Tight End Rankings | October 22, 2008

TIGHT ENDS

TIER ONE

1. Jason Witten, DAL | Age: 26.4 | Value Score: 99
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: 98

3. *Kellen Winslow II, CLE | Age: 25.1 | Value Score: 95

TIER TWO

4. Chris Cooley, WAS | Age: 26.2 | Value Score: 85

5. Owen Daniels, HOU | Age: 25.8 | Value Score: 83
With the exception of Jason Witten, Daniels has been the most productive tight end in the league so far.

6. #Tony Scheffler, DEN | Age: 25.5 | Value Score: 80

7. Greg Olsen, CHI | Age: 23.5 | Value Score: 78
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.

8. #Jeremy Shockey, NO | Age: 28.1 | Value Score: 77

TIER THREE

9. Dallas Clark, IND | Age: 29.2 | Value Score: 68

10. Zach Miller, OAK | Age: 22.7 | Value Score: 66
JaMarcus Russell's only reliable target.

11. Tony Gonzalez, KC | Age: 32.5 | Value Score: 66
His god-awful quarterbacks are killing his present value, and you already knew his future value was problematic.

12. Todd Heap, BAL | Age: 28.5 | Value Score: 65
I'm calling for a second half bounce-back, but the confidence has to be waning.

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.

TIER FOUR

14. Vernon Davis, SF | Age: 24.5 | Value Score: 56
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.

15. Dustin Keller, NYJ | Age: 23.9 | Value Score: 55

16. Ben Watson, NE | Age: 27.7 | Value Score: 50

17. John Carlson, SEA | Age: 24.3 | Value Score: 42

18. Marcedes Lewis, JAX | Age: 24.3 | Value Score: 40

TIER FIVE

19. L.J. Smith, PHI | Age: 28.4 | Value Score: 30

20. Anthony Fasano, MIA | Age: 24.5 | Value Score: 28

21. Donald Lee, GB | Age: 28.0 | Value Score: 25

22. Dante Rosario, CAR | Age: 23.8 | Value Score: 24

23. Alge Crumpler, ATL | Age: 30.7 | Value Score: 21

24. Ben Utecht, CIN | Age: 27.2 | Value Score: 20

25. [#]Randy McMichael, STL | Age: 29.2 | Value Score: 20
Out for the season with a broken tibia. McMichael hasn't been productive enough to have owners salivating over his future value.

26. Martellus Bennett, DAL | Age: 21.5 | Value Score: 15

27. Fred Davis, WAS | Age: 22.7 | Value Score: 15

28. Bo Scaife, TEN | Age: 27.7 | Value Score: 14

29. Kevin Boss, NYG | Age: 24.7 | Value Score: 13

TIER SIX

30. #Martin Rucker, CLE | Age: 23.3 | Value Score: 9

31. Joe Klopfenstein, STL | Age: 24.8 | Value Score: 9
It's now or never for the former second-rounder. If he produces, Randy McMichael nd his $3.5 million salary will be gone. If he fails, he will never get a starting job in the NFL.

32. Dave Thomas, NE | Age: 25.2 | Value Score: 9

33. #Jacob Tamme, IND | Age: 23.5 | Value Score: 8

34. Ben Patrick, ARI | Age: 24.1 | Value Score: 8

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

36. Jerramy Stevens, TB | Age: 24.8 | Value Score: 7

37. Visanthe Shiancoe, MIN | Age: 28.3 | Value Score: 7

38. Delanie Walker, SF | Age: 24.1 | Value Score: 7

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

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

TIER SEVEN

41. Brad Cottam, KC | Age: 23.8 | Value Score: 4

42. David Martin, MIA | Age: 29.5 | Value Score: 4

43. Chris Baker, NYJ | Age: 28.8 | Value Score: 4

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

45. Brent Celek, PHI | Age: 23.7 | Value Score: 4

46. Jermichael Finley, GB | Age: 21.5 | Value Score: 3

47. Gary Barnidge, CAR | Age: 22.9 | Value Score: 3

48. #Derek Schouman, BUF | Age: 23.5 | Value Score: 2

49. #Derek Fine, BUF | Age: 25.0 | Value Score: 2

50. [#]Ben Troupe, OAK | Age: 26.0 | Value Score: 2