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Week 1 Fantasy Football Rankings: Tight Ends, Defenses, And The Return Of Gronk

We’re back for Round 2 with RotoExperts.com’s managing editor Scott Engel — for his quarterback, wide receiver, and running back rankings, click here.

Again, Scott has been chained to a computer for the past six months, watching game film and analyzing stats. His rankings are the best out there, and he’s allowed us to share the top half of the rankings for each position with you. For the rest, head on over to RotoExperts (it’s behind a paywall, but their features — particularly their lineup setter — are worth it if you’re serious about winning your league).

Onto to the tight ends and defenses.

Tight Ends

Graham and Gronk are your 1 and 2, and it’s probably going to look like this for most of the season.

1 Jimmy Graham vs. WAS
2 Rob Gronkowski at TEN
3 Antonio Gates at OAK
4 Aaron Hernandez at TEN
5 Vernon Davis at GB
6 Tony Gonzalez at KC
7 Brent Celek at CLE
8 Jermichael Finley vs. SF
9 Fred Davis at NO
10 Brandon Pettigrew vs. STL
11 Greg Olsen at TB
12 Jacob Tamme vs. PIT

Team Defenses

Houston will feast on Miami’s rookie quarterback and anemic offense. Ditto for Philadelphia, who travel to Cleveland to take on the Browns.

1 Houston vs. MIA
2 Philadelphia at CLE
3 Seattle at ARI
4 Detroit vs. STL
5 Chicago vs. IND
6 Buffalo at NYJ
7 Jacksonville at MIN
8 Baltimore vs. CIN
9 New York Jets vs. BUF
10 Arizona vs. SEA
11 Pittsburgh at DEN
12 Green Bay vs. SF
13 San Francisco at GB
14 Denver vs. PIT
15 Carolina at TB

For more in-depth analysis on these players and many more, scramble over to RotoExperts.com and check out the Xclusive Edge Fantasy Football package, your deluxe guide to building a great team and for setting ideal lineups during the regular season.