age: 23.7 | Value Score: 9

29. Visanthe Shiancoe, MIN | Age: 28.3 | Value Score: 9

30. Jerramy Stevens, TB | Age: 24.8 | Value Score: 9

31. Alge Crumpler, ATL | Age: 30.7 | Value Score: 8

32. Fred Davis, WAS | Age: 22.7 | Value Score: 8

32. Alex Smith, TB | Age: 26.3 | Value Score: 7

33. #Ben Utecht, CIN | Age: 27.2 | Value Score: 7

34. Dave Thomas, NE | Age: 25.2 | Value Score: 7

35. Derek Fine, BUF | Age: 25.0 | Value Score: 7

36. Desmond Clark, CHI | Age: 31.4 | Value Score: 6

37. Leonard Pope, ARI | Age: 25.0 | Value Score: 6

38. Brad Cottam, KC | Age: 23.8 | Value Score: 6

39. Daniel Graham, DEN | Age: 29.8 | Value Score: 3

TIER SIX

40. Billy Miller, NO | Age: 31.4 | Value Score: 4

41. Jeff King, CAR | Age: 24.5 | Value Score: 4

42. Ben Patrick, ARI | Age: 24.1 | Value Score: 4

43. Jermichael Finley, GB | Age: 21.5 | Value Score: 4

44. Robert Royal, BUF | Age: 21.5 | Value Score: 3

45. Delanie Walker, SF | Age: 24.1 | Value Score: 3

46. Jacob Tamme, IND | Age: 23.5 | Value Score: 3

47. Chris Baker, NYJ | Age: 28.8 | Value Score: 2

48. David Martin, MIA | Age: 29.5 | Value Score: 2