Week 12 Tight End Rankings: Jonnu This Would Happen Eventually

Maybe we should just eliminate the tight end position from fantasy football. Only 10 tight ends scored double digits in PPR formats this week, and that includes names like Gerald Everett, Antonio Gates, Robert Tonyan, and Tyler Higbee. Meanwhile, every-week starters like Zach Ertz, Trey Burton, and Jimmy Graham didn't even combine for double digit points. The position is broken, you guys. But hey, most of us are still required to set a full lineup, so let's try to figure this thing out.

Target Monsters

Jonnu Smith crossed into double digit fantasy points for the third week in a row, this time without a touchdown. His 8 targets are a season high, and it seems Smith is finally catching up to the hype train that was rolled out when Delanie Walker went down with an injury earlier this year.

Another tight end who finally matched his potential this week was Jordan Reed. The guy who used to be a must-start when healthy has failed to produce lately, but Reed's 7-71-1 stat line on 11 targets was a nice reward for anyone who dared to start him. Backup QB Colt McCoy looked his way frequently in limited action, so his target share could remain high.

Austin Hooper was heavily targeted again against Dallas. It's just too bad he only secured 4 of his 8 targets for 27 yards. That's not the result you want, but you have to like that Matt Ryan is looking his way often. Hooper is now the 7th-most targeted tight end on the season.

Bye Weeks: KC, LAR

	Composite	Jacob Trowbridge	Kurt Turner
Zach Ertz, PHI, vs. NYG	1	1	1
George Kittle, SF, at TB	2	2	2
Jack Doyle, IND, vs. MIA	3	3	5
Greg Olsen, CAR, vs. SEA	4	5	4
David Njoku, CLE, at CIN	5	4	6
Rob Gronkowski, NE, at NYJ	6	7	3
Austin Hooper, ATL, at NO	7	8	8
Trey Burton, CHI, at DET	8	10	7
Vance McDonald, PIT, at DEN	9	9	11
Jared Cook, OAK, at BAL	10	11	10
Eric Ebron, IND, vs. MIA	11	13	9
Cameron Brate, TB, vs. SF	12	6	17
Jordan Reed, WAS, at DAL	13	12	12
Evan Engram, NYG, at PHI	14	16	13
Jeff Heuerman, DEN, vs. PIT	15	14	15
Kyle Rudolph, MIN, vs. GB	16	18	14
C.J. Uzomah, CIN, vs. CLE	17	15	19
Chris Herndon IV, NYJ, vs. NE	18	19	16
Benjamin Watson, NO, vs. ATL	19	20	18
Jimmy Graham, GB, at MIN	20	22	20
Jonnu Smith, TEN, at HOU	21	17	25
Nick Vannett, SEA, at CAR	22	21	23
Ricky Seals-Jones, ARI, at LAC	23	23	21
Antonio Gates, LAC, vs. ARI	24	24	22
Dallas Goedert, PHI, vs. NYG	25	25	26
James O'Shaughnessy, JAC, at BUF	26	28	27
Mark Andrews, BAL, vs. OAK	27	27	29
Ed Dickson, SEA, at CAR	28	26	32
Hayden Hurst, BAL, vs. OAK	29	29	30
Lance Kendricks, GB, at MIN	30	31	31
Jesse James, PIT, at DEN	31	30	33
Vernon Davis, WAS, at DAL	32	32	35
Virgil Green, LAC, vs. ARI	33	33	34
Mike Gesicki, MIA, at IND	34	34	36
O.J. Howard, TB, vs. SF	35	51	24
Luke Willson, DET, vs. CHI	36	38	37
Josh Hill, NO, vs. ATL	37	37	39
Adam Shaheen, CHI, at DET	38	35	42
Robert Tonyan, GB, at MIN	39	39	-
Geoff Swaim, DAL, vs. WAS	40	52	28
Mo Alie-Cox, IND, vs. MIA	41	42	38
Ryan Griffin, HOU, vs. TEN	42	40	40
Jordan Thomas, HOU, vs. TEN	43	41	41
Charles Clay, BUF, vs. JAC	44	36	47
Jermaine Gresham, ARI, at LAC	45	43	43
Logan Thomas, BUF, vs. JAC	46	44	44
Luke Stocker, TEN, at HOU	47	46	45
Blake Bell, JAC, at BUF	48	47	46
A.J. Derby, MIA, at IND	49	45	49
Nick Boyle, BAL, vs. OAK	50	48	48
Jordan Akins, HOU, vs. TEN	51	49	50
Michael Roberts, DET, vs. CHI	52	50	51