Continuing with the dynasty rankings, I have the top 50 at tight ends. I’m going with four guys at the top here who are all either 26 or 27 years old – Rob Gronkowski, Tyler Eifert, Jordan Reed and Travis Kelce.
Three of these guys have had injury issues. Eifert and Reed in particular might be more susceptible to concussions than other players. But that kind of factor is hard to measure, and they’re certainly really good when they’re in there.
Greg Olsen is really good, but he’s 31, so I’ve got him down in the No. 5 spot.
The No. 6 position is where I didn’t really know where to go. Jimmy Graham is the high-priced guy who’s really talented, but he never looked all that good during his first year in Seattle. Plus he’s 30. So I thought the better choice was to go with Austin Seferian-Jenkins, who’s flashed some potential despite being largely a disappointment in his first two years.
These rankings aren’t numerically driven. They’re done the old-fashioned way. I just ballpark them in an order, 1 thru 50, then go down the list a few times, moving guys around based on gut feel.
| DYNASTY TIGHT ENDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Team | Player | Age |
| 1. | NE | Rob Gronkowski | 27 |
| 2. | CIN | Tyler Eifert | 26 |
| 3. | WAS | Jordan Reed | 26 |
| 4. | KC | Travis Kelce | 27 |
| 5. | CAR | Greg Olsen | 31 |
| 6. | TB | Austin Seferian-Jenkins | 24 |
| 7. | JAC | Julius Thomas | 28 |
| 8. | CHI | Martellus Bennett | 29 |
| 9. | MIN | Kyle Rudolph | 27 |
| 10. | SEA | Jimmy Graham | 30 |
| 11. | BAL | Crockett Gillmore | 25 |
| 12. | DET | Eric Ebron | 23 |
| 13. | TEN | Delanie Walker | 32 |
| 14. | CLE | Gary Barnidge | 31 |
| 15. | PHI | Zach Ertz | 26 |
| 16. | IND | Coby Fleener | 28 |
| 17. | GB | Richard Rodgers | 24 |
| 18. | OAK | Clive Walford | 25 |
| 19. | BUF | Charles Clay | 27 |
| 20. | MIA | Jordan Cameron | 28 |
| 21. | NYG | Will Tye | 25 |
| 22. | PIT | Jesse James | 22 |
| 23. | DAL | Gavin Escobar | 25 |
| 24. | SD | Antonio Gates | 36 |
| 25. | DEN | Vernon Davis | 32 |
| 26. | STL | Jared Cook | 29 |
| 27. | DAL | Jason Witten | 34 |
| 28. | BAL | Maxx Williams | 22 |
| 29. | CHI | Zach Miller | 31 |
| 30. | SF | Vance McDonald | 26 |
| 31. | SD | Ladarius Green | 26 |
| 32. | NO | Benjamin Watson | 36 |
| 33. | IND | Dwayne Allen | 26 |
| 34. | NYJ | Jace Amaro | 24 |
| 35. | OAK | Mychal Rivera | 26 |
| 36. | ARI | Darren Fells | 30 |
| 37. | STL | Lance Kendricks | 28 |
| 38. | NE | Scott Chandler | 31 |
| 39. | DEN | Owen Daniels | 34 |
| 40. | PIT | Heath Miller | 34 |
| 41. | CIN | Tyler Kroft | 24 |
| 42. | NYG | Larry Donnell | 28 |
| 43. | ATL | Jacob Tamme | 31 |
| 44. | DEN | Jeff Heuerman | 24 |
| 45. | MIA | Dion Sims | 25 |
| 46. | HOU | Ryan Griffin | 27 |
| 47. | PHI | Brent Celek | 31 |
| 48. | SEA | Luke Willson | 26 |
| 49. | MIN | MyCole Pruitt | 24 |
| 50. | KC | James O’Shaughnessy | 24 |
—Ian Allan

