Dipping back into the Fantasy Index Open. Sometimes the house wins, and that was the case at the tight ends position. Andy Richardson, who does a good bit of editorial writing around here, was the highest scorer at that position, finishing almost 500 points ahead of everyone else using our complex scoring matrix.
Rob Gronkowski was the top scorer at this position, and most everyone got that figured out. But Andy created value with a parlay of other selections. Delanie Walker, Tyler Eifert and Jordan Reed were three of the most important players at this position (all finished in the top 5 in scoring) and Andy ranked them 7th, 12th and 15th. Those were his big three.
Andy also had the good sense to not include Jordan Cameron or Josh Hill, who were in the top 10-15 on a lot of boards.
Add up the points for every ranking of all 192 entries, and Andy came out in first. Pete Collins of Orland Park, Ill, was the top civilian finisher, followed by Zach Leavitt of Highlands Ranch, Colo.
The top 20 looks like this …
| FANTASY INDEX OPEN, Tight ends (top 20) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Name | Hometown | Points |
| 1. | Andy Richardson | Port Chester, N.Y. | 31,318 |
| 2. | Pete Collins | Orland Park, Ill. | 30,857 |
| 3. | Zach Leavitt | Highlands Ranch, Colo. | 30,704 |
| 4. | Dave Pizzica | Springfield, Pa. | 30,671 |
| 5. | Jim Coventry | Chicago, Ill. | 30,663 |
| 6. | Ken Valis | Gaithersburg, Md. | 30,190 |
| 7. | Greg Resin | Hermosa Beach, Calif. | 30,129 |
| 8. | Steve Tortora | Wallingford, Conn. | 30,077 |
| 9. | Dana Duffield | Rochester, Minn. | 29,959 |
| 10. | Jay Harding | Portland, Ore. | 29,868 |
| 11. | Tommy Libretti | Long Island, N.Y. | 29,865 |
| 12. | Paul Staas | Pompano Beach, Fla. | 29,839 |
| 13. | John Lapertosa | Bethpage, N.Y. | 29,835 |
| 14. | Seamus McGuigan | Pittsburgh, Pa. | 29,820 |
| 15. | Frank Shinnick | Milford, Mass. | 29,814 |
| 16. | Keen Johnson | Dearborn, Mich. | 29,783 |
| 17. | Kenneth Jones | Aurora, Colo. | 29,762 |
| 18. | Michael DeSario | Las Vegas, Nev. | 29,757 |
| 19. | Glen Williams | Columbus, Ohio | 29,696 |
| 20. | Steve Moyer | Oakland, Calif. | 29,689 |
Here are the results for all 192, listed alphabetically, with points (at the TE position) and rank (out of the 192 entries).
| FANTASY INDEX OPEN, Tight ends (alphabetical) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Hometown | Points | Rank |
| Adam Bergeron | Salem, N.H. | 28,907 | 52 |
| Adam Locke | Lynnwood, Wash. | 28,245 | 100 |
| Adam Sheets | Santa Rosa, Calif. | 27,931 | 122 |
| Adam Taylor | Media, Pa. | 29,318 | 29 |
| Andrew Leahy | Audubon, N.J. | 29,025 | 43 |
| Andy Richardson | Port Chester, N.Y. | 31,318 | 1 |
| Ben MacLeod | Manchester, N.H. | 27,260 | 153 |
| Bill D'Allesandro | Huntington, N.Y. | 28,074 | 110 |
| Bill Mason | Huntersville, N.C. | 26,914 | 168 |
| Billy Friedrich | Raleigh, N.C. | 29,262 | 31 |
| Bob Adelman | St. Louis, Mo. | 27,974 | 118 |
| Bob Tecca | Minneapolis, Minn. | 26,842 | 171 |
| Brad Freeman | Geneva, Ill. | 27,015 | 165 |
