2011 College Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings
Finding college fantasy football value at the tight end position is tough because so many factors go into a tight end’s success that they don’t control. Similar to wide receivers, offensive production for tight ends is generally 100% dependent on the success of a team passing game.
Mobile quarterbacks tend to force tight ends to block, leaving them unable to catch passes and produce meaningful fantasy stats. On the other side, many of the spread offenses utilize 4 and 5 wide receiver sets that don’t feature tight ends. The result of this is teams that run pro style offenses seem to utilize their tight ends the most, because they use them for both blocking and pass catching, and typically have them on the field for the majority of snaps.
With that in mind, the number one rated fantasy tight end in college football this season is Michael Egnew from Missouri. Egnew hauled in 90 catches for close to 800 yards and 5 TDs. That’s right, 90 receptions! The Tigers will likely have a drop off at QB with Blaine Gabbert off to the NFL, but their use of the pass happy spread will ensure that Egnew gets his chances.
Check out our ranking of the top 20 college fantasy football tight ends heading into the 2011 college football season.
- Michale Egnew, Missouri
- LaDarius Green, Louisiana-Lafayette
- Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame
- Orson Charles, Georgia
- Drake Dunsmore, Northwestern
- Luke Wilson, Rice
- Lucas Reed, New Mexico
- Jordan Reed, Florida
- James Hanna, Oklahoma
- Coby Fleener, Stanford
- Kyler Reed, Nebraska
- Jake Stoneburner, Ohio State
- Jacob Pederson, Wisconsin
- David Paulson, Oregon
- George Bryan, NC State
- Gavin Escobar, San Diego State
- Joe Halahuni, Oregon State
- Dwayne Allen, Clemson
- Kyle Efaw, Boise State
- Ted Bosler, Indiana
College Fantasy Coach’s 2011 position rankings:
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