March TE Rankings

Tier one
1. Jason Witten (DAL)
Already was Romo's top target last year. He'll only see more passes go his way now that TO is gone.

2. Antonio Gates (SD)
Wasn't 100 percent last season, yet still put up very good numbers (60 rec. 785 yds and 8 TDs). He should be healthy again this year and his stats will reflect that.

3. Tony Gonzalez (KC)
The best TE in football last year and it really wasn't all that close. I think his numbers will drop off a small amount though because Cassel doesn't go to his TE's that much, prefering the outside, and Gonzalez is getting up there in age.

Tier two
4. Dallas Clark (IND)
Manning threw to him a ton the last 3 regular season games and in their playoff game 94 games total)-33 receptions for 339 yards and 2 TDs-which would project to 132 receptions, 1356 yards, and 8 tds over a 16 game season. Obviously he wont get those sorts of numbers but don't be shocked if he hits 80 or 90 catches and double digit TDs.

5. Owen Daniels (HOU)
He's increased his yards and receptions each year. Now if only we could do something about those touchdowns...

6. Kellen Winslow Jr (TB)
I'm a little unsure if this is too high for him or not, but I'm going to go with the gut feeling and say he has a year almost reminiscent of 2007.

7. Chris Cooley (WAS)
He had the best year of his career, if you only count catches and yards. Dude only scored 1 touchdown all of last year after getting 6,7,6, and 8 in his first four years in the league.

Tier three
8. Dustin Keller (NYJ)
Was an explosive threat at TE in the second half of last year, and often times young QBs look for their TEs more. Sounds like a winning combination to me.

9. Greg Olsen (CHI)
The Bears should throw a lot more with Jay Cutler in the mix now, and Olsen is the number 1 or 2 pass catcher on this team.

10. Zach Miller (OAK)
Only player on the Raiders to surpass 50 catches, and 40, and amazingly 30. Russell obviously loves throwing to this kid and no one else on this team so until they find another reliable threat, Miller will be ranked pretty high.

11. Tony Scheffler (DEN)
He's a great recieving tight end, but he has a very hard time staying healthy.

12. Jeremy Shockey (NO)
Same as above, except his injury list is a bit longer.

13. John Carlson (SEA)
He reminds me of Owen Daniels and Chris Cooley, not amazing athletes, but they get open and catch the football. That being said, the addition of TJ Houshmanzadeh hurts his value some.

14. Anthony Fasano (MIA)
He and Greg Camarillo were Chad Pennington's favorite targets most of last year, and now Camarillo is coming off ACL surgery.

15. Heath Miller (PIT)
It wouldn't surprise me if he lost his job this year. He looked so incredibly slow in the playoffs it wasn't even funny.

Tier four
16. Todd Heap (BAL)
He's gotten hurt so much the last few years that he is merely a shell of his former self. They brought in LJ Smith as a backup...not that he's any better or less injury prone.

17. Bo Scaife (TEN)
Surprised everyone last year with his play, but then again he's done that since his rookie year.

18. Visanthe Shinacoe (MIN)
Had a solid year last season, and the Vikings didn't really add anybody who would cut into his reception totals.

19. Brent Celek (PHI)
Considering he wasn't even a full time starter, he faired pretty well last year. LJ Smith signed with another team this offseason so Celek's numbers should rise.

20. Randy McMichael (STL)
Was quietly having a good season until he broke his tibia and tore a ligament in his leg.

21. Kevin Boss (NYG)
His greatest contributions last year were on the goaline (6 TDs). Will have to step up his play with the recent release of Plaxico.

22. Benjamin Watson (NE)
Injuries have sapped the potential of the former 1st round pick, but if he can stay healthy he could see a 40 reception season this year.

23. Marcedes Lewis (JAX)
This former 1st round pick quietly had a solid season (41-489-2). Could repeat, but something tells me he will fall a little short of those numbers.

24. Vernon Davis (SF)
A member of the 49ers All-Bust Team, this physical freak will be lucky to keep his job this year.

25. Donald Lee (GB)
2nd year man Jermichael Finley may steal some playing time.

Tier five
26. Ben Patrick (ARI)
27. Dante Rosario (CAR)
28. Robert Royal (BUF)
29. Steve Heiden (CLE)
30. Ben Utecht (CIN)
31. Martellus Bennett (DAL)
32. Ben Hartstock (ATL)

Tier six
33. Billy Miller (NO)
34. Alge Crumpler (TEN)
35. David Martin (MIA)
36. Leonard Pope (ARI)
37. Desmond Clark (CHI)
38. Daniel Graham (DEN)
39. David Thomas (NE)
40. Jermichael Finley (GB)
41. Alex Smith (TB)
42. Jeff King (CAR)