| Brad Henderson | Louisville, Ken. | 28,419 | 80 |
| Brent Miles | Pasco, Wash. | 29,124 | 38 |
| Brenton Roberts | Kirkland, Wash. | 27,725 | 136 |
| Brett Watts | Florence, S.C. | 28,954 | 48 |
| Brian Sauber | Highlands Ranch, Colo. | 28,430 | 79 |
| Bruce Alwine | Havertown, Pa. | 28,505 | 72 |
| Charles Raifman | Short Hills, N.J. | 29,308 | 30 |
| Chris Durham | Yuma, Ariz. | 28,656 | 63 |
| Chris Henkle | Aurora, Ill. | 28,774 | 60 |
| Chris Hertzberg | Austin, Tex. | 28,299 | 91 |
| Chris Weber | Appleton, Wis. | 28,631 | 67 |
| Chris Whitney | San Jose, Calif. | 26,831 | 172 |
| Chris Winder | San Ramon, Calif. | 26,634 | 176 |
| Cliff Shannon | Maple Ridge, B.C. | 29,129 | 37 |
| Cory Bonini | San Diego, Calif. | 28,261 | 97 |
| Craig Leedy | Sacramento, Calif. | 29,027 | 42 |
| Curt Goldgrabe | Boise, Idaho | 27,725 | 135 |
| Dale Gander | Sun Prairie, Wis. | 27,874 | 127 |
| Dana Duffield | Rochester, Minn. | 29,959 | 9 |
| Daniel Bowman | Liberty, Mo. | 27,820 | 131 |
| Daniel MacDonald | Torrance, Calif. | 26,999 | 166 |
| Dave Cohen | Brooklyn, N.Y. | 28,026 | 115 |
| Dave Pizzica | Springfield, Pa. | 30,671 | 4 |
| Dave Wilde | Mukwonago, Wis. | 27,660 | 141 |
| David Bouchard | Fort Kent, Maine | 26,861 | 170 |
| Dennis Lyons | Elk Grove, Calif. | 29,417 | 25 |
| Derek Irelan | Round Hill, Va. | 26,229 | 181 |
| Don Pavelka | Plainview, Minn. | 27,080 | 161 |
| Doug Brown | Fort Gratiot, Mich. | 28,486 | 74 |
| Doug Pacey | Tempe, Ariz. | 27,875 | 126 |
| Drew Englebright | London, U.K. | 29,047 | 41 |
| Duke Davis | Merchantville, N.J. | 27,249 | 154 |
| Ed Burke | Philadelphia, Pa. | 28,920 | 51 |
| Ed Weiss | Parsippany, N.J. | 27,314 | 150 |
| Eric Goetz | Shoreline, Wash. | 28,318 | 90 |
| Eric Gustitus | Exeter, Pa. | 26,176 | 182 |
| Eric Scolnick | Redmond, Wash. | 27,245 | 155 |
| Fabrizio Danova | Los Angeles, Calif. | 27,946 | 120 |
| Frank Rotella | Sewell, N.J. | 28,802 | 57 |
| Frank Shinnick | Milford, Mass. | 29,814 | 15 |
| Gary Allen | Charleston, S.C. | 29,214 | 32 |
| Geoff Greggs | Roy, Wash. | 28,132 | 107 |
| Glen Williams | Columbus, Ohio | 29,696 | 19 |
| Greg Heminway | Sacramento, Calif. | 28,706 | 61 |
| Greg Resin | Hermosa Beach, Calif. | 30,129 | 7 |
| Henry Goers | Bartlett, Ill. | 28,457 | 76 |
| Henry Gong | State College, Pa. | 27,262 | 152 |
| Ian Allan | Seattle, Wash. | 28,585 | 68 |
| Ian MacEwen | Seven Hills, Ohio | 28,797 | 58 |
| J.Brack Varnon | Houston, Tex. | 29,345 | 27 |
| Jacques Dugger | Taylor, Mich. | 26,668 | 175 |
| James Wimmers | Lincolnton, N.C. | 29,191 | 34 |
| Jamie Alberts | Sturgeon Bay, Wis. | 28,144 | 106 |
| Jared Ross | Champaign, Ill. | 29,319 | 28 |
| Jason Howe | Oakland, Calif. | 27,776 | 132 |
| Jason Howes | Stewartville, Minn. | 28,893 | 53 |
| Jason Pilon | Roseville, Minn. | 27,567 | 143 |
| Jay Harding | Portland, Ore. | 29,868 | 10 |
| Jeff Alberts | Sturgeon Bay, Wis. | 26,981 | 167 |
| Jeff Fossett | Newburgh, Ind. | 25,725 | 186 |
| Jeff Friedrich | Greenville, N.C. | 26,292 | 179 |
| Jeff Noordhoff | Indialantic, Fla. | 28,367 | 86 |
