September 11, 2009, 1:07 PM
Antonio Gates top TE option for Week 1
Week 1 tight end rankings
By position: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST| Rank | Name | Team | Opp. |  Berry |  Harris |  Kuselias |  Karabell | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Gates | SD | @Oak | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 2 | Jason Witten | DAL | @TB | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 3 | Dallas Clark | IND | Jac | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 4 | Tony Gonzalez | ATL | Mia | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4.5 |
| 5 | Greg Olsen | CHI | @GB | 10 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6.8 |
| 6 | Owen Daniels | HOU | NYJ | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6.8 |
| 7 | Zach Miller | OAK | SD | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Chris Cooley | WAS | @NYG | 11 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8.8 |
| 9 | John Carlson | SEA | StL | 6 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 9.0 |
| 10 | Dustin Keller | NYJ | @Hou | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9.0 |
| 11 | Tony Scheffler | DEN | @Cin | 9 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 12.3 |
| 12 | Jeremy Shockey | NO | Det | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12.5 |
| 13 | Kellen Winslow | TB | Dal | 14 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 12.8 |
| 14 | Visanthe Shiancoe | MIN | @Cle | 12 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 15 | Brent Celek | PHI | @Car | 17 | 13 | 9 | 19 | 14.5 |
| 16 | Kevin Boss | NYG | Was | 18 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 15.3 |
| 17 | Anthony Fasano | MIA | @Atl | 13 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 15.3 |
| 18 | Jermichael Finley | GB | Chi | 21 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 19.5 |
| 19 | Todd Heap | BAL | KC | 23 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 20.8 |
| 20 | Vernon Davis | SF | @Ari | 24 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 21.0 |
| 21 | Brandon Pettigrew | DET | @NO | 19 | NR | 21 | 18 | 21.0 |
| 22 | Chris Baker | NE | Buf | 22 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 21.3 |
| 23 | Martellus Bennett | DAL | @TB | 16 | 25 | 22 | NR | 22.3 |
| 24 | Marcedes Lewis | JAC | @Ind | 25 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 22.8 |
| 25 | Donald Lee | GB | Chi | NR | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24.3 |
These rankings are intended to rate players for Week 1 of the NFL season only. They are a composite of Matthew Berry's, Christopher Harris', Eric Karabell's and Erik Kuselias' personal rankings for the week. ESPN's official fantasy projections and profiles for Week 1 can be viewed by clicking here.
