Tier 1 – Elite WR numbers at TE
1. Rob Gronkowski (New England Patriots)
Tier 2 – Strong TE1 buys
2. Jordan Reed (Washington Redskins)
3. Greg Olsen (Carolina Panthers)
4. Delanie Walker (Tennessee Titans)
5. Gary Barnidge (Cleveland Browns)
6. Coby Fleener (New Orleans Saints)
Tier 3 – Acceptable TE1s
7. Travis Kelce (Kansas City Chiefs)
8. Stock Up – Martellus Bennett (New England Patriots)
9. Julius Thomas (Jacksonville Jaguars)
10. Stock down Tyler Eifert (Cincinnatti Bengals) *Monitor him closely in camp. He could rise with an early season return or plummet if he is stuck missing 6+ games.
11. Ladarius Green (Pittsburgh Steelers)
12. Zach Ertz (Philadelphia Eagles)
13. Antonio Gates (San Diego Chagers)
14. Dwayne Allen (Indianapolis Colts)
Tier 4 – Undesirable Starters, but TE1 upside
15. Zach Miller (Chicago Bears)
16. Eric Ebron (Detroit Lions)
17. Jason Witten (Dallas Cowboys)
Tier 5 – Last draftable stashes
18. Jimmy Graham (Seattle Seahawks)
19. Clive Walford (Oakland Raiders)
20. Jordan Cameron (Miami Dolphins)
21. Will Tye (New York Giants)
22. Austin Seferian Jenkins? Cameron Brate? Tampa Bay’s starting TE
23. Jared Cook? Richard Rodgers? Green Bay Packers starting TE
24. Benjamin Watson? Dennis Pitta? Baltimore Ravens starting TE
25. Vance McDonald (San Francisco 49ers)
26. Charles Clay (Buffalo Bills)
