With it being Championship Week and all, there’s a distinct possibility that your tight end position is set. If not, you’re in luck: There are more than enough potential streamers to help you claim what you’ve been fighting for over the course of the last 16 weeks.
Fantasy football rankings, Week 16: Tight ends
Don’t overthink it just because your championship is on the line. Here are our fantasy football tight end rankings for Week 16.
Will Tye has quietly made a name for himself in the last month. Though the touchdowns didn't begin until two weeks ago, Tye has now caught five passes and scored in back-to-back games. With Odell Beckham likely riding the pine for this one, Tye immediately becomes a viable option against a Minnesota Vikings team that remains entirely neutral against opposing tight ends.
With the title on the line, you shouldn't be afraid to go back to the well of Eric Ebron, either. Though he played in only 28 of 53 offensive snaps for the Detroit Lions on Monday night, Ebron hauled in four of his five targets for 79 yards (being stopped only an inch short of the goal line following one of them). As the only viable option at tight end for the Lions, he'll do just fine.
Even if you don't own Jordan Reed, Antonio Gates or Greg Olsen, have no fear. These streamers are sure to help.
Tight ends, Week 16
(DK: Daniel Kelley; DC: Dan Ciarrocchi; AM: Andrew Miller; JD: John Daigle; SK: Scott Kaliska)
| Rk | Consensus | Tm | Opp. | DK | DC | AM | JD | SK |
| 1 | Rob Gronkowski | NE | @NYJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Greg Olsen | CAR | @ATL | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Jordan Reed | WAS | @PHI | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Delanie Walker | TEN | HOU | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | Julius Thomas | JAC | @NO | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Antonio Gates | SD | @OAK | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | Gary Barnidge | CLE | @KC | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Benjamin Watson | NO | JAC | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| 9 | Travis Kelce | KC | CLE | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | Zach Miller | CHI | @TB | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | Austin Seferian-Jenkins | TB | CHI | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | Will Tye | NYG | @MIN | 8 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 12 |
| 13 | Zach Ertz | PHI | WAS | 13 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| 14 | Richard Rodgers | GB | @ARI | 15 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
| 15 | Heath Miller | PIT | @BAL | 17 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 16 |
| 16 | Eric Ebron | DET | SF | 14 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 17 |
| 17 | Kyle Rudolph | MIN | NYG | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
| 18 | Jason Witten | DAL | @BUF | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
| 19 | Vernon Davis | DEN | CIN | 22 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| 20 | Jacob Tamme | ATL | CAR | -- | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
| 21 | Tyler Eifert | CIN | @DEN | -- | -- | -- | 14 | 15 |
| 22 | Ryan Griffin | HOU | @TEN | 19 | -- | 22 | -- | 25 |
| 23 | Charles Clay | BUF | DAL | 20 | 23 | -- | 25 | -- |
| 24 | Luke Willson | SEA | STL | -- | 25 | -- | 22 | 22 |
| 25 | Maxx Williams | BAL | PIT | 24 | 21 | -- | -- | -- |
| 25 | Clive Walford | OAK | SD | -- | -- | 25 | 23 | 23 |
| -- | Vance McDonald | SF | @DET | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- |
| -- | Darren Fells | ARI | GB | 21 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Jared Cook | STL | @SEA | 25 | 22 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Coby Fleener | IND | @MIA | -- | 24 | 24 | -- | -- |
| -- | Ladarius Green | SD | @OAK | -- | -- | -- | 24 | 24 |
| -- | Owen Daniels | DEN | CIN | 23 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Tyler Kroft | CIN | @DEN | -- | -- | 23 | -- | -- |
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