Cream of the Crop
2 (1). Dallas Clark IND, 31/8
Rest of the Elite
3 (4). Jason Witten DAL, 28/8
4 (15). Jermichael Finley GB, 23/3
5 (3). Owen Daniels HOU, 27-28/5
6 (8). Vernon Davis SF, 26/5
7 (12). Brent Celek PHI, 25/4
On the Cusp of Elite
8 (5). Chris Cooley WAS, 28/7
9 (11). Dustin Keller NYJ, 25-26/3
10 (6). Kellen Winslow TB, 27/7
11 (17). Zach Miller OAK, 24-25/4
12 (7). Tony Gonzalez ATL, 34/14
Muy Bueno
13. Jermaine Gresham CIN, 22/R
14 (10). John Carlson SEA, 26/3
15. Jimmy Graham NO, 23-24/R
16 (13). Jared Cook TEN, 23/2
17 (27). Visanthe Shiancoe MIN, 30/8
18 (9). Greg Olsen CHI, 25/4
19 (14). Heath Miller PIT, 27-28/6
20 (19). Shawn Nelson BUF, 24-25/2
Solid
21. Ed Dickson BAL, 23/R
22. Dennis Pitta BAL, 25/R
23 (29). Fred Davis WAS, 24/3
24. Aaron Hernandez NE, 20-21/R
25 (21). Tony Scheffler DET, 27/5
26 (20). Jeremy Shockey NO, 30/9
27 (22). Martellus Bennett DAL, 23/3
28. Rob Gronkowski NE, 21/R
Just Made the Cut
29 (26). Kevin Boss NYG, 26/4
30 (23). Brandon Pettigrew DET, 25/2
31 (25). Todd Heap BAL, 30/10
32 (42). Zach Miller JAC, 25-26/2
33 (32). Bo Scaife TEN, 29/6
34 (28). Benjamin Watson CLE, 29-30/7
Sub-Par
35 (34). James Casey HOU, 25-26/2
36. Garrett Graham HOU, 24/R
37 (24). Travis Beckum NYG, 23/2
38 (52). Daniel Graham DEN, 31-32/9
39 (30). Anthony Fasano MIA, 26/5
40 (18). Marcedes Lewis JAC, 26/5
41. Fendi Onobun STL, 23-24/R
42 (33). Cornelius Ingram PHI, 25/2
Deep Sleepers
43. Tony Moeaki KC, 23/R
44. Anthony McCoy SEA, 22-23/R
45 (35). Dante Rosario CAR, 25-26/4
46 (36). Jeff King CAR, 27/5
47 (16). Chase Coffman CIN, 23-24/2
48 (38). Derek Schouman BUF, 25/4
49 (39). Daniel Fells STL, 26-27/4
50 (41). Gary Barnidge CAR, 24-25/3
51 (46). Ben Patrick ARI, 26/4
52 (NR). Evan Moore CLE, 25/3
Junk
52. Jameson Konz SEA, 24/R
53. Clay Harbor PHI, 23/R
54. Michael Hoomanawanui STL, 22/R
55 (40). Randy McMichael SD, 31/9
56 (31). Donald Lee GB, 30/8
57 (43). Chris Baker SEA, 30-31/9
58 (NR). Joel Dreessen HOU, 28/5
59 (48). Spencer Havner GB, 27/5
60 (49). Delanie Walker SF, 26/5
61 (50). Derek Fine FA, 27/3
62 (51). Jerramy Stevens TB, 30-31/9
63 (53). Davon Drew MIA, 24-25/2
64 (54). Leonard Pope KC, 27/5
65 (37). Sean Ryan WAS, 30/7
66 (55). Desmond Clark CHI, 33/12
67 (56). Martin Rucker PHI, 25/3
68 (58). Richard Quinn DEN, 24/2
69 (59). John Nalbone MIA, 24/2
70 (45). Jacob Tamme IND, 25/3
71 (61). Alex Smith CLE, 28/6
72 (44). Robert Royal CLE, 32/9
73 (64). Alge Crumpler NE, 32-33/10
74 (65). Anthony Becht ARI, 33/11
75 (66). Justin Peelle ATL, 31/9
76 (67). Brad Cottam KC, 25-26/3
Notes
~Welcome to elite status, Jermichael Finley. Make yourself comfortable, because you'll be living there for a long time.
~Vernon Davis proved himself to be elite, but don't be surprised if his numbers go down a bit from his 2009 season. He had a very high TD per touch ratio. That probably won't happen in consecutive seasons, if at all again.
~Zach Miller (the Raiders variety) will finally be able to fully emerge with Jason Campbell (a massive upgrade from JaMarcus Russell, and that's not saying much) as his QB.
~I had a hard time keeping Tony Gonzalez in elite status since he will be 34 years old this season. I figure he has at least one more studly season, probably two more, left in him.
~Mike Martz has destroyed Greg Olsen's value. However, Olsen is far too talented to drop below this current ranking, no matter how underused he is in Martz's system. God only knows how long Martz will be employed in Chicago, but if he leaves within the next few years, Olsen's value will be immediately resurrected. His dynasty owners need to sit on him and disregard low-ball offers because his talent will be much greater than his fantasy production under Martz.
~Players like Jared Cook, Tony Scheffler, Martellus Bennett, and Brandon Pettigrew didn't really lose value. I ranked certain rookies higher than them, which caused their rankings to drop a bit.
~Visanthe Shiancoe's fantasy value is directly related to Brett Favre's tenure in Minnesota....obviously.
~Shawn Nelson should be a prominent TE for the Bills this season and the near future starter, and his athleticism gives him future stud potential. Unfortunately, he plays for the Bills, who have essentially become the "New Lions" team. Their QBs, O-line, and WR corp are all questionable and borderline god awful. It will take a while for Nelson to live up to his potential.
~As explained in my Rookie Rankings, Ed Dickson and Dennis Pitta are grouped together until one emerges as the favorite to eventually inherit Todd Heap's starting position. I consider them relatively equal talents until one of them develops more successfully. I like Dickson a bit better for the long haul, but Pitta has looked better in the Raven's OTAs thus far.
~Fendi Onobun is certainly a less popular rookie name, but he is a former basketball player converting into a TE. He may have a better chance of busting than succeeding, but given the Rams desperate lack of TE talent on the roster, Onobun has every opportunity possible to prove he can convert his athleticism into production on the gridiron.
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