** - Player Spotlight
The Best of the Starters
| Rank | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Gates | San Diego Chargers |
| 2 | Dallas Clark | Indianapolis Colts |
| 3 | Jason Witten | Dallas Cowboys |
| 4 | Vernon Davis | San Francisco 49ers |
| 5 | JerMichael Finley | Green Bay Packers |
| 6 | Brandon Pettigrew | Detroit Lions |
| 7 | Tony Gonzalez | Atlanta Falcons |
| 8 | Jimmy Graham | New Orleans Saints |
| 9 | Kellen Winslow | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 10 | Mercedes Lewis | Jacksonville Jaguars |
The Rest of the Starters
| Rank | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Visanthe Shiancoe | Minnesota Vikings |
| 12 | Owen Daniels | Houston Texans |
| 13 | Rob Gronkowski** | New England Patriots |
| 14 | Jermaine Gresham | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 15 | Greg Olsen | Carolina Panthers |
| 16 | Dustin Keller** | New York Jets |
| 17 | Aaron Hernandez | New England Patriots |
| 18 | Todd Heap | Arizona Cardinals |
| 19 | Brent Celek** | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 20 | Zack Miller | Seattle Seahawks |
If You Need Them
| Rank | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Jared Cook* | Tennessee Titans |
| 22 | Jeremy Shockey | Carolina Panthers |
| 23 | Shawn Nelson | Buffalo Bills |
| 24 | Heath Miller | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 25 | Ed Dickson* | Baltimore Ravens |
| 26 | Lance Kendricks | St. Louis Rams |
| 27 | Chris Cooley | Washington Redskins |
| 28 | Kevin Boss | Oakland Raiders |
| 29 | Leonard Pope | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 30 | Jacob Tamme | Indianapolis Colts |
| 31 | Anthony Fasano | Miami Dolphins |
| 32 | Julius Thomas | Denver Broncos |
| 33 | Ben Watson | Cleveland Browns |
| 34 | Travis Beckum | New York Giants |
| 35 | Kellen Davis | Chicago Bears |
Spotlight Player of the Day
8/22 - Dustin Keller
- Keller has averaged 49 catches for 581 yards since coming into the league in 2008. His downside has been the TDs with just 10 over that 3 year span. The Jets will open the playbook a little this season which could allow for more TD coming Keller's way. However, with Plax now on the roster, Sanchez is sure to look Burress' way first on all red zone attempts. Still, Keller has a ton of potential and value as a mid round TE.
- Michael Vick has promised to get Celek more involved in the offense this season. Celek only caught more than 4 passes in one game last year (10 in week 16). If Vick fulfills his promise then Celek would be a steal if he is the 19th TE selected. However, Vick and the Eagles were winning comfortably without him, and things could quickly return to 2010. Celek is a very risky selection with an HUGE upside, but be sure to have a back up plan!
8/9 - Rob Gronkowski
- UPDATE - Not to worry, Gronk has since returned to the practice field and is good to go.
- Gronkowski left practice yesterday to an undisclosed injury. The good news is that he walked off the field, with the trainers. The bad news is that they have not updated his status yet. He has a ton of value in fantasy, as Brady looked often to him in the Red Zone. He only caught 42 passes last season, but 10 of them went for TDs. Keep an eye on this one.
Ed Dickson -
- With Heap out of the picture, Dickson is the Ravens starting TE. If he as good as advertised, and see's as many targets as Heap used to in his prime, Dickson could put up big numbers
Jared Cook -
- For the first time in a long time, the Titans actually have a QB. Matt Hasselbeck is a great decision maker and will check down to his TE as needed. Cook is a highly talented pass catcher and at 6'5 provides his QB with a giant target. A lot of red zone looks could come his way. The only negative is that the Titans are not known to produce many fantasy points in the passing game, with Chris Johnson in the backfield.