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In selecting a tight end, you simply look for receiving yards and touchdowns. Targets can also help you separate players. You want a tight end that can make plays and the QB looks for him.
We rank the top 64 fantasy football tight ends for 2016.
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Tier 1 Fantasy Football Tight Ends
| RANK | PLAYER | TEAM | BEST | WORST | BYE |
| 1 | Rob Gronkowski | New England Patriots | Week 5 | Week 15 | Week 9 |
| 2 | Gary Barnidge | Cleveland Browns | Week 12 | Week 7 | Week 13 |
| 3 | Jordan Reed | Washington Redskins | Week 17 | Week 9 | Week 9 |
| 4 | Greg Olsen | Carolina Panthers | Week 11 | Week 13 | Week 7 |
| 5 | Delanie Walker | Tennessee Titans | Week 8 | Week 4 | Week 13 |
Tier 2 Fantasy Football Tight Ends
| RANK | PLAYER | TEAM | BEST | WORST | BYE |
| 6 | Tyler Eifert | Cincinnati Bengals | Week 13 | Week 16 | Week 9 |
| 7 | Travis Kelce | Kansas City Chiefs | Week 7 | Week 12 | Week 5 |
| 8 | Coby Fleener | New Orleans Saints | Week 17 | Week 2 | Week 10 |
Tier 3 Fantasy Football Tight Ends
| RANK | PLAYER | TEAM | BEST | WORST | BYE |
| 9 | Zach Ertz | Philadelphia Eagles | Week 16 | Week 11 | Week 4 |
| 10 | Jason Witten | Dallas Cowboys | Week 1 | Week 13 | Week 7 |
| 11 | Antonio Gates | San Diego Chargers | Week 4 | Week 8 | Week 11 |
| 12 | Richard Rodgers | Green Bay Packers | Week 5 | Week 2 | Week 4 |
| 13 | Eric Ebron | Detroit Lions | Week 5 | Week 9 | Week 10 |
Tier 4 Fantasy Football Tight Ends
| RANK | PLAYER | TEAM | BEST | WORST | BYE |
| 14 | Jacob Tamme | Atlanta Falcons | Week 17 | Week 6 | Week 11 |
| 15 | Kyle Rudolph | Minnesota Vikings | Week 4 | Week 3 | Week 6 |
| 16 | Jimmy Graham | Seattle Seahawks | Week 11 | Week 4 | Week 5 |
| 17 | Julius Thomas | Jacksonville Jaguars | Week 4 | Week 15 | Week 5 |
| 18 | Charles Clay | Buffalo Bills | Week 12 | Week 9 | Week 10 |
| 19 | Zach Miller | Chicago Bears | Week 2 | Week 1 | Week 9 |
| 20 | Jeff Heuerman | Denver Broncos | Week 2 | Week 16 | Week 11 |
| 21 | Ladarius Green | Pittsburgh Steelers | Week 13 | Week 15 | Week 8 |
| 22 | Dwayne Allen | Indianapolis Colts | Week 17 | Week 2 | Week 10 |
| 23 | Ben Watson | Baltimore Ravens | Week 1 | Week 7 | Week 5 |
| 24 | Hunter Henry | San Diego Chargers | Week 4 | Week 8 | Week 11 |
| 25 | Will Tye | New York Giants | Week 2 | Week 4 | Week 8 |
| 26 | Crockett Gillmore | Baltimore Ravens | Week 15 | Week 17 | Week 8 |
| 27 | Martellus Bennett | New England Patriots | Week 2 | Week 1 | Week 9 |
| 28 | Brent Celek | Philadelphia Eagles | Week 16 | Week 11 | Week 4 |
| 29 | Jordan Cameron | Miami Dolphins | Week 3 | Week 1 | Week 8 |
| 30 | Austin Seferian-Jenkins | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Week 14 | Week 11 | Week 6 |
| 31 | Jared Cook | Green Bay Packers | Week 7 | Week 15 | Week 8 |
| 32 | Clive Walford | Oakland Raiders | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 10 |
| 33 | Vance McDonald | San Francisco 49ers | Week 9 | Week 3 | Week 8 |
| 34 | Darren Fells | Arizona Cardinals | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 9 |
| 35 | Scott Chandler | New England Patriots | Week 5 | Week 15 | Week 9 |
Tier 5 Fantasy Football Tight Ends
| RANK | PLAYER | TEAM | BEST | WORST | BYE |
| 36 | Cameron Brate | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Week 14 | Week 11 | Week 6 |
