If you are still reading these, I’m assuming you’ve made it to the next round of the fantasy football playoffs. Congratulations are in order, but you still need a few wins to get to the land of milk and honey. While quarterbacks were busy stinking it up in Week 14, there were plenty of good tight end plays. Even Charles Clay got in on the fun with his first TD of the season, and the Eagles managed to feature two top-10 tight ends against Washington.
Fantasy football rankings, 2016: Tight ends for Week 15
The SB Nation fantasy team reveals which tight ends rank in the top 25 heading into Week 15.
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It was nice to see so many good options at tight end, but that won’t always be the case. So here are a few guys who could still be available to help you in Week 15, to go with our rankings:
Vernon Davis — Jordan Reed played only about 10 snaps last week, and he’ll likely be limited again. That would give Davis a wonderful matchup against the struggling Panthers pass defense in what should be a high-scoring game. Of course, Reed is the first option, but don’t overlook Vernon if you can still snag him.
Ladarius Green — He’s not getting a lot of snaps, but he’s getting targeted when he is on the field. Green is just not a great blocker yet — a trait that may have led to him not being re-signed by the Chargers — but he’s running just as many passing routes a game as any of the top options. I don’t think there will be a ton of points scored against the Bengals, but they do give it up to the tight end.
Cameron Brate — He’s cooled off a bit, but the touchdowns are still coming about every other week or so. He gets Dallas on Sunday, and that one could be a good game to target for fantasy purposes should Jameis Winston and Dak Prescott not turn into pumpkins again.
Antonio Gates — Three touchdowns from the record with three games left to play. Oakland isn’t the best at defending tight ends, and the Chargers have little to play for other than getting one of their legends a record that is well within reach.
Eric Ebron — Anquan Boldin essentially vultures all his targets as they run similar routes, but I think he has an excellent chance to turn in a useful fantasy day against the Giants. Stafford’s finger is a worry, but if he starts then I assume he can throw it the 5 to 15 yards Ebron generally runs a route.
Tight ends (standard), Week 15
(ZS: Zach Senvisky, SK: Scott Kaliska, JG: Jeff Goldberg, KB: Kyle Bennett)
| Rk | Consensus | Tm | Opp. | ZS | SK | JG | KB |
| 1 | Travis Kelce | KC | vs. TEN | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Tyler Eifert | CIN | vs. PIT | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Jimmy Graham | SEA | vs. LA | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Greg Olsen | CAR | @ WAS | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Delanie Walker | TEN | @ KC | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | Jordan Reed | WAS | vs. CAR | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | Cameron Brate | TB | @ DAL | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | Kyle Rudolph | MIN | vs. IND | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Ladarius Green | PIT | @ CIN | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Zach Ertz | PHI | @ BAL | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | Antonio Gates | SD | vs. OAK | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | Martellus Bennett | NE | @ DEN | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | Eric Ebron | DET | @ NYG | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | C.J. Fiedorowicz | HOU | vs. JAC | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | Jason Witten | DAL | vs. TB | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | Hunter Henry | SD | vs. OAK | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
| 17 | Charles Clay | BUF | vs. CLE | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| 18 | Coby Fleener | NO | @ ARI | 25 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
| 19 | Jermaine Gresham | ARI | vs. NO | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
| 20 | Dennis Pitta | BAL | vs. PHI | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| 21 | Vernon Davis | WAS | vs. CAR | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 |
| 22 | Gary Barnidge | CLE | @ BUF | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| 23 | Lance Kendricks | LA | @ SEA | 16 | -- | -- | 25 |
| 24 | Dwayne Allen | IND | @ MIN | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| 25 | Jack Doyle | IND | @ MIN | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 |
| -- | Jared Cook | GB | @ CHI | -- | 23 | 25 | -- |