| Jeff Ross | Lake Villa, Ill. | 27,390 | 149 |
| Jeffery Lebeouf | Crowley, La. | 27,534 | 144 |
| Jeremy Schwartz | Edison, N.J. | 29,436 | 24 |
| Jesse McGuigan | Pittsburgh, Pa. | 27,208 | 157 |
| Jim Coventry | Chicago, Ill. | 30,663 | 5 |
| Jim Kangas | Viroqua, Wis. | 28,635 | 66 |
| Jim Kovac | Tucson, Ariz. | 29,613 | 22 |
| John Broadbent | Philadelphia, Pa. | 27,096 | 160 |
| John D. Smith | Willow Grove, Pa. | 28,208 | 103 |
| John Dent | Ann Arbor, Mich. | 28,494 | 73 |
| John DUGGINS | Greenville, S.C. | 29,385 | 26 |
| John Lapertosa | Bethpage, N.Y. | 29,835 | 13 |
| John Moore | Sea Isle City, N.J. | 28,475 | 75 |
| John Ruppe | Fort Myers, Fla. | 28,672 | 62 |
| John Smulowitz | Wilkes-Barre, Pa. | 25,721 | 187 |
| John Stolzmann | Las Vegas, Nev. | 28,869 | 54 |
| Johnny Bazzano | Santa Rosa, Calif. | 28,273 | 93 |
| Johnny Pullen | Tampa, Fla. | 23,687 | 192 |
| Jon Hansen | Reno, Nev. | 28,360 | 88 |
| Jon Rodningen | Omaha, Neb. | 28,052 | 111 |
| Jonathan Mora | Chicago, Ill. | 27,676 | 140 |
| Joseph Michelangelo | Oceanside, N.Y. | 29,650 | 21 |
| Keen Johnson | Dearborn, Mich. | 29,783 | 16 |
| Ken Norman | Chanhassen, Minn. | 27,039 | 164 |
| Ken Valis | Gaithersburg, Md. | 30,190 | 6 |
| Kenneth Jones | Aurora, Colo. | 29,762 | 17 |
| Kenneth Yuen | Arlington Heights, Ill. | 25,894 | 184 |
| Kevin Cuozzo | Concord, Mass. | 28,437 | 78 |
| Kevin E. Smith | Philadelphia, Pa. | 28,533 | 70 |
| Kevin Hall | Allen, Tex. | 28,028 | 114 |
| Kyle Soppe | Rochester, N.Y. | 27,229 | 156 |
| Larry Weinhauer | Andover, N.Y. | 29,158 | 36 |
| Mark Burns | Runnemede, N.J. | 27,759 | 133 |
| Mark Kundrotas | Waterford, N.J. | 28,269 | 95 |
| Mark Stoecker | Dallas, Tex. | 27,160 | 159 |
| Matt Weight | Minneapolis, Minn. | 28,975 | 46 |
| Michael DeSario | Las Vegas, Nev. | 29,757 | 18 |
| Michael Kolton | Green Bay, Wis. | 29,095 | 39 |
| Michael Livengood | Ward, Ark. | 27,475 | 146 |
| Michael McAninch | Naperville, Ill. | 27,848 | 130 |
| Michael McIlraith | North Hollywood, Calif. | 28,781 | 59 |
| Michael O'Brien | Brighton, Colo. | 28,651 | 64 |
| Michael Stoltz | Great Falls, Va. | 27,683 | 139 |
| Miguel Tames | Miami, Fla. | 27,269 | 151 |
| Mike Balliet | Milton, Pa. | 28,324 | 89 |
| Mike Clay | Blandon, Pa. | 28,521 | 71 |
| Mike Craig | Kokoko, Ind. | 27,946 | 121 |
| Mike Knorowski | Wesley Chapel, Fla. | 29,440 | 23 |
| Mike Kovacev | Lynnfield, Mass. | 27,755 | 134 |
| Mike McIlraith | Fort Worth, Tex. | 27,854 | 129 |
| Mike Nease | West Chicago, Ill. | 28,861 | 55 |
| Mike Rickel | Ira twp, Mich. | 27,713 | 137 |
| Mike Taylor | Meridian, Idaho | 28,978 | 45 |
| Mike Wells | Good Thunder, Minn. | 27,866 | 128 |
| Moishe Steigmann | Milwaukee, Wis. | 29,055 | 40 |
| Nathan Kline | Topton, Pa. | 28,946 | 49 |
| Nathan Priest | Waynesboro, Pa. | 27,205 | 158 |
| Nathan Roberts | Lucasville, Ohio | 25,384 | 190 |
| Nathan Zanon | San Jose, Calif. | 29,201 | 33 |
| Nick Petrevski | El Segundo, Calif. | 27,697 | 138 |
| Norm Shirk | Rockford, Ill. | 26,047 | 183 |
