Michael Fabiano's Week 12 Fantasy Football Rankings - Tight Ends

Senior fantasy football expert Michael Fabiano provides his Week 12 tight end rankings to help you dominate the competition!

It's Thanksgiving week and that means we're deep in the 2020 fantasy football season. We have arrived! Let's set those Week 12 lineups and put ourselves in the best position for the highest postseason seed possible with a little help from my weekly PPR fantasy football rankings.

The fantasy football postseason is in sight and I'm really excited to claim my league title and help you get there too. Please be sure to always churn those last couple bench spots to make sure you're bringing the best possible team into the playoffs. Every lineup spot counts!

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Week 12 Rankings (PPR)

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TIGHT ENDS

  1. Travis Kelce, KC (at TB)
  2. Darren Waller, LV (at ATL)
  3. T.J. Hockenson, DET (vs. HOU) - Hockenson continues to be a reliable option for fantasy fans, averaging nearly 12 fantasy points a game at what is a thin position.
  4. Hunter Henry, LAC (at BUF) - Buffalo’s defense has struggled against tight ends, allowing six touchdowns and the third-most fantasy points this season.
  5. Dallas Goedert, PHI (vs. SEA)
  6. Evan Engram, NYG (at CIN) - The Bengals defense has been generous to tight ends, allowing six touchdowns and nearly 15 fantasy points per game.
  7. Austin Hooper, CLE (at JAC)
  8. Kyle Rudolph, MIN (vs. CAR)
  9. Hayden Hurst, ATL (vs. LV)
  10. Rob Gronkowski, TB (vs. KC)
  11. Jonnu Smith, TEN (at IND)
  12. Eric Ebron, PIT (vs. BAL)
  13. Logan Thomas, WAS (at DAL)
  14. Dalton Schultz, DAL (vs. WAS) - Schultz has averaged seven targets over his last three games and has scored 11-plus fantasy points twice in that time.
  15. Mike Gesicki, MIA (at NYJ)
  16. Jordan Reed, SF (at LAR)
  17. Robert Tonyan, GB (vs. CHI)
  18. Jimmy Graham, CHI (at GB) - Green Bay has allowed the third-fewest fantasy points to tight ends this season, so I’d be fading Graham on Sunday night.
  19. Jordan Akins, HOU (at DET)
  20. Trey Burton, IND (vs. TEN) - The last time Burton faced this AFC South opponent (Week 10), he was held to three targets and just 5.4 fantasy points.
  21. Richard Rodgers, PHI (vs. SEA)
  22. Will Dissly, SEA (at PHI)
  23. Jared Cook, NO (at DEN) - Cook has now seen six targets in his last three games, and things aren’t likely to get better while Taysom Hill is under center.
  24. Gerald Everett, LAR (vs. SF) - No team in the entire league has allowed fewer fantasy points (7.9 PPG) to opposing tight ends than the Niners.
  25. Tyler Eifert, JAC (vs. CLE)
  26. Mo Alie-Cox, IND (vs. TEN)
  27. Tyler Higbee, LAR (vs. SF) - No team in the entire league has allowed fewer fantasy points (7.9 PPG) to opposing tight ends than the Niners.
  28. Jacob Hollister, SEA (at PHI)
  29. Irv Smith Jr., MIN (vs. CAR)
  30. Anthony Firkser, TEN (at IND)
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MICHAEL FABIANO

Michael Fabiano is a fantasy football analyst for Sports Illustrated. His weekly rankings and Start 'Em, Sit 'Em articles are must-reads for fantasy players. He is also the co-host of the Fantasy Dirt Podcast on SI. Before joining SI in August 2020, he worked for CBS Sports, NFL Network and SiriusXM. He also contributes to Westwood One Radio. Fabiano was the first fantasy analyst to appear on one of the four major TV networks and is a member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame.