2016 Fantasy Football Draft Prep: Tight End Tiers 4.0
Where can you expect to find tight ends in your drafts this weekend? Dave Richard puts the road map right in front of you.
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Dave Richard
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Richard's 4.0 Tiers: QB | RB | WR
We're going to update the tiers every week heading into the busiest draft weekends of the year. They are focused on delivering the absolute latest info to help you in standard and PPR leagues.
If you're looking for some draft strategies or want to see previous tiers check out the Draft Prep Guide.
Gronk!
| Standard | PPR |
| Round 1 | Round 1 |
| Rob Gronkowski | Rob Gronkowski |
Very Good Tier
| Standard | PPR |
| Round 4 | Round 4 |
| Jordan Reed | Jordan Reed |
| Greg Olsen | Greg Olsen |
Good Tier
| Standard | PPR |
| Rounds 7, 8 | Rounds 7, 8 |
| Coby Fleener | Delanie Walker |
| Delanie Walker | Coby Fleener |
| Travis Kelce | Travis Kelce |
Start-worthy
| Standard | PPR |
| Rounds 9, 10, 11 | Rounds 9, 10, 11 |
| Antonio Gates | Antonio Gates |
| Zach Ertz | Zach Ertz |
| Gary Barnidge | Gary Barnidge |
| Julius Thomas | Julius Thomas |
| Tyler Eifert | Tyler Eifert |
Speculative
| Standard | PPR |
| Rounds 12+ | Rounds 12+ |
| Martellus Bennett | Martellus Bennett |
| Dwayne Allen | Dwayne Allen |
| Jared Cook | Jared Cook |
| Eric Ebron | Eric Ebron |
| Jimmy Graham | Jimmy Graham |
Tight ends on the move
Gary Barnidge
CLE • TE • #82
2016 preseason stats
REC4
YDS36
TD1
For the second week in a row, Barnidge is the big winner among Fantasy tight ends. He scored on a 29-yard touchdown pass from Robert Griffin III and should reap plenty of targets in what looks like a Browns downfield attack. Some Fantasy owners are specifically targeting Barnidge as a middle- to late-round pick with some really strong upside.
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