2011 Fantasy Football, Week 12 Tight End Rankings: Gronkowski Looking Unstoppable
Rob Gronkowski (credits below)
1) ROB GRONKOWSKI (@ PHI)- Gronkowski continues to shine as he scored two more TD's last week against KC on Monday night. He now has 10 TD's on the year and will look to continue his success against Philadelphia this week.
2) JIMMY GRAHAM (NYG)- Graham gets the Monday night spotlight this week at home versus the Giants. He ranks as the second leading receiver in the league with 62 receptions and is fifth in total receiving yards with 873.
3) JASON WITTEN (MIA)- It took a little while for Tony Romo to find Witten last week but when he did Jason posted a three catch 85 yard performance with a TD. Witten faces a Dolphin secondary Thursday that ranks 25th in the league in pass defense.
4) TONY GONZALEZ (MIN)- Gonzo continues to rack up the points as he has now scored a TD in three straight games and has seven total on the season. This week he faces a Minnesota defense who is ranked 28th against the pass. I see another TD coming to make it four straight.
5) AARON HERNANDEZ (@ PHI)- Hernandez missed out on a solid stat line last week as he dropped a TD and also had one called back because of a penalty. He continues to see red zone looks and as long as he has Brady under center he is a solid weekly play.
6) ANTONIO GATES (DEN)- Gates continues to post solid numbers as he scored his third TD in his last five games last week in Chicago. He looks to be getting healthier every week and should post good numbers against a poor Denver defense.
7) JERMICHAEL FINLEY ( @DET)- I expect balls to be flying all day in this game making the potential for a huge game imminent for Finley. He did leave last week's game with an elbow injury but seems to be fine this week so plug him in and enjoy the game.
8) BRANDON PETTIGREW (GB)- Pettigrew has struggled in the past against the Pack but like I said above I expect points abound in this game. Green Bay also gave up a huge game last week to the Buc's Kellen Winslow so I am expecting excellent numbers for Pettigrew this week.
9) BRENT CELEK (NE)- Celek had another solid performance last week bailing out QB Vince Young on several occasions. The Patriots are one of the league's worst teams against the pass so I expect plenty of chances for him in the game to put up points.
10) VERNON DAVIS (@BAL)- Vernon who has now scored in back to back weeks gets a tough match up Thursday night against the Ravens. Coach Harbaugh may use him more as a blocker in this game then pick his spots to use Davis near the red zone. The Raven's have not allowed a TD to a TE this year.
11) GREG OLSEN (@ IND)- Olsen faces a hapless Colt's team who packed it in several weeks ago. Last week he had plenty of looks but not much to show for it. As long as Newton coninues to use him as his safety valve he remains a top TE2 player.
12) FRED DAVIS ( @SEA)- Freddy is a high end TE2 this week as the Redskin's offensive struggles have affected his point production. Seattle has been fairly tough against opposing TE's this year but Ed Dickson did go off for two TD's in the Seahawks last home game.
13) KELLEN WINSLOW
14) JARED COOK
15) JERMAINE GRESHAM
16) HEATH MILLER
17) ED DICKSON
18) TONY SCHEFFLER
19) ED DICKSON
20) DUSTN KELLER
21) KEVIN BOSS
22) JAKE BALLARD
23) BEN WATSON
24) OWEN DANIELS
2) JIMMY GRAHAM (NYG)- Graham gets the Monday night spotlight this week at home versus the Giants. He ranks as the second leading receiver in the league with 62 receptions and is fifth in total receiving yards with 873.
3) JASON WITTEN (MIA)- It took a little while for Tony Romo to find Witten last week but when he did Jason posted a three catch 85 yard performance with a TD. Witten faces a Dolphin secondary Thursday that ranks 25th in the league in pass defense.
4) TONY GONZALEZ (MIN)- Gonzo continues to rack up the points as he has now scored a TD in three straight games and has seven total on the season. This week he faces a Minnesota defense who is ranked 28th against the pass. I see another TD coming to make it four straight.
5) AARON HERNANDEZ (@ PHI)- Hernandez missed out on a solid stat line last week as he dropped a TD and also had one called back because of a penalty. He continues to see red zone looks and as long as he has Brady under center he is a solid weekly play.
6) ANTONIO GATES (DEN)- Gates continues to post solid numbers as he scored his third TD in his last five games last week in Chicago. He looks to be getting healthier every week and should post good numbers against a poor Denver defense.
7) JERMICHAEL FINLEY ( @DET)- I expect balls to be flying all day in this game making the potential for a huge game imminent for Finley. He did leave last week's game with an elbow injury but seems to be fine this week so plug him in and enjoy the game.
8) BRANDON PETTIGREW (GB)- Pettigrew has struggled in the past against the Pack but like I said above I expect points abound in this game. Green Bay also gave up a huge game last week to the Buc's Kellen Winslow so I am expecting excellent numbers for Pettigrew this week.
9) BRENT CELEK (NE)- Celek had another solid performance last week bailing out QB Vince Young on several occasions. The Patriots are one of the league's worst teams against the pass so I expect plenty of chances for him in the game to put up points.
10) VERNON DAVIS (@BAL)- Vernon who has now scored in back to back weeks gets a tough match up Thursday night against the Ravens. Coach Harbaugh may use him more as a blocker in this game then pick his spots to use Davis near the red zone. The Raven's have not allowed a TD to a TE this year.
11) GREG OLSEN (@ IND)- Olsen faces a hapless Colt's team who packed it in several weeks ago. Last week he had plenty of looks but not much to show for it. As long as Newton coninues to use him as his safety valve he remains a top TE2 player.
12) FRED DAVIS ( @SEA)- Freddy is a high end TE2 this week as the Redskin's offensive struggles have affected his point production. Seattle has been fairly tough against opposing TE's this year but Ed Dickson did go off for two TD's in the Seahawks last home game.
13) KELLEN WINSLOW
14) JARED COOK
15) JERMAINE GRESHAM
16) HEATH MILLER
17) ED DICKSON
18) TONY SCHEFFLER
19) ED DICKSON
20) DUSTN KELLER
21) KEVIN BOSS
22) JAKE BALLARD
23) BEN WATSON
24) OWEN DANIELS
Written by John Marino exclusively for TheFantasyFix.com.
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(November 20, 2011 – Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images North America)
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