Fantasy Football- Tight End Projections
Here are my tight end projections for the 2008 fantasy football season.
Tier 1
1. Jason Witten, DAL
2. Antonio Gates, SD
3. Kellen Winslow, Jr., CLE
4. Tony Gonzalez, KC
Tier 2
5. Todd Heap, BAL
6. Chris Cooley, WAS
7. Alge Crumpler, TEN
8. Owen Daniels, HOU
9. Jeremy Shockey, NYG
10. Tony Scheffler, DEN
11. Dallas Clark, IND
12. Greg Olsen, CHI
13. Heath Miller, PIT
Tier 3
14. Zach Miller, OAK
15. Desmond Clark, CHI
16. Vernon Davis, SF
17. Randy McMichael, STL
18. Marcedes Lewis, JAX
19. Ben Watson, NE
20. Donald Lee, GB
21. L.J. Smith, PHI
22. Eric Johnson, NO
23. Alex Smith, TB
24. Leonard Pope, ARI
25. Ben Utecht, CIN
Nice list, Keller. I’m really excited about Zach Miller… we haven’t had an offense that’s focused on the TE position since the days of Todd Christensen. Miller has good size (6′5″, 255lbs), good hands, and is not afraid to block. How do you see him maturing and producing over the next few years?
I like Miller a lot. From what I’ve seen, tight ends typically get more targets the longer they spend on a team, and more targets equals more receptions (usually). YPC also goes up as they mature. Miller himself has great potential, but I think his development depends more on the team around him than his maturation. All of the top tier tight ends on my list have teams who utilize a one back system when the starter is healthy. The way I see it, if Run DMC can handle a full workload, Miller can eventually be a top 5 TE. If the Raiders continue a RBBC (running back by committee) then he won’t be as important, but can still be top 10.
JMO.
I have a big time sleeper at TE this year but I can’t tell you who it is because I’m in some SR leagues… :sfic:
*had Brandon Marshall as his WR sleeper last year
1. Dallas Clark is Peyton Mannings favorite red zone target.
2. Dallas Clark led all Tight Ends in TD receptions.
3. You have him at #11
LOL
“Projections”…”led”
Does not compute.
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