Concern. Shock. Awe. Heartbreak. Those, among others, are descriptions of what it likely felt like to be a Rob Gronkowski owner Sunday night. Fortunately, it appears Gronk could only miss up to a week with what's being reported as a "minor knee strain." Until then, Scott Chandler remains on the wire and prepared to save your season.
Fantasy football rankings, Week 13: Tight Ends
The SB Nation fantasy staff rounds up the rankings for Week 13’s top 25 tight ends.
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Chandler received eight targets in the Patriots loss to the Broncos, three of which occurred once Gronkowski left with injury. Meanwhile, Chandler recorded season-highs in offensive plays (80.6 percent of snaps), targets (11), receptions (five), and yards (58). For this week alone, Chandler is arguably a TE1 and the most important pick up on your wire (especially for those who just lost Jimmy Graham). The Philadelphia Eagles are one of only two teams limiting opposing tight ends to fewer than five points per game, but Chandler's targets will still be too profound to pass on.
On the opposite end of that spectrum, both Greg Olsen and Travis Kelce are surely owned and benefit from playing the two defenses that rank at the very bottom in points allowed to tight ends. Feel free to stream either Chandler or, if available, Kyle Rudolph (19 targets in his last two games) to potentially mirror their production on your end.
Either way, Chandler remains priority 1A and 1B for the first time in his (fantasy) career.
Tight ends, Week 13
(DK: Daniel Kelley; AM: Andrew Miller; JD: John Daigle; SK: Scott Kaliska. Dan Ciarrocchi has the week off.)
| Rk | Consensus | Tm | Opp. | DK | AM | JD | SK |
| 1 | Greg Olsen | CAR | @NO | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Tyler Eifert | CIN | @CLE | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Gary Barnidge | CLE | CIN | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Travis Kelce | KC | @OAK | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Delanie Walker | TEN | JAC | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Jordan Reed | WAS | DAL | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Antonio Gates | SD | DEN | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Scott Chandler | NE | PHI | 3 | 8 | 9 | 12 |
| 9 | Julius Thomas | JAC | @TEN | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | Benjamin Watson | NO | CAR | 11 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| 11 | Jacob Tamme | ATL | @TB | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 12 | Martellus Bennett | CHI | SF | 10 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
| 13 | Jason Witten | DAL | @WAS | 18 | 16 | 12 | 11 |
| 13 | Kyle Rudolph | MIN | SEA | 14 | 11 | 15 | 17 |
| 15 | Crockett Gillmore | BAL | @MIA | 12 | 20 | 11 | 16 |
| 16 | Heath Miller | PIT | IND | -- | 18 | 18 | 10 |
| 17 | Richard Rodgers | GB | @DET | -- | 9 | 17 | 21 |
| 18 | Zach Miller | CHI | SF | 20 | 17 | 16 | 22 |
| 19 | Vance McDonald | SF | CHI | -- | 13 | -- | 13 |
| 20 | Charles Clay | BUF | HOU | 22 | 19 | 25 | 18 |
| 21 | Brent Celek | PHI | @NE | 19 | 22 | 21 | -- |
| 22 | Owen Daniels | DEN | @SD | 15 | -- | -- | 25 |
| 22 | Will Tye | NYG | NYJ | 16 | -- | -- | 24 |
| 22 | Jordan Cameron | MIA | BAL | -- | 21 | 19 | -- |
| 22 | Eric Ebron | DET | GB | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
| -- | Coby Fleener | IND | @PIT | 17 | 24 | -- | -- |
| -- | Zach Ertz | PHI | @NE | -- | -- | 23 | 20 |
| -- | Cameron Brate | TB | ATL | -- | -- | -- | 19 |
| -- | Luke Willson | SEA | @MIN | 21 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Ryan Griffin | HOU | @BUF | 23 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Vernon Davis | DEN | @SD | -- | 25 | 24 | -- |
| -- | Austin Seferian-Jenkins | TB | ATL | 25 | -- | -- | -- |
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