TE Rankings Week 12 (updated Saturday)

Welcome to the Week 12 Tight End Rankings.

I’ve eyes these out and searched for injury info but it’s still early in the week save for the guys going tomorrow. These will tightened up on Saturday.

For tomorrow’s slate, I am looking at either finding a way to roster Jordan Reed or just punting the position with a 2500 unit option. It’s a tough call, because I like Reed’s matchup and I like him with Colt McCoy, who has a lot of guts and is willing to trust his best weapon. If I punt, one option is definitely Reed’s teammate Vernon Davis. Fun stuff, eh?

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

There rankings will be updated on Saturday.

I’ll be back in a bit with the WRs and TEs.

Bye teams: Chiefs & Rams.

Week 12 Rankings:

All Rotobahn rankings are based on .5 PPR scoring.

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Rank	Name	Team	Cost	Matchup	The Skinny
1	Zach Ertz	PHI	6.400	NYG@PHI 11/25/2018 01:00PM ET	He’ll bounce back strong.
2	George Kittle	SF	6.200	SF@TB 11/25/2018 01:00PM ET	Great matchup. He’s right there with Ertz this week.
3	Greg Olsen	CAR	4.400	SEA@CAR 11/25/2018 01:00PM ET	Playing good ball and scoring some touchdowns.
4	Rob Gronkowski	NE	5.100	NE@NYJ 11/25/2018 01:00PM ET	I expect him to come out of this funk, but it’s tied to health, so he’s just a TE1 until we see the real Gronk. The Jets are a tough matchup for tight ends with Jamal Adams at safety.
5	Jack Doyle	IND	4.100	MIA@IND 11/25/2018 04:25PM ET	He played twice as much as Ebron last week. He;s the main guy. Ebron is a TD-dependent big slot.
6	David Njoku	CLE	3.800	CLE@CIN 11/25/2018 01:00PM ET	Should be a big healthier coming off the bye.
7	Evan Engram	NYG	4.200	NYG@PHI 11/25/2018 01:00PM ET	I smell a big game.
8	Jared Cook	OAK	4.500	OAK@BAL 11/25/2018 01:00PM ET
9	Vance McDonald	PIT	4.300	PIT@DEN 11/25/2018 04:25PM ET
10	Cameron Brate	TB	3.600	SF@TB 11/25/2018 01:00PM ET	He’s now the guy with OJH done for 2018.
11	Eric Ebron	IND	4.000	MIA@IND 11/25/2018 04:25PM ET	Playable but risky if the TDs don’t find their way.
12	Jeff Heuerman	DEN	3.400	PIT@DEN 11/25/2018 04:25PM ET
13	Kyle Rudolph	MIN	3.200	GB@MIN 11/25/2018 08:20PM ET
14	Chris Herndon	NYJ	2.900	NE@NYJ 11/25/2018 01:00PM ET
15	Jonnu Smith	TEN	2.800	TEN@HOU 11/26/2018 08:15PM ET
16	Jimmy Graham	GB	2.500	GB@MIN 11/25/2018 08:20PM ET	I’m acting as if he won’t play but will upgrade him to TE2 status if he’s practicing Friday. UPDATE* He’s practicing so he’ll probably play but color me skeptical as to how effective he’ll be.
17	Nick Vannett	SEA	2.700	SEA@CAR 11/25/2018 01:00PM ET
18	C.J. Uzomah	CIN	3.300	CLE@CIN 11/25/2018 01:00PM ET
19	Ricky Seals-Jones	ARI	3.100	ARI@LAC 11/25/2018 04:05PM ET
20	Antonio Gates	LAC	2.900	ARI@LAC 11/25/2018 04:05PM ET
21	Lance Kendricks	GB	2.600	GB@MIN 11/25/2018 08:20PM ET
22	Jordan Thomas	HOU	2.700	TEN@HOU 11/26/2018 08:15PM ET
23	Nick Boyle	BAL	2.600	OAK@BAL 11/25/2018 01:00PM ET
24	Mark Andrews	BAL	2.600	OAK@BAL 11/25/2018 01:00PM ET
25	James O'Shaughnessy	JAX	2.600	JAX@BUF 11/25/2018 01:00PM ET