| Owen Kennedy | Midhurst, Ont. | 28,944 | 50 |
| Paul McCann | Hopewell Twp., Pa. | 27,062 | 162 |
| Paul Owers | Lake Worth , Fla. | 27,880 | 124 |
| Paul Staas | Pompano Beach, Fla. | 29,839 | 12 |
| Pete Collins | Orland Park, Ill. | 30,857 | 2 |
| Pete Owers | West Palm Beach, Fla. | 28,167 | 105 |
| Pete Richmond | Alexandria, Va. | 28,974 | 47 |
| Peter Johnson | Fullerton, Calif. | 27,041 | 163 |
| Rich Mays | The Dalles, Ore. | 25,631 | 188 |
| Richard Fechter | Coral Gables, Fla. | 28,390 | 84 |
| Richard Jackson | San Francisco, Calif. | 28,169 | 104 |
| Richard Loppnow | Ephrata, Wash. | 28,256 | 98 |
| Richard Meadors | Seymour , Ind. | 26,789 | 174 |
| Richard Meyers | Gurley, Ala. | 28,573 | 69 |
| Rob Dammers | Ringwood, N.J. | 26,875 | 169 |
| Robert Milelli | Cherry Hill, N.J. | 26,362 | 178 |
| Rocky Petrella | Philadelphia, Pa. | 28,385 | 85 |
| Rudy Flores | Chicago, Ill. | 25,544 | 189 |
| Rustin Paul | New York, N.Y. | 28,291 | 92 |
| Rusty Stephens | Atlanta, Ga. | 26,416 | 177 |
| Sam Wood | Boston, Mass. | 28,032 | 113 |
| Scott Anderson | Lakewood, Colo. | 28,412 | 81 |
| Scott Kopischke | Menomonee Falls, Wis. | 28,644 | 65 |
| Scott Liles | Russellville, Ark. | 27,876 | 125 |
| Scott Sachs | Canton, Ohio | 26,812 | 173 |
| Seamus McGuigan | Pittsburgh, Pa. | 29,820 | 14 |
| Sean Chi | Flushing, N.Y. | 27,949 | 119 |
| Sebastian Falsone | Philadelphia, Pa. | 25,876 | 185 |
| Sergio Garcia | Lake Elsinore, Calif. | 27,977 | 117 |
| Shane Scott | Toronto, Ont. | 28,247 | 99 |
| Stephen McKenzie | New Richmond, Wis. | 26,281 | 180 |
| Steve Blenker | Sloan, N.Y. | 27,590 | 142 |
| Steve Clark | Las Vegas, Nev. | 28,021 | 116 |
| Steve Horne | Novi, Mich. | 27,453 | 148 |
| Steve Hoyt | Buffalo Grove, Ill. | 25,200 | 191 |
| Steve Math | Austin, Tex. | 28,221 | 101 |
| Steve Moyer | Oakland, Calif. | 29,689 | 20 |
| Steve Tortora | Wallingford, Conn. | 30,077 | 8 |
| Steven Alessandrini | Flanders, N.J. | 28,096 | 109 |
| Thomas Alexander | Bristow, Va. | 27,481 | 145 |
| Tim Smith | Hayward, Calif. | 29,011 | 44 |
| Tim Wandling | Rohnert Park, Calif. | 28,270 | 94 |
| Todd Voorhees | Chula Vista, Calif. | 27,465 | 147 |
| Tom Deskovitz | South Lyon, Mich. | 28,391 | 83 |
| Tom Morande | Tinley Park, Ill. | 28,393 | 82 |
| Tommy Libretti | Long Island, N.Y. | 29,865 | 11 |
| Tony Holm | Chicago, Ill. | 28,128 | 108 |
| Tony Zeller | Dundalk, Md. | 27,901 | 123 |
| Travis Perry | Coeburn, Va. | 29,186 | 35 |
| Trevor Ross | Edmonton, Alberta | 28,853 | 56 |
| Trey Quinn | Annapolis, Md. | 28,261 | 96 |
| Victor Kitzes | Maple Valley, Wash. | 28,046 | 112 |
| Will Carpenter | Seven Lakes, N.C. | 28,220 | 102 |
| William Rehor | Culver City, Calif. | 28,366 | 87 |
| Zach Leavitt | Highlands Ranch, Colo. | 30,704 | 3 |
| Zach Nizolek | Kansas City, Mo. | 28,453 | 77 |
I’ve now scored half of the six position. The least important of the six, but half nonetheless. And at the halfway point, Pete Collins (the same who finished 2nd among tight ends) is the overall leader, with a 513 point lead.
