Tight End Rankings | October 30, 2008

TIGHT ENDS

TIER ONE

1. Antonio Gates, SD | Age: 28.3 | Value Score: 99

2. #Jason Witten, DAL | Age: 26.4 | Value Score: 98
Maybe the most consistently productive fantasy player of the 2008 season, Witten has officially overtaken Gates as the most valuable Dynasty tight end.

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: 81
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: 70

10. Tony Gonzalez, KC | Age: 32.5 | Value Score: 69
His god-awful quarterbacks are killing his present value, and you already knew his future value was problematic.

11. Zach Miller, OAK | Age: 22.7 | Value Score: 67
JaMarcus Russell's only reliable target.

12. 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.

13. Todd Heap, BAL | Age: 28.5 | Value Score: 64
I'm calling for a second half bounce-back, but the confidence has to be waning.

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: 48

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: 26

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

22. Bo Scaife, TEN | Age: 27.7 | Value Score: 24

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

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

25. [#]Randy McMichael, STL | Age: 29.2 | Value Score: 18
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: 16

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

28. Kevin Boss, NYG | Age: 24.7 | Value Score: 14

TIER SIX

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

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

31. Ben Utecht, CIN | Age: 27.2 | Value Score: 8

32. Joe Klopfenstein, STL | Age: 24.8 | Value Score: 8
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.

33. Dave Thomas, NE | Age: 25.2 | Value Score: 8

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

35. Ben Patrick, ARI | Age: 24.1 | Value Score: 7

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

37. Jerramy Stevens, TB | Age: 24.8 | 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