TE Rankings Week 15 (updated Saturday)

Welcome to the Week 15 Tight End Rankings!

The tight ends are deep enough where you should be able to find something if you have a need, but I doubt many of you are scrambling, which is why you’re still standing!

The elite options are not as strong as they’ve been in recent weeks. Kelce is in a tough matchup. Ertz lost Wentz and Kittle faces the Seahawks. On the plus side, Gronk looked good last week and Jared Cook is closing out his career year strongly. Cook having a career year for THIS Raiders team is peak Cook, btw.

In DFS, I am looking hard at Gronk, Brate, Vance McDonald and maybe Evan Engram if OBJ sits out. If I decide to punt, then I really like the Jets Chris Herndon. I’ll get into this a bit more in depth when I post the DFS pod, which may be on Sunday this week due to the Saturday games.

Four game days in the next five days, folks. Get ready!

All the rankings will be updated before the start fo the Saturday games.

Good luck to all this week!

Week 15 Rankings:

All Rotobahn rankings are based on .5 PPR scoring.

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Rank	Name	Team	Salary	Game Info	The Skinny
1	Zach Ertz	PHI	6.500	PHI@LAR 12/16/2018 08:20PM ET	Lost his QB, but still the lead cog in this offense.
2	George Kittle	SF	6.300	SEA@SF 12/16/2018 04:05PM ET	Tough matchup but no way you sit this guy at this point.
3	Eric Ebron	IND	5.900	DAL@IND 12/16/2018 01:00PM ET	He keeps finding a way and the target volume is assured. *UPDATE* He’s one of the very few healthy weapons they have with Hilton now a potential deactivation.
4	Rob Gronkowski	NE	5.800	NE@PIT 12/16/2018 04:25PM ET	I’m tempted to put him higher. He played 78 snaps last week with 107 receiving yards and a score. Play Gronk this week.
5	Jared Cook	OAK	5.600	OAK@CIN 12/16/2018 01:00PM ET	His playing time is back up again. Two straight hundred yard efforts. Have to list him here—even though I hate doing it.
6	Evan Engram	NYG	4.100	TEN@NYG 12/16/2018 01:00PM ET	Gets a big bump if Beckham sits out. *UPDATE* OBJ is indeed OUT.
7	Cameron Brate	TB	4.000	TB@BAL 12/16/2018 01:00PM ET	Could have a slightly enhanced role this week with the Ravens strength at CB.
8	Vance McDonald	PIT	3.900	NE@PIT 12/16/2018 04:25PM ET	I like the matchup for him.
9	David Njoku	CLE	3.600	CLE@DEN 12/15/2018 08:20PM ET	The Broncos give up TE stats, so I’d stick with Njoku here, despite his struggles.
10	Austin Hooper	ATL	4.200	ARI@ATL 12/16/2018 01:00PM ET	No practice (knee/ankle) but plenty of time to get cleared for Sunday. Have a plan B just in case. Arizona has been stingy with tight ends on the season. *UPDATE* He will play through the injuries this week. He is no longer on the injury report.
11	Jimmy Graham	GB	3.800	GB@CHI 12/16/2018 01:00PM ET	They need him here, so expect a solid target total.