| 37 | Vernon Davis | Washington Redskins | Week 9 | Week 3 | Week 8 |
| 38 | Anthony Fasano | Tennessee Titans | Week 8 | Week 4 | Week 13 |
| 39 | Ryan Griffin | Houston Texans | Week 15 | Week 7 | Week 9 |
| 40 | Tyler Higbee | Los Angeles Rams | Week 7 | Week 15 | Week 8 |
| 41 | Mychal Rivera | Oakland Raiders | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 10 |
| 42 | Maxx Williams | Baltimore Ravens | Week 15 | Week 17 | Week 8 |
| 43 | Garrett Celek | San Francisco 49ers | Week 9 | Week 3 | Week 8 |
| 44 | Larry Donnell | New York Giants | Week 2 | Week 4 | Week 8 |
| 45 | Jermaine Gresham | Arizona Cardinals | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 9 |
| 46 | Luke Willson | Seattle Seahawks | Week 11 | Week 4 | Week 5 |
| 47 | Marcedes Lewis | Jacksonville Jaguars | Week 4 | Week 15 | Week 5 |
| 48 | Virgil Green | Denver Broncos | Week 2 | Week 16 | Week 11 |
| 49 | CJ Fiedorowicz | Houston Texans | Week 15 | Week 7 | Week 9 |
| 50 | Craig Stevens | Tennessee Titans | Week 8 | Week 4 | Week 13 |
| 51 | Ed Dickson | Carolina Panthers | Week 11 | Week 13 | Week 7 |
| 52 | Michael Hoomanawanui | New Orleans Saints | Week 1 | Week 7 | Week 5 |
| 54 | Clay Harbor | Jacksonville Jaguars | Week 4 | Week 15 | Week 5 |
| 55 | Blake Bell | San Francisco 49ers | Week 9 | Week 3 | Week 8 |
| 56 | Derek Carrier | Washington Redskins | Week 17 | Week 9 | Week 9 |
| 57 | Tyler Kroft | Cincinnati Bengals | Week 13 | Week 16 | Week 9 |
| 58 | Dion Sims | Miami Dolphins | Week 3 | Week 1 | Week 8 |
| 59 | Rhett Ellison | Minnesota Vikings | Week 4 | Week 3 | Week 6 |
| 60 | Tim Wright | Detroit Lions | Week 5 | Week 9 | Week 10 |
| 61 | Austin Hooper | Atlanta Falcons | Week 17 | Week 6 | Week 11 |
| 62 | Nick Boyle | Baltimore Ravens | Week 15 | Week 17 | Week 8 |
| 63 | Lee Smith | Oakland Raiders | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 10 |
| 64 | Chris Gragg | Buffalo Bills | Week 12 | Week 9 | Week 10 |
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2016 Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings
| RANK | PLAYER | TEAM | BEST | WORST | BYE |
| 1 | Rob Gronkowski | New England Patriots | Week 5 | Week 15 | Week 9 |
| 2 | Gary Barnidge | Cleveland Browns | Week 12 | Week 7 | Week 13 |
| 3 | Jordan Reed | Washington Redskins | Week 17 | Week 9 | Week 9 |
| 4 | Greg Olsen | Carolina Panthers | Week 11 | Week 13 | Week 7 |
| 5 | Delanie Walker | Tennessee Titans | Week 8 | Week 4 | Week 13 |
| 6 | Tyler Eifert | Cincinnati Bengals | Week 13 | Week 16 | Week 9 |
| 7 | Travis Kelce | Kansas City Chiefs | Week 7 | Week 12 | Week 5 |
| 8 | Coby Fleener | New Orleans Saints | Week 17 | Week 2 | Week 10 |
| 9 | Zach Ertz | Philadelphia Eagles | Week 16 | Week 11 | Week 4 |
| 10 | Jason Witten | Dallas Cowboys | Week 1 | Week 13 | Week 7 |
| 11 | Antonio Gates | San Diego Chargers | Week 4 | Week 8 | Week 11 |
| 12 | Richard Rodgers | Green Bay Packers | Week 5 | Week 2 | Week 4 |
| 13 | Eric Ebron | Detroit Lions | Week 5 | Week 9 | Week 10 |
| 14 | Jacob Tamme | Atlanta Falcons | Week 17 | Week 6 | Week 11 |
| 15 | Kyle Rudolph | Minnesota Vikings | Week 4 | Week 3 | Week 6 |
| 16 | Jimmy Graham | Seattle Seahawks | Week 11 | Week 4 | Week 5 |
| 17 | Julius Thomas | Jacksonville Jaguars | Week 4 | Week 15 | Week 5 |
| 18 | Charles Clay | Buffalo Bills | Week 12 | Week 9 | Week 10 |