26	Robert Tonyan	GB	2.500	GB@MIN 11/25/2018 08:20PM ET
27	Jesse James	PIT	2.600	PIT@DEN 11/25/2018 04:25PM ET
28	Ed Dickson	SEA	2.600	SEA@CAR 11/25/2018 01:00PM ET
29	Jermaine Gresham	ARI	2.500	ARI@LAC 11/25/2018 04:05PM ET
30	Hayden Hurst	BAL	2.500	OAK@BAL 11/25/2018 01:00PM ET	Jackson at QB makes him less valuable.
31	Logan Thomas	BUF	2.500	JAX@BUF 11/25/2018 01:00PM ET
32	Jason Croom	BUF	2.500	JAX@BUF 11/25/2018 01:00PM ET
33	Ryan Griffin	HOU	2.500	TEN@HOU 11/26/2018 08:15PM ET
34	Jordan Akins	HOU	2.500	TEN@HOU 11/26/2018 08:15PM ET
35	Blake Bell	JAX	2.500	JAX@BUF 11/25/2018 01:00PM ET
36	Virgil Green	LAC	2.500	ARI@LAC 11/25/2018 04:05PM ET
37	A.J. Derby	MIA	2.500	MIA@IND 11/25/2018 04:25PM ET
38	Nick O'Leary	MIA	2.500	MIA@IND 11/25/2018 04:25PM ET
39	Durham Smythe	MIA	2.500	MIA@IND 11/25/2018 04:25PM ET
40	Mike Gesicki	MIA	2.500	MIA@IND 11/25/2018 04:25PM ET
41	Dwayne Allen	NE	2.500	NE@NYJ 11/25/2018 01:00PM ET
42	Jacob Hollister	NE	2.500	NE@NYJ 11/25/2018 01:00PM ET
43	Dallas Goedert	PHI	2.500	NYG@PHI 11/25/2018 01:00PM ET
44	Garrett Celek	SF	2.500	SF@TB 11/25/2018 01:00PM ET
45	O.J. Howard	TB	4.900	SF@TB 11/25/2018 01:00PM ET	He’s on IR. Brate is now the starter.
46	Charles Clay	BUF	2.500	JAX@BUF 11/25/2018 01:00PM ET	Probably out again (knee)
47	Jordan Reed	WAS	4.700	WAS@DAL 11/22/2018 04:30PM ET	(ALREADY PLAYED) On a week with no Kelce and a less than 100% Gronk, Reed stand out. Not just because he scored last week, but because I think Colt McCoy is a better for for him than Alex Smith, God rest his lower leg. Seriously, I hope he’s ok. I want to find ways to get him into my T-Giving lineups, but not sure how easy it’s going to be with all the Saints and Falcons I want to roster.
48	Trey Burton	CHI	4.000	CHI@DET 11/22/2018 12:30PM ET	(ALREADY PLAYED) He’s a solid TE option in seasonal but 4K is expensive for what he brings on the Turkey slate. Might have a share or two.
49	Austin Hooper	ATL	4.200	ATL@NO 11/22/2018 08:20PM ET	(ALREADY PLAYED) The Sainst are among the worst matchups for tight ends. Ertz last week being exhibit A.
50	Benjamin Watson	NO	3.200	ATL@NO 11/22/2018 08:20PM ET	(ALREADY PLAYED)
51	Luke Willson	DET	2.500	CHI@DET 11/22/2018 12:30PM ET	(ALREADY PLAYED)
52	Dalton Schultz	DAL	2.500	WAS@DAL 11/22/2018 04:30PM ET	(ALREADY PLAYED)
53	Blake Jarwin	DAL	2.500	WAS@DAL 11/22/2018 04:30PM ET	(ALREADY PLAYED)
54	Rico Gathers	DAL	2.500	WAS@DAL 11/22/2018 04:30PM ET	(ALREADY PLAYED)
55	Levine Toilolo	DET	2.500	CHI@DET 11/22/2018 12:30PM ET	(ALREADY PLAYED)
56	Josh Hill	NO	2.500	ATL@NO 11/22/2018 08:20PM ET	(ALREADY PLAYED)
57	Vernon Davis	WAS	2.500	WAS@DAL 11/22/2018 04:30PM ET	(ALREADY PLAYED)
58	Geoff Swaim	DAL	2.700	WAS@DAL 11/22/2018 04:30PM ET	(ALREADY PLAYED) OUT
59	Adam Shaheen	CHI	2.500	CHI@DET 11/22/2018 12:30PM ET	(ALREADY PLAYED) OUT (concussion)
60	Michael Roberts	DET	2.500	CHI@DET 11/22/2018 12:30PM ET	Still questionable with a shoulder injury. He’s in play as a punt option tomorrow if he can play.
Rank	Name	Team	Cost	Matchup	The Skinny