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Kelce, Rudolph, look like top-5 tight ends in dynasty formats

I’ve been rolling out updated dynasty league rankings over the past few weeks. I’ve done quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and kickers. Here’s the last of those positions – tight ends.

With these rankings, I’m thinking it’s a 12-team league, and you hold the rights to these players for essentially their entire careers. I’m envisioning deeper rosters, where each team has about three tight ends and is starting probably one each week. Maybe you can start two if there’s a flex option.

Scoring system is 6 points for touchdowns and 1 for every 10 yards.

With this kind of format, the trend is to put younger players higher. If two players are pretty similar, the logical conclusion is to go with the guy who’s 2 years younger.

But at the same time, we must respect that there is some value to having a guy who’s playing well right now. You will, after all, have the ability to add other tight ends a year or two down the road, so having a 25-year-old tight end is not the ultimate goal. Delanie Walker, Antonio Gates, Jason Witten and Vernon Davis are on the wrong side of 30, but these guys can play right now. Some of them will also be productive in subsequent years.

DYNASTY LEAGUE TIGHT ENDS
RkTmPlayerAvg
1.NOJimmy Graham27
2.NERob Gronkowski25
3.DENJulius Thomas26
4.KCTravis Kelce25
5.MINKyle Rudolph24
6.CHIMartellus Bennett27
7.CARGreg Olsen29
8.INDDwayne Allen24
9.NYGLarry Donnell26
10.WASJordan Reed24
11.TBAustin Seferian-Jenkins22
12.CLEJordan Cameron26
13.DETEric Ebron21
14.MIACharles Clay25
15.TENDelanie Walker30
16.NYJJace Amaro22
17.PHIZach Ertz23
18.SFVernon Davis30
19.SDAntonio Gates34
20.DALJason Witten32
21.OAKMychal Rivera24
22.PITHeath Miller32
23.CINTyler Eifert24
24.INDCoby Fleener26
25.NETim Wright24
26.GBRichard Rodgers21
27.JACMarcedes Lewis30
28.SDLadarius Green24
29.GBAndrew Quarless26
30.STLJared Cook27
31.CINJermaine Gresham26
32.BALOwen Daniels31
33.BUFScott Chandler29
34.DETJoseph Fauria24
35.STLLance Kendricks26
36.BALDennis Pitta29
37.SEAZach Miller28
38.DALGavin Escobar23
39.BALCrockett Gillmore22
40.JACClay Harbor27
41.ARITroy Niklas22
42.KCAnthony Fasano30
43.WASNiles Paul25
44.NOJosh Hill24
45.SEALuke Willson24
46.PHIBrent Celek29
47.HOUC.J. Fiedorowicz23
48.ARIJohn Carlson30
49.MINChase Ford24
50.ATLLevine Toilolo23

—Ian Allan

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