Tommy Libretti of Long Island is 2nd. Michael Kolton of Green Bay is sitting 3rd.
Matt Weight of Minneapolis, recall, won the kicker position. He’s in 4th.
Here’s the current top 50 (guys who are approximately in the top 25).
| FANTASY INDEX OPEN, Overall (TE + Def + PK) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Hometown | Points |
| 1. | Pete Collins | Orland Park, Ill. | 99,023 |
| 2. | Tommy Libretti | Long Island, N.Y. | 98,510 |
| 3. | Michael Kolton | Green Bay, Wis. | 98,182 |
| 4. | Matt Weight | Minneapolis, Minn. | 98,151 |
| 5. | Glen Williams | Columbus, Ohio | 98,124 |
| 6. | Jim Coventry | Chicago, Ill. | 97,983 |
| 7. | Greg Resin | Hermosa Beach, Calif. | 97,862 |
| 8. | John Duggins | Greenville, S.C. | 97,646 |
| 9. | Zach Leavitt | Highlands Ranch, Colo. | 97,588 |
| 10. | Jay Harding | Portland, Ore. | 97,548 |
| 11. | Eric Goetz | Shoreline, Wash. | 97,518 |
| 12. | Dennis Lyons | Elk Grove, Calif. | 97,490 |
| 13. | J.Brack Varnon | Houston, Tex. | 97,396 |
| 14. | Dave Pizzica | Springfield, Pa. | 97,372 |
| 15. | Frank Shinnick | Milford, Mass. | 97,314 |
| 16. | Moishe Steigmann | Milwaukee, Wis. | 97,156 |
| 17. | Owen Kennedy | Midhurst, Ont. | 97,088 |
| 18. | Michael O'Brien | Brighton, Colo. | 97,064 |
| 19. | Andy Richardson | Port Chester, N.Y. | 97,056 |
| 20. | Jim Kovac | Tucson, Ariz. | 97,033 |
| 21. | Larry Weinhauer | Andover, N.Y. | 97,005 |
| 22. | Gary Allen | Charleston, S.C. | 97,000 |
| 23. | John Lapertosa | Bethpage, N.Y. | 96,935 |
| 24. | Adam Taylor | Media, Pa. | 96,850 |
| 25. | Craig Leedy | Sacramento, Calif. | 96,754 |
| 26. | James Wimmers | Lincolnton, N.C. | 96,707 |
| 27. | Johnny Bazzano | Santa Rosa, Calif. | 96,683 |
| 28. | Kenneth Jones | Aurora, Colo. | 96,671 |
| 29. | Rocky Petrella | Philadelphia, Pa. | 96,652 |
| 30. | Jamie Alberts | Sturgeon Bay, Wis. | 96,526 |
| 31. | Charles Raifman | Short Hills, N.J. | 96,520 |
| 32. | Jason Howe | Oakland, Calif. | 96,512 |
| 33. | Chris Henkle | Aurora, Ill. | 96,506 |
| 34. | Brent Miles | Pasco, Wash. | 96,488 |
| 35. | Tim Wandling | Rohnert Park, Calif. | 96,399 |
| 36. | Seamus McGuigan | Pittsburgh, Pa. | 96,376 |
| 37. | Chris Weber | Appleton, Wis. | 96,355 |
| 38. | John Ruppe | Fort Myers, Fla. | 96,305 |
| 39. | Frank Rotella | Sewell, N.J. | 96,304 |
| 40. | Doug Brown | Fort Gratiot, Mich. | 96,299 |
| 41. | Keen Johnson | Dearborn, Mich. | 96,299 |
| 42. | Ian MacEwen | Seven Hills, Ohio | 96,260 |
| 43. | Steve Moyer | Oakland, Calif. | 96,250 |
| 44. | Richard Loppnow | Ephrata, Wash. | 96,217 |
| 45. | Andrew Leahy | Audubon, N.J. | 96,196 |
| 46. | Jason Howes | Stewartville, Minn. | 96,194 |
| 47. | Tim Smith | Hayward, Calif. | 96,166 |
| 48. | Scott Liles | Russellville, Ark. | 96,160 |
| 49. | Dave Wilde | Mukwonago, Wis. | 96,083 |
| 50. | Pete Richmond | Alexandria, Va. | 96,055 |
The winner of this contest, recall, wins a big trophy from the team at Affordable Trophies. The top 2 overall finishers will receive invitations to compete in the Experts Poll in the 2015 edition of Fantasy Football Index.
—Ian Allan

