Week 1 Ranks: Tight ends
Top 25 tight ends for Week 1
By position: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DSTMore rankings: Flex
| IDPNote: Rankings were updated Thursday to account for the latest news and to remove players from Wednesday's Giants/Cowboys game. Latest update: Friday, 8:05 p.m. ET
| Rank | Name | Team | Opp. | ![]() Berry | ![]() Harris | ![]() Karabell | ![]() Cockcroft | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Graham | NO | Wsh | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.3 |
| 2 | Rob Gronkowski | NE | @Ten | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2.0 |
| 3 | Antonio Gates | SD | @Oak | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2.8 |
| 4 | Vernon Davis | SF | @GB | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4.3 |
| 5 | Jermichael Finley | GB | SF | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5.8 |
| 5 | Aaron Hernandez | NE | @Ten | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5.8 |
| 7 | Fred Davis | WSH | @NO | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6.8 |
| 8 | Tony Gonzalez | ATL | @KC | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7.5 |
| 9 | Brandon Pettigrew | DET | StL | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9.5 |
| 10 | Jared Cook | TEN | NE | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9.8 |
| 11 | Brent Celek | PHI | @Cle | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11.8 |
| 12 | Owen Daniels | HOU | Mia | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12.5 |
| 13 | Greg Olsen | CAR | @TB | 10 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13.5 |
| 14 | Dustin Keller | NYJ | Buf | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13.8 |
| 15 | Jacob Tamme | DEN | Pit | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14.0 |
| 16 | Kyle Rudolph | MIN | Jac | 17 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 16.3 |
| 17 | Jermaine Gresham | CIN | @Bal | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16.5 |
| 18 | Coby Fleener | IND | @Chi | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17.5 |
| 19 | Scott Chandler | BUF | @NYJ | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 20.5 |
| 20 | Heath Miller | PIT | @Den | 24 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 21.3 |
| 21 | Marcedes Lewis | JAC | @Min | 21 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 22 | Dallas Clark | TB | Car | 20 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 22.3 |
| 23 | Ed Dickson | BAL | Cin | 25 | 21 | NR | 20 | 23.0 |
| 24 | Anthony Fasano | MIA | @Hou | 23 | NR | 22 | 25 | 24.0 |
| 25 | Joel Dreessen | DEN | Pit | NR | 24 | NR | 21 | 24.3 |
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