Fantasy football rankings 2014: Tight ends

In the rankings compiled by our writers, we see that Jimmy Graham, Julius Thomas and Rob Gronkowski lead the rankings. Graham and Gronk have been the first tight ends taken in most drafts the last few years, but Thomas has jumped into the fray. His ascent has come on of being a part of the Denver Broncos offensive juggernaut. One of the forerunners of the new breed of tight ends, Antonio Gates is found within the top ten of only two writers. It seems as though his days as a fantasy starter are on their last legs. Especially with Ladarius Green stealing away targets. Zach Ertz climbs the rankings as he enters his sophomore season. He may benefit from the departure of DeSean Jackson to Washington.

One of the few off season transactions involving the position was the signing of Owen Daniels by the Baltimore Ravens. Daniels brings some added firepower to the Ravens passing game but will play second fiddle to Dennis Pitta at the position. I'm keeping an eye on Mychal Rivera of the Oakland Raiders. He had a decent rookie season with the revolving door at quarterback. Matt Schaub is not much of an upgrade but he always looked for his tight ends in the Houston Texans passing game. Another hidden talent is Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs. He missed pretty much all of his rookie season but I think Andy Reid will make good use of him in his second season.