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At 6-foot-6 and 261 pounds, Oklahoma’s Jermaine Gresham is easily one of the biggest weapons in college football. Fantasy owners know all about the Sooner, as he was among the top five fantasy tight ends last season and should be the first one off the board this year.

As a whole, the tight end position is one of the weaker ones in the draft. Options such as BYU’s Dennis Pitta, Arizona’s Rob Gronkowski and Arkansas’ D.J. Williams are excellent fantasy prospects, but after Texas A&M’s Jamie McCoy at No. 9, there is a bit of a drop. If you are drafting in a 12 team league, Gresham could come off the board as early as round three, while Pitta, Gronkowski, Williams, Hernandez and Slate will likely come off the board in rounds four, five and six.

If you miss out on one of the top nine tight ends, be sure to monitor the waiver wire early in the year. Sleepers like Notre Dame’s Kyle Rudolph or USC’s Anthony McCoy could develop into fantasy starters.

Be sure to keep in mind all rankings will change as needed throughout the offseason and a major update will be posted before August.



Rank Player Team 08 Fantasy Pts Bye Weeks Returning QB?*
1 Jermaine Gresham Oklahoma 178.1 4 Y
2 Dennis Pitta BYU 175.9 9 Y
3 Rob Gronkowski Arizona 129.5 5, 9 N
4 D.J. Williams Arkansas 122.8 2 N
5 Aaron Hernandez Florida   71.1 5 Y
6 Cody Slate Marshall 125.1 9 N
7 Garrett Graham Wisconsin   96.3 8, 13 Y
8 Jason Harmon FAU 2, 6 Y
9 Jamie McCoy TAMU 101.5 2 Y
10 Ed Dickson Oregon   84.2 7, 13 Y
11 Mike McNeill Nebraska   92.0 5 N
12 Kyle Rudolph ND   50.7 6 Y
13 Andrew Jones Missouri   22.2 5 N
14 Richard Dickson LSU   64.9 7 N
15 Tony Moeaki Iowa   21.3 13 Y
16 Josh LeDuc EMU   84.6 4 Y
17 Jamari Grant FAU 101.2 2, 6 Y
18 Ben Wooster WF   43.1 12 Y
19 Andrew George BYU   60.9 9 Y
20 Greg Boone Va. Tech   56.3 8 Y


Bye Week Key -

Week 1 - Sept. 5
Week 2 - Sept. 12
Week 3 - Sept. 19
Week 4 - Sept. 26
Week 5 - Oct. 3
Week 6 - Oct. 10
Week 7 - Oct. 17
Week 8 - Oct. 24
Week 9 - Oct. 31
Week 10 - Nov. 7
Week 11 - Nov. 14
Week 12 - Nov. 21
Week 13 - Nov. 28

* Returning starter at quarterback = projected starting quarterback in Athlon's 2009 National magazine that started at least seven games or final six games in 2008

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