12	Trey Burton	CHI	3.700	GB@CHI 12/16/2018 01:00PM ET	He fell off the map when Trubisky got hurt and he hasn’t regained his footing yet. He DID have five targets last week so he’s a viable option if you need him.
13	Chris Herndon	NYJ	2.900	HOU@NYJ 12/15/2018 04:30PM ET	Darnold likes him and it’s a decent matchup for tight ends.
14	C.J. Uzomah	CIN	3.600	OAK@CIN 12/16/2018 01:00PM ET	Great matchup if you are in need.
15	Ian Thomas	CAR	3.400	NO@CAR 12/17/2018 08:15PM ET	Tough matchup but he’s viable if you need him.
16	Kyle Rudolph	MIN	3.500	MIA@MIN 12/16/2018 01:00PM ET	They really ought to use him more, but for now, he’s a reach play if you need him.
17	Vernon Davis	WAS	3.200	WAS@JAX 12/16/2018 01:00PM ET	Bad matchup but he should get looks with Reed out.
18	Gerald Everett	LAR	3.000	PHI@LAR 12/16/2018 08:20PM ET
19	Jordan Thomas	HOU	2.900	HOU@NYJ 12/15/2018 04:30PM ET
20	Blake Jarwin	DAL	2.700	DAL@IND 12/16/2018 01:00PM ET
21	Adam Shaheen	CHI	2.500	GB@CHI 12/16/2018 01:00PM ET
22	Jesse James	PIT	3.000	NE@PIT 12/16/2018 04:25PM ET
23	Dallas Goedert	PHI	2.600	PHI@LAR 12/16/2018 08:20PM ET
24	Nick Vannett	SEA	2.600	SEA@SF 12/16/2018 04:05PM ET
25	Anthony Firkser	TEN	2.900	TEN@NYG 12/16/2018 01:00PM ET
26	Ricky Seals-Jones	ARI	2.600	ARI@ATL 12/16/2018 01:00PM ET
27	James O'Shaughnessy	JAX	2.500	WAS@JAX 12/16/2018 01:00PM ET
28	Benjamin Watson	NO	2.800	NO@CAR 12/17/2018 08:15PM ET
29	Mark Andrews	BAL	2.700	TB@BAL 12/16/2018 01:00PM ET
30	Ryan Griffin	HOU	2.700	HOU@NYJ 12/15/2018 04:30PM ET
31	Tyler Higbee	LAR	2.700	PHI@LAR 12/16/2018 08:20PM ET
32	Jordan Akins	HOU	2.500	HOU@NYJ 12/15/2018 04:30PM ET
33	Maxx Williams	BAL	2.600	TB@BAL 12/16/2018 01:00PM ET
34	Matt LaCosse	DEN	2.600	CLE@DEN 12/15/2018 08:20PM ET
35	Nick O'Leary	MIA	2.500	MIA@MIN 12/16/2018 01:00PM ET
36	Dan Arnold	NO	2.500	NO@CAR 12/17/2018 08:15PM ET
37	Josh Hill	NO	2.500	NO@CAR 12/17/2018 08:15PM ET
38	Ed Dickson	SEA	2.500	SEA@SF 12/16/2018 04:05PM ET
39	Jermaine Gresham	ARI	2.500	ARI@ATL 12/16/2018 01:00PM ET
40	Nick Boyle	BAL	2.500	TB@BAL 12/16/2018 01:00PM ET
41	Hayden Hurst	BAL	2.500	TB@BAL 12/16/2018 01:00PM ET
42	Logan Thomas	BUF	2.500	DET@BUF 12/16/2018 01:00PM ET
43	Jason Croom	BUF	2.500	DET@BUF 12/16/2018 01:00PM ET
44	Charles Clay	BUF	2.500	DET@BUF 12/16/2018 01:00PM ET
45	Garrett Celek	SF	2.500	SEA@SF 12/16/2018 04:05PM ET
46	Levine Toilolo	DET	2.500	DET@BUF 12/16/2018 01:00PM ET
47	Luke Willson	DET	2.500	DET@BUF 12/16/2018 01:00PM ET
48	Lance Kendricks	GB	2.500	GB@CHI 12/16/2018 01:00PM ET
49	Mike Gesicki	MIA	2.500	MIA@MIN 12/16/2018 01:00PM ET
50	Jordan Reed	WAS	4.000	WAS@JAX 12/16/2018 01:00PM ET	Doubtful with a toe injury.
51	Travis Kelce	KC	7.400	LAC@KC 12/13/2018 08:20PM ET	(ALREADY PLAYED) Tough matchup with Derwin James on him, but he’s still the best option out there…as you’ll see.
52	Antonio Gates	LAC	2.800	LAC@KC 12/13/2018 08:20PM ET	(ALREADY PLAYED)
53	Virgil Green	LAC	2.500	LAC@KC 12/13/2018 08:20PM ET	(ALREADY PLAYED)
Rank	Name	Team	Salary	Game Info	The Skinny