Welcome back to the fantasy top 10, Jimmy Graham, Jason Witten, and Antonio Gates. It’s good to have some familiar faces here. They may be old and/or injured, but they finished as the top three tight ends in Week 10. It looks like we are starting to add a few more names to the second tier of tight ends after Rob Gronkowski, Greg Olsen and Jordan Reed. You have to also find room for Delanie Walker and Tyler Eifert, but it is nice to see some consistency at the position as we approach the end of the fantasy regular season.
Fantasy football rankings, 2016: Tight ends for Week 10
The SB Nation fantasy team reveals which tight ends rank in the top 25 heading into Week 10.
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With only four teams on bye, all the top options at tight end are available for Week 10 action. If you’ve been riding the Jack Doyle train you’ll need to get off at your next stop, and Eric Ebron truthers need to find an alternative this week, too. For those looking to stream the position this week, here are three players to target and our Week 10 rankings.
Will Tye - He seems to have become the primary tight end for the Giants with Larry Donnell not seeing the field in Week 9. The Bengals get abused by tight ends, so he should have an even larger role Monday night. Of course, you have to hope Eli has a good night and doesn’t focus exclusively on Beckham, but Tye is a good bet to finish with at least 50 yards and a touchdown.
Zach Ertz – I should know better than to be fooled by one game and the lack of a touchdown helps me not get carried away, but Ertz played well and gets another dream matchup against the Falcons on Sunday. This game has some shootout appeal if the Eagles can stay in the mix. Ertz should be in play for another 6-10 targets, and although he hasn’t reached the end zone, the volume could boost him into the top 10.
Lance Kendricks – Featured him here last week and he repaid me with seven receptions and 90 yards receiving. He also had a touchdown bounce off his hands like it was coated in Flubber. He plays the Jets this week, who are good at stopping the run and not much else. Look for Keenum to continue to target Kendricks heavily and pray he holds on to any and all red zone targets.
Tight ends, Week 10
(ZS: Zach Senvisky, JM: Jason Marcum, SK: Scott Kaliska, JG: Jeff Goldberg, KB: Kyle Bennett, DG: Derek Gordon)
| Rk | Consensus | Tm | Opp. | ZS | JM | SK | JG | KB | DG |
| 1 | Rob Gronkowski | NE | vs. SEA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Jimmy Graham | SEA | @ NE | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Greg Olsen | CAR | vs. KC | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | Jordan Reed | WAS | vs. MIN | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Travis Kelce | KC | @ CAR | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Tyler Eifert | CIN | @ NYG | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | Delanie Walker | TEN | vs. GB | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | Antonio Gates | SD | vs. MIA | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| 9 | Kyle Rudolph | MIN | @ WAS | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Dennis Pitta | BAL | vs. CLE | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
| 11 | Jason Witten | DAL | @ PIT | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| 12 | Coby Fleener | NO | vs. DEN | 18 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| 13 | Gary Barnidge | CLE | @ BAL | 17 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | C.J. Fiedorowicz | HOU | @ JAC | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| 15 | Zach Ertz | PHI | vs. ATL | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 18 |
| 16 | Cameron Brate | TB | vs. CHI | 15 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
| 17 | Zach Miller | CHI | @ TB | 10 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| 18 | Lance Kendricks | LA | @ NYJ | 16 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
| 19 | Julius Thomas | JAC | vs. HOU | 22 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
| 20 | Martellus Bennett | NE | vs. SEA | 19 | 19 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 21 |
| 21 | Hunter Henry | SD | vs. MIA | 24 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
| 22 | Austin Hooper | ATL | @ PHI | 20 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 |
| 23 | Will Tye | NYG | vs. CIN | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| 24 | Jesse James | PIT | vs. DAL | -- | 23 | -- | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| 25 | Vance McDonald | SF | @ ARI | 21 | -- | 24 | 25 | 25 | -- |
| -- | Larry Donnell | NYG | vs. CIN | -- | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Virgil Green | DEN | @ NO | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23 |
| -- | Richard Rodgers | GB | @ TEN | 25 | -- | 25 | -- | -- | -- |