| 19 | Zach Miller | Chicago Bears | Week 2 | Week 1 | Week 9 |
| 20 | Jeff Heuerman | Denver Broncos | Week 2 | Week 16 | Week 11 |
| 21 | Ladarius Green | Pittsburgh Steelers | Week 13 | Week 15 | Week 8 |
| 22 | Dwayne Allen | Indianapolis Colts | Week 17 | Week 2 | Week 10 |
| 23 | Ben Watson | Baltimore Ravens | Week 1 | Week 7 | Week 5 |
| 24 | Hunter Henry | San Diego Chargers | Week 4 | Week 8 | Week 11 |
| 25 | Will Tye | New York Giants | Week 2 | Week 4 | Week 8 |
| 26 | Crockett Gillmore | Baltimore Ravens | Week 15 | Week 17 | Week 8 |
| 27 | Martellus Bennett | New England Patriots | Week 2 | Week 1 | Week 9 |
| 28 | Brent Celek | Philadelphia Eagles | Week 16 | Week 11 | Week 4 |
| 29 | Jordan Cameron | Miami Dolphins | Week 3 | Week 1 | Week 8 |
| 30 | Austin Seferian-Jenkins | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Week 14 | Week 11 | Week 6 |
| 31 | Jared Cook | Green Bay Packers | Week 7 | Week 15 | Week 8 |
| 32 | Clive Walford | Oakland Raiders | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 10 |
| 33 | Vance McDonald | San Francisco 49ers | Week 9 | Week 3 | Week 8 |
| 34 | Darren Fells | Arizona Cardinals | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 9 |
| 35 | Scott Chandler | New England Patriots | Week 5 | Week 15 | Week 9 |
| 36 | Cameron Brate | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Week 14 | Week 11 | Week 6 |
| 37 | Vernon Davis | Washington Redskins | Week 9 | Week 3 | Week 8 |
| 38 | Anthony Fasano | Tennessee Titans | Week 8 | Week 4 | Week 13 |
| 39 | Ryan Griffin | Houston Texans | Week 15 | Week 7 | Week 9 |
| 40 | Tyler Higbee | Los Angeles Rams | Week 7 | Week 15 | Week 8 |
| 41 | Mychal Rivera | Oakland Raiders | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 10 |
| 42 | Maxx Williams | Baltimore Ravens | Week 15 | Week 17 | Week 8 |
| 43 | Garrett Celek | San Francisco 49ers | Week 9 | Week 3 | Week 8 |
| 44 | Larry Donnell | New York Giants | Week 2 | Week 4 | Week 8 |
| 45 | Jermaine Gresham | Arizona Cardinals | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 9 |
| 46 | Luke Willson | Seattle Seahawks | Week 11 | Week 4 | Week 5 |
| 47 | Marcedes Lewis | Jacksonville Jaguars | Week 4 | Week 15 | Week 5 |
| 48 | Virgil Green | Denver Broncos | Week 2 | Week 16 | Week 11 |
| 49 | CJ Fiedorowicz | Houston Texans | Week 15 | Week 7 | Week 9 |
| 50 | Craig Stevens | Tennessee Titans | Week 8 | Week 4 | Week 13 |
| 51 | Ed Dickson | Carolina Panthers | Week 11 | Week 13 | Week 7 |
| 52 | Michael Hoomanawanui | New Orleans Saints | Week 1 | Week 7 | Week 5 |
| 54 | Clay Harbor | Jacksonville Jaguars | Week 4 | Week 15 | Week 5 |
| 55 | Blake Bell | San Francisco 49ers | Week 9 | Week 3 | Week 8 |
| 56 | Derek Carrier | Washington Redskins | Week 17 | Week 9 | Week 9 |
| 57 | Tyler Kroft | Cincinnati Bengals | Week 13 | Week 16 | Week 9 |
| 58 | Dion Sims | Miami Dolphins | Week 3 | Week 1 | Week 8 |
| 59 | Rhett Ellison | Minnesota Vikings | Week 4 | Week 3 | Week 6 |
| 60 | Tim Wright | Detroit Lions | Week 5 | Week 9 | Week 10 |
| 61 | Austin Hooper | Atlanta Falcons | Week 17 | Week 6 | Week 11 |
| 62 | Nick Boyle | Baltimore Ravens | Week 15 | Week 17 | Week 8 |
| 63 | Lee Smith | Oakland Raiders | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 10 |
| 64 | Chris Gragg | Buffalo Bills | Week 12 | Week 9 | Week 10 |
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