| Player |
Change |
Now |
Date |
| Dainel Graham |
 |
16 |
08-31-2007 |
| Graham has been everything the Broncos were hoping and is planned on being the every down tight end. He's been constantly impressing the coaches as a reciever and should figure in heavily this year. |
| Player |
Change |
Now |
Date |
| Greg Olsen |
 |
20 |
08-31-2007 |
| Olsen sprained his knee in the final preseason game and while an MRi is not yet performed, the injury appears bad enough to have him at least miss a week or two to start the season and could be much worse. |
| Player |
Change |
Now |
Date |
| Tony Scheffler |
|
26 |
08-31-2007 |
| Scheffler is back from his broken foot but Graham has already entrenched himself as the starting TE. Tony will still figure in but Graham is the primary now. |
| Player |
Change |
Now |
Date |
| George Wrighster |
|
40 |
08-27-2007 |
| The Jaguars cut Jermaine Wiggins today because Wrighster has returned from a torn rotator cuff. |
| Player |
Change |
Now |
Date |
| Tony Scheffler |
|
19 |
08-27-2007 |
| Scheffler is back after healing from a broken foot and he had a couple of catches for 33 yards against the Browns to prove he is healthy again. Cutler had nice chemistry with him at the end of 2006 and should resume that this year though Daniel Graham was also added in free agency and will be involved as well. |
| Player |
Change |
Now |
Date |
| Jeff King |
|
33 |
08-27-2007 |
| King will likely take over the starting tight end spot from Michael Gaines this year. The Panthers only had 37 catches by all tight ends last year and just two scores (one was King's). The Panthers don't use the position much. |
| Player |
Change |
Now |
Date |
| Eric Johnson |
|
19 |
08-24-2007 |
| Johnson raises just a couple of spots from gaining chemistry with Brees but his upside is capped with so many other weapons in the offense. |
| Player |
Change |
Now |
Date |
| Marcedes Lewis |
|
23 |
08-24-2007 |
| The Jaguars are not passing well this summer and expecting decent fantasy numbers from their tight end is too optimistic. |
| Player |
Change |
Now |
Date |
| Bubba Franks |
|
37 |
08-24-2007 |
| Franks rises a bit from looking good in the preseason game and news from camp that he is regaining the confidence of Favre. |
| Player |
Change |
Now |
Date |
| Matt Schobel |
|
23 |
08-20-2007 |
| With Smith still nursing his groin, Schobel was very effective in the preseason game against the Jaguars when he had three catches for 71 yards. Smith will still be the #1 when healthy, but Schobel will contribute when Smith is out and looked good enough that the Eagles could feel better about not rushing Smith back before he is healthy. |
| Player |
Change |
Now |
Date |
| Assorted Players |
|
NA |
08-15-2007 |
| After the close of training camps and the first week's worth of preseason games, several incremental changes were made to the tight end rankings. For those most likely drafted, Davis continues to look like a break-out player this year while Alge Crumpler and L.J. Smith battle injuries that could impact their seasons. Bo Scaife has looked particularly sharp with Vince Young and should see an increase this year as well. |
| Player |
Change |
Now |
Date |
| L.J. Smith |
|
13 |
08-10-07 |
| Smith had sports hernia surgery on May 31st but was just returning and was looking good. But then he re-aggravated his injury and was carted from the practice field. He should not be considered a fantasy starter now and there is a good chance he will continue to fall in the rankings. Already having problems with the injury indicates he may need significant time off. |
| Player |
Change |
Now |
Date |
| Matt Schobel |
|
36 |
08-10-07 |
| Schobel is added to the rankings as the back-up tight end that will get more work thanks to the injury to L.J. Smith. Schobel could rise more in the rankings depending on Smith's status but fifth round rooke Brent Celek is also impressing coaches so Schobel is no slam dunk to replace Smith if needed. |
| Player |
Change |
Now |
Date |
| Zach Miller |
|
26 |
08-07-07 |
| The hot rookie from Arizona State has not only looked good in training camp, the Raiders have already released Courtney Anderson and Randall Williams to clear the path for Miller to have an impact this season. Taken as the second player in the NFL draft by the new regime, Miller was drafted to add a receiving element to the offense that now looks to start this season. |
| Player |
Change |
Now |
Date |
| Randall Williams |
|
NR |
08-07-07 |
| Williams was released by the Raiders and has been removed from the rankings. |
| Player |
Change |
Now |
Date |
| Daniel Graham |
|
26 |
07-18-07 |
| Graham gets a bump up in the rankings since he's looking good in training camp and appears to be quickly gaining chemistry with Jay Cutler. Tony Scheffler continues to recuperate from his broken foot and was placed on the PUP list for now but is expected back soon. But Graham appears likely to take a significant role even when Scheffler returns. |
| Player |
Change |
Now |
Date |
| Alge Crumpler |
|
8 |
07-18-07 |
| Crumpler loses a little if Vick misses much time but he's still one of the best recieving tight ends in the NFL. The risk is a little higher for Crumpler with a new offense being installed and his upside could take a hit here but he'll still figure into the Falcons passing scheme. |
